West Virginia Pioneers

Walter Clay Archer

Male 1911 - 1945  (33 years)


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  • Name Walter Clay Archer 
    Born 19 Sep 1911  Lubeck, Wood County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Mar 1945  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Jackson Co, WV Message Board Post:

      Archer's Brother Killed in Crash
      W.B. Archer, engineer on the Eureka roller dam, received the sad news Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock that his younger brother, Clay Archer, had been killed Friday morning in an automobile accident in Akron, where he had been employed.
      The body arrived this morning in Ravenswood, WV, where funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. W.H. Archer and his son, Bobbie, left this morning for Ravenwood.

      [Note: Death Certificate: Walter Clay Archer was born Sept. 19, 1911 Lubeck, WV; died March 15, 1945, Akron, Summit County, Ohio; 33 years 5 months and 24 days of age. Parents James W. Archer and Hester Harbin. Burial Independence WV]
    Person ID I80184  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2010 

    Father James William Archer,   b. Feb 1862, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1939, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Hester Ann Harbin,   b. 21 May 1869, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1955, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1893  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/27/1893 at Lockhart
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia
      Wm L Archer, 31, Ohio state, Wiseburg
      Hester A Harbin, 22, Ohio state, Lockhart
      Informant J W Crandall(?) & cert.

      1900 Grant, Jackson, WV # 317-319
      Archer, William 2/1862 m 7y OHOHOH
      Hester 5/1870 m 7y 2-2 children
      Laura B da 9/1895 WV OHOH
      William B son 8/1897 WV OHOH

      1910 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV #29
      Archer, James W 41 m1- 17y OHOHOH
      Hester A 40 m1- 17y 5-5 children OHOHOH
      Laura B da 14 WVWVWV
      William B son 12
      Frances E da 8
      Marshal E son 5
      Frederick R son 1

      1920 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV # 85
      Archer, James W 57 OHOHOH
      Hester 51 OHOHOH
      Laura da 24 [crossed out]
      Elsie da 19 kids all born WV
      Emerson son 14
      Ray son 11
      Clay son 7
      Blench da 5
      Bessie da 5
    Family ID F20952  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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