Ernest Richard Moncrief

Male12 January 1926–19 August 1982

Brief Life History of Ernest Richard

When Ernest Richard Moncrief was born on 12 January 1926, in Wirt, West Virginia, United States, his father, Earl Lewis Moncrief, was 24 and his mother, Hattie Pearle Fouts, was 23. He married Elsie Marie Romine on 18 March 1950, in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States. He lived in Tygart, Wood, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Tygart District, Wood, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 19 August 1982, in Polk, Florida, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Richard Moncrief
1926–1982
Elsie Marie Romine
1929–2011
Marriage: 18 March 1950

Sources (9)

  • Ernest Moncrief in household of Earl Moncrief, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ernest Moncrief, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Ernest Richard Moncrief, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 March 1950Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 1

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1929

    Age 3

    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    1941

    Age 15

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: habitational name from Moncreiffe in Dunbarney (Perthshire). The placename derives from Gaelic monadh ‘hill’ + craoibhe, genitive of craobh ‘tree’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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