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William Jackson OVERFIELD

William Jackson OVERFIELD

Male 1844 - 1933  (~ 89 years)

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  • Name William Jackson OVERFIELD 
    Born CA 1844  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date in death record is Mar 30 1840, and the date on his headstone is also 1840, which is at variance with his age given in various records. Age 6 and 16 in the 1850 and 1860 censuses would put his birth in about 1844, while age 18 given at his 1861 military enlistment puts it in about 1843. In his marriage record of Apr 17 1864, his age was given as 21y 6m 7d, which calculates to a birth date of Oct 10 1842, while the 1900 Census shows it as March 1842. The 1844 date appears to be the most reliable, based on the early censuses. Birthplace given in marriage record as Harrison County, but his death record states Oxford, Ritchie County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 4 Sep 1861 to 10 Sep 1964 
    Pvt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 
    Residence 1864  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, carpenter  [4] 
    Died 18 Feb 1933  Industrial, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Person ID I64287  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2024 

    Father Martin OVERFIELD,   b. CA 1805, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1883, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Julia Ann "Judy" NUTTER,   b. CA 1805,   d. Feb 1880, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Family ID F3097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minerva Missouri CARTER,   b. 9 Dec 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1927, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1864  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Marion Ellsworth OVERFIELD,   b. 7 Jun 1866, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1956, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Lewis Warren OVERFIELD,   b. Jul 1870
     3. Alice Sophrona OVERFIELD,   b. 12 Dec 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1950, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +4. Dora Ellen OVERFIELD,   b. 15 Sep 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1958, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +5. Harvey Brenton OVERFIELD,   b. 7 Nov 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1942, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     6. Atha B. OVERFIELD,   b. Mar 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Scott B. OVERFIELD,   b. May 1886
    Family ID F48749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 32 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=253013&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William J. Overfield, age 21y 6m 7d, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Martin & Julia Ann Overfield, occupation "Farmer (now a Soldier}"; and Minerva M. Carter, age 14y 5m, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of John & Harriet Carter. Married Apr 17 1864 in Harrison County.