Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Matilda Ann NICHOLAS

Matilda Ann NICHOLAS

Female 1835 - Bef 1900  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Matilda Ann NICHOLAS
    Birth CA 1835  [1
    Gender Female
    Census 1860  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Bef 1900  [2
    Person ID I56520  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2018

    Family George WOOFTER, Jr.,   b. Oct 1827  [3]
    Marriage 10 Oct 1853  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. Susan A. WOOFTER,   b. 6 Jan 1859, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1921, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    >2. Emaranda "Emma" WOOFTER,   b. 27 Dec 1862, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1888, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F23414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage License, Lewis Co (W)VA
    Marriage License, Lewis Co (W)VA
    Marriage Record, Lewis Co (W)VA
    Marriage Record, Lewis Co (W)VA

  • Sources 
    1. [S2129] 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    2. [S2086] 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District).

    3. [S1623] William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 301.

    4. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 59.
      Marriage record reads: "Oct 10th 1853 joined in the holy estate of matrimony George Woofter Jr and Matilda Ann Nicholas by me Benjamin Holden, Minister of the Gospel.
      "Recieved in the clerk's office of Lewis County court on the 11th Oct 1853 and recorded.
      "Teste John Morrow (?), Clk" (Note: The license authorizing this marriage appears to be dated Oct 9 1852. The year of marriage is thus unclear.)