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Henry Harrison Schoonover

Male 1886 - 1949  (63 years)


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  • Name Henry Harrison Schoonover 
    Born 4 Oct 1886  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Oct 1949  [2
    Buried Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Henry Harrison Schoonover
      Birth: Oct. 4, 1886
      Clay County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Oct. 19, 1949
      63yr 15da
      Summersville, Oct. 21 - Henry Harrison Schoonover, 63, of Elkhurst, Clay county, died Wednesday in a Charleston hospital after a brief illness.
      He was a prominent farmer, lumberman, and merchant of that community.
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Orfa Schoonover, three sons, Walter, Denver, Colorado; Orvil and Gilbert, both of Charleston; two daughters, Janice and Carol, both at home; two brothers, John and Fred, , both of Akron, Ohio; and one grandchild.
      For the past three years Mr. Schoonover had served as a member of the Clay County Court. He was a member of the Summersville Masonic Lodge and a trustee of the Elkhurst Methodist church.
      Services will be at 10 a.m., Monday at the Elkhurst Methodist church. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Blue Knob, near Elkhurst.
      Pallbearers will be Clarence Pearson, Ira Townsend, Warding Tenney, Carrington Naylor, Dale and Denver Walker.
      page ten, Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, W. Va. - Saturday Morning, October 22, 1949.
      Family links:
      Parents:
      William Henry Schoonover
      Elizabeth Margaret Pierson Schoonover (1848 - 1937)
      Spouse:
      Orfa M Hart Schoonover (1907 - 1998)
      Children:
      Henry Kermit Schoonover (1925 - 1944)*
      Sibling:
      Caroline J Schoonover (1881 - 1885)*
      Henry Harrison Schoonover (1886 - 1949)
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Schoonover (William H.) Cemetery
      Clay County
      West Virginia, USA
      Maintained by: Laura Kerth
      Originally Created by: MarjisAngels
      Record added: Apr 12, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 108365353
    Person ID I114993  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2017 

    Father William Henry Schoonover,   b. CA 1845, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 20 May 1897  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Margaret Pierson,   b. 18 Aug 1848, Elkhurst, Clay, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1937, Elkhurst, Clay, West Virginia, Unites States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 6 Sep 1866  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6 Sept 1866
      Place: Clay, West Virginia
      William H Schoonover, 20, Nicholas Co, WV., Clay Co, WV
      Elizabeth M Pierson, 18, Nicholas Co, WV., Clay Co, WV
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12698123&Type=Marriage

      1870 Henry, Clay, West Virginia
      Schoonover, William H 25 VA
      Elizabeth M 21 WV
      Mary E 2 WV

      1880 Henry, Clay, West Virginia
      Schoonover, Wm. H. 35 VA VA VA
      Margaret 30 wife VA VA VA
      Mary E. 12 dau WV VA VA
      Elizabeth 9 WV VA VA
      Christopher C. 7 WV VA VA
      Emma 4 WV VA VA
      Anna 1 WV VA VA

      1890 Henry, Clay, West Virginia Veterans Schedules # 45-46
      Schoonover, William H Private, Co K, 7th WV Cav
      Nov 6, 1862 - ? Aug 1865, 2y8m25d
      P O Address: Clay C.H. W.Va
      Disability: Rheumatism
      Indexed as William H Schomora

      1900 Henry, Clay, West Virginia
      Schoonover, Margarett 8/1847 Wd WV WV WV
      Chistophr C son 4/1873 s WV WV WV
      Susan E da 8/1876 D WV WV WV
      America B da 10/1883 WV WV WV
      Henry H son 10/1886 WV WV WV
      Samuel F son 1/1890 WV WV WV
      John B son 2/1896

      1910 Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia
      Schoonover, Elizabeth 62 wd 10-8 children WV WV WV
      Clumbus son 35 WV WV WV
      Henry N son 22 WV WV WV
      Fred S son 20 WV WV WV
      Mickie B dau 26 WV WV WV
      John B son 14 WV WV WV

      1920 Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia
      Schoonover, Elizabeth M 72 Wd WV WV WV
      Henry H son 31 WV WV WV
      John B son 23 WV WV WV

      Birth Record
      Name: C. C. Schoonover
      Birth Date: 12 Apr 1873
      Birth Place: Clay County, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: E. M. Schoonover
      Father: W. H. Schoonove

      Birth Record
      Name: Nancy Schoonover
      Birth Date: 15 Jun 1878
      Birth Place: Clay County, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Margaret Schoonover
      Father: William Schoonover

      Birth Record
      Name: Caroline J. Schoonover
      Birth Date: 01 Jan 1881
      Birth Place: Henry, Clay County, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Margaret Schoonover
      Father: Wm. Schoonover
      Reported by Wm Schoonover, father

      Death Record
      Name: C. J./Schoonover
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 17 Feb 1885
      Death Place: Clay County, West Virginia
      Birth Place: Clay County, West Virginia
      Father: W. H./Schoonover
      Informant: W. H.Schoonover

      Birth Record
      Name: America B. Schoonover
      Birth Date: 03 Oct 1883
      Birth Place: Clay County, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Margaret Schoonover
      Father: William H. Schoonover
      Reported by Margaret Schoonover, mother

      Birth Record
      Name: S. F. Schoonover
      Birth Date: 01 Jan 1890
      Birth Place: Clay County, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: E. M. Schoonover
      Father: W. H. Schoonover
    Family ID F29287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

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