Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Philip MCGILL / Elizabeth PINELL (F51674)

m. 6 Oct 1842


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  • Philip MCGILLFather | Male
    Philip MCGILL

    Born  1815  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jun 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gaskins-McKinney Cemetery, Canton Rd, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  6 Oct 1842  [1]  Tyler Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Elizabeth PINELLMother | Female
    Elizabeth PINELL

    Born  May 1817  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father  Spencer PINELL | F23491 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary LOWE | F23491 Group Sheet 

    Emily Jane MCGILLChild 1 | Female
    Emily Jane MCGILL

    Born  CA 1843   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Loe Ellen MCGILLChild 2 | Female
    Loe Ellen MCGILL

    Born  CA 1846  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  William LIGHTNER | F56966 
    Married  30 Dec 1879  Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Washington CLUTTER | F56967 
    Married  23 Mar 1891  St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nimrod MCGILLChild 3 | Male
    Nimrod MCGILL

    Born  CA 1848   
    Died     
    Buried     

    William MCGILLChild 4 | Male
    William MCGILL

    Born  CA 1850   
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 31 1850:
      Phillip McGill, 38, farmer, cannot read/write; Elizabeth, 30; Jane, 8; Ellen, 4; Nimrod, 3; William, 8 months. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Pleasants Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 28 1860:
      Philip McGill, 49, hatter, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $45; Elizabeth, 45; Emily, 15; Ellen, 14; Nimrod, 12; William, 9. All born in Virginia except Philip, born in New Jersey.

      1870 Census, Meigs Co, Ohio (Olive Township), enumerated on Jun 23 1870:
      Philip McGill, 55, b. New Jersey, farm laborer; Elizabeth, 47, b. Va, cannot read/write; Ellen Andrews, 23, b. WVa, housework, cannot write; William T. Andrews, 4, b. Ohio; Evaline Harvey, 4, b. Ohio.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 17 1880:
      Filip McGill, 65, b. WVa (father b. Ireland, mother b. Germany), farmer, insane; wife Elizabeth, 57, b. WVa (both parents b. Va.), cannot read/write.
      NOTE: Significance of husband's designation of being insane is not known. It is possible that the term was used to refer to what we now call dementia.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:
      Elizabeth McGill, 83, b. May 1817 in Virginia, farmer, cannot read/write, widowed, mother of 4 children (all still living); dau Luelin Clutter, 56, b. May 1844 in WVa, servant, cannot read/write, widowed, mother of 2 children (both still living).
      The next enumerated household:
      John (or Jahu) McGill, 54, b. Oct 1846, single, farm hand, cannot read/write; mistress Alice Roberts, 22, b. Apr 1878, cannot read/write, single, mother of 3 children (1 still living); son Lenard Roberts, 1, b. Apr 1899.

    Married:
    • Since the presiding minister was Samuel Archbold, it is likely that this marriage took place in present-day Doddridge County.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12016282&Type=Marriage.