Husband: William Henry Flesher
Born: Nov-14-1850 in Highland Co, VA 1,2,3
Died: Mar-29-1934 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 4 (see note 1)
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: Joseph Flesher (1813 - )
Mother: Rachael P. Carr (1821 - 1860)
Wife: Eliza Jane Spurgeon 6
Census name: Elizabeth J.
Married: Aug-15-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Mar-13-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,8,2,3
Died: Dec-10-1916 at Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 9,7,2
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 4,10
Cause of death: dropsy 11
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Jeremiah Spurgeon (1825 - 1853)
Mother: Rebecca Ann VanHorn (1821 - )
Notes
M Child 1: Jefferson Lee Flesher Also known as: Lee Flesher 12 Born: Oct- 7-1869 10,8,2 Died: Dec-26-1945 10,2 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1916 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Jessie Drain b. 1879 d. 1964 Married: ca 1898 8
M Child 2: Charles Jeremiah "Jerry" Flesher Census name: Charles J. Flesher Born: Sep-30-1871 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10,5 Died: Aug-29-1944 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Buried: in Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: 1916 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Henrietta Sisk b. Oct-25-1875 d. Jan-15-1957
F Child 3: Sagerna J. Flesher Born: ca 1874 5 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Mary Esteline Flesher Born: Nov-26-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,2,13 (see note 2) Died: Jun- 1-1941 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10,2 Buried: in East Lawn Memorial Park (Valley Cemetery), Reno, Washington Co, OH 10 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1930 in Tygart District, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1916 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Pleasant Patterson "Ples" Lowe b. Jun-29-1873 d. Apr- 9-1933 Also known as: P. P. Lowe 13 Married: Sep- 3-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 5: Melvena Elizabeth "Betty" Flesher Also known as: Elizabeth Flesher Born: Feb-11-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,2,5,13 Died: Jan-28-1976 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10,2 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: 1916 at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: 1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Elihu Lee Moneypenny b. Jan-31-1867 d. May-31-1957 Also known as: A. Elihu Lee Moneypenny 10 Married: Nov-23-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 6: William Warrick Flesher Also known as: Worric Flesher 15 Born: Mar-12-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,16 Died: Sep-11-1955 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 4,1 Resided: in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1916 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 1 Wife: Margaret A. "Maggie" Rymer b. 1887 d. 1946 Also known as: Maggie Rymer 16,15 Married: Apr-26-1906 in Gilmer Co, WV 16
M Child 7: Joseph Lot Flesher Also known as: Lot Flesher 17,12 Born: Jun- 3-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,19,2,16 Died: Oct- 7-1964 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,2 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 19,10 Resided: 1916 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Occupation: farmer, gas company employee 19 Wife: Ida Victoria Lasur b. Nov-13-1889 d. Feb-17-1964 Also known as: Ida Victoria Lasure 16 Married: Aug-18-1907 in Gilmer Co, WV 16
F Child 8: Ocie R. Flesher Born: Jul- -1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,13 Resided: 1916 in Momence, Kankakee Co, IL 12 Resided: 1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William J. Saul b. ca 1876 Married: Dec-27-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 9: Ezra L. Flesher
Born: Feb-20-1888 4,8
Died: Sep-19-1909 4
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 10: Bertha L. Flesher Born: Nov- 7-1890 2 (see note 3) Died: Apr- -1982 2 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: 1916 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cyrus A. Pennington b. May- -1870 d. 1934 Married: Feb- -1912
M Child 11: Oscar Oliver Flesher Born: Aug-15-1894 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV 18,20,21 (see note 4) Died: Jan- -1978 21 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22 Resided: 1937 in East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1916 at Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Bessie M. Yoke b. Mar- -1894 d. Nov- 7-1936 Married: Apr- 5-1916 at Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV 23 Wife: Bertha McCloy b. Jun- 9-1901 d. Mar- -1974 Married: Jun- 9-1937 in East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Headstone. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (6) Death record of son. (7) Obituary. (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Eliza Jane Flesher, white female, married; died Dec 10 1916, age 66y 9m 3d, cause of death dropsy. DR p. 47 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045011&Type=Death. (10) Findagrave.com. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) Obituary of mother. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793136&Type=Marriage. (15) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 385. (16) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (17) Marriage record of daughter. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795565&Type=Marriage. (24) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=58637&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Death record states burial location as Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1878. But she was age 3 in the 1880 Census, and birth date on headstone is 1876. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1891. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1895.