Govenor Watts “Gove” Canaday

Birth: 28 Apr 1898
West Virginia, USA
Death: 12 May 1927 (aged 29)
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial: Canaday Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 127684740 View Source

Govenor was born in the Marshes and died in the Trap Hill District. He was shot and killed by a man named J W Saunders. Supposedly, he had a son, Gove Watts Cozart, out of wedlock with Minnie Haley Acord.

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1898–1961

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Govenor Watts “Gove” Canaday

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Isaac Owen "Ike" Canaday

Martha Elizabeth Hall Canaday

Minnie Haley Acord

Elkanah Kane "Kaney or EK" Canaday

Charles Monroe "Charlie" Canaday

Isaac Dempsey "Demp" Canaday

Hick Dorsey Canaday

Wilmer Witt "Bill" Canaday

Ocal Elizabeth Canaday Horton

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Isaac Owen "Ike" Canaday

Martha Elizabeth Hall Canaday

Minnie Haley Acord

Elkanah Kane "Kaney or EK" Canaday

Charles Monroe "Charlie" Canaday

Isaac Dempsey "Demp" Canaday

Hick Dorsey Canaday

Wilmer Witt "Bill" Canaday

Ocal Elizabeth Canaday Horton

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