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John Oliver Underwood 1904 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1904

Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia

Death Date: 14 Feb 1939

Death Location: Kimberly, Fayette, West Virginia, USA

Father: George Underwood

Mother: Myrtie Underwood

Spouse(s): Ethel Hopkins

Children(s): Robert Underwood, Veda Underwood, Phyllis Underwood

John Oliver Underwood was born in 1904 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the child of George Thomas Underwood and Myrtie Dean Underwood. In 1930, John Oliver Underwood resided in Town, Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. John Oliver Underwood married Ethel Sadie Hopkins, and had children including Robert Lee Underwood, Veda Joan Joanie Underwood, Phyllis Underwood. John Oliver Underwood passed away in 1939 in Kimberly, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Oliver Underwood was born in 1904 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, the child of George Thomas Underwood and Myrtie Dean Underwood.
  • In 1930, John Oliver Underwood resided in Town, Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Oliver Underwood married Ethel Sadie Hopkins, and had children including Robert Lee Underwood, Veda Joan Joanie Underwood, Phyllis Underwood.
  • John Oliver Underwood passed away in 1939 in Kimberly, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Underwood's Ancestors

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John Underwood
1904 – 1939
Birth Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia
Parents
George Thomas Underwood
1870 – 1936
Locust Grove, Floyd County, Virginia
Myrtie (Dean) Underwood
1884 – 1974
Appomatox Court House, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Underwood's Descendants

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John (Oliver) Underwood (5 Jan 1904 – 14 Feb 1939) m. Ethel (Sadie) Hopkins (08 Jun 1910 – Aug 1982)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Underwood (abt 1930 – 14 Jan 1999)
  2. 2. Veda (Joan Joanie) Underwood (abt 1934 – 30 October 1985)
  3. 3. Phyllis Underwood (abt 1936 – )

John Underwood's Timeline

3 Records

1904
5 Jan 1904
Birth of John Oliver Underwood in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia
1930
1930
Age 26
John Oliver Underwood resided here in Town, Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Town, Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1939
14 Feb 1939
Age 35
Death of John Oliver Underwood in Kimberly, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Kimberly, Fayette, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Town, Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Kimberly, Fayette, West Virginia, USA

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