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Ernest Earl Robey

Male 1878 - 1943  (65 years)


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  • Name Ernest Earl Robey 
    Born 22 Jun 1878  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Oct 1943  Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: Ernest Earl Roby
      Gender: Male
      Age: 63
      Birth Date: 22 Jun 1878
      Place of Birth: St Marys, WV
      Residence Date: 1942
      Residence Place: 9607 Anzac, Los Angeles, California
      Relative: Cathern Roby [same address]
      Employer George Pollock Co, Naval Base, Long bEach, CA
      5'9" 208 lbs, White, blue eyes, brown hair, Ruddy complexion

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Ernest Earl Roby
      Birth Date: 22 Jun 1878
      Birth Place: Pleasants CO, St. Lucia
      Claim Date: 1 Sep 1943
      SSN: 520054133
      Notes: 29 Nov 1978: Name listed as ERNEST EARL ROBY

      California, Death Index, 1940-1997
      Name: Ernest Earl Roby
      Social Security #: 520054133
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 22 Jun 1878
      Birth Place: West Virginia
      Death Date: 1 Oct 1943
      Death Place: Los Angeles
      Mother's Maiden Name: Morgan
      Father's Surname: Roby
    Person ID I116661  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2018 

    Father Godfrey Cramer Robey,   b. 8 Oct 1833, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1909, Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Nancy Ann Morgan,   b. 1 Apr 1839, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1923, Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1858  Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 30 Mar 1858
      Place: Pleasants, West Virginia
      Godfrey C. Robey; 24, Pennsylvania; Pleasants Co, WV; O & E Robey
      Nancy Morgan, 19; Ritchie Co, Pleasants Co, WV; Isaiah & Lydia Morgan

      1870 McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia # 7 [brother Isaac is at # 12]
      Robey, G C Robey 30 PA
      Nancey 31 VA
      Elisabeth 11 VA
      Otha O 10 VA
      Isia M 8 VA
      G C Jr 6 VA
      Della D 4 VA
      Evert 2 VA
      Caprolia 7/12 female Mar VA

      1880 McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia
      Roby, G. C. 47 VA unk unk
      N. A. wife 41 VA VA VA
      Otha son 20 WV PA WV [Otha Owen]
      I. M. son 18 WV PA WV [Isaiah M]
      G. C. son 16 WV PA WV [Godfrey C]
      D. D. dau 14 WV PA WV [Della Dora]
      E. L. son 12 WV PA WV [Everett Ellsworth]
      C. C. dau 10 WV PA WV [Capitola C]
      I. I. dau 8 WV PA WV [Ida Inez]
      C. K. son 7 WV PA WV
      V. R. son 5 WV PA WV [Vance Royal]
      E. E. son 2 WV PA WV
      R S 4/12 Nov WV PA WV [Ralph Smith]

      1900 McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia # 53-54
      Roby, G C Sr 10/1833 md 42y VA VA VA
      Nancy A wife 4/1839 md 42y 14-12 children WV WV WV
      Vance son 1/1876 WV PA WV
      Earnest son 6/1878 WV PA WV
      Ralph son 3/1880 WV PA WV


      West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985
      Name: Godfrey C Roby
      Probate Place: Pleasants, West Virginia, USA
      Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA
      Item Description: Will Book, Vol 1-3, 1851-1936
      page 112 30 Jan 1909
      To my beloved wife, Nancy A Roby
      son, Ralph S Roby the graveyard lots in St Marys Cemetery
      my children:
      Ella Roby Jones, Otha O Roby, Isaiah M Roby, Godfrey Cramer Roby, Della D Roby Cornell, Everett E Roby, Captolia C Roby Wilhelm, Ida I Roby Hemsworth, George Kelsall Roby, Vance R Roby, Earnest E Roby, Ralph S Roby
    Family ID F29797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leona Ashley,   b. CA 1884, Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Dec 1902  Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 25 Dec 1902 at St Marys, WV
      Place: Pleasants County, West Virginia
      Ernest Earle Roby; 24; Pleasants Co, WV; Pleasants Co, WV
      Leona Ashley, 18; Pleasants Co, WV; Pleasants Co, WV
      Informants: Ernest E Roby and Eli Ashley, girl's father, of Pleasants and Marshall counties

      Lived in Muses Bottom when kids were born. (North of Sherman long the Ohio River)

      1910 Grant, Jackson, West Virginia [indexed as Ruby]
      Roby, Earnest 31 m1- 7 y4 WV PA WV
      Leona wife 25 m1- 7 yr 4-3 children WV WV WV
      Violet dau 5 WV WV WV
      Donald son 3 WV WV WV
      Garnet dau 1 8/12 WV WV WV
      Ashley, Mazie sis-in-law 18 WV WV WV

      1920 Scott, Putnam, West Virginia
      Robey, Ernest E 41 WV WV WV carpenter
      Leona wife 34 WV WV WV
      Violet L dau 14 WV WV WV 7/11/1905 Muses Bottom, Jackson Co, WV
      Donald E son 13 WV WV WV
      Loran G dau 11 WV WV WV
      Ruth E dau 2 1/12 WV WV WV

      1930 Salt Creek, Weston, Wyoming
      Roby, Ernest E 52 md age 24 WV PA WV
      Leona wife 43 md age 17 WV PA WV
      Lora G da 21 WV WV WV
      Ruth E da 12 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Violet Luverna Robey,   b. 11 Jul 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1983, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Donald Everett Robey,   b. 3 Oct 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Laura G Robey,   b. 18 Jul 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ruth Estelle Robey,   b. 1 Nov 1917, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 2007  (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F29803  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S399] SSDI.

    2. [S779] California Death Index, 1940-1997.

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