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Husband: Jacob Williams
Born: Jul-19-1818 in Preston Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Jan-24-1893 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: (no dates) in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3 Resided: from 1871 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Occupation: blacksmith 3 Military: Co M, 6th WV Inf, Civil War 1,2 Father: Mother:
Wife: Jane C. Wiseman 4,3
Buried: (no dates, unmarked) in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Viretta Williams Born: Nov- 9-1841 in Ohio 5,6 (see note 1) Died: Jul-29-1914 near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Buried: in Mt. Zion EUB Cemetery, Co Rd 24/3, Chevauxdefrise (Five Forks), Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: 1857, 1901 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6 Census: 1850 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA Husband: David D. Adams b. ca 1834 d. bef Aug 1901 Married: Jun-10-1857 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6 (see note 2) Husband: George Thomas b. Oct-10-1822 d. Feb-12-1915 Married: Aug-15-1901 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 2: Chester Williams 3 Born: 1848 8 Died: 1929 8 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Occupation: blacksmith 3 Military: Co C, 6th WV Inf, Civil War 2 Wife: Sarah Woofter b. 1853 d. 1924
M Child 3: Samuel H. Williams Born: ca 1855 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9 Died: in the West 3 Resided: 1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 Occupation: carpenter 9 Wife: Nancy K. Siberts b. ca 1854 Census name: Nancy C. Siberts 10 Married: Aug-27-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 561. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (7) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1-A, p. 212. (10) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Samuel H. Williams, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, occup carpenter, son of Jacob & Jane C. Williams; and Nancy K. Siberts, 22, b. Pocahontas Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Andrew H. & Catharine Siberts. Married Aug 27 1876 in Doddridge County. BR Bk 1-A, p. 212. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in 1857 marriage record as Adams County, Ohio, but in 1901 marriage record as Monongalia County, WV. Age 55 in 1901 marriage record puts birth in about 1846, but age 15 in 1857 puts it in about 1842. Note (2) He was widowed. Her father was the only parent identified in both of her marriage records.




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