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John Philip. BURBRIDGE

John Philip. BURBRIDGE

Male 1841 - 1924  (83 years)


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  • Name John Philip. BURBRIDGE
    Birth 8 Mar 1841  Kingwood, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in the 1900 Census as March 1839, age 41. But his obituary states 8 Mar 1841, and the date on his headstone is also 1841.
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 16 Mar 1924  [3, 4] 
    Burial Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Person ID I78574  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2022

    Family 1 Malissa LAWLISS,   b. Feb 1837   d. 22 Dec 1917 (Age ~ 80 years)
    Marriage 18 Mar 1866  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District):
      John P. Burbridge, 61, b. Mar 1839, married 34 yrs; wife Mellisa, 63, b. Feb 1837, married 34 yrs, mother of 8 children (5 still living); son Fleming P, 26, b. Jun 1873, single; dau Lyda E, 24, b. Jan 1876, single; boarder Hiram D. Hyde, 26, b. Jun 1873, single.
    Children 
    +1. Philip Sheridan BURBRIDGE,   b. Feb 1867, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1940 (Age ~ 72 years)
     2. Rachel R. BURBRIDGE,   b. CA 1869
     3. John H. BURBRIDGE,   b. Feb 1870
     4. Charles C. BURBRIDGE,   b. 20 Aug 1872   d. 9 Feb 1876 (Age 3 years)
    +5. Fleming Pindal BURBRIDGE,   b. 5 Jun 1873, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1950, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >6. Lyda E. BURBRIDGE,   b. 16 Jan 1876, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1964, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     7. Iota A. BURBRIDGE,   b. 28 Jun 1877   d. 12 Apr 1896 (Age 18 years)
     8. Elizabeth F. BURBRIDGE,   b. 16 Sep 1879   d. 8 May 1896 (Age 16 years)
     9. Gertie M. BURBRIDGE,   b. 8 Apr 1882   d. 11 May 1896 (Age 14 years)
    Family ID F39439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Jane ELDER,   b. 22 Jul 1847, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1927 (Age 79 years)
    Marriage 13 Jul 1918  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Family ID F33616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR P. 244 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795489&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John P. Burbridge, 77, b. Preston Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Margaret J. Richards, 70, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jul 13 1918 "at the residence of Jas. Richards."