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John DOAK

John DOAK

Male 1822 - 1903  (80 years)


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  • Name John DOAK
    Birth 22 Aug 1822  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age 34 in the 1860 Census would put his birth in about 1826, but ag3 28 in the 1850 Census puts it in about 1822. The 1900 Census shows it as Aug 1822, age 77, and his headstone indicates 22 Aug 1822.
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Tyler 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 
    Census 1870, 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Death 13 Feb 1903  [1] 
    Burial Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I70123  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2022

    Father James DOAK,   b. CA 1802, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years)
    Mother Hannah DAVIS,   b. CA 1802
    Family ID F21759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Temperence DOTSON,   b. 27 Mar 1828   d. 3 Feb 1903 (Age 74 years)  [6]
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 20 1860:
      John Doak, 34, farmer, cannot read/write; Temperance, 30; Lucinda, 12; Sindona, 9; Deborah, 4; Benjamin, 2.
      NOTE: Daughter Sindona's name was probably intended to be spelled Cindona. In subsequent records her name was consistently entered as Mary C. Doak.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      John Doak, 77, b. Aug 1822, married 53 yrs; wife Temperence, 72, b. Mar 1828, married 53 yrs, mother of 6 children (4 still living).
    Children 
    +1. Lucinda DOAK,   b. 15 May 1848   d. 4 Nov 1921, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Leonora A. DOAK,   b. 1850, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1853, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
    +3. Mary Cindona DOAK,   b. 8 Nov 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1932 (Age 79 years)
    +4. Deborah DOAK,   b. CA 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1918, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
     5. Benjamin DOAK,   b. CA 1858   d. 4 Dec 1870 (Age ~ 12 years)
    +6. Samantha Isabell DOAK,   b. 7 Jul 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1945 (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F29634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

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

    3. [S2467] 1850 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA.

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

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.