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Jacob TROUGH

Jacob TROUGH

Male 1831 - 1884  (52 years)

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  • Name Jacob TROUGH 
    Born 8 Nov 1831  Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Enumerated as part of his parents' household. His wife was not present. He was also enumerated in this census in Harrison County, with his wife and children.
    Occupation 1853, 1870  [2, 4] 
    blacksmith 
    Census 1870, 1880  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [5] 
    farmer 
    Died 29 Sep 1884  [1, 6, 7] 
    • Death date reported in "The Davissons - A History and Genealogy," p. 182, as 29 January 1884. But the date on his headstone is 29 September 1884. There is no death record.
    Buried Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Person ID I59008  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2020 

    Father David Kamden TROUGH,   b. 19 Mar 1808, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1869  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Susan (Sarah) SADLER,   b. 10 Feb 1811, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1888  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F20701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha DAVISSON,   b. 1 Sep 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1924, Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • "The Davissons - A History and Genealogy" reports marriage date as Nov 13 1853. But records show that the marriage license was issued on Nov 14 1853, with the wedding held on Nov 16 1853.
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile Twp), enumerated on Aug 10 1870:
      Jacob Trough, 39, blacksmith, value of real estate $7,275, value of personal estate $350; Martha D, 36; Lloyd R, 12; William J, 8; Flora, 4; Edmund P, 1. All born in Va/WVa except Jacob, born in Pennsylvania.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      Jacob Trough, 50, farmer; wife Martha, 48; son William, 18; dau Flora, 14; son Edmund P, 12; dau Buna, 8; son Benjamine, 5. All born in Va/WVa except Jacob, born in Pennsylvania.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 2 1900 in the Town of Salem:
      Martha Traugh, 66, b. Sep 1833, widowed.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Town of Salem), enumerated on May 6 1910 on Main Street:
      Martha Traugh, 76, widowed, mother of 10 children (6 still living).

      1920 Census, Hamilton Co, Ohio (Springfield Twp, Village of Lockland), enumerated in January 1920 at 622 Wayne Avenue:
      Curtis W. Smith, 54, b. Ohio, minister in church; wife Flora, 54, b. WVa; son Vincent, 23, b. Ohio, student at medical college; mother-in-law Martha Trough, 87, b. WVa, widowed. [8]
    Children 
    +1. Richard Lloyd TROUGH,   b. CA 1854, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Lee TROUGH,   b. Apr 1855,   d. 27 Jan 1856  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Henry Franklin TROUGH,   b. CA 1858, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1863  (Age ~ 5 years)
     4. Olive Virginia TROUGH,   b. CA 1860,   d. 30 Aug 1861  (Age ~ 1 years)
     5. Brent TROUGH,   b. Nov 1860,   d. 17 Oct 1861  (Age ~ 0 years)
    +6. William Jefferson TROUGH,   b. 12 Nov 1862, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Apr 1940  (Age 77 years)
     7. Flora TROUGH,   b. CA 1866, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1940, Ironton, Lawrence Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     8. Edmund P. TROUGH,   b. CA 1869
     9. Buna TROUGH,   b. CA 1872
     10. Benjamin TROUGH,   b. CA 1875
    Family ID F24408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

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

    3. [S444] The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, Russell Lee Davisson, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)), p. 182.

    4. [S1987] 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2252] 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District).

    6. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S444] The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, Russell Lee Davisson, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)).