Mary Arthela Watson ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Death Notes:

Name: Mary A. Grubb
Death Date: 05 Apr 1940
Death Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Female
Age: 82 years
Estimated Birth Year: 16 Dec 1857
Birth Place: Marion Co., WV
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Playford Grubb
Father's Name: Joseph Watson
Father's Birthplace: WV
Mother's Name: Margaret Moran
Mother's Birthplace: WV
Occupation: Housewife
Cemetery: Mt.Zion
Burial Date: Apr 1940
Film Number: 834818
Digital Folder Number: 4229120
Image Number: 76
Source: County Records
Reference Number: v 7 p 78

Collection: West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 20 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Page 10A, District 64, Family 162
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
Mary A. Grubb..Wife..Dec 1857..42..West Virginia..2/2

(Living with husband, 2 children, and sister-in-law.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 27 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 76, Family 79, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 19 years
Mary A. Grubb..Wife..51..West Virginia..2/2..none

(Living with husband, 2 children, and sister-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 16 Dec 1857, then her age should have been 52 instead of 51.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 20 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 43, Family 49, Roll 1961
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Mary A. Grubb..Companion..63..West Virginia

(Living with husband at the farm of Sebina E. Morgan.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 16 Dec 1857, then her age should have been 62 instead of 63.
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 12 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 39, Family 65, Roll 2541
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Home owned
Mary A Grubb..Wife..73..West Virginia

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 16 Dec 1857, then her age should have been 72 instead of 73.
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• She was buried on 17 April 1940 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial 97309059
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Mary married Playford F. Grubb, son of John R. Grubb and Matilda Malott, in 1891 in , Preston County, WV.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Playford F. Grubb was born in February 1853 in Ohio,^{2 4 7 8 9} died on 10 April 1934 in Winfield District, Marion County, WV ^{10 11} and was buried on 12 April 1934 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 20 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Page 10A, District 64, Family 162
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
Playford Grubb..Head..Feb 1853..47..Ohio..Farmer
Mary A. Grubb..Wife..Dec 1857..42..West Virginia..2/2
Oral D. Grubb..Son..Jul 1894..6..West Virginia
Margaret B. Grubb..Daughter..May 1897..3..West Virginia
Olive L. Grubb..Sister..Jun 1874..25..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 27 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 76, Dwelling 79, Household 79, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 19 years
Playford Grubb..Head..53..OH..Laborer on Sawmill
Mary A. Grubb..Wife..51..WV..2/2..none
Oral D. Grubb..Son..13..WV..Farmer
Margaret B. Grubb..Daughter..12..WV..none
Olive L. Grubb..Sister..36..WV..none
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 20 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 43, Dwelling 47, Family 49, Roll 1961
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Sebina E. Morgan..Head..79..WV..Farmer, General farm
Playford Grubb..Companion..66..OH..Laborer, Public works
Mary A. Grubb..Companion..63..WV
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 12 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 39, Dwelling 64, Family 65, Roll 2541
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Home owned
Playford Grubb..Head..76..OH..Laborer, Odd Jobs
Mary A Grubb..Wife..73..WV
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  Marriage Notes:

Event Type: Marriage
Name: Playford Grubb
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1891
Marriage Place: Preston, West Virginia, United States
Spouse's Name: Mary A Watson
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 1249

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY7V-66X : 11 February 2018), Playford Grubb and Mary A Watson, 1891; citing Preston, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 827,597.
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