John WASS
1804 - 1863 (~ 59 years)
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Name John WASS Born CA 1804 Pennsylvania 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 12 Jul 1863 [3] Buried Pleasant Hill (aka Haddox) Cem, Co Rd 28 btwn Berea & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV [1] Notes - John Wass is said to have aided with the Underground Railroad during the Civil War. "Just last week I wrote a (true) story for our newspaper about another station of the Underground Railroad in Ritchie County. John Wass, the man who operated that station, was murdered by a neighbor July 12, 1863. It was very, very dangerous to help slaves escape to freedom. West Virginia hadn't been created yet. Although there were relatively few slaves in western Virginia, this was a slave state until our separate statehood June 20, 1863."
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Person ID I37424 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 12 May 2014
Family Barbara Aletha BOWYER, b. CA 1808, Pennsylvania , d. 1884 (Age ~ 76 years) [2, 4, 5, 6] Children + 1. Sarah Ann WASS, b. Mar 1832, Somerset Co, PA , d. 28 Mar 1922, Slab, Ritchie Co, WV (Age ~ 90 years)+ 2. Harrison Ellsworth WASS, b. 6 Feb 1834, Pennsylvania , d. 5 Apr 1923, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 89 years)+ 3. Amanda WASS, b. 12 Dec 1836, Somerset Co, PA , d. 12 Jul 1924, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 87 years)+ 4. Lucinda WASS, b. 28 May 1841, Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV , d. 17 Oct 1893 (Age 52 years)+ 5. Mahala Jane WASS, b. 6 Jan 1844, Ritchie Co, (W)VA , d. 25 Jul 1906, Calhoun Co, WV (Age 62 years)+ 6. Mary Lavina WASS, b. 21 Jan 1848, Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV , d. 3 Jun 1938, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 90 years)Family ID F14856 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- John Wass is said to have aided with the Underground Railroad during the Civil War. "Just last week I wrote a (true) story for our newspaper about another station of the Underground Railroad in Ritchie County. John Wass, the man who operated that station, was murdered by a neighbor July 12, 1863. It was very, very dangerous to help slaves escape to freedom. West Virginia hadn't been created yet. Although there were relatively few slaves in western Virginia, this was a slave state until our separate statehood June 20, 1863."
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Sources - [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995), p. 630.
- [S1604] Death record of son.
- [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995), p. 630. Age at death: 58y 11m 19d.
- [S1567] Marriage record of son.
- [S1590] Death record of daughter.
- [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).
- [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995), p. 630.