Doddridge County Roots


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Peter L. BIRCH

Peter L. BIRCH

Male 1822 - 1875  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name Peter L. BIRCH
    Birth CA 1822  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Military Pvt, Co F, 14th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War  [2] 
    Census 1850  Dunkard, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1875  [3] 
    • In his will, probated in Ritchie County in August 1875, Peter L. Burch [sic] left verything to his wife Matilda, then after her equally to the eight children, except that the four older children born to his first wife (Thomas, Martha now Hodge, Andrew, Amos) were bequeathed one dollar more. We have found no record of his exact death date or burial location.
    Person ID I127696  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2020

    Family 1 Elizabeth ___
    Family ID F55625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Matilda Ann STEWART,   b. 11 Apr 1838, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1910, Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Children 
    >1. Isaiah BIRCH,   b. 8 Aug 1872, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1931, Wick, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +2. Ellen "Ella" BIRCH,   b. Aug 1873, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1958, Salem, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
    Family ID F55612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S184] 1850 Census.

    2. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    3. [S49] West Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 [database online], (Ancestry.com).