Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
William WILLIAMS

William WILLIAMS

Male 1837 -


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  • Name William WILLIAMS
    Birth CA 1837  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Age 22y 7m 3d in his marriage record at the time of his 21 Mar 1863 marriage would put his birth date at 18 Aug 1840. But age 13 in the 1850 Census puts it in about 1837, while age 28 in the 1870 Census puts it in about 1842.
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1863  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I93026  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2026

    Father George WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1801
    Mother Margaret Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. CA 1804
    Family ID F39872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith LYNCH,   b. 26 Jan 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1931, Boothsville, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)  [3]
    Marriage 21 Mar 1863  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Although the marriage is recorded in Harrison County, the location is entered as Doddridge County.
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on August 9, 1870:
      William Williams, 28, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $350, cannot read/write; Ede, 32, housekeeper, value of real estate $810, value of personal estate (blank); Rosena C, 6; Charles L, 4; Ruhama, 1.
    Children 
    +1. Roanna WILLIAMS,   b. Apr 1864, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1902, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years)
    >2. Charles L. WILLIAMS,   b. 8 Jan 1867   d. 21 May 1955, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +3. Ruhama "Rhua" WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1941, Boothsville, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. Ida May WILLIAMS,   b. 28 Mar 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F40126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252897&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.