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Robert Sylvester "Vess" MCGARY

Robert Sylvester "Vess" MCGARY

Male 1860 - Bef 1910  (50 years)

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  • Name Robert Sylvester "Vess" MCGARY  [1, 2] 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 14 Apr 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation teamster  [4, 5] 
    Died Bef May 1910  [6] 
    Notes 
    • Identified as Robert S. McGary in first marriage record, as R. Sylvester McGary in 1880 Census, as Sylvester McGary in second marriage record and 1900 Census, as Vest McGary in son John's marriage record, as Voss McGary in obituary of daughter Florence, as Ves McGary in her marriage record, and as Vess McGary in her death record, but as Sylvester McGarry [sic] in daughter Myrtle's obituary. Wife Virginia is also identified by the surname McGarry in her death record.
    Person ID I22056  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 May 2018 

    Father Felix MCGARY,   b. CA 1798, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" COLLINS,   b. CA 1822 
    Family ID F25371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth A. MCINTIRE,   b. CA 1864 
    Married 4 Mar 1880  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F28378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Virginia Ellen HARTER,   b. 17 Aug 1863, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1933, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [1, 8] 
    Married 4 Jan 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
      R. Sylvester McGary, 20, laborer; wife Elizabeth A, 16.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900:
      Sylvester McGary, 36, b. Apr 1864, teamster, married 17 yrs; wife Ellen, 35, b. Aug 1864, mother of 7 children (all still living); son Olly, 17, b. Jun 1882; dau Emma M, 15, b. Sep 1884; son Jessie E, 10, b. Mar 1890; dau Effie J, 8, b. Apr 1892; dau Florence E, 5, b. Mar 1895; dau Nettie E, 3, b. Jan 1897; son Arly D, 1, b. Apr 1898.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated in May 1910:
      Ella McGary, 42, widowed, mother of 11 children (10 still living); dau Effie, 17; son Arlie D, 10; son William, 7; son John B, 7.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jan 28 1920:
      Ellen McGary, 50, widowed; son Deb, 19, delivery boy at store; son William, 15; son John 12.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, community of Bristol), enumerated on Apr 11 1930:
      Ellen McGarry, 75, widowed, age 14 at time of first marriage; granddau Gladyas, 19, single.
    Children 
    +1. Rosa Geneva MCKEOWN,   b. 27 Feb 1878, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1951  (Age 73 years)  [Stepchild]
     2. Ola Oliver "Ollie" MCGARY,   b. 1 Jun 1882,   d. 23 May 1932, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    +3. Myrtle Emma MCGARY,   b. 29 Sep 1884, Halls Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1971, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +4. William Orace MCGARRY,   b. 4 Jul 1888, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1972, Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +5. Jesse Ellsworth "Worthy" MCGARY,   b. 24 Mar 1891, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1944  (Age 52 years)
     6. Effie Jane MCGARY,   b. 24 Apr 1892, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Florence Almira MCGARY,   b. 4 Mar 1894, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1965, Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Nettie E. MCGARY,   b. 9 Jan 1897, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Arley Delbert MCGARY,   b. 4 Apr 1899, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    +10. John Barnard MCGARY,   b. 18 Feb 1901, Halls Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1982  (Age 81 years)
    +11. William Nathan MCGARY,   b. 18 Feb 1901, Halls Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1927, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    Documents
    22056_SylvesterMcGary_VirginiaEHarter_MarriageRecord_4Jan1883.jpg    		22056_SylvesterMcGary_VirginiaEHarter_MarriageRecord_4Jan1883.jpg
    Family ID F8187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    2. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 133.
      Identified as Robert S. McGary, 22, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Felix & Elizabeth McGary; and Elizabeth A. McIntire, 16, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Jas. & Isabell McIntire. Married Mar 4 1880 in Harrison County.

    8. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 175.
      Identified as Sylvester McGary, age 22 as of Apr 14 1882, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Virginia E. Harter, age 19 as of Aug 17 1882, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 4 1883 "at the residence of Wm. Harter, Doddridge Co, West Va." Informants for the marriage license: Wm. Harter & Sylvester McGary.