Doddridge County Roots


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Martha A. BENEDUM

Martha A. BENEDUM

Female 1855 - 1939  (83 years)


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  • Name Martha A. BENEDUM
    Birth 15 Oct 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date on headstone appears to be 15 Oct 1853. But the 1900 Census shows it as Oct 1855, consistent with other census years.
    Gender Female
    Census 1870  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1873  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1939  [4] 
    Burial Talkington Cemetery, Rt 20 N, near Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I97616  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2022

    Father William Henry BENEDUM,   b. 2 Nov 1820, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1900 (Age 79 years)
    Mother Catharine Ann WINTERS,   b. 5 Mar 1823, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F21841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Jackson POPE,   b. CA 1849, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1919 (Age ~ 70 years)
    Marriage 17 Apr 1873  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Children 
    +1. Austin Henry POPE,   b. 7 Jan 1877   d. 24 Feb 1960, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    >2. Birdetta POPE,   b. CA 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Delmus B. POPE,   b. 18 May 1885, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1968, Painesville, Lake Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +4. Theresa Maude "Tressie" POPE,   b. 15 Mar 1889   d. 12 Oct 1982 (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F36854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

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

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 194, Line 23 : https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791434&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.