Samuel Wesley Gladwell

1851 - 1932  (81 years)

• Name	Samuel Wesley Gladwell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	20 Apr 1851	, Rockingham, Virginia   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  LifeSketch	When Samuel Wesley Gladwell was born on April 20, 1851, in Rockingham, Virginia, his father, David, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 25. He married Antoinette Virginia Whitmer in 1875 in his hometown. They had three children in 15 years. He died on July 7, 1932, in Rainelle, West Virginia, at the age of 81, and was buried in Hillsboro, West Virginia. 1870-1930 census records, Appointment of U.S. Postmasters-1832-1971, Find a grave, SS claims index, Virginia death index
  FSID	KFDB-4GQ
  Name	Samuel William Gladwell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Death	8 Jul 1932	Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
  Burial	Hillsboro, Pocahontas, West Virginia
  Person ID	I73977	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family ID

  F40523

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Antoinette Virginia Whitmer,   b. Apr 1851, Rockingham, Virginia, United States d. 1910, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1874	Rockingham, Virginia, United States
  Age at Marriage	Samuel was 23 years and 7 months - Antoinette was 23 years and 7 months.
  Children	> 1. Joseph Seymour Gladwell,   b. 29 Jan 1876, Virginia, United States d. 5 Sep 1958, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States (Age 82 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] > 2. Allen Burgess,   b. 8 Aug 1891, Virginia, United States d. 12 Jun 1976, Buckeye, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States (Age 84 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted] > 3. David Franklin Gladwell,   b. 2 Aug 1880, Rawley Springs, Rockingham, VA d. 21 Feb 1946, Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F40621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Louvisa J Lester,   b. 1890, West Virginia, United States
  Marriage	1913	Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States
  Age at Marriage	Samuel was ~ 61 years and 8 months - Louvisa was ~ 23 years.
  Married	9 Apr 1913	West Virginia, United States
  Children	> 1. Edna Ella Gladwell,   b. 6 Jun 1915, Seebert, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States d. 16 Sep 1964, Arlington, Virginia, United States (Age 49 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
  Family ID	F40622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Sources

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