Doddridge County Roots


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William I. TRAUGH

William I. TRAUGH

Male 1844 - 1916  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name William I. TRAUGH  [1]
    Birth Oct 1844  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Birthplace given in 1860 Census as Pennsylvania, but the 1870 and 1880 censuses indicate (West) Virginia. His marriage record shows it as Marion County, (W)VA.
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Marion 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 
    Occupation 1869  [5] 
    railroading 
    Census 1870  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [6] 
    common laborer 
    Census 1880  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [7] 
    railroad track boss 
    Census 1900  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    carpenter 
    Residence Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 24 Jun 1916  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Cause: typhoid pneumonia 
    Burial Maple Grove Cemetery (aka Haymond, aka Palatine), Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Person ID I92063  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2020

    Father David Kamden TROUGH,   b. 19 Mar 1808, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1869 (Age 61 years)
    Mother Susan (Sarah) SADLER,   b. 10 Feb 1811, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1888 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F20701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evaline A. STOUT,   b. 15 May 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1920, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Marriage 25 Apr 1869  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jun 23/24 1880 on Jeanette Street:
      William Trough, 36, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), railroad track boss; wife Evaline, 34; son Charles, 7; son Harvey, 5; boarder Lucy Pigott, 23, single.
    Children 
     1. Charles William TRAUGH,   b. 23 May 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1947 (Age 74 years)
     2. Harvey TRAUGH,   b. Mar 1875
    Family ID F56614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2246] 1900 Census, Marion County, WV.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 162, Line 1 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791818&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S2107] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp).

    7. [S2270] 1880 Census, Wood County, WV.

    8. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S14] Obituary.

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com, Name on headstone (flat marker): William I. Traugh.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 162, Line 1 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791818&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William J. Trough, 24, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, occupation railroading, son of David K. & Susan Trough; and Evaline Stout, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Benjamin & Lydia Stout. Married Apr 25 1869 in Doddridge County, officiated by George W. Duff.