Ellen Louise Sherwood

1919 - 2016  (96 years)

• Name	Ellen Louise Sherwood  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Mar 1919	West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Jan 2016  [2]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery North, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I295098	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Reginald Floyd Sherwood,   b. 17 Apr 1881, West Virginia d. 10 Sep 1967, West Virginia (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Lillian Estella Tidd,   b. 19 Jun 1893, Coolville, Athens, Ohio d. 26 Jul 1947, West Virginia (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1917	..., Wood, West Virginia   [3]
  Family ID	F116887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Lambert Barnes,   b. 16 Jan 1916, Smithburg, Doddridge, West Virginia d. 28 Oct 2002, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1942  [4]
  Children	1. John Barnes   2. Mike Barnes   3. Jeff Barnes   4. Vicki Barnes   5. Jean Barnes   6. Jane Barnes
  Family ID	F116889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Leavitt Funeral Home Ellen Louise Sherwood Barnes, 96 died Saturday, January 9th surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Parkersburg on March 11, 1919 to Lillian Tidd and Reginald Floyd Sherwood. A 1937 graduate of Parkersburg High School, she was a member of the tennis and basketball teams and served as a class officer. Ellen married Tom L. Barnes in 1942 and the two spent the next three years in the oil fields in Caracas, Venezuela. They returned to Parkersburg in 1945 and began raising their family of six. She was the secretary/bookkeeper for her husband's sales business, volunteered with Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts and was a consummate bridge player. The couple spent many weekends displaying their smooth dance moves as members of two local Dance Clubs. A lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church, Ellen served in various capacities including President of the Women's Association, Sunday School class President and circle leader. She was an active member of the Women's Elks. Her husband preceded her in death in 2002. She is survived by her six children; John (Candy), Michael (Brenda), Vicki, Jean, Jane (Mike McCauley) and Jeffrey (Karen); Seven grandchildren, two step grandchildren, two great grandsons, two step great grandsons and her dog Molly.

  
  

• Sources

  [S35242] 1920 census, West Virginia, Wood county, Year: 1920; Census Place: Parkersburg Ward 3, Wood, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1973; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 169 (Reliability: 3). [S69309] Cemetery index, Evergreen Cemetery North, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, (Find-a-Grave). [S54695] Marriage index, West Virginia, Name: Lilian Estella Tidd Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Reginald Floyd Sherwood Spouse Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1917 Marriage Place: Wood, West Virginia, United States (Reliability: 3). [S69310] Obituary, Leavitt Funeral Home, Thomas L. Barnes.