Silas LANGFITT

1822 - 1899  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Silas LANGFITT
  Born	Mar 1822	Beaver Co, PA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 4 Aug 1859 to 21 Oct 1861  [5]
  	postmaster at Eagle Mills (now Center Point)
  Census	1860	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870, 1880	McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer, miller, merchant  [6]
  Died	26 Apr 1899  [1, 4]
  Buried	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV   [4]
  Person ID	I94896	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	John LANGFITT,   b. 3 Jul 1777, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Mar 1851  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Martha FARQUAR,   b. 28 Mar 1788, Ohio ,   d. 5 Mar 1850  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F23380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes DOAK,   b. 25 Aug 1831, Tyler Co, (W)VA ,   d. 17 Feb 1888, Eagle Mills, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 56 years)
  Marriage Bond	24 Sep 1849	Tyler Co, (W)VA   [7]
  Married	27 Sep 1849	Tyler Co, (W)VA   [7]
  Notes	1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 2 1860: Silas Langfitt, 38, farmer, miller & merchant, value of real estate $9,000, value of personal estate $2,615; Agnes, 29, cannot read/write; M. J. (female), 11; Wm. F., 8; Mary E, 7; John A, 6; M. R. (female), 4; R. D. (male), 4 months; E. McIntire (female), 19. All born in Virginia except Silas, born in Pennsylvania. [2]
  Children	1. Martha Jane LANGFITT,   b. 26 Aug 1850,   d. 20 Jan 1925  (Age 74 years) + 2. William F. LANGFITT,   b. 27 Nov 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 12 Dec 1894  (Age 43 years) + 3. Mary E. LANGFITT,   b. 28 Apr 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 29 Jul 1904  (Age 51 years) + 4. John A. LANGFITT,   b. Nov 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 21 May 1919, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age ~ 63 years)   5. Margaret Rebecca LANGFITT,   b. CA 1857,   d. 9 May 1861  (Age ~ 4 years)   6. Robert Doak LANGFITT,   b. 1 Jan 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 5 Oct 1864  (Age 4 years) + 7. Amanda Frances "Mandy" LANGFITT,   b. 21 Aug 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 9 Nov 1927, Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV  (Age 65 years)   8. Agnes Lillian LANGFITT,   b. 4 Dec 1865,   d. 24 Mar 1866  (Age 0 years) + 9. Lenora V. "Jennie" LANGFITT,   b. 12 Aug 1867, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 4 Aug 1899, Braden (Lima), Tyler Co, WV  (Age 31 years)   10. James Valentine LANGFITT,   b. 15 Aug 1869, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 16 Feb 1926, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age 56 years)   11. Silas Benton LANGFITT,   b. 30 Aug 1871, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 26 Nov 1946, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age 75 years) + 12. Ida Savilla LANGFITT,   b. Jun 1873, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 16 Feb 1964, Manchester, Carroll Co, MD  (Age ~ 90 years)   13. Ada H. LANGFITT,   b. Jul 1880
  Family ID	F41011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		94896_SilasLangfitt_Posing-for-Headstone-Monument.jpg
  		94896_LANGFITT_Silas_1822-1899_CedarGroveCem_Shirley_TylerCoWV.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1569] Family Bible. [S1604] Death record of son. [S2011] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2693] Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration). [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.