West Virginia Pioneers

Harry Otmer Robey

Male 1887 - 1963  (76 years)


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  • Name Harry Otmer Robey 
    Born 16 Jan 1887  Silverton, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Jan 1963  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Children:
      Gladys
      Carl
      Norma

      Death Record
      Name: Harry Otmer/Robey
      Sex: white male
      Death Date: 23 Jan 1963
      Death Place: Camden Clark Hospital, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 76y 7d
      Cemetery: Sunset Memory Gard, Parkersburg
      Birth Date: 1/16/1887
      Birth Place: Ripley, Jackson Co, wV
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Retired from American Viscose
      Address: 517 Marrtown Rd, Parkersburg
      Mother: Molly/Hickman
      Father: William/Robey
      Informant: C M (?) Robey
      Cause: Auricular Fibrillation due to Coronary Aterial Sclerosis
    Person ID I2576  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 

    Father William Robey, Jr,   b. May 1848, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Margaret M Hickman,   b. Jul 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1890  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1873  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: June 12, 1873 at Ripley
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Wm Robey, 23, Meigs Co, OH, Jackson Co, WV; William & Elizabeth
      M M Hickman, 19, Jackson Co, WV, Jackson Co, WV; Zach & Ann
      By J C Richardson

      1880 Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia Page 495D
      William ROBEY Self M M W 30 OH
      Occ: Farming Fa: MD Mo: MD
      Margarett M. ROBEY Wife F M W 24 VA
      Lulu M. ROBEY Dau F S W 7 WV
      Lennie G. ROBEY Dau F S W 5 WV
      Hollis C. ROBEY Son M S W 3 WV
      Otta ROBEY Son M S W 1 WV

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV
      Wiliam Roby 5/1850 m 7y OH OH OH
      Annie 11/1869 4-3 OH OH OH
      Hollas son 11/1877
      Okey son 5/1879
      Early son 12/1880
      Jessie da 1/1885
      Harry son 1/1887
      James son 4/1894
      Owen son 9/1895
      Homer son 12/1899

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 9
      Roby, Wm 59 m2- 17y OH MD OH
      Annie 39 m1- 17y 6-4 children WV WV WV
      Harry son 23
      James son 16
      Owne son 14
      Neva da 7
      Gene son 2

      1920 Parkersburg, Wood, WV
      Robey, Harry O 32 laborer porcelain plant
      Maude E 24
      Gladys V da 4 5/12
      Owen R brother 24 laborer porcelain plant

      Jackson county Birth Records
      Lenna Gertrude 14 Sept 1875
      Gertrude Lenna 5 Nov 1877 - this must be a mistake, and it is probably Hollis C's birth record
    Family ID F226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maude Ethyl Shafer,   b. 29 May 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 21 Mar 1914  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 3/21/1914 at Ravenswood
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Harry Robey, 24, Jackson, Jackson
      Maud Ethel Shaver, 21, Jackson, Jackson

      1920 Parkersburg, Wood, WV
      Robey, Harry O 32 laborer porcelain plant
      Maude E 24
      Gladys V da 4 5/12
      Owen R brother 24 laborer porcelain plant

      1930 Tygart, Wood, WV all WVWVWV
      Roby, Harry 43 md age 28
      Maud 34 md age 18
      Gladys da 14
      Carl carl?? 6
      Norma da 3
      Blake, Marion L boarder 19
      Conley, Marten H boarder 35
    Children 
     1. Gladys Virginia Robey,   b. 1 Aug 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 2010, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     2. Carl Robey
     3. Norma Robey
    Family ID F851  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.
      Book 1B, pg 216

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.