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George W. CLYCE

George W. CLYCE

Male 1835 - 1903  (~ 68 years)

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  • Name George W. CLYCE 
    Born CA 1835  Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birt date on headstone is Feb 16 1830. But age 21 in 1856 marriage record would put birth in about 1835, age 16 in the 1850 Census puts it in about 1834, and age 44 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1836, while the 1900 Census gives his age as 75 and states birth date as Jan 1824.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the household of Jacob & Charlotte Dawson.
      1850 Census, Allegany Co, Maryland, enumerated on Sep 23 1850:
      Charlotte Dawson, 26; Jacob Dawson, 30; Sarah, 2; George Clyce, 16, laborer; Sarah Clark, 16. Although the entry is not clear, all appear to have been born in Maryland.)
      (NOTE: The name of Jacob Dawson, Charlotte's husband, should have been entered as Jackson.)
      The next enumerated household was that of Charlotte's parents:
      John Lewellyn, 73, b. in South Wales, farmer, value of real estate $2500, cannot read; Abigail, 65, b. New Jersey; Philip, 24, b. Maryland.
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 28 Jul 1862 to 27 Jun 1865  [4, 5] 
    Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1870, he and his family were in the household of Henry (b. ca 1812 in Md.) & Rhoda (b. ca 1813 in Md.) Duckworth. Relationships not given. In 1880 George and wife Hannah were listed as servants in the Duckworth household. With them were their children Virginia, Noah and Victoria. Also in the household was servant Catherine Scott, 63, b. Ohio (both parents b. Va.), single, cannot write.
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Died 2 Jan 1903  [7] 
    Buried Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I41109  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 May 2016 

    Father George CLICE 
    Mother Ann ___ 
    Family ID F44598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann S. MENEAR,   b. CA 1839, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Jul 1856  West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • The spelling of this family's surname is found variously as Clyce (military records and most census records), Clice (marriage and military records), and Clise (headstone and daughter's marriage record).

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 19 1860:
      George Clyce, 24, b. Md, farmer, vaue of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100; Ann, 21, b. Va; Charlotte F, 3, b. Va; Lester H, 2, b. Va; Ella C, 6 months, b. Va.
    Children 
     1. Charlotte F. CLYCE,   b. CA 1857, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Lester H. CLYCE,   b. CA 1858
    +3. Ellen C. CLYCE,   b. CA 1860,   d. 12 Mar 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years)
    Family ID F38446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah SMARR,   b. 16 Feb 1844, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1923, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married CA 1865  [11] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddrige Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated on Jun 28 1870:
      Henry Duckworth, 58, b. Md, farmer, value of real estate $3,000, value of personal estate $800, cannot read/write; Rhoda Duckworth, 57, b. Md, cannot write; George Clyce, 32, b. Md, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $150, cannot write; Hannah Clyce, 24, b. Md, cannot read/write; Ellen Clyce, 9, b. Va; Virginia Clyce, 4, b. WVa.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880:
      Henry Duckworth, 68, b. Md, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Rhoda Duckworth, 68, b. Md, cannot write; servant George Clise, 44, b. Md, married, farm laborer, cannot read/write; servant Hannah Clise, 37, b. Md, married, servant, cannot read/write; dau Virginia Clise, 14, b. WVa; son Noah Clise, 9, b. WVa; dau Victoria Clise, 5, b. WVa; servant Catharine Scott, 63, b. Ohio (both parents b. Va.), single, servant, cannot write. [12]
    Children 
    +1. Virginia "Jennie" CLICE,   b. 18 Jan 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1942, Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +2. Noah G. CLICE,   b. 13 Aug 1870, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1903  (Age 32 years)
    +3. Victoria Virginia CLICE,   b. 18 Sep 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1969, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    Family ID F16477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S184] 1850 Census.

    2. [S2147] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

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

    4. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2193] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp).

    7. [S5] Headstone.

    8. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 117, line 93 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790660&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as George Clice, 21, b. Allegany Co Maryland, res. West Union, son of George & Ann Clice, farmer; and Ann S. Menear, 17, b. Monongalia Co Va, res. West Union, dau of Azariah & Charin Menears. Married Jul 6 1856 in West Union, officiated by John Canwell.

    11. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    12. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.