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| 17901 | Jeffrey Wood reports Deborah Starcher's death as Aug 14 1879 at Buckhannon Run, Upshur Co, while Morris Braum gives it as Nov 25 1879 in Lewis Co. | STARCHER, Deborah (I22180)
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| 17902 | Jeffrey Wood reports Elizabeth Sutton's birth as Oct 10 1724 at Basking Ridge, Bernard Twp, Somerset Co, NJ. But Morris Braum has it as Oct 24 1724 in Middlesex Co, NJ. | SUTTON, Elizabeth (I22197)
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| 17903 | Jeffrey Wood reports marriage as Dec 4 1835, location not specified, while Tina Kutschbach has it as Jan 4 1836 in Lewis Co, and Morris Braum has it as Dec 14 1836 in Lewis Co. | Family: Joshua BENNETT / Charity HINZMAN (F8254)
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| 17904 | Jeffrey Wood reports Mary Jane "Polly" Starcher's birthplace as Harrison Co, while Morris Braum gives it as Lewis Co on the same date. | STARCHER, Mary Jane "Polly" (I22185)
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| 17905 | Jeffrey Wood reports Samuel Cozad's birthdate as Aug 26 1760, but Morris Braum has it as Jul 26 1760. | COZAD, Samuel (I22218)
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| 17906 | Jemima may also have had a third marriage to ___ Little, per "The Davissons," p. 99. | Family: James RUSSELL / Jemima ___ (F5796)
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| 17907 | Jennings Randolph served as Congressman from West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from Mar 1933 to Jan 1947, and as a U.S. Senator from Nov 1958 to Jan 1985. Concise biography: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/10 West Virginia Archives and History has created an online exhibit titled, "Jennings Randolph: Your New Dealer for All the Years." Through photographs, campaign materials, various letters, and an assortment of other items, the exhibit offers a look into the life of Jennings Randolph, spanning his youth to the end of his senatorial career. http://www.wvculture.org/history/exhibitsonline/randolph/jrnewdealertoc.html Online photograph exhibit: http://www.wvculture.org/history/gallery/jrandolph.html Jennings Randolph Recognition Project: http://www.agribusinesscouncil.org/randolph.htm The West Virginia State Archives is the repository of over 900 boxes containing the Jennings Randolph collection of documents, photographs and related materials over his life and career. The entire collection is indexed here for retrieval of specific items by Archives staff when requested by researchers. http://www.wvculture.org/History/collections/randolph/randolphfindingaid.html | RANDOLPH, Jennings F. (I59366)
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| 17908 | Jepthah Fitz Randolph was a delegate to the first Wheeling Convention, May 13-15, 1861, which led to West Virginia statehood two years later. (Note: It has been reported that Jepthah's son Franklin was a delegate to the Wheeling Convention. This is incorrect. Jepthah attended only the first convention in May, but not the second, June 11-25, 1861. Franklin attended neither. http://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/statehood05.html http://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/statehood07.html Established the first post office in New Milton, which he named after the community of Milton, Wisconsin, where he had resided for about one year before returning to Doddridge County. Many researchers consider it likely that Jepthah Fitz Randolph was active in the underground railroad, the design of his home and its location near the Salem-Harrisville Turnpike lending credence to such speculation. http://www.urrfreepress.com/index_files/2009_Survey_Report.pdf According to Susie Davis Nicholson (p. 65), the home of Jepthah Fitz Randolph was built from native clay taken from a nearby field. This is fire brick, so a kiln had to be built to fire the brick. The home was occupied by Jeptha Randolph and his descendants until the death of his great-grandaughter, Blonda McClain Groah, on Dec 18, 1968. When her estate was settled, the property was sold to a person unrelated to the family. After the death of Jeptha, the home had gone to the youngest son, Alvin, who as of 1979 had no living descendants. | RANDOLPH, Jepthah Fitz (I37207)
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| 17909 | Jeremiah "Jeddy" and Isabelle "Bell" Lyons had six children: Priscilla, Lillie, Sarah, Irvin, Nellie and Hettie. Lillie lived to the age of 11 and Hettie survived just nine months. Very sadly, these two children and their mother died at about the same time in March 1907. All had contracted measles and chicken pox-during an epidemic. The infant, Hettie, was buried in the same coffin with her mother. Irvin was kicked in the head by a horse, suffering a severe injury. He never fully recovered and spent time in and out of Weston State Hospital. Isabelle, Lillie, Ervin, Hettie and Jeddy are buried at the Sedalia Cemetery, but have no grave markers. The following account was told to her granddaughter by Phoebe Broad Collins, wife of Jasper Harold Collins (William Andrew Lyons' great grandson): After Jeremiah's wife and 2 of his daughters died, Jeddy lived the majority of his life in the woods and came down about once a month to see the family. His body was found in the hills that surrounded his farm. It appears that he died while kneeling down to get a drink of water from a stream. Jeddy was known throughout the area for his great skill in locating and harvesting ginseng. He was also hired by the local farmers to clear brush from their pasture fields. He was said to have had great stamina and strength because he could "cut filth with a scythe all day long, day after day." Many thought Jeddy was rather poor because he was very frugal and lived in a tent for a time. However, he had a large amount of money in five local banks at the time of his death. Jeddy's exact date of death could not be established. He left for the woods around March 29, 1947 and his body was not found until April 23, 1947. The coroner attributed his death to natural causes. According to Jeddy's granddaughter, Nellie (Smith) Carter, Jeddy had a twin who died as an infant. | LYONS, Jeremiah Nelson "Jeddy" (I57889)
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| 17910 | Jesse Coburn Lowther's family was the first to settle in Cornwallis, Ritchie County, (West) Virginia. 1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated in July 1850: Phebe Lowther, 56; Leah C, 23; Phebe E, 17; Matilda H, 11. | Family: Jesse Coburn LOWTHER / Phebe CUNNINGHAM (F11110)
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| 17911 | Jesse F. Snodgrass joined for duty and mustered in on Jan 9 1863 in Wheeling. In Mar/Apr 1863, the company muster roll showed that he was detached and out on scouting duty during a raid. (This would later be known as the Jones-Imboden Raid.) The company muster rolls for Jun-Dec 1863 showed that he was on special duty as of Jun 28 1863 as acting Provost Marshall for the post. He mustered out with his company in Wheeling on Apr 23 1864. Ten months later, on Feb 18 1865, in Wheeling, he enlisted as a Private in Co I, 6th W.Va. Infantry. His physical description was recorded as 5'10", gray eyes, dark hair, fair complexion. Four days later, on Feb 22 1865, he mustered out in order to be promoted. In Wheeling on Feb 28 1865, he re-mustered in as a 2nd Lieutenant, remaining with the company until mustering out in Wheeling on Jun 10 1865. | SNODGRASS, Jesse F. (I103921)
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| 17912 | Jesse F. Snodgrass of Doddridge County was a member of the legislature at the time that West Virginia became a state in 1863. | SNODGRASS, Jesse F. (I103921)
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| 17913 | Jesse G. Lowther and Nancy Swisher were the parents of ten children. He and Wady Knight are believed to have had two children. 1830 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse G. Lowther had one male between the ages of 70 and 80, one 40-50, one 10-15, two 5-10, one under 5; and one female 30-40, one 15-20, and two under five. 1840 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse G. Lowther had one male between the ages of 50 and 60, one 15-20, one 10-15, one under 5; and one female 50-60, two 10-15, and two 5-10. Nancy Swisher Lowther died in April 1840. Jesse G. Lowther then married Wady Knight in Sep 1841. 1850 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse Lowther had following family members: Jesse, age 60; Wady, 45; Amy, 22; Penelope, 20; Emily, 18; Mary, 15; John, 11; Nancy, 7; Jesse, 6. (Note: Although the entry clearly shows the oldest child as a female named Amy, no further reference to that daughter has been found, and the entry is believed to refer to a son named Amos.) 1860 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse G. Lowther: Jesse G. Lowther, age 70; Emily, 28; Mary, 26; John D., 22; Nancy, 18; Jesse G., 16. | LOWTHER, Jesse G. (I32324)
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| 17914 | Jesse Gaskins, was born about 1739. By 1776 he was living in Northumberland County, Virginia, when he became a soldier in the Revolutionary War. By 1810 Jesse was living in Monongalia County, (West) Virginia, where he gave the following statement on July 24, 1820 while applying for his military pension "I was in the battle of Germantown [Oct. 4, 1777], where I was taken prisoner by the enemy, put in jail at Philadelphia, and carried to New York in a prison ship kept there about one month; we were then exchanged and I got back to my own Army again, I was at the taking of Stony Point [July 16, 1779], when we took it at the point of the bayonet with wooden flints in our guns we were marched to Charleston South Carolina was in what is called the Siege of Charleston, after a close fire of about twenty-eight days, when our officers capitulated we were marched out, and stacked our arms we were then marched by the enemy back into the barracks as prisoners. I was kept by them about thirty days, I then made my escape from them and returned home in Northumberland County Virginia. ... "I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit, one horse, one cow, one yearling, one old rough table, a few old dishes & plates, five cups and saucers, a few broken knives & forks, knives made by the blacksmith, 2 weeding hoes, 2 dutch ovens, one kettle, tea kettle, one skillet, one old washing tub, 3 old barrels with heads out, 2 buckets, one plow, 2 pairs of gears, one old coffee mill, one old wheel & reel, 4 old chairs, 5 iron spoons, necessary bedding & wearing apparel. I have no trade, and live on rented land, my wife Susanna about 75 to 78 years of age very infirm and unable to do anything. One daughter Chloe about 22 years of age, with 3 small children of her own, one son now in his 18th year, but not of sound mind is all my family that lives with me." Jesse Gaskins was pensioned at the rate of $8 per month starting May 28, 1818, for service as a Private in the Virginia Continental Line. Jesses daughter Chloe never married. All of her children took the Gaskins surname. Her son John Albert Gaskins, born in 1826 in Marion County, came to Doddridge County sometime prior to 1847 when he married Mary Ann Pernell. All of the Gaskinses from Doddridge County descend from John and Mary. | GASKINS, Jesse (I121372)
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| 17915 | Jesse Howard Bell February 22, 1964 ~ March 1, 2018 (age 54) esse Howard Bell (54) of Clarksburg, WV, passed away suddenly on March 1, 2018 at his residence. Howard was born on February 22, 1964 in Bridgeport, CT, the son of Nancy Kay Bell of Wallace, WV, and the late Jesse Franklin Bell. Howard was a graduated of Liberty High School. He was a professional roofer by trade. He enjoyed remodeling, recycling and spending time with his family. Howard will be dearly missed by many. In addition to his mother those left behind to cherish his memory are his brothers Raymond L. Bell, David W. Bell and wife Donna all of Reynoldsville, WV, Bruce Bell and fiancée Natasha Hatala, Brian K. Bell, all of Wallace, WV, Robert D. Bell and fiancée Kelly Amos of Meadowbrook, WV, Michael P. Bell and wife Jamie of Clarksburg, WV, several nephews and nieces and his companion Barbara Price of Clarksburg, WV. The family will receive friends at Dorsey Funeral Home 701 South Pike St., Shinnston, WV 26431, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, from 4:00pm-8:00pm Funeral Services will be held in Dorsey Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 11:00am with Pastor Tim Sandy officiating. Interment will be at Hepzibah Cemetery Hepzibah, WV. Dorsey Funeral Home is honored to assist the Bell Family at this time. https://www.dorseyfuneralhomewv.com/obituary/Jesse-Bell https://www.wvnews.com/obituaries/jesse-howard-bell/article_7635cdf7-bcd2-52fb-976e-3d7178c632ae.html | BELL, Jesse Howard (I14957)
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| 17916 | Jesse Lee Flint has gravestones at two different cemeteries in New Mexico. The first one is a flat marker with his name and birth/death dates, along with the name and birth date of his wife Eleanor. That marker is at: Desert Lawn Memorial Gardens, Deming, Luna County, New Mexico https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73807996/jesse-lee-flint The second one is an upright marker with the name and birth/death dates of both him and his wife. Although it is known from her obituary and gravestone that his wife is buried at the second cemetery, Jesse's final resting place is not clear. Mountain View Cemetery, Deming, Luna County, New Mexico https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94261506/jesse-lee-flint | FLINT, Jesse Lee (I100310)
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| 17917 | Jesse Lowther is said to have been the first white male child born on Harrison County soil. "History of Ritchie County" states that he and wife Mary Ann had eleven children, but then lists twelve by name. | LOWTHER, Jesse (I29158)
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| 17918 | Jim and Eloise Burkhart farmed in Devola for many years. They were famous at the Cleveland produce markets for their Marietta tomatoes, the Old Settler Brand. Eloise was an accomplished seamstress and worked for many years at Bonhams Dept. Store, then Kremers and First Settlement Shops. | Family: James J. BURKHART / Eloise Irene REXROAD (F38111)
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| 17919 | Jim Stuart worked for Hinkle Brothers, Kennedy Mechanical Contractors, and ultimately retired from Corhart Refractories in Buckhannon after more than 30 years as a Senior Equipment Engineer. -- He was a current member of the Harrison Rural Electrification Association Board of Directors where he served for 22 years. He held the offices of president, vice president and secretary/treasurer during his tenure. He also served as past national director for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association representing West Virginia. | STUART, James D. (I130005)
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| 17920 | JoAnn Reed February 1, 1944 - January 31, 2025 Lora "JoAnn" Reed, age 80 of Harrisville, WV departed this life on January 31, 2025 in Parkersburg, WV. She was born on February 1, 1944, in Pennsboro, WV the daughter the late Joey and Minnie McKinney. JoAnn had been employed as a cashier at Cline and Sommerville Store. She was a graduate of Doddridge County High School, West Union, WV. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and talking with anyone she met. JoAnn is survived by her husband, Louis Reed, Harrisville, WV; one son, Timothy Basham (Christy), Elkview, WV; three brothers, Joey Buddy McKinney, Jimmy McKinney and David McKinney all of New Milton, WV; three sisters, Judy Short, Clarksburg, WV, Peachie Bruffy, West Union, WV and Nellie Leggett, Oxford, WV; Three grandchildren, Stormie Swiger (Jeffery), Clarksburg, WV, Erin Basham and Alexandrea Basham both of Elkview, WV; two great-grandchildren, Dixie Swiger and Maci Jo Swiger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Beverly Sue McKinney and Beverly McKinney, one brother Billy McKinney. Visitation will be held at the Raiguel Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 from 2:00 PM until 5:00 Pm with a celebration of life be held at the Riddles Chapel Church, Harrisville WV, immediately following the visitation. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Wood County 4-H Leaders Association, in memo line indicate Horse Program, 1 Court Square Suite 408 Parkersburg, WV 26101. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mcculloughraiguel.com https://www.mcculloughraiguel.com/obituaries/Lora-Joann-Reed?obId=35190459 | MCKINNEY, Lora JoAnn (I19152)
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| 17921 | JoAnne Gabriel Davis wrote the poem "A Walk on the Road to Heaven" for a patient that she cared for. Her poem was recognized by Peoples Hospice, and the poem and JoAnne were very instrumental in the Hospice Gardens at the VA Park. Her poem was placed at the entrance of the park and on the floor of the Arbor written in stone. | GABRIEL, JoAnne (I130255)
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| 17922 | Jodie established the Pharmacy Technician Certification Program at WVU-Parkersburg, where 100 percent of the graduates have passed the national certification exam. WVU-P's Pharmacy Tech Program was the first technician training program to be approved by the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy. Jodie enjoyed teaching her students the basics of pharmacy practice and how to effectively operate in a high-paced team environment. Most of all, she enjoyed helping students discover their true potentials. Many of her students have used the lessons taught by Jodie to springboard them to more advanced degrees and to achieve higher personal goals. | MICHELS, Helen Jodyne "Jodie" (I79909)
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| 17923 | Joe enjoyed serving his fellow West Virginia citizens as a first responder in several capacities over the years. He volunteered at the Salem Fire Department and in 1984 got married then transferred to the Reynoldsville Fire Department. He volunteered in the Emergency Medical Services, becoming an E.M.T. with the Harrison County E.M.S. as a part of the "The Bump Crew" (Thursday night crew). After high school, he worked with the Hecks Corp. in various departments up to management/department head positions, along with serving as a police officer for the city of Salem. He was a dedicated telecommunicator for over a decade with WV State Police, Shinnston Detachment. Afterwards became a Deputy with the Harrison County Sheriffs Department to protect and serve for well over 15+ years. He was nicknamed Papaw at the WV State Police Training Academy, as he was the oldest in his class at 40+ and outran many of the 20-year-old cadets during the long weeks of training. As a cerebral palsy victim, he amazed medical personnel with his ability to push and achieve his goals. Due to injuries received in the line of duty, he had to accept a desk job with the FBI-Clarksburg, WV, in the Uniformed Crime Reporting Program. While at the FBI, Joe received several awards while working hard to support and assist law enforcement in various states. | MAXWELL, Joseph Lynn (I60610)
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| 17924 | Joe was a 20-year member of the Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Dept. followed by a 10-year membership of the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Dept. Joe was a member of the Ritchie County Car Club, participating in local car shows. He enjoyed car collecting and had frequented the Saltwell Auto Auctions for over 20 years. He filled the yard with a proud display of his collection. In addition to car collecting, his hobbies included riding his Fatboy Harley Davidson and operating his ham radio as well as attending auctions of all kinds. | LOPEZ, Joseph Ernest "Joe" (I77886)
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| 17925 | Joel Teter cemetery: N 38 39 W 79 29 39 in Teter Gap along Teter Gap Road. Current landowner is Audrey Arbogast and permission must be obtained for access. Joel was probably born on his father Philip's first patent (1773) in the Germany Valley. [per Findagrave contributor Paul Teter, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144557914/joel-abraham-dieter] | TETER, Joel Abraham (I133715)
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| 17926 | John & Ruth Gandy Zinn were the parents of thirteen children: Samuel, George, J. Wesley, Granville, Preston, Rachel, Narcissus, Fernandez, Amelia, Delila, Elizabeth, and Thomas, who died at age 14. | Family: John ZINN / Ruth GANDY (F4843)
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| 17927 | John A. DeFrances graduated from Victory High School in 1945 as class president. He graduated from West Virginia University in Mechanical Engineering in 1949. John enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Fort Eustis, VA, where he proudly served his country. As the center, his football team won the U.S. Army Championship in 1950. He later went on to earn his Professional Engineering (PE) designation. He transferred to PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1955 in the Glass Engineering Department until retirement in 1991. During his tenure with PPG from 1955 to 1991, he ultimately headed the Glass Engineering Liaison Group and directed engineering projects in nearly all of the PPG glass factories throughout the world. He resided with his family in Italy from 1961 through 1964. He was instrumental in the construction of PPG glass plants in Italy, Illinois, Indiana, California, Canada, Denmark and China. His travels with PPG took him to Nigeria, India, Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Korea and many other countries. He was an owner of harness racing horses at The Meadows racetrack in Washington, PA, owning over 40 horses throughout the years as part of his "JDs Stables." He was also a breeder of standardbred racehorses at his farm in Salem, WV. [obit] | DEFRANCES, John Albino (I35882)
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| 17928 | John and Elizabeth Ann Gaston Hoff settled at Bone Creek, Ritchie Co, shortly after their marriage and remained there their entire lives. As well as a farmer, John Hoff was a talented and industrious craftsman. The furniture about the home, even to the loom and spinning wheel, were his own handwork. He was also a mill-wright, blacksmith and stockman. He was also a Captain in the Union Army. The inscription on his headstone reads simply "Honesty is the best policy." | HOFF, John (I1831)
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| 17929 | John and his brother, Jacob, had 324 acres of land surveyed. This tract was marked as a settlement right by their father, Paul, in 1776. | HAUGHT, John (I113141)
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| 17930 | John and Malissa homesteaded in the state of Washington, then in Oregon, but returned to Doddridge County, later moving to Ritchie County. | Family: John Franklin GROAH / Malissa Olelia DAVIS (F29431)
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| 17931 | John Andrew Jackson "Happy Jack" Hamrick had three children with his first wife Lina Tacy before she died of typhoid in 1907. He then had at least eleven more children with his second wife Sarah Lucinda Baldwin. 1910 Census, Webster Co, WV (Fork Lick District), enumerated on May 3 1910: John A. J. Hamrick, 35, farmer, married under 1 yr (2nd marriage); wife Lucinda S, 20, married under 1 yr (1st marriage), no children; son Esley H. M, 6; son Lacey E. F, 4; son Elva L. O, 3. 1920 Census, Webster Co, WV (Holly District), enumerated on Jan 28 1920: J. A. J. Hamrick, 45, farm laborer; wife Sarah L, 39; son Esley H. M, 16, farm laborer; son Lacey E. F, 15, farm laborer; son Alvy L. O, 12; son Corley A. C, 9; dau Lobertie J. E. D, 7; son Ordy J. B, 6; dau Effie T. M. C, 4y 6m; dau Sarah J. G, 2y 6m; dau Alta M. D, 10 months. 1930 Census, Webster Co, WV (Holly District), enumerated on Apr 4 1930: Jackson A. Hamrick, 55, farmer, age 28 at time of first marriage; wife Lula, 40, age 19 at first marriage; son Ordy (Ody ?), 17; dau Effie, 14; dau Goldie, 13; dau Altie, 11; dau Nettie, 7; dau Bettie, 7; son Okey, 4y 3m; son Odell, 2y 5m; dau Della, 1m; son-in-law Comodore Cowger, 20, farm laborer, age 19 at first marriage; dau Birtie Cowger, 18, age 17 at first marriage. 1940 Census, Webster Co, WV (Holly District), enumerated on Apr 23 1940: J. A. J. Hamrick, 65, occupation (blank); wife Luly, 50; dau Betty, 17; son Okey 13; son Odell, 12. | HAMRICK, John Andrew Jackson (I64565)
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| 17932 | John Benjamin, with his wife and four children, sailed from England on the ship "Lion" (Lyon) on June 22, 1632. They arrived at Boston Harbor on the evening of September 16, 1632. John Benjamin was a friend of John Winthrop, who had arrived in America in 1630 and later became Governor of Massachusetts. His friendship with Winthrop is thought to have greatly influenced John Benjamin's decision to leave England for America. Also, two of Abigail's brothers had already come to New England, which may have also played a role. The Benjamins settled in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachessetts. On Nov 6 1632, John Benjamin was elevated to the status of Freeman. He soon built what Governor Winthrop described as a "Mansion ... unsurpassed in elegance and comfort." John Benjamin was clearly both wealthy and well educated. He was addressed by the Governor as "Mister," a title of respect reserved for the few. On May 20 1633, he was appointed Constable, the chief executive officer of the town. In 1637, the Benjamin family moved to Watertown, Massachusetts, on a homestead of 60 acres. Watertown records of 1642 show that John Benjamin owned the largest homestall in the town at that time. The will of John Benjamin was made on Jun 12 1645, two days before his death. It was witnessed by Massachusetts Governor Thomas Dudley and Deputy Governor John Winthrop, and was handwritten by Winthrop. In 1900 the will was bought at auction because of Winthrop's autograph. A copy of it appears in "New England Historical & Genealogical Register," Vol. 45, p. 19. | BENJAMIN, John (I72840)
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| 17933 | John Bruce Christie Sr., 86, of Maplewood Drive, Bridgeport, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in United Hospital Center. Mr. Christie was agency manager for State Farm Insurance Companies for 40 years, where he hired and trained State Farm agents in northern West Virginia. He was born in Smithburg on May 7, 1921, and was a son of the late Frank Burton and Hattie Virginia Stoneking Christie. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Mary Lou Curtis Christie, whom he married May 25, 1940, and who preceded him in death on February 27, 1999. Surviving are three sons, John B. Christie II and his wife, Debbie, of Morgantown, James R. Christie and his wife, Misty, of Bridgeport and Michael C. ?Luke? Christie and his wife, Bridget, of Berkeley Springs; five daughters, Jeanne Warner and her husband, Boyd, of Lake Floyd, Susan McConnell and her husband, Howard, of Erie, Pa., Mary Ann Kroll and her husband, Michael, of Philippi, Elizabeth ?Betsy? Shantz and her husband, Greg, of Morgantown, Pa., and Martha Lou Cain and her husband, Randy, of Quiet Dell; one daughter-in-law, Susan Fox Christie of Cleveland, Ohio; 25 grandchildren, Boyd Warner, Amberly Warner Wait, Todd Warner, Bobby Warner, Jennifer Christie Daskalos, Laura Christie, John B. Christie III, David Christie, Molly Christie, Travis Christie, Christie McConnell Greer, Katie McConnell Campsey, John McConnell, Tracy Christie Price, James R. Christie II, Zachary Christie, Alexa Baker, Jordon Baker, Alison Kroll Mercer, Denise Kroll Matheny, Gregory Shantz, Amy Shantz, Emma Christie, Bethany Cain and Emily Cain; and 23 great-grandchildren. Mr. Christie was the last surviving member of his immediate family, having been preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. Mr. Christie was a member of First United Methodist Church for over 60 years. Mr. Christie was also a member of the Clarksburg Exchange Club, Clarksburg Lodge 482 BPO Elks, the Lake Floyd Club, Salem College Board of Trustees for many years, Clarksburg Zoning and Planning Board for over 30 years and was an avid golfer and a former member of Sunny Croft Golf Course. He was also a member of Herman Lodge 6 AF&AM, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason with membership in both Clarksburg and Wheeling bodies and member of the Nemesis Shrine of Parkersburg. He was also a member of the Clown Unit of the Shrine. Mr. Christie was born and grew up on a small farm in Smithburg in Doddridge County. He was captain of the basketball and football teams at Doddridge County High School and was a four-year starter on the Salem College basketball team, as well as coaching one year. Other honors include Salem College Alumnus of the Year and induction into the Salem College Athletic Hall of Fame. As a freshman, he met Mary Lou, a senior cheerleader, and they were married while in college. During World War II, Mr. Christie served in the U.S. Marine Corps, playing on the USMC National basketball team. He returned to Clarksburg, beginning his career with State Farm Insurance where he excelled as a top manager for 40 years. Known as ?Mr. Wonderful? by his State Farm associates, he was responsible for introducing approximately 200 people to their careers with State Farm, and members of the Christie family made up four generations of State Farm Associates. Mr. Christie had traveled all over the world, making friends wherever he went. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who was extremely proud of his family and achievements. Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, and from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Davis Funeral Home, One Olen Thomas Drive, Rt. 98, Clarksburg. Mr. Christie will be taken to the First United Methodist Church, where friends may call one hour prior to the service, which will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Reverend Gary Shepard officiating. Interment will be in Bridgeport Cemetery. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.mem.com. Davis Funeral Home, Clarksburg, is in charge of arrangements. | CHRISTIE, John Bruce (I81595)
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| 17934 | John Cleveland lived at Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Town records of Fall River, Bristol County, were burned in 1843, and the dates of birth of his children are lost. Woburn Land Records: Oct 30 1717, Ebenezer Cleveland conveys to his younger brother, John Cleveland of Freetown, all right in estate of his grandfather, Moses Cleveland. N.E. His. Gen. Reg. XIII : 255 - Marriages in Taunton solemnized by Maj. Thomas Leonard of Taunton from 1684 until his death in 1713, printed in "Bristol County Telegram" of Nov 20 1858: "John Cleeveland and Martha Simmons, m. Jan. 1, 1711-1712." John Cleveland was elected pound keeper of Freetown Mar 29 1722 to 1730, Mar 5 1733 to 1735, Mar 3 1740 to 1745. He was still living as of 1745. He died intestate before May 2 1749, when his widow Martha was appointed administratrix. Joseph and Ambrose Cleveland were appointed bondsmen at different dates. A considerable estate. | CLEVELAND, John (I72731)
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| 17935 | John Cooke was principally a farmer. In 1719, he was one of the two grand jurors from Preston; in 1730-38, he was a selectman; in 1731-32 and 1735-38, he was the deputy (representative) from Preston to the General Assembly of the Colony; in 1736, he was justice of peace; and in 1737, town agent. SOURCE: "A Genealogy of Families Bearing the Name Cooke, or Cook; principally in Massachusetts and Connecticut, 1665-1882" by James Cook, 1882. Digitized by Ancestry.com as part of "North America Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]." | COOKE, John (I123690)
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| 17936 | John Davisson (b. 10/19/1757), the son of Andrew (b. ca 1722), also married a Mary Thompson. ["The Davissons," p. 95] As the times and locations are similar, there is an extremely remote possibility that this is the same Mary Thompson. | THOMPSON, Mary (I4513)
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| 17937 | John Dodge settled in the Wenham area, where he was a deputy to the General Court for several years. He was a freeman. He served as a soldier in King Phillip's War, 1676. | DODGE, John (I7955)
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| 17938 | John Dustin Archbold From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dustin_Archbold John Dustin Archbold (July 26, 1848 in Leesburg, Ohio - December 6, 1916 in Tarrytown, New York) was an American capitalist and one of the United States' earliest oil refiners. His small oil company was bought out by John D Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. Archbold rose rapidly at Standard Oil, handling many of the complex secret negotiations over the years. By 1882 he was Rockefeller's closest associate, and typically acted as the company's primary spokesman. Rockefeller after 1896 left business matters to Archbold while he pursued his philanthropy; as vice president Archbold effectively ran Standard Oil until his death in 1916. Inspired by Rockefeller's policies, Archbold's main goals were stabilization, efficiency, and minimizing waste in refining and distributing petroleum products. The company was broken up by the Supreme Court in 1911 into three dozen smaller operations, Archbold became president of the largest one, Standard Oil of New Jersey. Personal life Archbold was born to Methodist minister Reverend Israel Archbold and Frances Foster Dana (Archbold) in Leesburg, Ohio. After being educated in public schools, he moved to Pennsylvania by 1864.[1] On February 20, 1870 Archbold married Annie Eliza Mills, "daughter of Samuel Myers Mills of Titusville and Lavinia Jenkins."[2] The couple had four children: Mary Lavina Archbold (b 1871) Anne Mills Archbold (b 1873), mother of John Dana Archbold[3] Frances Dana Archbold (b 1875) John Foster Archbold (b 1877-1930),[1] father of zoologist Richard Archbold In 1885, Archbold purchased a large mansion in Tarrytown, New York. The estate, called Cedar Cliff, was located at 279 S. Broadway just across from the Carmelite Transfiguration Church.[4] | ARCHBOLD, John Dustin (I109428)
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| 17939 | John F. Hart served his district several terms as District Clerk, he was one term on the Board of Education, he served two terms as surveyor of roads, and later served as secretary of the Board of Education. | HART, John F. (I23152)
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| 17940 | John Garrett is found in the 1783 Maryland tax assessment in Caroline County, Maryland, owning property called "Garrett's Point" in the Upper Choptank area. An Isaac Merrick owned most of the property called "Garrett's Point," but the exact connection between the two men is unknown. John Garrett married Elizabeth Howard in that year, and the family moved to Baltimore County, MD by the turn of the century. His birth date has been reported variously between 1751 and 1754. | Family: John GARRETT / Elizabeth HOWARD (F3768)
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| 17941 | John Gaston (1645) or his father John (1600) was listed on the hearth-money rate list at Magheragall, Upper Massereene Barony, in the extreme south of County Antrim, Ireland, SW of Belfast. The family later moved a few miles north, as John (1645) had a son William ca 1680 at Carenleigh, Cloughwater, near Ballymena. Clough was a few miles north of Ballymena in Kilconway Barony, and held five Gaston households at time of the 1740 Protestant Householders index of County Antrim. | GASTON, John (I1101)
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| 17942 | John Gaston was born in County Antrim, Ireland, probably near Ballymena (or possibly Ballymoney), in 1703 or 1704. Along with brother Alexander (and possibly a third brother who settled in New Jersey), John arrived in America between 1720-26 through the Port of Perth Amboy, settling at Voluntown, Windham County, Connecticut in 1726 or 1727. | GASTON, John (I1105)
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| 17943 | John Gaston, Jr. and his wife, Anna Davisson, came to Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1796. Anna's sister Elizabeth and her husband, Watters Smith, also came to Duck Creek at the same time and bought land there. John Gaston, Jr. served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. John Covenhoven's (aka Jon Cowenhoven) Company, Col. Samuel Forman's 2nd Regiment, of the Monmouth County NJ Militia. New Jersey Department of Defense records show him as a Sergeant as of Jul-1-1780. | GASTON, John Jr. (I1067)
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| 17944 | John H. Gaston served two years in Company I, 1st Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, before being honorably discharged in 1863 due to poor health. | GASTON, John H. (I8867)
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| 17945 | John Hanafee, a Southern railroad passenger engineer and an old resident of the city, who lived at 1409 East Oak street, died at St. Edward's Hospital this morning. His death was due to cancer of the stomach after a long illness. Mr. Hanafee was 60 years old and had lived practically all his life in this city. For many years he had been in the employe of the Southern Railway Company. Besides his wife he is survived by five sons, William, Leo, and John Hanafee, of this city; Ensign Frank Hanafee, of the navy; and Eugene Hanafee, a student in St. Meinrad College. New Albany Daily Ledger, 1 Mar 1919 | HANAFEE, John (I130430)
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| 17946 | John Hanafee, a Southern railroad passenger engineer and an old resident of the city, who lived at 1409 East Oak street, died at St. Edward's Hospital this morning. His death was due to cancer of the stomach after a long illness. Mr. Hanafee was 60 years old and had lived practically all his life in this city. For many years he had been in the employe of the Southern Railway Company. Besides his wife he is survived by five sons, William, Leo, and John Hanafee, of this city; Ensign Frank Hanafee, of the navy; and Eugene Hanafee, a student in St. Meinrad College. New Albany Daily Ledger 01 Mar 1919 | HANAFEE, John (I130430)
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| 17947 | John Henry Miller Birth: Aug., 1870 Noble County Ohio, USA Death: unknown Married Atha Riley Jan 14, 1892 Ritchie County, WV (Parents from FAG contributor 48412038) Family links: Parents: Otto Miller (1847 - 1931) Deliah Stephens Miller (1850 - 1934) Spouse: Atha Riley Miller (1876 - ____)* Siblings: Christena Miller Timmons (1868 - 1937)* John Henry Miller (1870 - ____) Jennie Miller Fisher (1878 - 1949)* Oatie Miller (1883 - 1903)* Alice Miller Bland (1886 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Pennsboro Presbyterian Cemetery Pennsboro Ritchie County West Virginia, USA Created by: Barbara Nicholson Record added: Jul 23, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 94075756 | RILEY, Atha (I91475)
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| 17948 | John Henry Randolph was founder of the Fort New Salem living history museum in Salem. | RANDOLPH, John Henry (I90855)
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| 17949 | John Hicks lived at Tortworth, in County Gloucester, England. He was a descendant of Sir Ellis Hicks, knighted by Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, at the battle of Poitiers on September 19, 1356. Tortworth is a small hamlet and civil parish near Thornbury in South Gloucestershire, England. It is noted for a huge and ancient chestnut tree, believed to be over 1000 years old. The tree, in St. Leonard's churchyard, looks like a small woods because many branches of the main trunk have descended and taken root. Boundary records compiled in the reign of John already showed the "Great Chestnut of Tortworth" in South Gloucestershire as a landmark. It was also known by the same name in the days of Stephen. This tree measured over 50 feet in circumference at 5 feet from the ground in 1720. | HICKS, John (I77065)
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| 17950 | John Hoffman and his wife Sarah were first buried in the Knotts Cemetery, then later moved to the Clemont Cemetery in Marion Co., WV. Unknown if there are headstones for them there. [per Findagrave] | HOFFMAN, John (I133563)
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