Virgil Lester Marlowe (1892 - 1975)

Born 15 Feb 1892 in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruby Elsie (Hall) Marlowe — married 17 Apr 1919 in Marion, West Virginia, United States

Died 14 Feb 1975 at age 82 in Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Virgil was a brick mason. He was the son of Sherrod "Sherd" Marlowe and Mary "Pollie" (Creekmore) Marlowe.

When he was enumerated in the 1900 Census for Pleasant View, Whitley, Kentucky, he was 8 years old. His father Sherd Marlowe was age 40. His mother Pollie Marlowe was age 34. His brother William O Marlowe was age 14. His brother Walter G Marlowe was age 13. His sister Rosia E Marlowe was age 10. His brother George A. Marlowe was age 6. His brother Thomas A. Marlowe was age 4. His sister Orie D. Marlowe was age 2.^[1]

His father was dead before 1910. His mother Pollie was a widow with 9 children in the 1910 Census.^[2]

When he registered for the World War I draft in 1917, he claimed an exemption, commenting: "I contribute to support of three orphan sisters and they need my help."^[3]

Ruby Elsie Hall married Virgil Lester Marlowe 17 Apr 1919 in Marion County, West Virginia.^[4]

Virgil and Ruby were living with her father, Asby Hunter Hall, in Marion County, West Virginia in 1920.^[5]

In 1930 Virgil was living in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, at age 38. His wife was Ruby Elsie Hall. Ruby was age 38, b WV. Their daughter Margaret was age 9, b WV. Their son Billy was age 8 b WV. Their daughter Ruby was age 2, b. WV.^[6]

By 1940 Virgil and his family had moved back to his native Kentucky. They were living in LaGrange, Oldham, Kentucky in 1940.^[7]

He registered for the World War II draft in 1942 from LaGrange, Oldham, Kentucky. His wife was Ruby E. Marlowe. He was at that time working for the J. G. White Engineering Company of Louisville. Distinguishing marks were a scar on his right wrist.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CH-T1F : accessed 18 December 2021), Virgil L Marlow in household of Sherd Marlow, Magisterial District 6, Pleasant View Precinct, Whitley, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 146, sheet 8B, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,555.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2XW-12B : accessed 18 December 2021), Virgil Marlowe in household of Polly Marlowe, Depot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 260, sheet 19A, family 369, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 506; FHL microfilm 1,374,519.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RM-YWV : 22 February 2021), Virgil Lester Marlowe, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY8R-XJ9 : 11 February 2018), Virgil S Marlowe and Reubey E Hall, 1919; citing Marion, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,635. http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=835635&ImageNumber=282
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLH-CD3 : 4 February 2021), Virgil L Marlow, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHH-YTT : accessed 18 December 2021), Virgil L Marlowe, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 3B, line 78, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2542; FHL microfilm 2,342,276.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7YN-R2R : 9 January 2021), Virgil Marlowe, La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93-4, sheet 14A, line 28, family 336, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1346.
8. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-YFKF : 10 March 2021), Virgil Lester Marlowe, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-VRC3 : 11 February 2018), Virgil L Marlowe, 14 Feb 1975; citing Death, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.