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Basheba Belle VINCENT

Basheba Belle VINCENT

Female 1839 - 1923  (83 years)

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  • Name Basheba Belle VINCENT 
    Born 20 Jul 1839  Marion Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age 10 in the 1850 Census puts birth in about 1840, while age 17 in August 1858 marriage record puts it in about 1841, age 33 in son's 1878 birth record puts it in about 1845, and age 88 at March 1923 death puts birth in about 1834. Birth date on headstone is Jul 20 (?) 1839. Some researchers report her birth date as June 20 1841.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  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 
    Census 1870  Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 12 Mar 1923  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Oil Ridge (aka Fairview) Church Cemetery, Co Rd 26, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Notes 
    • Basheba's first name appears variously as Bashabee, Basheba (1850 Census), Barsheba (marriage record), Basheber (death record), Bashabel (son Joseph's birth record), and Bashie (headstone and son James' death record).
    Person ID I754  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2013 

    Father Joseph Isaac (twin) VINCENT,   b. 6 Mar 1814, Bentons Ferry, Monongalia (now Marion) Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1888  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Sarah SHINGLETON,   b. CA 1817, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Nov 1856  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Family ID F3778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel A. MCNEMAR,   b. 30 Dec 1830, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1916, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 29 1860:
      S. A. McNemar (male), 26, farmer; B. McNemar (female), 19; J. A. McNemar (male), 1; M. C. Vincent (female), 8.
      (Note: The young male would be son James Sanford McNemar, the middle initial being in error. The identity of the young female is not clear, but could be Basheba's younger sister Mary Catherine, despite the variance in age.)

      1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant Twp), enumerated on Aug 22 1870:
      S. A. McNeemar, 30, blacksmith; Bahaba, 31; James S, 12; Mary J, 10; Eletha A, 8; Lavina C, 6; Sarah R, 2.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated in June 1880:
      Samuel McNemar, 49, farmer; wife Bashaba, 38; son James S, 20; dau Mary J, 18; dau Leetha A, 17; dau Luvina C, 16; dau Sarah R, 12; dau Virginia E, 8; dau Margaret E, 6; son Joseph A, 1.
    Children 
    +1. James Sanford MCNEMAR,   b. 17 Aug 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1934, Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Mary Jane MCNEMAR,   b. 3 Jul 1861,   d. 21 Jul 1915  (Age 54 years)
     3. Alice Leetha MCNEMAR,   b. 9 Oct 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. (NO DATES, UNMARKED), Oil Ridge (aka Fairview) Church Cemetery, Co Rd 26, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Luvinia Catherine "Kate" MCNEMAR,   b. 17 Jan 1864, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1946, Meadowbrook, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +5. Sarah R. MCNEMAR,   b. 27 Feb 1868, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1961, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +6. Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" MCNEMAR,   b. 15 Apr 1872, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1938, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +7. Margaret Ellen "Maggie" MCNEMAR,   b. 30 Apr 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1961, Ebensburg, Cambria Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +8. Joseph Aaron MCNEMAR,   b. 16 Nov 1878, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1969  (Age 90 years)
    +9. William Nute MCNEMAR,   b. 15 Jul 1886, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1934, Simpson, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Samuel A McNemar & Bashie B Vincent, Oil Ridge Cem, Ritchie Co WV    		Samuel A McNemar & Bashie B Vincent, Oil Ridge Cem, Ritchie Co WV

    Documents
    754_McNEMAR_BashebaBelleVincent_HarrisonCoDeathCertificate_12Mar1923.jpg    		754_McNEMAR_BashebaBelleVincent_HarrisonCoDeathCertificate_12Mar1923.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

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

    3. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 174.
      Name listed as "Bashaber Belle McNemar," age 88, widow. Father listed as Aaron Vincent, an error probably referring to son Joseph Aaron McNemar, age 44 at time. Mother's name "not obtained."

    4. [S5] Headstone.
      shared with husband Samuel A. McNemar. Her name appears as Bashie B. McNemar, with dates Jul 20 1839 to Mar 12 1923.

    5. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).
      Birth date incorrectly reported as July 20 1889. The inscription actually reads Jul 20 1839.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 124.
      Groom identified as Samuel McNemer (sic), age 21, born in Hardy Co, VA, son of Philip McNemer. Bride identified as Barsheba (sic) Vincent, age 17, born in Marion Co, VA, dau of Joseph Vincent. Both residents of Doddridge Co. Ceremony performed Aug 3 1858 by L. Hess.