Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Francis Marion WARE / Mary Virginia WESTFALL (F26977)

m. 17 Jan 1871


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  • Francis Marion WAREFather | Male
    Francis Marion WARE

    Born  18 Apr 1847  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 May 1926  Gregory, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pleasant Hill Cemetery, btwn Falls Mill & Gregory, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 Jan 1871  [1]  Braxton Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Harvey WARE | F56061 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Emma WILLIAMS | F56061 Group Sheet 

    Mary Virginia WESTFALLMother | Female
    Mary Virginia WESTFALL

    Born  May 1844  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef May 1926   
    Buried    Pleasant Hill Cemetery, btwn Falls Mill & Gregory, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Wilson WESTFALL | F56062 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth A. WARE | F56062 Group Sheet 

    Elvira E. "Belle" WAREChild 1 | Female
    + Elvira E. "Belle" WARE

    Born  18 May 1876  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Jan 1912  Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Gilbert Hopkins LOUGH | F26966 
    Married  9 Dec 1896  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Holly District), enumerated on Jun 10 1880:
      Francis M. Ware, 32, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Mary V. 33, cannot read/write; dau Louisa R, 6; dau Elvira I, 4; son Sanford C, 1.

      1900 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Kanawha District), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      Francis M. Ware, 53, b. Apr 1847, farmer, cannot read/write, married 30 yrs; wife Mary V, 56, b. May 1844, married 30 yrs, mother of 8 children (4 still living); dau Louisa R, 26, b. Oct 1873, single, cannot read/write; dau Elzina E, 15, b. Jul 1884, single, mother of 1 child (still living); grandson George G, 1, b. Apr 1899.

      1910 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Kanawha District), enumerated on Apr 28 1910:
      Francis M. Ware, 63, farmer, married 39 yrs; wife Mary V, 64, married 39 yrs, mother of 8 children (3 still living); dau Louisa R, 36, single; son Sanford C, 30, single, broom maker (own shop); granddau Reatha G. Sprouse, 3.

      1920 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Salt Like District), enumerated on Feb 2 1920:
      Francis M. Ware, 72, truck farmer, cannot read/write; wife Mary V, 75; dau Louisa R, single, 46; son Sanford C, 40 single, broom maker; granddau Retha G. Sprouse, 12.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1985] Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV, MR p. 11, Line 4 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10817319&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Francis M. Ware, 23, b. & res. in Braxton Co, son of Harvey & Mary Ware; and Mary V. Westfall, 28, b. & res. in Braxton Co, dau of Wilson & (blank) Westfall. Married Jan 17 1871 in Braxton County, officiated by G. G. Dennison.