Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Wilson WESTFALL / Elizabeth A. WARE (F56062)

m. 23 Dec 1836


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  • Wilson WESTFALLFather | Male
    Wilson WESTFALL

    Born  CA 1815   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  23 Dec 1836  [1]  Randolph Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob WESTFALL | F56064 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Dorothy "Dolly" WILSON | F56064 Group Sheet 

    Elizabeth A. WAREMother | Female
    Elizabeth A. WARE

    Born  CA 1816   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father   
    Mother   

    Hiram Washington WESTFALLChild 1 | Male
    Hiram Washington WESTFALL

    Born  Jan 1838  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Martha Frances QUICKEL | F56107 
    Married  18 Oct 1866  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    George Andrew WESTFALLChild 2 | Male
    George Andrew WESTFALL

    Born  Apr 1840  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jul 1902  Otter District, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Westfall Cemetery, Exchange, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Melvina Melinda PETRY | F56109 
    Married  30 Sep 1865  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Jacob Alfred WESTFALLChild 3 | Male
    Jacob Alfred WESTFALL

    Born  9 Oct 1841  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Mar 1914  Bender, near Normantown, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Luzana J. PETRY | F56112 
    Married  12 Jul 1866  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary Virginia WESTFALLChild 4 | 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
    Spouse  Francis Marion WARE | F26977 
    Married  17 Jan 1871  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Richard WESTFALLChild 5 | Male
    Richard WESTFALL

    Born  16 Jan 1847  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jun 1924  Holly District, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Zachariah Taylor WESTFALLChild 6 | Male
    Zachariah Taylor WESTFALL

    Born  CA 1848   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ann E. QUICKEL | F56113 
    Married  19 Jun 1868  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Jane PLYMAN | F56115 
    Married  14 Mar 1872  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • When Wilson Westfall and Elizabeth Ware married in 1836, his name was entered in the marriage record as Wm. Westfall. But he was identified as Wilson Westfall in the 1850 Census, in the marriage record of son Hiram, in the marriage record of son Jacob, in the marriage record of son Hiram, and in the marriage record of daughter Mary. But in both of son Zachariah's marriage records, he was identified as William G. Westfall. However, we have found no other record of a William G. Westfall in West Virginia during that time frame.

      1850 Census, Braxton Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 31 1850:
      Wilson Westfall, 35, occupation "None"; Elisabeth, 34; Hiram, 12; George, 10; Jacob, 9; Mary V, 6; Richard, 4; Zachariah T, 3. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Braxton Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 26 1860:
      Elizabeth Westfall, 40, laborer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $30; Hiram, 22; George, 19; Jacob, 18; Virginia, 14; Richard, 12; Taylor, 11; Rosanna, 4; Margret, 3. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Lincoln Twp), enumerated on Aug 18 1870:
      Zachariah Westfall, 23, farmer; Elisabeth, 54; Mary V, 26; Rosanna, 15; Tabitha, 12.

      1880 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Otter District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
      Elizabeth Westfall, 62, widowed, cannot read/write. No other household members.

      1900 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Otter District), enumerated on Jun 29 1900:
      Allan Petry, 47, b. Oct 1852, farmer, married 28 yrs; wife Rosanna L, 45, b. Apr 1855, married 28 yrs, mother of 10 children (all still living); dau Minnie M, 22, b. Mar 1878, single; dau Naomi L, 20, b. May 1880, single; son James E, 17, b. Jul 1882, farm laborer; son Otis G, 15, b. Jan 1885, farm laborer; son Oren W, 13, b. Nov 1886; son Ivan L, 11, b. May 1889; dau Loicey P, 8, b. Sep 1891; son Dennis, 6, b. Dec 1893; mother-in-law Elisabeth A. Westfall, 84, b. Dec 1815 in WVa (father b. Md, mother b. WVa), widowed, mother of 8 children (6 still living).

      1910 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Otter District), enumerated on Apr 21 1910:
      Allen T. Petry, 57, farmer, married 38 yrs; wife Rosanna L, 55, married 38 yrs, mother of 11 children (10 still living); son James, 27, single, lumberman at stave mill; son Oren W, 23, single, laborer at stave mill; son Iven L, 20, single; dau Pearl, 18, single; son Demi R, 16, farm laborer; son Henry G, 9; mother-in-law Elizabeth Westfall, 94, b. WVa (father b. Md, mother b. WVa), widowed, mother of 4 children (all still living). [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2226] Randolph County Marriage Records, Elkins, WV, MR p. 13 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11019821&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.