Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James T. Edwards    
                Born: Dec-  -1842          in Marion Co, (W)VA  1,2
              Census: 1900, 1910           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1875                 in Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Father: Thomas W. Edwards 
              Mother: Mary ___ 
Notes 
                Wife: Columbia Wigner     
             Married: Jun-20-1875          in Ritchie Co, WV  2
                Born: Aug-  -1853          in Ritchie Co, WV  1,2
                Died: May-  -1907           3
              Buried: Arnolds Creek         3
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1875                 in Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Daniel R. Wigner   (1831 - 1918) 
              Mother: Bersheba Williams   (1820 - 1863) 
           F Child 1: Frances Ann Edwards      
       Also known as: Stella Ann 
                Born: Apr- 3-1877          in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  4,1,5 (see note 1)
                Died: Jun-29-1941          at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV  4
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  4
             Resided:                      at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV  
             Resided: 1918                 in Enterprise, Harrison Co, WV  6
             Resided: 1906                 in Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Edmond N. Williams  b. ca 1868  d. Dec-31-1939  
             Married: Nov-19-1894          at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  7
             Husband: Claude D. Gough  b. Mar-30-1873  d. Jun-17-1948  
       Also known as: Claude D. Goff 8
             Married: Aug- 1-1906          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  9
           F Child 2: Lena Leota Edwards      
         Census name: Lenna L. Edwards 10
                Born: Apr-  -1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,5
             Resided: 1918                 in Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1910                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Howard Elanus Adams  b. May- 8-1877  d. Nov- 8-1949  
             Married: Jul-14-1918          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  11
           M Child 3: Walter G. Edwards      
                Born: Aug-  -1881           1
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(3) Diary of William W. Clark. 
(4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(6) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online 
database), of son Hillary A. Williams. 
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Edmond N. Williams, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and 
Frances Edwards, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Nov 19 1894 "at Jas. Edward's on Arnolds Creek."  Informants 
for the marriage license:  E. N. Williams & Jas. Edwards. MR p. 483. 
(8) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) 
(9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Claude D. Goff, widowed, 29, b. Gilmer Co, res. Harrison 
Co, son of Emory & Ella B. Goff; and Frances Williams, divorced, 27, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of James T. & 
Columbia Edwards.  Married Aug 1 1906 in Clarksburg. MR p. 5. 
(10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Howard E. Adams, widowed, 41, b. Ritchie Co, res. 
Clarksburg, son of George W. & Rachel L. Adams; and Lena Leota Edwards, single, 40, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, 
dau of James & Columbia Edwards.  Married Jul 14 1918 in Clarksburg. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Marriage record of 1894 indicates birth in about 1877 in Doddridge County. 
But marriage record of 1906 indicates birth in about 1879 in Ritchie County. 
Birth date given as April 1877 in 1900 Census.







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