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Malissa Jane “Massa” <I>Willey</I> Shreve

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Malissa Jane “Massa” Willey Shreve

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
24 Jan 1928 (aged 70)
Pine Grove, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Pine Grove, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
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Massa, a daughter of James Willey and Irena Odell, married Stephen R. Shreve, the son of Jonathan R. Shreve and Nancy Edgell, on March 27, 1878 in Wetzel Co., WV. The headstone shows the date of death as January 4 when it should actually read January 24.

She had two nicknames that were used -- Massa Jane and Babe.

Her son, Joe, once told the story of how a couple of his brothers were sitting around the table talking. Massa came in and added something to the conversation and one of the brothers said, Ma, you know that ain't true. She believed him to be calling her a liar and knocked him clear off his chair, with him falling down the steps and out the front door. As he laid in the yard unconscious, she thought she had killed him!
Massa, a daughter of James Willey and Irena Odell, married Stephen R. Shreve, the son of Jonathan R. Shreve and Nancy Edgell, on March 27, 1878 in Wetzel Co., WV. The headstone shows the date of death as January 4 when it should actually read January 24.

She had two nicknames that were used -- Massa Jane and Babe.

Her son, Joe, once told the story of how a couple of his brothers were sitting around the table talking. Massa came in and added something to the conversation and one of the brothers said, Ma, you know that ain't true. She believed him to be calling her a liar and knocked him clear off his chair, with him falling down the steps and out the front door. As he laid in the yard unconscious, she thought she had killed him!

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  • Created by: kellybean
  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61505217/malissa_jane-shreve: accessed ), memorial page for Malissa Jane “Massa” Willey Shreve (1 Feb 1857–24 Jan 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61505217, citing Shreve Cemetery, Pine Grove, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by kellybean (contributor 47383012).