Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Benjamin YEATER / Sarah UNDERWOOD (F35513)

m. Jun 1823


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  • Benjamin YEATERFather | Male
    Benjamin YEATER

    Born  31 May 1803  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Nov 1888   
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  Jun 1823  [1]  Tyler Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Sarah UNDERWOODMother | Female
    Sarah UNDERWOOD

    Born  CA 1802  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Dec 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    William YEATERChild 1 | Male
    + William YEATER

    Born  13 Jan 1826   
    Died  7 Sep 1887   
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth CAIN | F21392 
    Married     

    Catherine YEATERChild 2 | Female
    + Catherine YEATER

    Born  8 Mar 1828  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Sep 1917   
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John A. UNDERWOOD | F22504 
    Married     

    Rachel YEATERChild 3 | Female
    + Rachel YEATER

    Born  2 Dec 1830   
    Died  4 Dec 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas ASH | F23260 
    Married  3 Sep 1854  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary YEATERChild 4 | Female
    + Mary YEATER

    Born  18 Mar 1833   
    Died  10 Aug 1901  McElroy Creek, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isaac N. UNDERWOOD | F37895 
    Married  23 Oct 1854  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    John YEATERChild 5 | Male
    + John YEATER

    Born  25 Aug 1835  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Feb 1893   
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isabel GLOVER | F34798 
    Married  6 Apr 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Samuel YEATERChild 6 | Male
    + Samuel YEATER

    Born  CA 1838  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Zelpha CRISS | F37133 
    Married  9 Feb 1862  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy UNDERWOOD | F37131 
    Married  22 May 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Martha YEATERChild 7 | Female
    Martha YEATER

    Born  CA 1841   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Andrew J. YEATERChild 8 | Male
    Andrew J. YEATER

    Born  CA 1845   
    Died  8 Oct 1868   
    Buried    Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Oct 2 1850:
      Benjamin Yeater, 46, b. Pa, miller, value of real estate $2500, cannot read or write; Sarah, 47, b. Va, cannot read or write; William, 25, farmer; Rachel, 18; Mary, 16; John, 14; Samuel, 12; Martha, 9; Andrew, 5.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      Benj. Yater, 57, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100; Sarah, 58; Samuel, 23, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100; Martha, 19; Andrew, 16; R. (male), 9; M. (female), 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jul 28 1870:
      John Yeater, 34, b. Va, farmer, value of real estate $2017, value of personal estate $900; Isobel, 30, b. Ohio, cannot read or write; Nancy, 10, b. Va, cannot write; Henry, 7, b. Va; Andrew J, 4, b. WVa; Zadock, 2, b. WVa; Benj., 62, b. Pa, farmer, cannot read or write; Sarah, 63, b. Va. cannot write; Missouri, 10, b. Va, cannot write; Matthias Cooley, 40, b. Canada, dry goods merchant; Reason Yeater, 19, b. Va, farmer.
      (NOTE: Household members were listed in the sequence above. Relationships not stated.)

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated in June 1880:
      John Yeater, 44, b. Va, farmer; wife Isabel, 39, b. Ohio, cannot read or write; son Henry, 16; son Andrew J, 14; son Zadock, 12; dau Rhoda, 9; son Emory, 6; dau Ally, 3; son Mathies, 1; father Benjamin, 76, b. Pa, farmer; mother Sarah, 77, b. Va.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.