Mary Ann GULL
1829 - 1916 (86 years)-
Name Mary Ann GULL Birth 21 Oct 1829 Monongalia Co, (W)VA 
[1, 2] Gender Female Census 1870, 1880 Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Death 24 Jul 1916 Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV [2, 3] Burial Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV [4] Notes - "She was mountain bred, six foot tall, and weighed about 150 pounds in her younger days. She did as much work, or more, than any of the men. In the early days, she looked after everything and left grandpa free to do the farm work. They had a bell on the cow and she had to go evenings and run her down, sometimes a whole hour. She was a midwife for every baby that was born for 15 miles around."
SOURCE: "Squires Family Genealogy," by Raymond Squires.
Person ID I6285 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 5 Nov 2018
Father Adam W. GULL Mother Mary SMELL Family ID F5638 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
James Monroe SQUIRES, b. 20 Mar 1821, Preston Co, (W)VA d. 9 Feb 1894, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 72 years)Marriage 19 May 1848 Greene Co, PA [5] - Wife's obituary states marriage date as May 19, 1846.
Children 1. C. J. SQUIRES, b. 1849 d. 5 Jul 1849, Barbour Co, (W)VA (Age 0 years)2. Marcellus H. SQUIRES, b. 29 Apr 1850, Barbour Co, (W)VA d. 11 Sep 1903, Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV (Age 53 years)+ 3. Virgil B. SQUIRES, b. 21 Dec 1851, Barbour Co, (W)VA d. 22 Mar 1933, Industrial, Harrison Co, WV (Age 81 years)4. Artincia C. SQUIRES, b. 5 Aug 1854, Barbour Co, (W)VA d. 28 Sep 1879, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 25 years)+ 5. Jemima D. SQUIRES, b. 22 Dec 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. 1936, Garrett Co, MD (Age 79 years)+ 6. Andrew Jackson SQUIRES, b. 20 Dec 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. 29 Aug 1919, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 60 years)+ 7. Mary Louverna "Verna" SQUIRES, b. 27 Feb 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. 11 Aug 1931, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 70 years)+ 8. George Washington SQUIRES, b. 11 Feb 1863, Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. 29 Dec 1939, Weston, Lewis Co, WV (Age 76 years)+ 9. William Franklin "Billy" SQUIRES, b. 13 Nov 1865, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV d. 25 Dec 1951, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 86 years)> 10. Ulysses S. Grant SQUIRES, b. 30 Apr 1868, Doddridge Co, WV d. 2 Apr 1954, Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD (Age 85 years)> 11. John Ellsworth SQUIRES, b. 19 Nov 1870, Doddridge Co, WV d. 14 Jul 1941, Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD (Age 70 years)+ 12. Marion Wade SQUIRES, b. 4 Aug 1873, Doddridge Co, WV d. 6 Oct 1951, Alvordton, Williams Co, OH (Age 78 years)Family ID F2215 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- "She was mountain bred, six foot tall, and weighed about 150 pounds in her younger days. She did as much work, or more, than any of the men. In the early days, she looked after everything and left grandpa free to do the farm work. They had a bell on the cow and she had to go evenings and run her down, sometimes a whole hour. She was a midwife for every baby that was born for 15 miles around."
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