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Husband: Josiah B. Springston Census name: Josire B. Springston 1 Born: Oct- -1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Aug-14-1908 near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Buried: (no dates) in Webb (aka Dotson) Cem, .2 mi N of jct Co Rd 18 & 18/1 (on hill W of Goose Crk), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Military: Co E, 3rd W.Va. Cav, Civl War 4 Father: Jacob Springston (1784 - 1836) Mother: Susan Stout (1802 - 1871)
Wife: America Joseph Webb Married: Jun-14-1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 5 Born: May- 4-1852 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Apr-23-1931 at Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Buried: (unmarked) in Webb (aka Dotson) Cem, .2 mi N of jct Co Rd 18 & 18/1 (on hill W of Goose Crk), Ritchie Co, WV 4,6 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 30 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Sylvester D. Webb (1822 - ) Mother: Elizabeth A. Nutter (1821 - ) Other spouse 1 Notes
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Josiah B. Springston, widower, 59, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and America J. Webb, single, 39, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Jun 14 1891 in Ritchie County. MR p. 75. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1931 death record as May 4 1842, with age at death 88y 11m 19d. But age 28 in 1880 Census and age 39 in 1891 marriage record would put birth in about 1852, and 1900 Census also states birth date as May 1852.




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