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WIRT COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Linda Criss
Linda@Criss.com
March 26, 2000
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CRISS and NICHOLAS (NICHOLSON)
John & Ona Nicholas Criss are buried in unmarked graves in Sand Hill
Cemetery, Courtney Ridge, Wirt Co. "JOHN CRISS Last rites were conducted
Wednesday afternoon for John Criss, 67, who passed away Monday at the home
of
his son, Everett, in Charleston, after a lingering illness of a year.
Before passing on he confessed his faith in the Lord. Funeral services
were held from the Pomroy
Funeral Home with the Rev. Kelcie Board officiating. Burial was made in the
Sand
Hill cemetery. Surviving are two sons, Everett of Charleston and Arthur of
Palestine; three daughters, Mrs. Edith Enoch, Mrs. Arizona Somerville of
Palestine
and Mrs. Bertha Law of Elizabeth. His wife and two children preceded him in
death." (Wirt County Journal, Friday, Feb. 2, 1940). Information from his
funeral record is as follows: "Deceased John Criss - Residence Elizabeth -
Charge to Evart Criss Station B Charleston - Order given by Evart Criss -
Occupation of deceased Labor - Date of Death Jan. 29, 1940, 4 pm. - Date of
birth Aug 31 1872 67years4months28days - Clergyman Kelcie Board -
Resided in State Life - Place of death Stop 2 Charleston Name of Father
Wm.
Criss His Birthplace unknown - Maiden Name of Mother Unknown - Her
birthplace Unknown Ship remains to Elizabeth."
Respecting his wife, I have no obituary for her. I do have a Funeral
Home Record as follows: "Deceased Onna Criss Wife of John Criss Charge to
Co. Court, Elizabeth - Date of funeral May 14, 1935 - Residence Palestine
R2 - Place of death Palestine R2 - Funeral Services at Sand Hill - Time
2pm - Clergyman J. S. Sarver - Certifying physician O. W. Coplin Elizabeth
WVa - Cause of death
pneumonia - Date of Death May 12, 1935 - Occupation Housewife - Married -
Religion - Medoth. - Date of Birth March 5, 1889 - Age 46years2months7days.
Father John Nicklaus Mother Lucy (difficult to read-might be Shank)
Mother birthplace Wood Co. WVa. -
Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery. "
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