Willa Edith (Benedum) Gaskins (1897 - 1967)

Born 1 Feb 1897 in Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States

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Died 24 Apr 1967 at age 70 in Big Flint, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

From 1910 US Census, Grant, Doddridge Co., WV: "Jedediah D Benedum Head M 61 West Virginia Sharlot Benedum Wife F 53 West Virginia Megs J Benedum Son M 24 West Virginia Willie E Benedum Daughter F 12 West Virginia Metta Benedum Daughter-in-law F 19 West Virginia"

From 1920 US Census, Grant, Doddridge Co., WV: "J D Benedum Head M 70 West Virginia Charlotte M Benedum Wife F 62 West Virginia Willa E Benedum Daughter F 22 West Virginia"

Willa married Larmer Lester Gaskins on 4-22-1921 in Smithton, Doddridge Co., WV.

From 1930 US Census, Grant, Doddridge Co., WV: "Charlotte Benedum Head F 73 West Virginia Larmer Gaskins Son-in-law M 36 West Virginia Willa Gaskins Daughter F 33 West Virginia Elluoise Gaskins Granddaughter F 7 West Virginia Rhea Gaskins Granddaughter F 5 West Virginia Betty Lee Gaskins Granddaughter F 1 West Virginia"

From 1940 US Census, Grant, Doddridge Co., WV: "Larmer Gaskins Head M 46 West Virginia Willa E Gaskins Wife F 43 West Virginia Ellouise Gaskins Daughter F 17 West Virginia Rhea Gaskins Daughter F 15 West Virginia Betty Lee Gaskins Daughter F 11 West Virginia Darmer Keith Gaskins Son M 8 West Virginia Paul Neal Gaskins Son M 4 West Virginia C M Benedum Grandmother F 82 West Virginia"

Sources

• *Doddridge County Roots, http://www.doddridgecountyroots.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I28251&tree=dcr

• "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1T4-TZQ : 10 February 2018), Willa Edith Benedum, 01 Feb 1897; citing Grant District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,203.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNP-BLK : accessed 6 April 2018), Jedediah D Benedum, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 16B, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1679; FHL microfilm 1,375,692.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKT-KC5 : accessed 6 April 2018), J D Benedum, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 35, sheet 11B, line 84, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1951; FHL microfilm 1,821,951.

• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1T5-KMY : 11 February 2018), Larmer L. Gaskins and Willa Benedum, 22 Apr 1921; citing Smithton, Doddridge, West Virginia, v 11 p 34, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,214.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMC2-2M3 : accessed 6 April 2018), Willa Gaskins in household of Charlotte Benedum, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 15B, line 87, family 310, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2530; FHL microfilm 2,342,264.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7CM-6Y3 : accessed 6 April 2018), Willa E Gaskins in household of Larmer Gaskins, Grant Magisterial District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-3, sheet 3A, line 25, family 38, 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 4400.

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N97F-VT5 : 11 February 2018), Willa Edith Gaskins, 24 Apr 1967; citing Morgansville, Doddridge, West Virginia, County Records, v 5 p 64D, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,195.

• "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QM-TS6S : 12 March 2018), Willa Gaskins, 1963; citing Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, Will book, v. 008 1966-1968, page 300, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,201.

• Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159465352/willa-edith-gaskins

• For children:
• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6V-48J : 11 February 2018), Willa Edith Benedum Gaskins in entry for Hobert Carroll Brannon and Betty Lee Gaskins, 01 May 1948; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 66 p 336, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,306.