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Dorothy Louise Robey

Female 1932 - 2010  (78 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Louise Robey 
    Born 17 Jan 1932  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1

    • Birth is also recorded as 12/12/1907
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Jul 2010  Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Dorothy L. Freshour
      Last Residence:
      26104 Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
      Born: 17 Jan 1932
      Died: 29 Jul 2010
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)


      U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018
      Name: Dorothy Louise Robey Freshour
      Gender: Female
      Residence Place: Parkersburg, Illinois, USA
      Death Date: 29 Jul 2010
      Obituary Date: 5 Aug 2010
      Newspaper Title: Calhoun Chronicle
      Newspaper Place: Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
      Spouse: Larry Owen Freshour

      Dorothy L “Dottie” Robey Freshour
      BIRTH 17 Jan 1932
      Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 29 Jul 2010 (aged 78)
      Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL
      Nobe Cemetery
      Nobe, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 93439725
    Person ID I3221  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2019 

    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 Mattie Annabel Snyder,   b. 11 Nov 1869, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1934, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1892  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 22 Nov 1892 at Ravenswood
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      William Roby, 40, res Jackson County, WV
      Amanda M. Snyder, 23, Mason Co, WV; Jackson Co, WV
      Informant: Michael Snyder

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV
      Wiliam Roby 5/1850 m 7y OH OH OH
      Annie 11/1869 4-3 OH OH OH
      Hollas 11/77
      Okey 5/79
      Early 12/80
      Jessie 1/85
      Harry 1/87
      James 4/94
      Owen 9/95
      Homer 12/99

      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 Jackson Co, Ripley Dist, Evans Prec # 145
      on the Ripley to Sandyville road
      William Roby 73 Oh
      Mattie 51 wife
      Geneva 19 d
      Owen 22 s
      Gene 12 s
      Lucy 8 d
      Lulu 8 d

      1930 Wood Co WV Parkersburg Dist 23 #32
      Robey, Mattie 60 wd 24y
      Gene son 22
      Lula 18
      Lucy 18

      After the death of her husband, Anabel and the remaining children moved to Wood County near Parkersburg, [source: Jackson County Past & Present 1990]
    Family ID F844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Eugene Julian Robey,   b. 12 Dec 1907, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1952, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Amelia Frances Lightner,   b. 20 Feb 1912, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 2003  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1930  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/20/1930
      Place: Wood Co, WV
      Jean Julian Robey, 23, Jackson, Parkersburg
      Amelia Frania Lightner, 17, Wood, Parkersburg, consent of father, WA Lightner

      1940 Lubeck, Wood, WV 580 Blennerhasset Rd RFD #4 Rent $12
      Robey, Gene J 32 WV 1935: lived same place Press pullen - Insulator Co.
      Amelia F wife 28 WV 1935: lived same place
      Dorthy Louise da 8 WV 1935: lived same place

    Family ID F848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Donald Philip Coutu,   b. 17 Aug 1927, Syracuse, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 2016  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1948  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 


    • Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
      Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1948
      Marriage Place: Meigs, Ohio, USA
      Name: Donald Couter
      Gender: Male
      Age: 21
      Birth Date: abt 1927
      Father: Daniel Couter
      Mother: Viola Grenier
      Name: Dorothy Robey
      Gender: Female
      Age: 21
      Birth Date: abt 1927
      Father: Gene Robey
      Mother: Amelia Lightner
      Film Number: 002318922

      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
      Residence Year: 1956
      Coutu, Danl J (Viola G) constn wkr h- 4000 8th ave
      Coutu, Donald P constn wkr h- 4000 8th ave
      Coutu, Dorothy waitress The Steak House r- 822 Avery
      Street address: 4000 8th Av
      Residence Place: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
      Occupation: Construction Worker
      Publication Title: Parkersburg, West Virginia, City Directory, 1956
      [It looks like the split happened by 1956 - I cannot find the marriage]
    Family ID F30058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 William Joseph Atwell 
    Family ID F30059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Larry Owen Freshour 
    Family ID F30056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S1105] DNA match on FamilyTreeDna.com.

    3. [S34] Jackson County: Past and Present 1990.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    5. [S1121] Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993.