Husband: Edwin L. Tharp Census name: Edmund L. Tharp
Born: Jun-28-1868 1,2 Died: Aug-17-1938 1,2 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1920 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Father: Ebenezer Hayes Tharp (1837 - 1899) Mother: Amanda Wass (1836 - 1924)
Wife: Priscilla Jane Goff 5
Married: Jan- 6-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: Aug-30-1868 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 7,6,2
Died: Oct- 1-1947 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,2
Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 7,3
Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1920 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Father: Justice Goff
Mother: Susan McDonald
M Child 1: Sedrick Morgan Tharp Census name: Morgan Tharp Born: Oct-12-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,9 (see note 1) Died: Jan-30-1948 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10,7,8 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 7 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1932 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1920 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: Hope Natural Gas Co. 7 Wife: Mary Belle Smith b. Aug-25-1890 d. May-20-1949 Married: Jul-16-1932 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Nora Lena Tharp Born: Mar- -1889 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,13,14 Resided: 1942, 1948 in Englewood, Arapahoe Co, CO 15,16 Census: 1920 in Stealey (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Harrison Co, WV 14 Husband: Charles L. Wright b. Oct- 9-1877 Also known as: Charley L. Wright 14 Married: Apr-12-1911 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 14
M Child 3: Orlando Carl Tharp Also known as: Carl Orlan Tharp 17 Born: Apr-30-1897 13,1,2 Died: Aug-26-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1920 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Military: 157th TGS Inf, World War I 18
M Child 4: Haze Tharp
M Child 5: Clifford Goff Tharp Born: Sep-28-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 19,20,21 Died: Oct- -1977 20 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22,19,16 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Stealey (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1920 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Occupation: 1940 shipper at glass factory 23 Occupation: 1920 laborer for gas company 4,24 Wife: Lillian Margaret Kenney b. Jun-24-1907 d. Aug- 7-1988 Married: Jan- 2-1926 in Harrison Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Dona March Tharp Born: Mar-20-1906 20 Died: Jul- -1987 20 Resided: 1948 in Toronto, Jefferson Co, OH 25,16
F Child 7: Boneta Tharp Also known as: Bonneta Tharp 20 Born: May-29-1909 in Ritchie Co, WV 20,26 Died: Apr- 2-2001 20 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 20,27,16 Resided: 1936 in Eva, Ritchie Co, WV 26 Census: 1920 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Husband: Floyd Alvin Fling b. Oct-18-1880 d. Dec-10-1965 Also known as: Alvin Fling 17,26,28 Married: Jan- 6-1936 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 26
F Child 8: Fonda Oneta Tharp Born: ca 1912 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 Resided: 1948 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920 in Leatherbarke, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Husband: William H. Myer b. ca 1914 Married: Jul- 1-1933 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 9
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (5) Death record of son. (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (10) Obituary - At home. (11) Obituary. (12) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (16) Obituary of brother. (17) Headstone. (18) Military Grave Marker. (19) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (23) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (24) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (26) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (27) Death record of husband. (28) Obituary of son. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in obituary as Oct 12 1887, but death record states Oct 12 1888. Note (2) In household of sister & brother-in-law, Nora & Charles L. Wright. He was also enumerated in his parents' household in Ritchie County.