Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Emory D. C. Whitehair    
       Also known as: Emry D. Whitehair 
                Born: Nov-15-1845          in Taylor Co, (W)VA  1,2,3
                Died: Mar- 1-1879           1
              Buried:                      in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1870                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1866                 in Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1860                 in Pruntytown, Taylor Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Taylor Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  5
            Military: enlisted 1/10/1863   Pvt, Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  6,7
              Father: John P. Whitehair   (1815 -     ) 
              Mother: Elizabeth ___   (1818 -     ) 
                Wife: Caroline V. Nutter     
             Married: Feb- 4-1866          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
                Born: Oct- 3-1840          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  9,3
                Died: Apr- 6-1925          in Salem, WV  9
              Buried:                      in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV  1 (see note 1)
      Cause of death:                      apoplexy  9
              Census: 1920                 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 2)
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1866                 in Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
              Father: David Davisson Nutter   (1802 - 1878) 
              Mother: Mary Ann Stinespring   (1816 -     ) 
Notes 
           M Child 1: William L. Whitehair      
                Born: Nov-15-1866          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,3
                Died: Jul-24-1900          near Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  1,10
              Buried:                      in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV  4
      Cause of death:                      railroad construction accident  10
             Resided:                      in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  10
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      railroad construction worker  10
                Wife: Mary Ann "Annie" Nutter  b. Dec-  -1881  
         Census name: Mary A. 
             Married: Jul-19-1899          in Doddridge Co, WV  11
           F Child 2: Mary Lea "Mollie" Whitehair      
       Also known as: Marylee Whitehair 12
                Born: Feb- 3-1868          in Doddridge Co, WV  13,14,15
                Died: Apr-25-1952          in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV  13,14
              Buried:                      in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV  13,1
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Robert Jefferson Wilson  b. Mar- 6-1855  d. May- 1-1919  
             Married: Jan-  -1894          in Doddridge Co, WV  16,17
           M Child 3: Henry Clay Whitehair      
                Born: Sep-12-1869           1,5
                Died: Mar-21-1941           1
              Buried:                      in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1920                 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  
             Resided: 1901                 in Doddridge Co, WV  18
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1920                 laborer for gas company  19
                Wife: Lillie Belle Hagerty  b. Apr- 9-1880  d. Dec- 3-1961  
       Also known as: Lily Hagerty 15
             Married: Dec-15-1901          in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  18
           M Child 4: Winfield Frederick Whitehair      
                Born: Mar-12-1871          in Doddridge Co, WV  20,21,22 (see note 3)
                Died: Mar-29-1934          in Monongah, Marion Co, WV  4,14
              Buried:                      in Martin (aka Smith) Cemetery, Eldora, Marion Co, WV  4
              Census: 1930                 in Grant District, Marion Co, WV  
             Resided: 1897                 in Marion Co, WV  22
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Henrietta "Etta" Gregory  b. Dec- 5-1877  d. Sep-17-1931  
       Also known as: Etta Gregory 
             Married: Jan- 1-1897          in Monongah, Marion Co, WV  22
           F Child 5: Anna Sophrona Whitehair      
       Also known as: Sophrona Whitehair 
                Born: Aug-22-1876          in Doddridge Co, WV  23 (see note 4)
                Died: Aug-21-1955          in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  13,14
              Buried:                      in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV  13,4
              Census: 1940                 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1910, 1920           in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Brison Elwood Matheny  b. Sep-19-1872  d. Apr-22-1955  
       Also known as: Elwood Matheny 24
             Married: Aug-19-1896          in Doddridge Co, WV  24
           F Child 6: Ellen Sindonia Whitehair      
         Census name: Sindonia 
                Born: Aug-22-1876          in Doddridge Co, WV  25
                Died: Apr-27-1932          at Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV  13
              Buried:                      in Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV  4
              Census: 1910                 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: John Edward Riblett  b. Mar-10-1874  d. Nov- 6-1945  
             Married: Oct-  -1896          in Doddridge Co, WV  3
           M Child 7: Emory A. Whitehair      
                Born: Sep-12-1878           1
                Died: Mar- 3-1910           1
              Buried:                      in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) 1850 Census, Taylor County, (W)VA. 
(3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). 
(6) Civil War Service Records, . 
(7) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National 
Archives & Records Administration. 
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Emry D. Whitehair, 20, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co, 
son of John P. & Elizabeth Whitehair; and Caroline Nutter, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of David & Jane 
Nutter.  Married Feb 4 1866 in Doddridge County.  (Note:  Basis for identification of wife's mother as Jane is unknown 
and is presumed to be a clerical error.  She is identified as Mary Ann Stinespring in all other known references, 
including the death record of Caroline Nutter Whitehair.), MR p. 254 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792105&Type=Marriage. 
(9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(10) Obituary. 
(11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as W. L. Whitehair, 33, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and 
Anna Nutter, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co.  Married Jul 19 1899 at (illegible), officiated by N. J. Chedester, 
a Minister of the Gospel of U.B.C.  Informants for marriage license:  W. L. Whitehair & Addison Nutter. 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793713&Type=Marriage. 
(12) Marriage record of daughter. 
(13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(14) Headstone (year only) 
(15) Birth record of son. 
(16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as R. J. Wilson, 32, b. Upshur Co, res. Lewis Co; and M. 
L. Whitehair, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Informants for marriage license:  R. J. Wilson & H. C. Whitehair.  Marriage 
license issued Jan 13 1894.  However, the Minister's Return or Endorsement to certify that the marriage took place was 
left blank for the date and location.  (Note:  The 1900 Census shows them as a married couple, with length of marriage 6 
years.  H. C. Whitehair was almost certainly the wife's brother Henry.), MR p. 373 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792587&Type=Marriage. 
(17) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(19) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(21) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). 
(22) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. 
(23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as A. S. Whitehair, white male (sic), b. Aug 22 1876 in 
Doddridge Co, child of Emny (sic) & C. Whitehair.  Informant:  C. Whitehair, mother. BR p. 82 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2603407&Type=Birth. 
(24) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as E. S. Whitehair, white female, b. Aug 22 1876 in Doddridge 
Co, child of Emny (sic) & C. Whitehair.  Informant:  C. Whitehair, mother. BR p. 82 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2603407&Type=Birth. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Death record states burial location as Buckeye.
Note (2) In 1910, listed as Caroline V. Whitehair, 69, widowed, mother of 7 children
(5 still living), a lodger in the household of Oliver & Eliza (Zinn) Sheets and
their family.
Note (3) Birth date on headstone is 1872.
Note (4) Birth date given in death record as Aug 22 1877, and headstone also has a
birth date of 1877.  But her birth record shows it as Aug 22 1876.  She and her
twin sister Ellen were age 3 in the 1880 Census.







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