John Walter ALTIZER

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Jno W Altizer
Age: 9
Birth Date: Apr 1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Samantha Altizer
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Samantha Altizer 40
Thos N Altizer 19
Cora D L Altizer 18
Flovis O Altizer 4
Hattie A Altizer 12
Hettie A Altizer 10
Jno W Altizer 9
Wm E Altizer 6
W N Altizer 4

1930 Census
Name: Walter Attiger [Walter Altizer]
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: State Highway 66
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: $12.00
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 25
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Bune Picker
Industry: Coal Mines
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Altizer 37
Roswell Altizer 29
Virginia Altizer 8
John Altizer 6
Frances Altizer 4 years 1 month
Mack Hall 28
Marie Hall 17

Birth:
World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Walter Altizer
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1891
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Residence: Mcdowell, West Virginia

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18576110

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: John Altizer
SSN: 235-07-6331
Last Residence: 24892 War, Mcdowell, West Virginia
BORN: 22 Apr 1891
Died: Dec 1974
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

John married Rosa Nell McCoy 02 Mar 1921, McDowell Co. WV. Rosa was born 11 Mar 1900, West Virginia; died 09 Aug 1983; was buried , Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Virginia married Smallwood. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Burial location according to death certificate

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1475456&Type=Death
Cause of death: gunshot wound to head, suicide

Frances married Galante. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

OBITUARY

Donald Hugh Altizer, 72, of War, died, Friday, March 30, 2012 at his residence. Born May 28, 1939, in War, he was the son of the late John W. Altizer and Rosinel McCoy Altizer. Donald spent his entire life in War, having drove a truck for an oil company and worked for several garages as a mechanic. In his spare time following retirement, he enjoyed rebuilding and restoring engines of all types. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in War.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four siblings; Virginia Dare Smallwood, John, Tommy and Bill Altizer.

He will be lovingly remembered by his three sisters, Evelyn Necessary and husband, Kenneth of Tannersville, Va., Shelva Ruszin and husband, Bill of Pasadena California, Frances Galante of Tampa, Fla.; a host of nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in the Mausoleum Chapel of Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluefield-Tazewell Road near Bluefield, Va.

Those wishing to attend are requested to meet at the cemetery on Tuesday.

The Altizer Family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.


Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Donald H Altizer
BORN: 28 May 1939
Died: 30 Mar 2012
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1957-1958)

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88583370

Evelyn married Kenneth Necessary. [Group Sheet]

Shelva married Bill Ruszin. [Group Sheet]