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John Calvin MODESITT

John Calvin MODESITT

Male 1834 - 1911  (77 years)


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  • Name John Calvin MODESITT
    Birth 22 Sep 1834  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 Dec 1911  [3] 
    • Death date 19 Dec 1909 on headstone is incorrect, per Findagrave.
    Burial Freeport Cemetery, Freeport, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I115690  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 May 2025

    Father Augustus C. MODESITT,   b. 14 Oct 1789, Prince William Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1873, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Mother Dorcas WILSON,   b. 13 Apr 1799, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1883, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F62151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM,   b. 7 Mar 1838, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1909 (Age 71 years)  [4]
    Children 
    +1. John Calvin MODESITT, Jr.,   b. 21 Apr 1859   d. 31 Dec 1935 (Age 76 years)
    >2. Edgar Preston MODESITT,   b. 9 Feb 1873, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1952 (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F49186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.