Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Reason H. WILSON / Sarah Jane GRIBBLE (F28027)

m. 6 Sep 1852


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  • Reason H. WILSONFather | Male
    Reason H. WILSON

    Born  1835  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jul 1864  Andersonville Prison, GA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon Co, GA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  6 Sep 1852  [1]  Ritchie Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph M. WILSON | F24461 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth GRAY | F24461 Group Sheet 

    Sarah Jane GRIBBLEMother | Female
    Sarah Jane GRIBBLE

    Born  CA 1835  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Other Spouse  Herndon T. DOWELL | F38872 
    Married  6 Apr 1871  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William J. G. GRIBBLE | F11309 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lydia A. ROGERS | F11309 Group Sheet 

    Content WILSONChild 1 | Female
    Content WILSON

    Born  CA 1854   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Sarah E. WILSONChild 2 | Female
    + Sarah E. WILSON

    Born  CA 1856   
    Died  8 Jun 1943  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Morris BRITTON | F4560 
    Married  14 Feb 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Brigham W. WILSONChild 3 | Male
    Brigham W. WILSON

    Born  CA 1859   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Lavina J. WILSONChild 4 | Female
    Lavina J. WILSON

    Born  CA 1866  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Marshall HITT | F38870 
    Married  10 Aug 1887  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 25 1860:
      Reason H. Wilson, 23, farmer; Sarah J, 22; Content, 6; Sarah E, 4; Brigham W, 6 months.

      1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Aug 18 1870:
      Sarah J. Wilson, 32; Content, 13; Sarah E, 10; Brigham W, 7; Lavina J, 5.
      (Note: Children's ages are clearly in error, based on previous census. Marital status and relationships were not recorded in the 1870 Census and earlier.) [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 1.
      Identified as Reason (middle initial unclear) Wilson, single, 20, b. Monongahela (sic) Co Va, occupation husbandry; and Sarah Jane Gribble, single, 17, b. Preston Co. Married Sep 6 1852. In the column "Names of their Parents," under Husband was entered Joseph, and under Wife was entered Elizabeth. There was no indication whose parents were named.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.