Doddridge County Roots


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Samuel H. FOX

Samuel H. FOX

Male 1843 - 1906  (62 years)


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  • Name Samuel H. FOX
    Birth 20 Apr 1843  Greenbrier Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Medical Condition about 1904 "he had a serious illness and as a last resort one of his limbs was amputated." Never fully recoved.  [1] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 21 Sep 1864 to 10 Jun 1865  [3] 
    Pvt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household with Evan Alltop (28), Amanda Alltop (19), and Felix Moore (25). Occupation of all three men was common laborer
    Residence SINC 1876  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1885  Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Bloomfield Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Divorced, in household of sister Martha Musser and her husband.
    Occupation 1900  [4] 
    day laborer 
    Death 1 Feb 1906  Bloomfield Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • His military marker incorrectly shows his death date as 1903, but his obituary (Decorah Republican Decorah; Winneshiek Co., IA Thur 8 Feb 1906 p7 c2-3) states that he "died at the home of his sister Mrs. Musser, Thursday, Feb. 1, 1906." His marker also has a birth date of 1839, which is inconsistent with census and other records. The 1900 Census shows his birth date as Apr 1846, while his obituary states Apr 20 1843.
    Burial Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    Person ID I99758  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2017

    Father William Clark FOX,   b. 1808   d. 16 Sep 1887 (Age 79 years)
    Mother Mary A. "Polly" BURGESS,   b. 1811, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1891, Winneshiek Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F11939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elva Jane CORNELL,   b. 30 Jul 1846, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1913, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Marriage 6 Jul 1862  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Divorce Y  [4]
    Family ID F47646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

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

    3. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).