Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
Rachel Evelyn GARNER

Rachel Evelyn GARNER

Female 1850 - 1930  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rachel Evelyn GARNER was born on 21 May 1850; died on 1 Dec 1930 in Wetzel Co, WV; was buried in Yoho Cemetery, Eightmile Ridge, Reader, Wetzel Co, WV.

    Family/Spouse: William Martin BURGESS. William (son of Thomas BURGESS and Susan J. BONAR) was born on 30 Mar 1849 in Virginia (now West Virginia); died on 25 Nov 1930 in Wetzel Co, WV; was buried in Yoho Cemetery, Eightmile Ridge, Reader, Wetzel Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles MacDonald BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1875 in Wetzel Co, WV; died on 11 Aug 1955 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV.
    2. 3. Bruce Bernard BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1887 in Reader, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 24 Feb 1947 in Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried in Yoho Cemetery, Eightmile Ridge, Reader, Wetzel Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles MacDonald BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born on 26 Sep 1875 in Wetzel Co, WV; died on 11 Aug 1955 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV.

    Family/Spouse: Arminta Jane BUTLER. Arminta (daughter of Henry BUTLER and Nancy Ann YOHO) was born on 18 Jul 1876; died on 25 Jun 1938 in Wetzel Co, WV; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Bruce Bernard BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born on 26 Dec 1887 in Reader, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 24 Feb 1947 in Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried in Yoho Cemetery, Eightmile Ridge, Reader, Wetzel Co, WV.

    Bruce married Amy Dale SHEETS on 17 Sep 1916 in Atwood, Tyler Co, WV. Amy (daughter of William SHEETS and Lottie SCOTT) was born on 8 Oct 1896 in Ritchie Co, WV; died on 16 Jan 1992 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH; was buried in Yoho Cemetery, Eightmile Ridge, Reader, Wetzel Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Charles Walter BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1917 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 29 Jul 1983 in Hillsborough Co, FL; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Plant City, Hillsborough Co, FL.
    2. 5. Harold Roscoe "Jim" BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1919 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 24 Apr 2003 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.
    3. 6. William Joseph BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1925; died on 20 Dec 1988; was buried in Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.
    4. 7. Alice Evelyn BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1925 in Reader, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 29 Nov 2004 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH; was buried in Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH.
    5. 8. Hobert Fleming BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1926 in Wetzel Co, WV; died on 11 Aug 2010; was buried in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Medina Co, OH.
    6. 9. Sherrell Eugene BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1928 in Dale, Tyler Co, WV; died on 30 Jul 1999 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH; was buried in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH.
    7. 10. Phillip Max BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV; died in Jan 1986; was buried in Dover Burial Park, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH.
    8. 11. Phyllis Maxine BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV; died on 14 Nov 2019 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH; was buried in Dover Burial Park, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH.
    9. 12. Bernadine Pearl "Dean" BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1933 in Ritchie Co, WV; died on 30 Mar 2020 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV; was buried in Buckhannon Memorial Park, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV.
    10. 13. Bernard Burl BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1933 in Ritchie Co, WV; died on 3 Mar 1936 in Ritchie Co, WV; was buried in Wetzel Co, WV.
    11. 14. Emma Lou BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jul 1938 in Doddridge Co, WV.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Walter BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 31 Aug 1917 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 29 Jul 1983 in Hillsborough Co, FL; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Plant City, Hillsborough Co, FL.

    Charles married Virginia Belle WHITE on 13 May 1943 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV. Virginia (daughter of George Thomas WHITE and Laura Frances "Fanny" MINEAR) was born on 5 Dec 1919 in Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV; died on 2 Aug 2015 in Vanceburg, Lewis Co, KY; was buried in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Glen Springs, Lewis Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Nelson Robert BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1941 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV; died before Jan 2021.
    2. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Shirley Lou BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1947 in Ohio; died on 10 Jan 2021 in Maryland.
    4. 18. Gloria Jean "Jeanie" BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1950 in Doddridge Co, WV; died on 6 Sep 2011 in Florida.

  2. 5.  Harold Roscoe "Jim" BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 25 Nov 1919 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 24 Apr 2003 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.

    Harold married Naomi Jacqueline "Jackie" JONES on 4 Aug 1951 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV. Naomi (daughter of Edgar Hill "Edd" JONES and Grace Mlle SMITH) was born on 22 Oct 1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died on 23 Apr 2020 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV; was buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 6.  William Joseph BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 27 May 1925; died on 20 Dec 1988; was buried in Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    William married Betty Lee GRIBBLE on 20 Dec 1947. Betty (daughter of Lawson Hall GRIBBLE and Opal Dailey WRIGHT) was born on 16 Nov 1927; died on 7 Feb 1988; was buried in Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 23. Kay BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 7.  Alice Evelyn BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 27 May 1925 in Reader, Wetzel Co, WV; died on 29 Nov 2004 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH; was buried in Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH.

    Family/Spouse: William D. KOCH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 8.  Hobert Fleming BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 21 Dec 1926 in Wetzel Co, WV; died on 11 Aug 2010; was buried in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Medina Co, OH.

  6. 9.  Sherrell Eugene BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 3 May 1928 in Dale, Tyler Co, WV; died on 30 Jul 1999 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH; was buried in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH.

    Sherrell married Dessie CROSS on 7 Aug 1954 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Dessie (daughter of Johnnie Thurman CROSS and Mary Elizabeth STULL) was born on 4 Aug 1933 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV; died on 5 Jun 2026 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH; was buried in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Debra Ann "Debbie" BURGESS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1956 in Ohio; died before Jun 2026.
    2. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 10.  Phillip Max BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 22 Jun 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV; died in Jan 1986; was buried in Dover Burial Park, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH.

  8. 11.  Phyllis Maxine BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 22 Jun 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV; died on 14 Nov 2019 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH; was buried in Dover Burial Park, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH.

    Phyllis married James William "Bill" WALDO on 12 May 1948 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV. James (son of Omer Ralph "Hick" WALDO and Nellie Elena DOTSON) was born on 12 Apr 1925 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV; died on 7 Feb 2016 in Canton, Stark Co, OH; was buried in Dover Burial Park, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 12.  Bernadine Pearl "Dean" BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 26 Mar 1933 in Ritchie Co, WV; died on 30 Mar 2020 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV; was buried in Buckhannon Memorial Park, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV.

    Bernadine married Ralph Duane LEGGETT on 17 Dec 1951 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV. Ralph (son of Ralph Hayward LEGGETT and Gussie Ellen SQUIRES) was born on 16 Mar 1931 in Doddridge Co, WV; died on 6 Jan 2012 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV; was buried in Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 13.  Bernard Burl BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 26 Mar 1933 in Ritchie Co, WV; died on 3 Mar 1936 in Ritchie Co, WV; was buried in Wetzel Co, WV.

  11. 14.  Emma Lou BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 25 Jul 1938 in Doddridge Co, WV.

    Emma married Robert Wayne NUMBERS on 7 Dec 1957. Robert was born on 10 Dec 1938 in Ohio; died on 12 Mar 2017 in Ohio; was buried in Union Hill Cemetery, Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas Co, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Nelson Robert BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 21 Dec 1941 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV; died before Jan 2021.

  2. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Lee JENKINS. Thomas was born on 21 Jan 1941 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 17.  Shirley Lou BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 17 Aug 1947 in Ohio; died on 10 Jan 2021 in Maryland.

    Shirley married Charlie Walter JOHNSON in 1968. Charlie was born on 25 Apr 1945 in Buchanan Co, VA; died on 17 Oct 2005 in Rockville, Montgomery Co, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 18.  Gloria Jean "Jeanie" BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 1 Feb 1950 in Doddridge Co, WV; died on 6 Sep 2011 in Florida.

    Gloria married Douglas McArthur TOLBERT on 2 Feb 1968 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH. Douglas was born on 14 Mar 1942 in Alabama; died on 25 Jun 2016 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Douglas McArthur TOLBER, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1969 in Plant City, Hillsborough Co, FL; died on 10 Dec 2001.

  5. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Harold3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

  6. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: David Michael COLLINS. David (son of Jasper Harold "Shorty" COLLINS and Phoebe Gwendolyn BROAD) was born on 8 Jan 1949 in Garden City, Wayne Co, MI; died on 18 Nov 2006; was buried in Cascara Cemetery, Cascara, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 21.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 23.  Kay BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

  10. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

  11. 25.  Debra Ann "Debbie" BURGESS Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sherrell3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 5 Aug 1956 in Ohio; died before Jun 2026.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: ___ STEPHENS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sherrell3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 42. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Bernadine3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 44. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 46. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Bernadine3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. April Jo LEGGETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1979 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV; died on 13 Mar 1979 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV; was buried in Upshur County Memorial Park Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Bernadine3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Bernadine3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 51. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Bernadine3, 3.Bruce2, 1.Rachel1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 52. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Living  Descendancy chart to this point