Hezekiah B. THARP
1828 - 1913 (85 years)-
Name Hezekiah B. THARP Birth 1828 [1, 2] - Headstone has birth date as 1828, but 1900 census states May 1827.
Gender Male Census 1860 Ritchie Co, (W)VA 
Census 1870, 1900 Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation farmer [2] Death 1913 [1] Burial South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV [3] Person ID I38662 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 21 Mar 2009
Family 
Elizabeth WASS, b. 1829, Pennsylvania bur. South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Marriage 29 Mar 1849 Ritchie Co, (W)VA [4] Notes - 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900:
Hezekiah B. Tharp, 73, b. May 1827, married 51 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 64, b. Aug 1831, mother of 6 children (none still living); grandson Grant Pritchard, 25, b. Aug 1874, single; granddaughter Dora A. Pritchard, 23, b. Mar 1876, single.
1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District, Village of Pullman), enumerated on Apr 26 1910 on Holbrook Road:
Hesikiah B. Tharp, 82, farmer, married 62 yrs; wife Elisabeth Tharp, 81, married 62 yrs, mother of 6 children (none still living); grandson-in-law Ira D. Cox, 38 (?), farmer, married 4 yrs; granddau Dora A. Cox, 36, married 4 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); great-granddau Lucile Cox, 3. All born in West Virginia except for Elisabeth, born in Pennsylvania.
Children + 1. Eliza E. THARP, b. 31 Mar 1850 d. 19 Feb 1878 (Age 27 years) 2. John W. THARP, b. 10 Oct 1851 d. 31 May 1855 (Age 3 years) 3. Wilford H. THARP, b. 24 Apr 1854 d. 6 Mar 1889 (Age 34 years) 4. (Unnamed son) THARP, b. 1857 d. 1857 (Age 0 years) 5. Irvin M. THARP, b. 7 Apr 1860 d. 8 Jul 1884 (Age 24 years) 6. George W. THARP, b. 26 Jul 1862 d. 22 Dec 1884 (Age 22 years) Family ID F15424 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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