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Calvin Elmer Roush

Male 1862 - 1936  (74 years)


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  • Name Calvin Elmer Roush 
    Born 18 Mar 1862  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Dec 1936  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name : Calvin Elmer Roush
      Death date : 15 Dec 1936
      Death place : Gallia, Gallia, Ohio
      Birth date : 18 Mar 1862
      Birth place : Ohio
      Age at death : 74 years 8 months 26 days
      Gender : Male
      Marital status : Married
      Race or color : Caucasian
      Street address :
      Occupation : Farmer
      Residence : Gallie, Ohio
      Burial date : 16 Dec 1936
      Burial place :
      Cemetery name : Hopewell Cem.
      Spouse name : M.M. Roush
      Father name : John Roush
      Father birth place : Ohio
      Mother name : Margaret Shields
      Mother birth place : Ohio
    Person ID I62720  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2008 

    Father John Roush,   b. Abt 1827, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1863, Van Buren Hospital, Wilkens Bend, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Mother Margaret Shields,   b. Abt 1838, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1879, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Married 16 Jan 1855  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1860 Letart, Meigs Co., OH
      Roush, John 33 OH Cooper
      Margaret 22 VA
      Charles 4 VA
      Lewis 2 VA
      Wm 6/12 VA
      Shields, Rachel 60 Va

      1870 Letart, Meigs Co., OH
      Rouse, Margaret 36 WV
      Brook, Abraham 32 WV, Laborer
      Rouse, Charles 13 OH
      Washington 11 OH
      William 8 OH
      Calvin 6 OH
      Pearly 4 OH
    Family ID F16806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louisa Bell Click,   b. 6 Feb 1870, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1894, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 18 Aug 1888  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/18/1888
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Calvin Roush, 15, Meigs Co OH, Mason Co
      Louisa Bell Click, 18, Mason Co, Mason Co

      1900 Union, Jackson Co., WV
      Roush, Calvin E. 38 OH, Mar 1862, married 2 years, Day laborer OH WVWV
      Meda M 22 Dec 1877, M 2y 2 children, 2 living WV Scotland WV
      John M. son 11 Dec 1888 WV OH WV
      Phillip F son 9 May 1891 WV OH WV
      Calvin E son 7 May 1893 WV OH WV
      Ina B. da 1 WV, Nov 1898
      Hysell, Hazle M. 3, Jan 1897, step dau OH OH WV

      1910 Union, Jackson Co., WV
      Roush, C. E. 48 OH, 2nd marriage 13 years, Farmer
      Meda 33 WV, 6 children, 5 living
      John 21 WV
      Elmer 17 WV
      Hazel 13 WV
      Ina 11 WV
      Lewis 6 WV
      Carl 4? WV
      Roy 11/12 WV

      JCBR
      Roush
      John 12/24/1888 Calvin E & Louise (Click) Roush, Millwood, (fpob) Ohio, (mpob) WV, delayed
      Calvin E, Jr, 5/17/1892, Calvin E & Lula (Click) Roush, Mt Alto, (f&mpob) Mason Co, delayed
    Children 
     1. John Roush,   b. 24 Dec 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1973  (Age 84 years)
     2. Phillip Frederick Roush,   b. May 1891, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age ~ 17 years)
     3. Calvin Elmer Roush, Jr,   b. 17 May 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1982  (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F16813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Almeda M Platt,   b. Dec 1877, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1897  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • JCMR
      Calvin Elmer Roush, 35, Meigs Co, OH; res Jackson
      Almeda Platt, 21, Mason, res Jackson 7/2/1897

      1900 Union, Jackson Co., WV
      Roush, Calvin E. 38 OH, Mar 1862, married 2 years, Day laborer OH WVWV
      Meda M 22 Dec 1877, M 2y 2 children, 2 living WV Scotland WV
      John M. son 11 Dec 1888 WV OH WV
      Phillip F son 9 May 1891 WV OH WV
      Calvin E son 7 May 1893 WV OH WV
      Ina B. da 1 WV, Nov 1898
      Hysell, Hazle M. 3, Jan 1897, step dau OH OH WV

      1910 Union, Jackson Co., WV
      Roush, C. E. 48 OH, 2nd marriage 13 years, Farmer
      Meda 33 WV, 6 children, 5 living
      John 21 WV
      Elmer 17 WV
      Hazel 13 WV
      Ina 11 WV
      Lewis 6 WV
      Carl 4? WV
      Roy 11/12 WV

      1920 Union, Jackson Co., WV
      Roush, Calvin E. 57 OH, Mail carrier
      Meda M. 42 WV
      Lewis H. 16 WV
      Carl B. 13 WV
      Ray E. 11 WV
      Josie 9 WV
      Margaret M. 5 WV
      Alma O. 3 WV
      Virda, Hiles L. 18 WV, nephew, laborer coal mine

      1930 Perry Twp., Gallia Co., OH
      Roush, Calvin 68 OH, 1st married age 21, Farmer
      Meda 63 WV, first married age 20
      Opal 13 WV
      Balwin, Lottie 63 WV, sis in law, wid.

      Hopewell Church Cemetery, Mt Alto, Jackson Co
      Joseph Irvin, d 6/2/1906 aged 5y2m11d, son of CE & MM Roush
      Phillip Frederick, 1891-1909
      infant 1913-1913
      Clifford, 1920-1921
      Roush, Calvin E 1862-1936
      Meda M 1877-1958
      Arthur George 6/13/1932-8/147/1954, Sgt, 3rd Inf Div, Korea
      Kenneth, 1929-1946
      Infant son of Calvin Elmer & Goldie (Flesher) Roush, 3/25 - 3/25/1916
      John, 12/24/1888-8/13/1973
      Gertrude M 11/17/1893-1972 [no idea if she's John's wife, but she's listed next.

      JCBR - Roush
      L H 10/12/1903, CE & MM Roush, School House, (m) [Lewis]
      Carl B, 4/12/1906, Calvin E & Meda M (Platt) Roush, Millwood
      Marion, 9/4/1908, Calvin & Meda Roush, Millwood
      Roy Edgar, 9/14/1908, Calvin E & Meda May Roush, School House
      Josie, 10/19/1910, CE & Meda Roush, School House
      Joso Jane 10/19/1910, Calvin & Meda Roush, School House
      (male) 3/12/1913, Calvin & Media [probably the baby buried near them?]
      Margaret Matilda, 3/12/1914, Calvin E & Meda Roush, School House
      Erma Opal 5/24/1916, Calvin E & Meda
      Homer 12/19/1920 Calvin E & Meda (Platt)
    Children 
     1. Ina B Roush,   b. Nov 1898, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Joseph Irvin Roush,   b. 22 Mar 1901,   d. 2 Jun 1906  (Age 5 years)
     3. Lewis Henry Roush,   b. 12 Oct 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Carl B Roush,   b. 12 Apr 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Roy Edgar Roush,   b. 14 Sep 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Josephine Jane Roush,   b. 19 Oct 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Margaret Matilda Roush
     8. Erma Opal Roush
     9. Homer Roush
    Family ID F16814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.

    2. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.

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