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John Wesley Gough Jr (1918 - 1995)

John Wesley Gough Jr
Born in Grafton, West Virginiamap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 1951 in Taylor County, West Virginiamap
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Died at age 76 [location unknown]
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Biography

John Gough Jr was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).

John Wesley Gough, Jr was born 8 Dec 1918 in Grafton, West Virginia. He was the son of John Wesley Gough and Dora Minerva Hathaway.

1920 U.S. Census John W Gough (age 49) and his wife Dora (age 45) are in Taylor County, West Virginia with their children: Nina B (age 17), Everett (age 15, spelled Evert) ,Adren (age 10, spelled Adrian) and John W (age 1). They own their home. All were born in West Virginia. All except John Jr speak English. John and Dora can read/write. Nina, Everett and Adren are in school. John Sr is a farmer. [1]

1930 U.S. Census John W Gough (age 58) and his wife Dora (age 54) are living on a farm in Taylor County, West Virginia with their son John W (age 11).They own their home and have a radio. All were born in West Virginia. All can read/write. Age at first marriage: John - 21; Dora-17. John Jr is in school. John Sr is a farmer. [2]

John Wesley Gough married Melba Nadine Richards in 1951 at Taylor County, West Virginia. [3]


He passed away at age 76 on 25 Feb 1995. He is buried in West Virginia National Cemetery in Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia.[4]


Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN23-6T6 : 4 February 2021), John W Gough, 1920.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCW-26J : accessed 1 June 2023), John W Gough, Court House, Taylor, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 3A, line 5, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2555; FHL microfilm 2,342,289.
  3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/4120826?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22364d6e626f46456d394437413971395a547474713759392f613036734d4f595748763768376235765674303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
  4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/712364/john-wesley-gough?_gl=1*1l6xp8*_ga*NjUxOTgyNjM4LjE2NTEwNzIwNjk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3MDUxNTc4MC41MjQuMS4xNjcwNTQ4MTE4LjU4LjAuMA..




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