Family Group Sheet
NameRobert Kenneth Manley
Birth16 Jan 1910, Mt. Carbon, Fayette Co., West Virginia
Death30 Mar 1983, Fayette Co., West Virginia
BurialMontgomery Memorial Park, London, Kanawha Co., WV
FatherSamuel Sanford Manley (?1857-1927)
MotherElizabeth “Lizzie” Hitchens (1872-1957)
Marriage11 Sep 1930, Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia
SpouseReba F. Petry, 5C3R
Birth11 May 1913, Deepwater, Fayette Co., West Virginia
Death14 May 2004, Kingston, Ulster Co., New York
FatherJames Bud Petry (1883-1960)
MotherDella M. Darlington (1888-1970)
Children
1 FBetty Jo Manley , 6C2R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
2 MRobert Kenneth Manley Jr. , 6C2R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Robert Kenneth Manley
The SSDI lists R. Manley, born 16 Jan 1910, died Mar 1983, last residence Mount Carbon, Fayette Co., West Virginia.
Notes for Reba F. Petry
The SSDI lists Reba F. Manley, born 11 May 1913, died 14 May 2004, last residence Accord, Ulster Co., New York, SSN issued in 1961 in West Virginia.
Her obituary in the Charleston (WV) Sunday Gazette of 17 May 2004 reported:
“ACCORD, N.Y. - Reba F. Manley, 91, of Accord, N.Y., formerly of Montgomery, died May 14, 2004, in Kingston Hospital, Kingston, N.Y., after a short illness.
Born May 11, 1913, in Deepwater, the daughter of the late James and Della Darlington Petry, she was a homemaker, and a member of the Pocahontas Lodge in Montgomery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert K. Manley Sr. in 1983. She is survived by her son, Robert K. Manley Jr. of Accord, N.Y.; a daughter, Betty Jo Davis of Montgomery; three grandchildren, Valerie Nigro, Robert K. Manley III, Lauren Davis, and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m., Tues., May 18, 2004, at Montgomery Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, with the Rev. Stephen Murphy officiating. Burial will be in the cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the Chapel. Hooper, Bostic & Layne Funeral Home, 307 Adams Street, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangement.”
Her obituary in the Charleston (WV) Sunday Gazette of 17 May 2004 reported:
“ACCORD, N.Y. - Reba F. Manley, 91, of Accord, N.Y., formerly of Montgomery, died May 14, 2004, in Kingston Hospital, Kingston, N.Y., after a short illness.
Born May 11, 1913, in Deepwater, the daughter of the late James and Della Darlington Petry, she was a homemaker, and a member of the Pocahontas Lodge in Montgomery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert K. Manley Sr. in 1983. She is survived by her son, Robert K. Manley Jr. of Accord, N.Y.; a daughter, Betty Jo Davis of Montgomery; three grandchildren, Valerie Nigro, Robert K. Manley III, Lauren Davis, and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m., Tues., May 18, 2004, at Montgomery Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, with the Rev. Stephen Murphy officiating. Burial will be in the cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the Chapel. Hooper, Bostic & Layne Funeral Home, 307 Adams Street, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangement.”
Notes for Robert Kenneth & Reba F. (Family)
Fayette Co., West Virginia marriage register28 lists the marriage on 11 Sep 1930 in Montgomery of Robert Manley, age 24, born in and resident of Mt. Carbon, son of S S and Elizabeth, and Reba Petry, age 22, born in and resident of Deepwater, daughter of Jim and Ella, first marriage for both, by W. T. Burks.
The registrar must have misheard “Jim and Della” as “Jim and Ella”.
The registrar must have misheard “Jim and Della” as “Jim and Ella”.
Census
1940 census of Fayette Co., West Virginia, Kanawha district, Mt. Carbon, ED 10-29, enumerated 6 April, lists on p. 4A as family #62:
Manley, Robert, 30, transfer own self; Reba, wife, 26; Betty Jo, dau, 5; Robert K., son, 1. All born in West Virginia, living in Deepwater, Fayette Co., WV in 1935.
Manley, Robert, 30, transfer own self; Reba, wife, 26; Betty Jo, dau, 5; Robert K., son, 1. All born in West Virginia, living in Deepwater, Fayette Co., WV in 1935.
