Jefferson Isner, Marriages and Children

Marriages and Children of
Creed Isner
1866 - 1939

Father	Birth	Death
Jefferson Isner	Oct 1829	June 3, 1908^{1 ;}1909 according to Register of Deaths

Mother	Birth	Death
Martha Ellen Phillips	May 1833	Dec 11, 1910, Faulkner, Randolph Co., WV

Siblings - select a name below to view their page
Henry Isner	Pheobie Jane Isner	Sarah Jane Isner	Moses Isner	Cordelia Isner	Lewis Isner

	Birth	Death	Notes
Creed Isner	Jan 7, 1866	April 2, 1939 -See death certificate below; Buried at Maplewood Cemetery	Married Alice Vandevender (b. Dec 22, 1869, daughter of Isaac Vandevender and Ebolione^1/Evaline Snyder; d. Jan 22, 1950, Beverly, Randolph Co., WV) Dec 23, 1888, WV

Creed Isner and Alice Vandevender

- 1870, 1880 Census Creed living with parents

1870 U. S. Census, Beverly Township, County of Randolph, West Virginia See Census Note: on this census record it shows a Henry and Sarah Isner living next to Jefferson. These are the parents of Jefferson.
Name		Race	Gender	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Isner	Jefferson	W	M	45		Farmer	VA
	Martha E.	W	F	35		Keeping House	VA
	Henry	W	M	13			VA
	Phebe	W	F	12			VA
	Moses	W	M	11			VA
	Sally	W	F	9			VA
	Adelia	W	F	6			WV
	Creed	W	M	4			WV
	Lewis	W	M	1			WV

1880 U. S. Census, Beverly District, County of Randolph, West Virginia See Census
Name		Relation	Race	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Jefferson		W	M	51	Farmer	VA	VA	VA
	Martha E.	Wife	W	F	49	Keeping house	VA	VA	VA
	Henry	Son	W	M	23	Farmer	VA	VA	VA
	Pheobe J.	Daughter	W	F	21	At home	VA	VA	VA
	Moses	Son	W	M	20	Farmer	VA	VA	VA
	Sarah	Daughter	W	F	19	At home	VA	VA	VA
	Cordelia	Daughter	W	F	15	At home	WV	VA	VA
	Creed	Son	W	M	14	At home	WV	VA	VA
	Lewis	Son	W	M	10	At home	WV	VA	VA
	Sarah	Mother	W	F	91	Retired	VA	VA	VA

Creed Isner married Alice Vandevender (b. Dec 22, 1869, daughter of Isaac Vandevender and Ebolione^1/Evaline Snyder; d. Jan 22, 1950, Beverly, Randolph Co., WV, Buried at Gilman Cemetery) Dec 23, 1888, WV

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1900 U. S. Census, Beverly District, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census

Name

Relation

Race

Gen

Birth
Month

Birth
Year

Age

Yrs
Marr.

# Child

#Child
living

Occup.

Birth Place

Birth Place
Father

Birth Place
Mother

Isner

Creed

Head

Jan

1866

Trader

Alice

Wife

Dec

1869

Isaac

Son

Nov

1889

Jefferson

Son

Mar

1893

Shirley

Son

Sep

1894

Harry

Son

Oct

1896

1910 U. S. Census, Beverly District, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census

Name

Rel

Race

Gen

Age

Yrs
Marr.

# Child

#Child
living

Occup

Birth Place

Birth Place
Father

Birth Place
Mother

Isner

Creed

Head

M1 21

Farmer / General Farm

Alice

Wife

M1 21

Isaac

Son

Jefferson

Son

Shirley

Son

Harry

Son

Howard H.

Son

George R.

Son

1920 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Creed	Head	W	M	54	M	Farmer /Farm	WV	WV	WV
	Alice	Wife	W	F	50	M		WV	WV	WV
	Howard	Son	W	M	19	S	Laborer / Home Farm	WV	WV	WV
	George	Son	W	M	15	S	none	WV	WV	WV
	Erley	Nephew	W	M	16	S	none	WV	WV	WV
Swagger	Pearl	None	W	F	18	S	none	WV	WV	WV

Isner v. United States, 8 F.2d 487 (4th Cir., 1925)
8 F.2d 487

ISNER
v.
UNITED STATES.

No. 2349.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

October 20, 1925.

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Elkins; William E. Baker, Judge.

Creed Isner was convicted of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, and he brings error. Reversed.

A. M. Cunningham, of Elkins, W. Va., for plaintiff in error.

T. A. Brown, U. S. Atty., of Parkersburg, W. Va. (Russell L. Furbee, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Parkersburg, W. Va., on the brief), for the United States.

Before WADDILL and ROSE, Circuit Judges, and WEBB, District Judge.

WEBB, District Judge.

The defendant, Creed Isner, was indicted and convicted for unlawfully possessing "intoxicating liquor, to wit, 70 gallons of grape wine."

The main facts on the trial below showed that the defendant had a quantity of wild cherries and elderberries, and made an effort to get from the state authorities a permit to make wine of them. The berries were grown on his own farm. He put them into a barrel and strained out the berries, having added about two gallons of water to one gallon of juice. Having failed to secure a permit, he placed the barrel containing the juice and water in an outside cellar, where state police officers found it. The contents of the barrels were not destroyed by the officers, but pint samples were taken from said barrels. There is much disputed testimony as to whether or not this concoction was fit for beverage purposes; a number of witnesses saying it was so bitter that it could not be drunk, and others saying that it tasted like wine. The pint samples were analyzed, but the record does not show the alcoholic content.

The defendant offered to show that the liquid was not intoxicating, but objection to this evidence was sustained by the trial court. There is no evidence that this concoction was made for the purpose of being sold, but for home consumption, if it was ever fit to be used for such.

In his brief, T. A. Brown, Esq., United States attorney, says:

"In order that the question may be settled squarely on the construction of the last clause of section 29 (of the Volstead Act), the government concedes here and now that the said wine was not, as a matter of fact, intoxicating."

The government insists that the defendant is guilty, because the jury found from the opinion of the police officers that the concoction contained as much as one-half of 1 per cent. alcohol, and contended that... Sorry I have to look up the rest elsewhere. This is all I could get for free.

1930 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Age 1st Marr.	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Creed	Head	W	M	63	22	Farmer / General Farm	WV	WV	WV
	Alice	Wife	W	F	60	18		WV	WV	WV
Vandevender	Robert	Nephew	W	M	10			WV	WV	WV

- Creed passes away April 2, 1939

Death certificate for Creed Isner

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- 1940 Census Alice living with son Jefferson W Isner (see census below)

- Alice passes away Jan 22, 1950

Death certificate for Alice Vandevander Isner

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Grave marker for Creed and Alice Vandevender Isner at Maplewood Cemetery. Photo taken by Kate a volunteer at Find A Grave

Isaac Isner - b. Nov 21, 1889, WV; d. Aug 26, 1962, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV, buried at Prospect Hill, Front Royal, VA, SS# 227-05-4546; m. Augusta McDaniel (b. Aug 13, 1889, WV, daughter of Abraham McDaniel and Sarah Nestor; d. Feb 7, 1951, Warren Co., VA) June 24, 1913, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV at home of Hester Poling.¹
?m2. Sallie Elizabeth Schwab (b. Sep 3, 1893, Fauquier, VA, daughter of William W. Schwab and Annie Franklin Cooke; d. Sep 11, 1983) Apr 18, 1953

Isaac Isner and Augusta McDaniel

Birth Register for Isaac Isner

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- 1900, 1910 Census Isaac living with parents

- Isaac marries Augusta McDaniel, June 24, 1913

Marriage license for Isaac Isner and Augusta McDaniels

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WWI Registration Card for Isaac Isner

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1920 U. S. Census, Roaring Creek, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Isaac	Head	W	M	30	M	Book Keeper / Coal Co	WV	WV	WV
	Augusta	Wife	W	F	31	M	Teacher / Public Library	WV	Eng	WV
	Margarett	Dau	W	F	1 ?/6	S	None	WV	WV	WV

1930 U. S. Census, Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Age 1st Marr.	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Isaac	Head	W	M	40	23	Manager YMCA	WV	WV	WV
	Augusta	Wife	W	F	40	23	Teacher / Public School	WV	WV	WV
	O. Margaret	Dau	W	F	11		none	WV	WV	WV
	Isaac Jr	Son	W	M	9		none	WV	WV	WV

1940 U. S. Census, Cedarville, Warren County, Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Highest grade of school completed	Occup.	Birth Place
Isner	Isaac	Head	W	M	50		H-4	Farmer own farm	WV
	Augusta	Wife	W	F	50		C-2		WV
	Margaret		W	F	21		C-3	Teacher public schools	WV
	Isaac, Jr		W	M	19		H-4	Laborer construction	WV
	Martha		W	F	9		4		WV

WWII Registration Card for Isaac Isner

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- Augusta passes away Feb 7, 1951

- Isaac passes away Aug 26, 1962

Death Certificate for Isaac Isner

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Grave marker for Isaac and Augusta Isner Vandevender Isner at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Photo taken by FDP a volunteer at Find A Grave

Olive Margaret Isner - b. 1918; m. Robert N. Simpson

Isaac Isner, Jr - b. Mar 30, 1921; d. Mar 31, 1990, Fort Valley, Shenandoah, VA, SS# 577-22-9415; m. Minnie Murdew

Martha Isner - b.

Jefferson W Isner - b. Mar 9, 1892; d. Aug 17, 1964, WV, SS# 191-18-3744, Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, WV¹; m. Icy Beatrice Triplett (b. July 1, 1891; daughter of William Owen Triplett and Edna Isner (d. Feb 1, 1945, (West Virginia Vital Research Records) daughter of Philip Isner and Jane Isner (daughter of Henry Isner and Sarah Ann Helmick) d. Mar 1987, Thomas, Tucker Co., WV) May 31, 1916¹ Elkins, WV. Jefferson W Isner and Icy were 2nd cousins.

Jefferson W Isner and Icy Beatrice Triplett

Birth Register for Jefferson Isner

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- 1900, 1910 Census Isaac living with parents

- Jefferson marries Icy Beatrice Triplett, May 31, 1916

Marriage license for Jefferson W Isner and Icie Beatrice Triplett

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WWI Registration Card for Jefferson W Isner

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1920 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Triplett	Owen	Head	W	M	64	M	Farmer / Farm	WV	WV	WV
	Edna	Wife	W	F	59	M		WV	WV	WV
Isner	Icie	Dau	W	F	29	M		WV	WV	WV
	Jefferson	Son-in-law	W	M	29	M	Merchant Store	WV	WV	WV
	Herman	Grandson	W	M	1 8/12	S		WV	WV	WV

1930 U. S. Census, Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Age 1st Marr.	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Jefferson W	Head	W	M	38	24	Salesman / Fertilizer Co.	WV	WV	WV
	Icey	Wife	W	F	37	24		WV	WV	WV
	J. Herman	Son	W	M	12			WV	WV	WV
Triplett	William O	Father-in-law	W	M	74	26		WV	WV	WV
	Edna	Mother-in-law	W	F	69	21		WV	WV	WV

1940 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Highest grade of school completed	Occup.	Birth Place
Isner	J W	Head	W	M	48	M	H-3	Farmer farm	WV
	Icy B	Wife	W	F	48	M	8	Manager farm	WV
	Herman G	Son	W	M	21	S	C-3	Clerk feed store	WV
	Alice	Mother	W	F	70	Wd	6		WV
Triplett	W D	Father -in-law	W	M	85	M	7		WV
	Edna	Mother -in-law	W	M	79	M	7		WV
	Mary K	Aunt	W	S	79	S	8	Cook private family	WV

WWII Registration Card for Jefferson W Isner

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- Jefferson W Isner passes away Aug 17, 1964

Death Certificate for Jefferson W Isner

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- Icy passes away Mar, 1987

J Herman Isner - b. Jun 10, 1918; d. May 5, 2012; m. Doris Ruth Fuhrman (b. Aug 14, 1917, daughter of Charles E. Fuhrman and Ruth Jackson; d. April 30, 2002, Kerens, Randolph Co., WV) May 26, 1944. They had no children.

J Herman Isner and Doris Ruth Fuhrman

Photo of J Herman Isner farm located on Creed Isner Road in Kerens, Randolph Co., WV (Photo courtesy of Vince Isner son of J Herman's cousin Shirley Reid Isner)Select the image to see a larger version of the picture.

Obituary for Doris Ruth Isner
The Pocahontas Times - May 10, 2002
http://www.pocahontastimes.com/obit0509.htm
Accessed online Feb 4, 2007

   Doris Ruth Isner, age 84, of Kerens, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at her home of cardiac arrest. She had been in declining health the past three years.

   Born August 14, 1917, at Cass, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. Fuhrman and Ruth Jackson Fuhrman. On May 26, 1944, at Green Bank, she was married to J. Herman Isner, who survives. Also surviving are a brother, Robert Fuhrman, of Elkins; four sisters, Mary Catherine Dahmer, Marjorie Eloise Riffle and Nina Mae Polland, all of Elkins, and Anna Sue Beck, of Richmond, Virginia. She was preceded in death by twin brothers, Charles Edward and William Jackson Fuhrman, and two sisters, Mildred Wilson and Helen Fuhrman.

   She attended schools at Cass, graduated from Green Bank High School in 1936, and earned her teaching degree from Davis and Elkins College, having taught at Wildell, Salisbury and Clover Lick. She was a Methodist.

Funeral service was conducted on Saturday afternoon at the Lohr and Barb Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Donald L. Lockhart. Interment followed at the Maplewood Cemetery at Elkins.

Obituary for J Herman Isner - The Inter-Mountain - May 8, 2012

J. Herman Isner, 93, a well-known businessman and cattle farmer, and a resident of Kerens, departed this life Saturday evening, May 5, 2012, in Cortland Acres at Thomas.

He was born Monday, June 10, 1918, at Kerens, a son of the late Jefferson W. and Icy Triplett Isner, sixth generation descendent of Michael Isner, Revolution veteran and pioneer settler of Randolph coming to Randolf County, then Augusta in 1774 following Lord Dunmores War. On mothers side great-great-grandson of William Owen Triplett, rebuilder and designer of Mt. Vernon for George Washington.

On May 26, 1944, at Green Bank, he was married to the former Doris Ruth Fuhrman, who preceded him in death April 30, 2002.

They lived on his farm at Kerens, where he was extensively engaged in the cattle business buying, selling and raising quality cattle for his entire lifetime. He estimated that he had bought and sold more than three million cattle in 17 states. Although retired as to extensive travel and trading, he still grazed between 600 and 800 steers, keeping 300 on his home farm and the balance on Virginia farms and elsewhere. Mr. Isner was in the Armed Services during 1943 and 1944.

Over the years he has owned and showed American Saddle gaited horses with considerable success and is widely known in show horse circles.

In 1985, Mr. Isner placed his home farm, which is widely recognized as one of the area's best farms, in a trust to be maintained and operated as a model demonstration farm under the operation and management of a Board of Trustees - information as to practices available to the inquiring public. In this way, it is the hope of Mr. Isner that the farm will be an inspiration to the livestock producers of the future and will point the way to practical economic livestock production.

In his long and varied career as a livestock dealer, farmer and businessman, Mr. Isner said he had seen West Virginia go backward as an agricultural state having at one time more than three million cattle to our present five hundred thousand head due mainly to our steep terrain which required hard work to maintain and to the present grievous and ridiculous wetland laws that will make a worthless swamp of our mountain valleys and will create a very extensive expense when the future generations lose their taste for the esthetic in favor of satisfying their hunger.

Mr. Isner wishes to give credit for any success he may have had to the inspiration and farseeing advice of his father, Jeff Isner, without whose training his accomplishments would have been very meager indeed. In his life-time, there is very little that he would have done differently and he has enjoyed every minute except the process of aging. It is his fervent hope that he will have left the land in a better, productive state than he found it; his philosophy is we are only tenants.

The family will receive friends at Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home chapel, Wednesday, May 9, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Lois Irons Kessler will officiate and entombment will follow at the Isner Family Mausoleum at Kerens.

Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for J. Herman Isner.

Shirley Vincent Isner - b. Sep 7, 1894, Harmon, Randolph Co., WV; d. Feb 28, 1959, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV. Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV); m. Lucille Reid (b. May 26, 1897, MD, daughter of Elias B Reid and Virginia L Williams; d. Feb 2, 1972, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV. Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV) Dec 23, 1916, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV

Shirley Vincent Isner and Lucille Reid

Delayed birth certificate for Shirley Vincent Isner

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Shirley Vincent Isner married `Lucille Reid. The Reid family was originally from Deer Park, MD and moved to Elkins, Randolph Co., WV when Lucille was very young. Her father was the gardener for Senator Henry Gassaway Davis, who was one of the founders of Elkins, and whose summer home in Elkins is now a B&B http://www.gracelandinn.com (Source: Vince Isner grandson of Shirley Vincent Isner)`
Photo of Shirley Vincent Isner `(Photo courtesy of Vince Isner grandson of Shirley Vincent Isner)`Select the image to see a larger version

Marriage license for Shirley Isner and Lucille Reid

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WWI Registration Card for Shirley Vincent Isner

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1920 - On the 1920 Census for Shirley there is a Lana Isner (indexed as Tsuer) listed as sister. This is actually Lona Frances Isner, his cousin. Daughter of Henry Isner 1856 - 1921 and Laura Vanscoy

1920 U. S. Census, Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio See Census
Name		Rel	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Shirley	Head	W	M	26	M	Bookkeeper / Rubber Co.	WV	WV	WV
	Lucile	Wife	W	F	22	M		MD	WV	MD
	Shirley	Son	W	M	8/12			WV	WV	MD
	Lana	Sister	W	F	24	S		WV	WV	WV

1930 U. S. Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Age 1st Marr.	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Shirley	Head	W	M	35	22	Salesman / Electric Co.	WV	WV	WV
	Lucille	Wife	W	F	32	19		MD	WV	MD
	Shirley R	Son	W	M	10			WV	WV	MD
	Warren	Son	W	M	8			WV	WV	MD

1940 U. S. Census, Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Highest grade of school completed	Occup.	Birth Place
Isner	Shirley V	Head	W	M	45	M	H-4	Salesman equip company	WV
	Lucille	Wife	W	F	43	M	8	Housewife	MD
	Shirley R	Son	W	M	20	S	H-4	Book keeper electric shop	WV
	Warren C	Son	W	M	18	S	H-4	New worker	WV

WWII Registration Card for Shirley Vincent Isner

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Photo (l-r) of Lucille Reid Isner, Shirley Vincent Isner, and their daughter-in-law Mary Jo Scallon Isner wife of son Shirley Reid Isner. (Photo courtesy of Vince Isner son of Mary Jo and Shirley Reid Isner)Select the image to see a larger version.

- Shirley passes away Feb 28, 1959

Death Certificate for Shirley V Isner

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Grave marker for Shirley V Isner at Maplewood Cemetery. Photo taken by rc90 a volunteer at Find A Grave

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- Lucille passes away Feb 2, 1972

Death Certificate for Lucille Isner

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Grave marker for Lucille Isner at Maplewood Cemetery. . Photo taken by rc90 a volunteer at Find A Grave

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Shirley Reid Isner - b. May 4, 1919, WV; d. Jul 20, 1987, Carteret, NC, SS# 233-18-0731, buried in Elkins, Randolph Co., WV next to parents (Burial information provided by son Vince Isner); m. Mary Joanne Scallon (b. July 16, 1923, Clarksburg, WV, daughter of Charles Thomas Scallon and Florence G Parks; d. April 9, 2009, Belington, WV. Buried at Saint Brendan Cemetery)

Shirley Reid Isner and Mary Joanne Scallon

- During WWII Shirley Reid Isner was a drill sergeant at Turner Airbase in Georgia (Source: Vince Isner, son of Shirley Reid Isner)

Photo of Shirley Vincent Isner (left), Mary Jo and husband Shirley Reid Isner. Daughter Sue is in the forefront. (Photo courtesy of Vince Isner son of Mary Jo and Shirley Reid Isner)Select the image to see a larger version

Grave marker for Shirley Reid Isner at Maplewood Cemetery. . Photo taken by rc90 a volunteer at Find A Grave

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Thomas Reid Isner

Vincent Walker Isner

Nancy Joanne Isner

Linda Sue Isner

Warren Creed Isner - b. Aug 21, 1921; d. Aug 9,1981, Shreveport, Caddo Co., LA, SS# 234-26-0248, buried at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX. m. Betty Joyce Allen (b. Aug 12, 1926; d. Feb 2, 1978)

Warren Creed Isner

Photo of Warren Creed Isner, younger son of Shirley Vincent Isner, and grandson of Creed Isner. He was a medic during WWII and served under Patton - but did not like talking about it... (Source of photo and information is Vince Isner nephew of Warren Creed Isner)Select the image to see a larger version

Grave marker for Warren Creed and Joyce A Isner and at Restland Memorial Park Cemetery. Photo taken by Jan McKee a volunteer at Find A Grave

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Janet Elaine Isner - b. May 24, 1950, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; d. October 30, 2013, TX; m. Keenan Dowdy

Obituary for Janet Elaine Dowdy - Hilliard Funeral Home - Oct 30, 2013

Mrs. Dowdy passed away on October 30, 2013 at her home.

Janet Elaine Dowdy was born May 24, 1950 in Dallas, TX to the late Warren Creed Isner and Betty Joyce Allen Isner. She worked as a teacher for Tyler ISD, Taylor Garden, Pine Tree and Martins Mill Schools.

Janet loved her horses, dogs, birds and all of nature. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ben Wheeler.

Survivors include her husband, Keenan Dowdy of Ben Wheeler; 2 daughters, Kristan Heard and husband, Mike of Tyler and Kathryn Anderson and husband, Ryan of Cleveland; step-daughter, Hope Dowdy of Tyler; and 7 grandchildren.

Memorial services for Janet Dowdy, 63, Ben Wheeler, are scheduled for 1:00 pm Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Hilliard Funeral Home.

Harry V Isner - b. Oct 14,1896 (birth register) or Oct 12, 1896 (WWII Reg.); d. June 24, 1966, Akron, Summit Co., OH, SS# 291-03-7452; m. Gertrude Smith (b. Feb 5, 1900; d. Nov 19, 1972, Akron, Summit Co., OH) Jul 9, 1917, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV

Harry V Isner and Gertrude Smith

Birth register for Harry V Isner

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- 1900, 1910 Census living with parents

- Harry marries Gertrude Smith, Jul 9, 1917

Marriage license for Harry Isner and Gertrude Smith

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1920 U. S. Census, Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio See Census
Name		Rel	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Harry	Head	W	M	23	M	Laborer / Rubber Co	WV	WV	WV
	Gertrude	Wife	W	F	23	M	none	WV	WV	WV
	Juanita	Dau	W	F	1 6/12			OH	WV	WV

1930 U. S. Census, Akron, Summit County, Ohio See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Age 1st Marr.	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Harry	Head	W	M	33	20	By Pr?ints / Tire & Rubber Co	WV	WV	WV
	Gertrude	Wife	W	F	34	19		WV	WV	WV
	Wanita	Dau	W	F	11	S		OH	WV	WV
	Kathleen	Dau	W	F	9	S		WV	WV	WV

1940 U. S. Census, Akron, Summit County, Ohio See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Highest grade of school completed	Occup.	Birth Place
Isner	Harry V	Head	W	M	43	M	8	Stock clerk rubber manufacturer	WV
	Gertrude E	Wife	W	F	44	M	8		WV
	Mary K	Son	W	F	18	S	H-4		WV

WWII Registration Card for Harry V Isner

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Juanita Isner - b. ca 1918; m. Rexroad?

Juanita Isner and

	Sally

Mary Kathleen Isner - b. May 9, 1921; d. Mar 12, 1997, OH, SS# 279-14-3789; m. Paul Denny (b, Dec 20 1919, IN, son of Myrtle Myers; d. Nov 28, 1988, OH)

Mary Kathleen Isner and Paul Denny

Mary Denny

Becky Denny - m. Krager

Katie Krager

Howard Humbolt Isner- b. June 7, 1899 (birth registration and WWI Registration) June 7, 1900 (grave marker); d. Aug 24,1987 or August 8, 1987¹, Kerens, Randolph Co., WV, buried at Israel Church Cemetery, SS# 234-32-3677; m. Dollie M. McDaniel (b. ca 1896, daughter of George Washington McDaniel and Florence T. Upton; d. 1982, buried at Israel Curch Cemetery) Sep 2, 1922, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV

Howard Humbolt Isner and Dollie M. McDaniel

Birth register for Howard H Isner

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- 1910, 1920 Census living with parents

WWI Registration Card for Howard Humbolt Isner

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- Marries Dollie McDaniel, Sep 2, 1922

Marriage license for Howard H Isner and Dollie McDaniel

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1930 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Age 1st Marr.	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Isner	Howard H	Head	W	M	29	22	Farmer / General Farm	WV	WV	WV
	Dollie	Wife	W	F	34	26		WV	WV	WV
	Howard B	Son	W	M	6			WV	WV	WV

1940 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Highest grade of school completed	Occup.	Birth Place
Isner	Howard H	Head	W	M	39	M	7	Farmer farm	WV
	Dolly	Wife	W	F	45	M	7	Attendant gas filling station	WV
	Blair H	Son	W	M	16	S	H-2	Farmer farm	WV

Grave marker for Howard H and Dollie M Isner at Israel Church Cemetery. Photo taken by Sean Bagby a volunteer at Find A Grave

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Howard Blair Isner - b. ca 1924 (possible Blair H Isner buried at Israel Cemetery; b. Aug 12, 1923; d. Oct 5, 1989.); m. Mary Elizabeth Daniels, Dec 24, 1941, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV

Howard Blair Isner

- 1930, 1940 Census living with parents

- Howard marries Mary Elizabeth Daniels, Dec 24, 1941

Marriage license for Howard Blair Isner and Mary Elizabeth Daniels

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George Rogers Isner - b. Sep 9, 1904, Randolph Co., WV; d. Mar 29, 1955, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV; m. Ruth Evelyn Curtis (b. Jul 12, 1907, daughter of Joseph W. Curtis and Talitha Cumi Ferguson; d. Sep 28, 2004, Thomas, Tucker Co., WV, SS# 235-54-1539) Aug 12,1926, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV

George Rogers Isner and Ruth Evelyn Curtis

Birth register for George Isner

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- 1910, 1920 Census living with parents

- Marries Ruth E Curtis, Aug 12, 1926

Marriage license for George Rogers Isner and Ruth E Curtis

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1930 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Age 1st Marr.	Occup	Birth Place	Birth Place Father	Birth Place Mother
Curtis	Joseph W	Head	W	M	56	22	Teacher / Public School	WV	WV	WV
	Tabetha C	Wife	W	F	54	20	none	WV	WV	WV
Isner	George R.	Son-in-law	W	M	25	21	Farm Laborer / Gen Farm	WV	WV	WV
	Ruth E	Dau	W	F	22	19	Laborer ? Farm House	WV	WV	WV
	Wilford C	Grandson	W	M	1 3/12	S	none	WV	WV	WV
Curtis	Caloin L	Son	W	M	28	S	Farm Labour	WV	WV	WV

1940 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia See Census
Name		Rel.	Race	Gen	Age	Marr?	Highest grade of school completed	Occup.	Birth Place
Curtis	Joseph	Head	W	M	66	M	8	Farm operator farm	WV
Isner	George R	Son-in-law	W	M	35	M	8	Farmer Farm	WV
	Ruth	Dau	W	F	32	M	H-3		WV
	Wilford	Gr son	W	M	11	S	5		WV
	Vonda	Gr dau	W	F	4	S	0		WV
Woods	Geneva	Lodger	W	F	16	S	H-3		WV

- George passes away, Mar 29, 1955

Death certificate for George R. Lewis

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Death Notice - Ruth Evelyn Curtis Isner - The Inter-Mountain - October 2, 2004
Accessed online Jan 7, 2007

Ruth Isner
The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the funeral hour. Elder Velden B. Linn will officiate and interment will follow at the Elkins Memorial Gardens, formerly the IOOF Cemetery, at Elkins. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Ruth Evelyn Curtis Isner. Sympathy expressions may be made to: www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com

Wilford Curtis Isner - b. Dec 4, 1928; d. Dec 14, 2003, Montrose, Randolph Co., WV. Buried at Elkins Memorial Gardens, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV; m. Mary Louise Kirkpatrick (b. Jul 10, 1934, daughter of Luther Coy Kirkpatrick and Beatrice Eliza Chenoweth; d. Jan 28, 2010. Buried at Elkins Memorial Gardens, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV)

Wilford Curtis Isner and Mary Louise Kirkpatrick

Obituary - Wilford C. Isner - The Inter-Mountain - Dec 17, 2003
Accessed January 7, 2007

Wilford Curtis Isner, 75, a resident of Cherry Fork Road, Montrose, departed this life Sunday morning, Dec. 14, 2003, at the Davis Memorial Hospital. He had been in declining health although death was unexpected. He was born Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1928, at the Joe Curtis farm at Montrose, the son of the late George R. Isner and Ruth C. Curtis Isner, who survives at Cortland Acres Nursing Home at Thomas.

He was formerly married to Mary Louise Kirkpatrick, who survives. Also surviving are one son, Wilford C. Isner Jr. and wife, Carolyn, of Clarksburg; two grandsons, Kurt and Bret Isner, both of Clarksburg; one niece, Paula True Esser, and two nephews, Rod and Danny True, all of the Chicago, Ill. area; and very special neighbors, Harley and Ann Booth. Preceding him in death besides his father was one sister, Vonda Isner True; and one nephew, Kevin True.

Mr. Isner attended the schools of Randolph County, was a graduate of Elkins High School and West Virginia University where he received a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the Artillery Branch through the ROTC program. He entered service in the U.S. Army at Fort Sill, Okla., during 1955. He graduated from the Army Aviation Program during 1956 and served primarily as an aviator and instructor pilot until his retirement with the rank of major in 1975. His overseas assignments included Korea, Germany, Hawaii and two combat tours in Vietnam, where he flew and commanded a UH-1 helicopter unit. His awards and decorations included the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with several clusters and the Purple Heart.

After military retirement, he built a house on Cherry Fork Road and operated a small wood stove business from 1978 until 1989. He was a member of the H.W. Daniels American Legion Post 29, Tygarts Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3647 and several military associations. Mr. Isner was a Methodist by faith and attempted to live by the Golden Rule.

The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home chapel at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Jonas Johnson Jr. will officiate and interment will follow at the Elkins Memorial Gardens, formerly the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, at Elkins, where presentation of the American flag will be accorded by members of the H.W. Daniels American Legion Post 29 and the Tygarts Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3647. The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to the Montrose Baptist Cemetery Care Fund in care of Davis Trust Co., P.O. Box 1429, Elkins, W.Va. 26241. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Wilford Curtis Isner. www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.

Obituary - Mary Louise Kirkpatrick Isner - Tributes.com
Accessed November 20, 2013. http://www.tributes.com/show/Mary-Louise-Kirkpatrick-Isner-87713943

ARY LOUISE KIRKPATRICK ISNER, age 75 years, a resident of Elkins, WV departed this life early Thursday morning, January 28, 2010 at the United Hospital Center at Clarksburg, WV. She had been in declining health for the past three months.

She was born Tuesday, July 10, 1934 at Elkins, WV a daughter of the late Luther Coy Kirkpatrick and Beatrice Eliza Chenoweth Kirkpatrick. She was married to Wilford Curtis Isner, Sr. who preceded her in death December 14, 2003.

Surviving are one son, Wilford Curtis �Will� Isner, Jr. and wife Carolyn, Clarksburg; two brothers, Coy Kirkpatrick, Jr. and wife Pat, Victoria, TX; John L. Kirkpatrick and wife Brenda, Elkins; one sister, Anna Mae Poe and husband Dano, Moatsville; one grandson, Bret Isner, Clarksburg, three nephews and one niece.

Preceding her in death are one infant sister and one grandson, Wilford Curtis Isner, III.

She was a graduate of Elkins High School with the Class of 1952, was a homemaker and attended the Elkins Church of God. She had a passion for gospel music and praying for other people.

The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 4 to 7 PM, Saturday. Final Rites will be conducted at the funeral home chapel, Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 2 PM. The Reverend Thomas Horn and the Reverend Will Isner will officiate and interment will follow at the Elkins Memorial Gardens at Elkins, WV.

Grave marker for Wilford Curtis and Mary L Isner at Elkins Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Photo taken by Leon Armentrout a volunteer at Find A Grave

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Wilford Curtis Isner Jr.

Wilford Curtis Isner Jr. and Carolyn
	Kurt Isner
	Bret Isner

Vonda Isner - b. Nov 15, 1935; d. Jan 1978, Melrose Park, Cook Co., IL, SS# 235-50-8391; m. True

Vonda Isner and (?)--True
	Kevin True - d. bef 2003
	Rod True
	Danny True
	Paula True

Olive Helen Isner - b. Jul 16, 1908¹; d. March 3, 1909, Faulkner, Randolph Co., WV

Olive Helen Isner

Olive Helen Isner
Register of deaths, Randolph Co, WV

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James Richard Isner¹ - b. Dec 6, 1913¹; d. Mar 1, 1914, Kerens, Randolph Co., WV

James Richard Isner

James Richard Isner
Register of deaths, Randolph Co, WV

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Notes
¹	Margaret Isner Simpson - E-mail correspondence beginning in March 2008. Margaret Olive Isner is the daughter of Isaac Isner and Augusta McDaniel. Isaac Isner was the eldest son of Creed Isner son of Thomas Jefferson Isner.

November 20, 2013