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Ezra Oshal Koontz

Male 1897 - 1947  (49 years)


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  • Name Ezra Oshal Koontz 
    Born 6 Dec 1897  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Aug 1947  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Koontz Cemetery, Clendennin, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Ezra Oshel/Koontz
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 21 Aug 1947
      Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 49y 8m 14d
      Cemetery: Koontz
      Birth Date: 12/6/1897
      Birth Place: Jackson co
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: Freda/Koontz
      Mother: Erna/Goggess
      Mother's Birth Place: Jackson co
      Father: Allen/Koontz
      Father's Birth Place: Jackson co
      Informant: Freda Koontz, Kenna
    Person ID I95225  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2012 

    Father Luther Allen Koontz,   b. 14 Nov 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1955  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Vernada Boggess,   b. 23 Mar 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1963  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1898  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/7/1898 at the bride's home
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Allen Koontz, 19, Jackson, Jackson
      Vernie Boggess, 19, Jackson, Jackson

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 209-218 all born WV WVWV
      Koontz, Alen 11/1878 m 2y
      Verna 3/1878 m 2y 1-1 child
      Ocial son 12/1897

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 170-171
      Koontz, Luther A 31 m1- 12y
      Verna M 32 m1- 12y 5-5 children
      Oshel son 12
      Okey O son 9
      Goldie B da 6
      Gatha C da 3
      Luther V son 7/12

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 71 all born WVWVWV
      Koontz, Luther A 42
      Verna N 42
      Ezra C son 22
      Okey O son 19
      Goldie B da 16
      Agatha da 13
      Luther B son 11
      Hermas son 4 2/12

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 69-70 all born WV WVWV
      Koontz, Allen 51 md age 21
      Vernetta 52 md age 21
      Hermes son 14
      Coy son 9

      Koontz Cemetery
      Koontz, Luther A. Nov 14, 1878 – Jan 26, 1955
      Koontz, Verna N. Mar 23, 1878 – July 07, 1963
    Family ID F24481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Freda May Dorsey,   b. CA 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 28 May 1922  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 5/28/1922 at Mt Tell
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      E Oshel Koontz, 24, Jackson, Charleston
      Freda Dorsey, 22, Jackson, Dudoon

      1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV all born WVWVWV
      Koontz, Oshel 32 md age 24
      Freeda 30 md age 16
      Dorsey, Edith sd 14
      Lillian sd 11
      Koontz, Frances da 7
      Daras son 3 5/12
      Hammack, Shordie roomer 22
      Fisher, Ethel roomer 27 s
    Children 
     1. Frances Koontz
     2. William Darius Koontz
     3. Ezra Oshel Koontz, Jr
     4. John Thomas Koontz
    Family ID F24482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

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