Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Charles Wesley ZAHN / Lydia HOOVER (F33982)

m. 20 May 1836


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  • Charles Wesley ZAHNFather | Male
    Charles Wesley ZAHN

    Born  9 Nov 1811  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Apr 1882  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  UNKNOWN   
    Married  20 May 1836  [1]  Frederick Co, MD  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John ZAHN | F44941 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Magdaline STROCK | F44941 Group Sheet 

    Lydia HOOVERMother | Female
    Lydia HOOVER

    Born  CA 1811  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father  Jacob HOOVER | F44942 Group Sheet 
    Mother   

    William C. ZAHNChild 1 | Male
    + William C. ZAHN

    Born  28 Oct 1837  Wolfsville, Frederick Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Nov 1908  Mt. Lena, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery, Mapleville, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth BOWMAN | F44943 
    Married     

    John Henry ZAHNChild 2 | Male
    John Henry ZAHN

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     

    Ezra Hoover ZAHNChild 3 | Male
    Ezra Hoover ZAHN

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     

    Charles Markwood ZAHNChild 4 | Male
    Charles Markwood ZAHN

    Born  CA 1844   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Sarah Elizabeth ZAHNChild 5 | Female
    Sarah Elizabeth ZAHN

    Born  CA 1847   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Joseph Hoover ZAHNChild 6 | Male
    Joseph Hoover ZAHN

    Born  CA 1848   
    Died  18 Feb 1899  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary Catherine ZAHNChild 7 | Female
    + Mary Catherine ZAHN

    Born  CA 1851   
    Died  11 Dec 1938  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George W. JACKSON | F23998 
    Married  13 Jun 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nancy Jane ZAHNChild 8 | Female
    Nancy Jane ZAHN

    Born  9 Jun 1853  Georges Camp, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jul 1854  Georges Camp, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Lydia ZAHNChild 9 | Female
    Lydia ZAHN

    Born     
    Died  16 Feb 1887   
    Buried     

    Benjamin Franklin ZAHNChild 10 | Male
    + Benjamin Franklin ZAHN

    Born  Jun 1857  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1944   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eliza Alice LIPSCOMB | F11447 
    Married  1 Jan 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 5 1860:
      C. W. Zahn, 50, physician, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $40; Lyddy, 50; Wm., 27; Charles, 16; Benjamine, 5.
      NOTE: Whereabouts of daughter Mary Catheine Zahn in this census are not known.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Aug 25 1870:
      Chas. W. Zahn, 59, b. Va, school teacher; Lidia, 58, b. Md, cannot read or write; Sarah E, 23, b. Va; Benj. F, 14, b. Va; Mary C, 19.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      Charles W. Zahn, 68, b. Va (both parents b. Pennsylvania), farmer, medical condition rheumatism (maimed, crippled or bedridden); wife Lyddie, 67, b. Md (father b. Pa, mother b. Md), medical condition diseased liver, cannot read or write; son Charles M, 34, farm laborer, single; son Joseph, 32, farm laborer, married; son Benjamin F, 23, farm laborer, single. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2725] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.