Benjamin Blaine Sheets

1884 - 1977  (92 years)

• Name	Benjamin Blaine Sheets
  Nickname	Ben
  Born	4 Nov 1884	Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jun 1977	Vincent, Washington County, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I111372	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	James Arnold Sheets,   b. 21 Jan 1847, Wood County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1914, Wood County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Anna A. Harris,   b. 30 Nov 1851, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1945, Wood County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1871	Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F30750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Rebecca Dowler,   b. 13 Sep 1886, Ohio, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1938, West Virginia, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1905	West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Cora Sheets,   b. 1904, West Virginia, USA  [Adopted]   2. Marie Sheets,   b. 1906, West Virginia, USA   3. Clara Alpha Sheets,   b. 1908, West Virginia, USA   4. Beulah Sheets   5. Lena Sheets   6. Irene Sheets   7. Dora Sheets   8. Blaine Edwin Sheets,   b. 23 May 1923, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 May 2005, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F48909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Benjamin B Sheets Home in 1900: Steele, Wood, West Virginia Age: 15 Birth Date: Nov 1884 Birthplace: West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Son Father's Name: James A Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Name: Annie A Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Marital Status: Single [S645] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1853-1970. Groom's Name: James A. Sheats Groom's Birth Date: 1848 Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: 23 Bride's Name: Anna H. Harris Bride's Birth Date: 1851 Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: 20 Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1871 Marriage Place: Wood Co., West Virginia Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I06824-4 System Origin: West Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 163924 Reference Number: 7 Collection: West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Benjamin Blaine Sheets (I111372) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I111372&tree=Suedpfalz Description: I found a marriage record showing his spouse as Minnie Rebecca Dowler Sept 1905. Link: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=580550&ImageNumber=215 I am including the 1920 and 1930 census records to show children. No Cora is listed, but I did find a Dora. ********** United States Census, 1920 for Ben B Sheets Search collectionName: Ben B Sheets Residence: , Wood, West Virginia Estimated Birth Year: 1886 Age: 34 Birthplace: West Virginia Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Film Number: 1821973 Digital Folder Number: 4390974 Image Number: 01130 Sheet Number: 5 Household Gender Age Ben B Sheets M 34y Spouse Minnie Sheets F 33y Child Marie Sheets F 13y Child Alpha Sheets F 11y Child Beulah Sheets F 10y Child Lena Sheets F 10y Child Irene Sheets F 7y Child Dora Sheets F 2y4m ******************** United States Census, 1930 for Benjamin B Sheets Search collectionName: Benjamin B Sheets Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Steele, Wood, West Virginia Gender: Male Age: 45 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: West Virginia Estimated Birth Year: 1885 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Enumeration District Number: 25 Family Number: 50 Sheet Number and Letter: 6A Line Number: 24 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2558 Film Number: 2342292 Digital Folder Number: 4547866 Image Number: 00851 Household Gender Age Benjamin B Sheets M 45 Spouse Minnie R Sheets F 43 Child Dora M Sheets F 12 Child Blaine E Sheets M 6 Carmal W Dowler M 18 nephew claire rassman