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| 23051 | The birth date of William Cain has varied widely in various records. Age 22 in his 1882 marriage record would put it in about 1860, while the 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1850, age 50, and age 53 in the 1910 Census puts it in about 1857. However, the birth date on his headstone is 1845, with his death record specifying it as July 4 1845. But he did not appear with his family in the 1850 Census, and ages 5 and 16 in the 1860 and 1870 censuses put his birth in about 1854 or 1855. The latter two records appear to be the most reliable. William's middle initial is given in his wife's death record, in their son Roy's marriage record, and in son James' WW I draft registration as M, But the initial on his headstone and in the 1933 City Directory is H. The birth record of son Winfield identifies his parents as William Henry Cain (b. Masontown Pa.) and Lily Mae Douglas (b. Johnstown WVa). | CAIN, William (I97958)
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| 23052 | The birth date on her headstone is 1808. But age 55 and 65 in the 1870 and 1880 censuses would put her birth in about 1815, while age 105 given in her 1911 obituary would put it in about 1806. That obituary also gives her birthplace as Harrison County, (W)Va., but the 1870 and 1880 Censuses indicate the state of Maryland. | RADCLIFF, Martha (I112131)
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| 23053 | The birth date on her headstone is 1884, and her death record shows her birth date as Sep 8 1884. But the 1900 Census shows her birth date as Dec 1886, age 13, consistent with age 23 in the 1910 Census. In her April 1901 marriage record, her age was given as 17, overstated by at least two years. | MILLER, Amy Elizabeth (I83998)
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| 23054 | The birth date on her headstone is 1889. But it's July 1890 in the 1900 Census, and Jul 14 1890 in her death record. | BATES, Carra Jane "Carrie" (I127190)
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| 23055 | The birth date on her headstone is 1898. But the 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1899, while her birth record (a delayed entry filed in July 1956 by her brother Ervin Carder and her cousin Mrs. Hattie Howell) states that she was born on 12 March 1899 at Big Isaac, Doddridge County. | CARDER, Edra Grace (I57828)
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| 23056 | The birth date on her headstone is 7 April 1863. But the 1900 Census shows it as Apr 1870, age 30, and in the 1910 Census she was age 40. Her birth record states that she was born on 7 April 1871. | SHEPHERD, Catherine J. (I139206)
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| 23057 | The birth date on her headstone is Mar 14 1827, which is in conflict with the birth of her next older sibling. Louisa's age in 1850 and 1870 put her birth in about 1827, while Mary Ann's census ages put the birth between 1828 and 1831. | PINNELL, Mary Ann (I58423)
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| 23058 | The birth date on his headstone appears to be 15 May 1854, with age at death 32y 4m 7d calculating to a birth date of 28 Apr 1854. But that age and the 1854 birth year cannot be correct, since he was age 1 in the 1860 Census and age 11 in the 1870 Census, and age 21 in the 1880 Census. Age 24 in his September 1883 marriage record also puts his birth in 1859. | FLINT, Gideon M. (I140151)
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| 23059 | The birth date on his headstone is 1885, while his birth record seems to indicate Sep 10 1884. But both his 1915 marriage record and his WW I draft registration show it as Sep 7 1884. | FLINT, John (I111457)
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| 23060 | The birth date on his headstone is Mar 3 1890, but his birth date is given in the 1900 Census as Apr 1892, age 8. However, this is in conflict with the birth record in Doddridge County for an unnamed male Weekly, son of Noah Weekly & Hannah Fry, born on Sep 4 1892. Further confusing matters is a delayed birth record, filed by uncle James Frey in Aug 1941, for Ernest Weekley, born in West Union on Mar 3 1900, son of Noah Weekley and Hannah Frey. The same 1900 birth date/place was reported by him in Feb 1942 in his WW II draft registration. However, Social Security records of Ernest Weekley, death date Dec 10 1988 matching his headstone date, shows his birth date as Sep 4 1892, which matches the birth record of the unnamed son of Noah and Hannah. These appear to be the correct dates for him. | WEEKLEY, Aaron Ernest (I28447)
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| 23061 | The birth name of Eli Thaddeus Henthorn was Thomas Eli Henthorn. His birth record states that he was born in Tyler County on Sep 20 1868, mother Mary Ann Henthorn. Entered in the space for the child's father was the notation "Out of wedlock." Informant was listed as Isaac Davis, relationship not stated. According to researcher and Findagrave contributor Luanne Henthorn, the natural father of Eli Thaddeus Henthorn was Alpheus "Alf" Conaway. | HENTHORN, Eli Thaddeus (I128893)
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| 23062 | The birth of Ammi T. Brown is documented in "Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," Brooklyn Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 232, in which he is identified as Amma Tufts Brown, b. Nov 22 1799 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, son of Rufus & Mary. Although other variations of his name have been found in census records, he seems to have generally identified himself as Ammi T. Brown. He was named for his uncle, Ammi Tufts, the husband of his mother's sister Lucy. His marriage to Annis is documented only by their appearance together in the 1850 Census of Otsego County, New York. Other than the births of his sons Ammi A. in Boston in 1829 and Andrew in New York in 1834, we have no record of Ammi T. Brown's whereabouts between his birth in Connecticut in 1799 and his appearance in the 1840 Census in Otsego County. The name Ammi is from the Hebrew, meaning "my people." http://www.meaning-of-names.com/hebrew-names/ammi.asp http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=AMMI | BROWN, Ammi Tufts (I52160)
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| 23063 | The birth record entries for sisters Sylvia Reed and Anna Belle Reed, born on the same date, were made at different times. The first entry was for Sylvia, then Anna Belle was added some time later. The informant for Sylvia's entry was the father, and for Anna Belle was the mother. Although possible, it is unlikely that they were twins, since Sylvia appears in the 1930 Census but Annabelle does not. It is more likely that they are the same person recorded at different times and under different names. Other than the 1930 Census, no other reference to Sylvia has been found. | REED, Sylvia M. (I16393)
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| 23064 | The birth record for Bert Adams on file in Doddridge County shows his birth date as Jan 23 1885. But all other records (WW I & WW II draft registrations, death record) show it as Jan 28 1885. Since the birth record is an alpabetized typewritten ledger transcribed from original handwritten records, it appears likely that the transcription is in error. | ADAMS, Bert (I21051)
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| 23065 | The birth record for Nettie Adams on file in Doddridge County shows her birth date as Apr 20 1887. But the date on her headstone is Apr 24 1887. Since the birth record is an alpabetized typewritten ledger transcribed from original handwritten records, it appears likely that the transcription is in error. | ADAMS, Nettie May (I21052)
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| 23066 | The birth record of Dora Sullivan identifies her as the daughter of Ollie Sullivan, the nickname of Elizabeth Olive Sullivan. According to the 1939 obituary of Ollie's aunt Rebecca Elizabeth Bennett, Ollie had married a Smith and was living in Indianapolis. But in the 1900 Census of West Union, Dora Sullivan was identified as an orphan and residing in the home of Robert J. and Sarah J. (Moore) McConnell, to whom she was not related. When Dora married Charles Ault in 1909, her name in the marriage record was Dora Belle McConnell. 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 1 1900: Robert J. McConnell, 58, b. Dec 1841 in Md. (father b. Germany, mother b. Md.), miller, married 26 yrs; wife Sarah J, 53, b. Mar 1846 in WVa (both parents b. WVa), milliner, married 26 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); orphan Dora Sullivan, 8, b. Jan 1891 in WVa (both parents b. WVa). 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Aug 9, 10 and 11 1910: Charles Ault, 35, b. Pa, glass worker (blower), married 2 yrs (1st marriage); wife Dora Ault, 19, b. WVa, married 2 yrs (1st marriage), no children; servant Feteth Lewis, 24, b. WVa, single, servant girl; servant Maggie Prichard, 21, b. WVa, single, servant girl; cook Anna Flesher, 40, b. Pa, single, hotel cook; lodger Edward Burkhart, 41, b. Pa, single, glass worker (flattener); lodger John Burkhart, 40, b. Pa, single, glass worker (blower); lodger John Fleckner, 35, b. Ohio, single, glass worker (blower); lodger R. U. Shafer (? - entry smudged), 30, b. NJ, single, glass worker (blower); roomer William Roberts, 50, b. NJ, widowed, glass worker (blower); roomer Albert Roberts, 21, b. Md, single, glass worker (snapper); roomer George Roberts, 18, b. NY, single, glass worker (gather boy). 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 29 1920: Charles Ault, 47, blower in glass plant; wife Dora, 28; dau Virginia, 9; dau Mary, 8; dau Frances, 5; son Robert, 1y 10m. All born in West Virginia except Charles, born in Pennsylvania. | Family: Charles John AULT / Dora Belle (Sullivan) MCCONNELL (F53966)
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| 23067 | The birth record on file for Floyd Adams is a delayed entry filed by his brother Otto Adams (no address given) on 11 May 1951, stating that Floyd Adams (no middle name) was born in Miletus, Doddridge County, on 11 May 1891, son of Edward Adams & Harriette Clevenger, his mother's seventh child. The block for multiple birth was not checked. But the 1900 Census indicates the birth date of Floyd and his twin brother Loyd as May 1892. However, Findagrave reports Floyd's birthplace as Flemington, Taylor County, and his middle name Wilber.. | ADAMS, Floyd Wilber (I132610)
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| 23068 | The birth record on file for Pearl Octavo Ramsey is a Delayed Entry Birth Certificate filed by by her sister Mary Parkhill in 1956. It shows Pearl's birth date to be Mar 9 1896, conflicting with the Sep 1896 birth date of brother Thomas and varying by two years from the March 1894 birth date shown in the 1900 Census. Based on the delayed birth record, Social Security records also show her birth date as Mar 9 1896, and the birth date on her headstone is also 1896. | RAMSEY, Pearl Octavo (I33972)
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| 23069 | The birth records of two of his children give his birthplace as Greene Co, PA, and the 1900 Census also shows it as Pennsylvania. But his own marriage record states that he was born in Monongalia County, Virginia. | BRITTON, Mark S. (I11768)
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| 23070 | The birth/death dates of May 8 1778 & Feb 28 1858 are from Hanna, p. 43. Death and burial locations are from Peter & Jane Topoly, original source not stated. A headstone for this Elizabeth Gaston conforming to those dates could not be found at the Mingo Creek Presbyterian Cemetery. However, there was a headstone there for Elizabeth Gaston, who died Apr 25 1858, age 80. If this is the same person, which is likely, the reason for the discrepancy in the death date is not known. | GASTON, Elizabeth (I3428)
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| 23071 | The birthdate of May 8 1894 is reflected in his birth records and in the Social Security Death Index, and the 1900 Census also reports his birthdate as May 1894. But his headstone reads "1893-1970," and his obituary states that he was born on May 8 1893 and died on Mar 7 1970 at age 77, yet another inconsistency. | RICHARDS, Thomas Virgil (T.V.) "Bird" (I6440)
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| 23072 | The bond pertaining to the forthcoming marriage of William Childers and Nancy Ann Hukill was executed between William Childers and William Williams on June 4, 1816.. Attached to the bond was another document, a transcription of which follows, with minor changes to punctuation and spelling for ease of understanding: Know all men by these presents that Ann Hukill of Harrison County and State of Virginia, daughter Jesse [?] Hukill deceased, formerly of the State of Delaware, being now aged 14 years old, has elected [illegible] by these presents to elect and choose William Williams of the same County of Harrison to be guardian of my person and estate untill I shall attain the age of twenty-on years. And I do hereby promise to be ruled and governed by him in all things touching my welfare. And I do hereby authorize my guardian to do and perform all acts and things which a guardian may lawfully do or perform. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this 3rd day of June 1816. Ann *her mark* Hukill Witness present Test M. Maddox Jr. Talitha *her mark* Williams | Family: William CHILDERS / Nancy Ann HUKILL (F56123)
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| 23073 | THE BURNING OF THE DAWSON FAMILY. One of the most heart-sickening recitals in the history of Western Virginia, is that of the burning of the Dawson family, on the night of the 25th of September, 1856. The facts as gleaned by the writer are as follows: At the time, Jackson Dawson, his wife, five children of their own and a little girl of the name of Luvena Mires, resided in a frame house of a story and a half in height, which was located in the western part of the town, on the spot on which the residence of John Dye now stands. It was dark, chilly night at the hour of 1 AM when the alarm was given. The fire had started from the kitchen in the rear of the house, and the building, being constructed of the most inflammable material, the flames spread with frightful rapidity. Every member of the family was soundly sleeping, and when the alarm was given the father and mother rushed in a semi conscious condition from the building, but no sooner out than the father, crazed to frenzy at the perilous condition of his children, rushed into the burning building and lost his life in an attempt to rescue the helpless ones. Oh, the terrible scene; who, when at this late day, can bear to think of it? Six little helpless girls enwrapped in hissing flames, from which come their cries for help, but soon the last murmur is hushed in death and the awful scene is past. When daylight came Joseph Cheuvront, the undertaker, repaired to the fatal spot, and from the ruins collected the charred remains of half a dozen human beings, placed all in a box, which was then deposited in the cemetery, where they now repose. If the traveler who visits the town of West Union will stroll into the cemetery there, he will discover an ivy-covered mound, at the head of which stands a broad marble slab, from which he may read the following inscription: Sarah A., aged 7 years and 7 months. Mary M.F., aged 6 years, 1 month, 15 days. Charlotte S., aged 4 years, 6 months, and five days. Luvena B., aged 2 years, 7 months and 28 days. Elizabeth R., aged 2 months and 17 days. Children of Jackson & Charlotte Dawson, and Luvena Mires, aged 11 years, 7 months and 23 days. Perished by fire September 25th, 1856. Source: Hardestys 1883 History of Doddridge County http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/doddridgecountyhistory.html NOTE: The grave marker described above was originally in the form of a tall vertical slab. But it eventually fell off its base, broke into several pieces, and became completely covered with dirt and sod. Its exact location became unknown for many years. On Jan 19 2015, a group of volunteers dedicated a day to cleaning up the cemetery, clearing vegetation and straightening headstones. One volunteer, a 12-year-old girl, found and uncovered a completely buried marker that proved to be that of the Dawson family. Nearby was the marker for Jackson Dawson, unreadable but known to be his from the record of a much earlier cemetery reading. Also nearby was the quite legible marker of Jackson Dawson's mother, Charlotte Potter Dawson Green. | DAWSON, Jackson (I50974)
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| 23074 | The California Death Index correctly shows Edith M. (Shinn) Wilson's death date as July 12 1916, but it incorrectly reflects her place of death as Los Angeles County, California. Basis for this entry is presumably because Los Angeles had been her most recent residence. But her obituary clearly states that she had traveled east to visit her daughter in Dewar, Oklahoma, and that she died there at her daughter's home. | SHINN, Edith Martin (I64995)
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| 23075 | The Carr School, once located at Big Flint in Doddridge County, was named for James P. Carr, on whose property it was situated.. | CARR, James Peter (I35985)
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| 23076 | The Chester B. Nutter family homesteaded in North Dakota for several years, returning to West Virginia and remaining until 1929, before moving to Kansas. Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Feb 24 1916, in its entirety: Deputy Sheriff E. Marshall Nutter received a letter from his brother Chester Nutter who lives at Schafer, McKenzie County, North Dakota, in which he states that the weather there has been exceedingly cold, the mercury registering as low as 55 degrees below zero, and while butchering a beef in his barn a few days ago, Mr. Nutter froze his ears, fingers and toes, although he had taken every precaution to protect himself from the extreme cold weather." | NUTTER, Chester Bliss (I17874)
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| 23077 | The children of Cornelius Neal Davis & Vesta Ash are listed in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 103, as follows: Maxine, Eddy, Dewey, Cornelius. This varies from what is found in census records. 1900 Census, Taylor Co, WV (city of Grafton), enumerated on Jun 13 1900: Neal Davis, 27, b. Apr 1873, railroad brakeman, married 2 yrs; wife Vesta, 18, b. Feb 1882, mother of one child (still living); son Dewey, 1, b. Apr 1899. 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910: Neal Davis, 37, engineer in coal mine, married 12 yrs; wife Vesta, 28, mother of 4 children (all still living); son Dewey, 10; son Eddie, 9; son Annias, 5; dau Alta M, 1. 1920 Census, Wood Co, WV (city of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jan 8 1920: C. Neal Davis, 45, brakeman on steam railroad; wife Hallie E, 19; dau Alice M, 3 months; son Norris N, 15; dau Maxine A, 7. 1930 Census, Washington Co, Ohio (village of Belpre), enumerated on Apr 2 1930: Cornelius Davis, 57, railroad baggage man; wife Hallie, 28; dau Alice, 10; dau Francis, 8; dau Lena, 5; dau Anita, 3 yr 11 mo; dau Betty, 1 yr 4 (?) mo; dau Maxine, 17; mother-in-law Maggie Cherry, 46, widowed. | DAVIS, Cornelius Neal (I81638)
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| 23078 | The children of Daniel & Sarah Davison were: Sarah (1686), Mercy (1688 - bef 1717), Dr. Daniel (1690-1746), Josiah (1692-1759), Andrew (1695- bef Nov 1725) Hepsibah (1700), and Mary (1703). | DAVISON, Daniel Jr. (I6619)
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| 23079 | The city directory for Brooklyn, NY, for the years 1888-90 and 1889-90 contains the following entry: Margaret A. Tostevin, widow of Peter, address: 942 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. | ___, Margaret A. (I55144)
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| 23080 | The Clark McClain Memorial Scholarship is in the amout of $500 and is awarded to a member of the Doddridge County graduating class each year who will be continuing their education at a junior or four-year college or university. The scholarship is in memory of No. 30 Clark McClain, who would have been a member of the 2000 graduating class at Doddridge County High School. https://dchscounseling.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/william-clark-mcclain-memorial-scholarship-applications-now-available/ https://files.dcschools.us/scholarships/1634737469521_william-clark-mcclain-memorial-scholarship.pdf | MCCLAIN, William Clark (I123009)
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| 23081 | The Clarksburg "Daily Telegram" of Thursday, 30 April 1914, contains the following article, transcribed here in its entirety: "MRS. STOUT WHO IS DEAD IN PARKERSBURG WILL BE BURIED IN DODDRIDGE COUNTY PARKERSBURG, April 30. -- Arrangements for the burial of Mrs. Sarah J. Stout, who died at her home No. 1729 Spring Street at midnight Tuesday, due to rheumatism and a combination of diseases incident to old age, are that the body will be removed from this city to West Union Friday morning, and from there will be taken several miles into the country in Doddridge County, where interment will be made near Mrs. Stout's old home." NOTE: This information conflicts with the burial details of her death certificate, dated May 2, 1914 (Saturday), in which the undertaker, Carney Jackson & Enoch (of Parkersburg), stated that she was buried in the Parkersburg IOOF Cemetery on May 1, 1914. If, however, she was in fact buried near her old home in Doddridge County, that probably would be the now-abandoned Walt Stout Cemetery on Porto Rico/Maxwell Ridge Road, where her husband and son Aretas were buried in 1889. | LOWTHER, Sarah Jane (I31168)
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| 23082 | The Clarksburg Telegram Clarksburg, West Virginia Fri, Jan 17, 1902 Page 1 TAYLOR COTTRILL FALLS 35 FEET And Sustains Serious and Probably Fatal Injuries. Taylor Cottrill, of Center Point, Doddridge county, aged 24 years, a carpenter employed on the S. W. Williams building in Glen Elk, fell from a scaffold a distance of 35 feet at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and received serious and probably fatal injuries. He was engaged in doing cornice work. He stepped onto a scantling [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scantling ] and it broke under his weight, precipitating him to the ground below. He was immediately taken to Kessler hospital in an ambulance. It was found that his frontal bone had been crushed in. An operation was performed in the afternoon with the hope of saving his life. Portions of the bone were taken out and were replaced by plates. His condition is good considering everything, but not such as to warrant the state that he will recover. ~~~~~~~~ The Clarksburg Telegram Clarksburg, West Virginia Fri, Jan 24, 1902 Page 1 Cottrill Died From His Injuries Taylor Cottrill died at Kessler hospital last Friday night. The remains were shipped by Stealey & Osborn over the Short Line Saturday morning to Wallace and taken from that place to Center Point, Doddridge county, for burial. Cottrill was about 25 years of age and the son of W.J. Cottrill. He fell from a scaffold at the Williams building in Glen Elk and sustained injuries that caused his death. | COTTRILL, Taylor J. (I115498)
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| 23083 | The Cleveland genealogy, p. 267, reports birth date as Aug 27 1774, while the Benjamin genealogy, p. 114, reports it as Aug 11 1779. But Connecticut Town Birth Records (Barbour Collection) shows it as Aug 11 1778. | BROWN, Aurelia (I72145)
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| 23084 | The Company Descriptive Book on file at the National Archives (fold3.com) shows that Jacob F. Gabbert enlisted as a Private in Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry on 22 Feb 1865 in Grafton, W.Va, for a term of one year. Enlistment officer was Capt. James Evans. Physical description: Age 33, height 5'10", fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair. Birthplace Augusta Co, Virginia. Occupation farmer. A notation states that the recruit was entitled to a bounty, but there is no indication that a bounty was paid. The following relevant entries are found in the military record of Pvt Jacob F. Gabbert, Co M, 1st W.Va. Cavalry : March 1865 - Gain recruit from Depot. Absent in remount camp. April 1865 - Absent recruit in remount camp. June 1865 - Absent without leave. In a document dated 28 March 1892, the Record & Pension Division of the War Deparment ruled as follows: "Application for removal of the charge of desertion and for an honorable discharge has been denied." Five years later, the Record & Pension Office made the following entry in Jacob F. Gabbert's record: "It has this day, Nov 1, 1897, been determined by the Department from the records and testimony on file that the charge of absence without leave on the company muster-out roll against this soldier's record is erroneous, and that he died at his home at Grafton, W.Va., on June 28, 1865. "The notation of March 28, 1892 is canceled." | GABBERT, Jacob F. (I131761)
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| 23085 | The Company Descriptive Book on file at the National Archives (fold3.com) shows that William E. Swiger enlisted as a Private in Company I, 6th W.Va. Infantry on 18 Feb 1865 in Wheeling, W.Va, for a term of one year. Enlistment officer was Capt. Benjamin B. Stone. Physical description: Age 17, height 5'9", fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair. Birthplace Doddridge County. Occupation farmer. When he mustered in at Wheeling on 20 Feb 1865, he received a bounty of $33.33, with a balance due of $66.67. The terms of his bounty resulted in his enlistment being credited to Ohio County. Since he was a minor, written consent for his enlistment was provided by his father, Daniel Swiger. His home residence was listed as Yaters [Yeaters] Mill, Doddridge County, a community now known as Center Point. The following relevant entries are found in the military record of Pvt William E. Swiger, Co I, 6th W.Va. Infantry: Mustered in on February 20, 1865 in Wheeling. Absent sick in U.S. Gen. Hospital, Grafton, W.Va. - March 28, 1865. Influenza. Hospital Muster Roll, U.S.A. General Hospital, Grafton, W.Va., for March/April 1865 - Returned to duty April 1, 1865. Readmitted on April 1, 1865. Measles. Hospital Muster Roll, U.S.A. General Hospital, Grafton, W.Va., for March/April 1865 - Returned to duty April 7, 1865. Mustered out on 10 Jun 1865 in Wheeling. | SWIGER, William Emanuel (I74466)
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| 23086 | The conscientious objector Ashby Gatrell of Clyde Ware's Civil War movie "No Drums, No Bugles" was a fictional character inspired by someone of the same name who was born in Doddridge County in 1886, long after the Civil War. According to a newspaper interview of his niece, the real Ashby Gatrell joined the Marines in 1902 by lying about his age, although U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls show that he enlisted in 1906. His stay in the Marines was reportedly a brief one, and he returned to his home in West Union. Soon thereafter, Ashby and his father had a falling out, and Ashby hid in a cave for about three months. During that time, Ashby carved his name and the date Aug 10, 1908 in a heart which was chiseled into a large rock near the cave. (Note: This date is confirmed by direct inspection of the rock and conforms to the timeline of life events, most significantly his discharge from military service. The date Aug 10, 1903 was incorrectly reported in a newspaper interview of his niece. Dates 1917-1918 reported elsewhere are clearly incorrect.) He also carved a rectangular recess where he placed a picture cover page from a "Police Gazette" magazine. It was from the chiseled name on the rock, and a distorted local legend about Gatrell, that playwright and director Clyde Ware (1930-2010) obtained his inspiration for his 1971 historical fiction film "No Drums, No Bugles." According to his niece, Ashby Gatrell moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas, when he was 17 (he was probably older than that), never to return to West Virginia. We have found no records showing his presence in Arkansas, but it is known that he married in Texas in 1909, resided in Oklahoma in 1916 and 1920, and by 1930 was living in Missouri, where he is buried. He died in 1932. The name inscribed on his headstone is Earl Gatrell, the name by which he was predominantly known after leaving West Virginia. | GATRELL, Ashby Earl (I78466)
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| 23087 | The correct spelling of her first name is unclear. It is found spelled Ruahamah in her birth record, Ruhamah in death record, Ruahama in marriage record, and Ruhannah in birth record of son. In the 1910 Census and on her headstone, it's what she was probably most commonly called: Ruie. | HUSK, Ruahamah (I834)
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| 23088 | The correct spelling of her name is not clear. It is spelled Sumie in her birth record, Siminie in her death record, and Simey on her headstone. | HURST, Siminie (I124778)
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| 23089 | The Daily Olympian, Wed., May 17, 1961, pg. 5: Mr. Haught was killed instantly Monday night in an automobile accident on Trosper Road. He served in the military forces during World War Two. He was born January 10, 1917, in West Virginia and is survived by a brother. | HAUGHT, Daniel Raymond (I138191)
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| 23090 | The date of Anne (Bourne) Brownell's death is not known. The last record of her was on Oct 24 1666, when the Court of Tryalls of Newport, Rhode Island stated that "Anne Brownell, widow of Thomas, was prohibited from marrying one William Long." Anne was buried in the Brownell Cemetery in Portsmouth. [Source: "A History of the Brownell Family," by William R. Brownell, 1975] | BOURNE, Ann (I14664)
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| 23091 | The date of David Nicholson's death is not clear. Ramage's "Doddridge County Cemeteries" Vol II reports it as Dec 20 1862, based on a cemetery reading in 1983. But Findagrave reports it as Feb 3 1868 based on a cemetery reading in 2011. The Findagrave photo shows the badly weathered headstone to be virtually unreadable. In both cases, his age on the headstone was reported as "in his 55th year," which would put his birth in about 1813. But age 46 in the 1850 Census and age 53 in the 1860 Census would put his birth in about 1804 or 1807. His absence from the 1870 Census tends to confirm one of the 1868 death dates. No death record for him has been found. | NICHOLSON, David (I32648)
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| 23092 | The date on her headstone is 1862, conflicting with the January 1862 birth/death dates of brother John. | BROWN, Laura Emoirgee "Emma" (I61576)
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| 23093 | The De Louzada family were Sephardic Jews. During the Spanish Inquisition, Jews were forced to become practicing Catholics, or else be burned at the stake or escape to another country. The Jews who joined the Catholic Church were called "conversos." Many of these conversos remained secret Jews and were called "marranos," literally "pigs" in Spanish. Jacob De Louzada was probably such a secret Jew, since he and Rachel remarried in a Synagogue when they had an opportunity. Jacob and Rachel had fled from Spain to Portugal and then to England. After the death of Rachel in 1708, Jacob and his two sons, Aaron and Moses, emigrated in 1710 to America where Jacob became a wealthy chocolate merchant in New York. Jacob was buried in the Chatham Square Burial Grounds in New York City, but his body was reinterred on June 9, 1856 at the Third Cemetery of Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue Shearith Israel (also known as the 21st Street Burial Grounds) to accommodate mercantile growth in the city. Jacob's gravestone is inscribed in Hebrew. https://archive.org/stream/calendarofnewjer03newj/calendarofnewjer03newj_djvu.txt https://books.google.com/books?id=4eoeBgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA100&dq=louzada%20in%20colonial%20new%20brunswick&pg=PA100#v=onepage&q=louzada%20in%20colonial%20new%20brunswick&f=false The Colonial and Early National Period 1654-1840: American Jewish History https://books.google.com/books?id=rrHKAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA103&ots=gEyyZ2-1wW&dq=louzada%20in%20colonial%20new%20brunswick&pg=PA103#v=onepage&q=louzada%20in%20colonial%20new%20brunswick&f=false https://blog.ice.edu/2016/08/19/in-search-of-chocolate-in-old-nyc/ | Family: Jacob DE LOUZADA / Rachel DE ALMERDA (F3952)
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| 23094 | The death date inscribed on her headstone is 1 Nov 1918, which conforms to the date indicated in her obituary. Death date 2 Nov 1918 in her death record is incorrect. Likewise, the birth date on her headstone is 16 Oct 1893, the same as shown in her birth record. Birth date 18 Oct 1893 in her death record is incorrect. | GEORGE, Liva (I109093)
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| 23095 | The death date of Jan 29 1941 entered in his death record is incorrect. That was the date on which he was last attended to by a physician. His obituary in the "West Union Herald" of Thursday, Apr 3 1941, states that he "died Saturday morning," which equates to March 29 1941, and that his funeral was held on Monday, which would have been March 31 1941. This is confirmed by his death record, which indicates a burial date of March 31 1941. The death record itself was filed on Apr 9 1941. | JENKINS, Tobias Jess (I16819)
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| 23096 | The death date of Ruth Jane (Pearcy) Spurgeon and the conflicting birth date of her daughter Margaret are reported here as they appear in Gilmer County birth/death records. | PEARCY, Ruth Jane (I39635)
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| 23097 | The death date on her headstone is reported as 1924. But her obituary, in the Sep 20 1928 issue of the "West Union Herald," shows it to be Sep 8 1928. | COSTILOW, Susannah J. (I43458)
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| 23098 | The death date on his headstone is incorrectly given as 1910. His death record shows that he died on Oct 10 1911, and his wife Bridget filed for a widow's pension on Nov 9 1911. But "Doddridge County Cemeteries" (Vol I, p. 5) reports that his obituary, in the Oct 20 1911 issue of the West Union Record, states that he died on Oct 11 1911. | CARDER, Rufus Alan (I69694)
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| 23099 | The death of Rebecca Hinzman Wetzel/Whetel has been widely reported as Feb 14 1853 in Stone Coal, Lewis County. But we have found no evidence to support that. | HINZMAN, Rebecca (I22178)
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| 23100 | The death of William B. Jones has been widely reported as 1 May 1862 at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. While the location is correct, the death date is not. It appears to have been taken from the Pennsylvania death record of a William Jones, also born about 1805, who died in Philadelphia on that date. As reported in the following military report, William B. Jones, a Confederate prisoner at Camp Chase, was accidentally shot and killed on 1 Nov 1862 as a bystander during a scuffle between other prisoners. SOURCE: War of the Rebellion: Offical Records of the Civil War https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/118/0139 HEADQUARTERS, Camp Chase, Ohio, November 21, 1862. Major JOSEPH DARR, JR., Provost- Marshal- General of Virginia, Wheeling. MAJOR: Yours of the 19th instant is at hand. I shall endeavor to have you informed of the death of prisoners from Virginia that may take place hereafter at his post, but in the multiplicity of business here it may be omitted. William Jones, of Ritchie County, was shot by a sentinel Saturday night, November 1. On learning of the fact Sunday morning I ordered an investigation to be made and it appeared after the hour of extinguishing lights had passed the office of the guard had difficulty in having them put out in messes 4 and 5, in one of which Jones lodged. Shortly after a furious uproar broke out in these messes and the men rushed in the open space in front thereof. The sentinel ordered the men into quarters in a loud and determined voice some half dozen times, which was entirely disregarded. After snapping his gun the sentinel recocked and fired into the crowd, shooting Jones, who died suddenly. It appears he thought the prisoners were trying or preparing to break out, and after giving so much warning he thought it his duty to shoot as he did. I was fully satisfied of the honesty and sobriety of the sentinel, and though greatly regretting the circumstance could not attach blame to him in the matter. It turned out that a fight was going on between two prisoners belonging to two different messes and as frequently happens Jones, a mere looker on, suffered because of his undue curiosity and not obeying the order to go in. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, PETER ZINN, Major, Commanding Post | JONES, William B. (I41963)
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