Jul-28-2018
Husband: Thomas Ireland
Born: Apr-10-1798 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Jul-22-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Father: Alexander Ireland Mother: Nancy ___
Wife: Catherine Lowther 4,5 Also known as: Katherine Lowther 4 Resided (family): in Ritchie Co, WV 6 Married: Oct- 5-1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7
Born: Jan-25-1798 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Mar-26-1873 2 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Father: Robert Lowther (1765 - 1832) Mother: Catherine Cain (1766 - 1851) Notes
F Child 1: Elizabeth Ireland Born: Nov- 6-1821 2 Died: Feb- 5-1888 2 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Never married: 8
M Child 2: Robert Ireland Born: Feb-22-1823 4 Died: Jul- 1-1870 in Kansas 8,6 Buried: in Kansas 8 Resided: (settled, bef 1861) in Kansas 9 Wife: Lydia Wells b. May-11-1828 Married: Nov-12-1846 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 10 (see note 1)
M Child 3: Alexander Ireland Born: Oct-19-1824 4,6 Died: Feb-20-1918 9 Resided: in Cardington, Morrow Co, OH 11 Wife: Mary Melvina Maxwell b. Jun-27-1828 d. Sep-27-1907 Married: Oct- 7-1851 in Ohio 11
F Child 4: Catherine Ireland Also known as: Katherine Ireland 4 Born: 1826 12,4,6 (see note 2) Died: May- 4-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,9 Never married: 9,6 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 3)
F Child 5: Susan Ireland Born: Jul- 8-1828 12,9,4,6 Died: Nov-17-1921 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,9 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 4) Never married: 9
M Child 6: John C. Ireland Born: Apr- 1-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,4,6,14 Died: Nov-16-1896 9 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Mahala Hickman b. Dec- 9-1834 d. 1901 Also known as: Manola Hickman 9 Married: Sep- -1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16
M Child 7: Albert Ireland Born: Mar-25-1832 1 Died: Sep-28-1849 2 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3
M Child 8: Mortimer Ireland Born: Aug- 8-1835 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 17,18 (see note 5) Died: Jul-11-1913 in Worthington, Marion Co, WV 19,9 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 9,3,17 Resided: in Worthington, Marion Co, WV 17 Resided: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Resided: 1859 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 21 Occupation: Methodist Protestant minister (40 yrs) 9,17 Wife: Jerusha Melvina Patton b. Jun-16-1840 d. Apr-10-1913 Married: Oct-11-1859 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 22,9,20
F Child 9: Sarah Ireland Born: Apr- 6-1837 in Wood Co, (W)VA 23,9,4,24,6 Died: Nov- 5-1919 9 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,23 Husband: John W. Maulsby b. Nov-29-1828 d. Sep- 2-1900 Also known as: J. W. Maulsby 2 Married: Apr-22-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 25 No children: 23
M Child 10: George Monroe Ireland Born: Jan- 2-1839 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 2,24 Died: Apr-28-1920 2 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Military: Capt, Co E, 6th W. Va. Inf, Civil War 3 (see note 6) Wife: Mary Ellen Law b. Dec-15-1841 d. 1918 Married: Mar-23-1863 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 24
M Child 11: Thomas Wesley Ireland Born: Jun-30-1840 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 26,4,6,18,24 Died: Mar-31-1913 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 27,18 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 15,26 Census: 1910 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV (see note 7) Census: 1900 in Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: minister, Morgantown WV 26,28,29 Occupation: 1900 traveling salesman 30 Occupation: 1880 teacher 31 Wife: Temperance Jane Wilson b. Dec-14-1838 d. 1916 Married: Dec-12-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 32
M Child 12: James Franklin Ireland 6 Born: Jul- 1-1842 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 33,24 Died: Nov-10-1928 33 Buried: in California 33 Resided: 1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 24 Resided: (settled) in California 33 Census: 1920 in Eaton, Weld Co, CO Census: 1880 in Weld Co, CO Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1920 boarding house keeper 34 Occupation: 1880 farming 35 Wife: Geniza Law b. Apr-20-1850 Married: Oct-18-1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (2) Headstone. (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (5) Marriage record of daughter. (6) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 439. (7) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 231. (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 232. (10) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (11) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 604. (12) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) Findagrave.com. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), There are two entries for this marriage: (1) John Ireland, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Thomas; and Mahala Hickman, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Richard; married Sep 10 1854. And (2) John C. Ireland, 24, res. Doddridge Co, son of Thomas; and Mahala Hickman, 19, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Richard; married Sep 25 1854. It is possible that the first entry pertained to the marriage bond, while the second was for the marriage itself. Minnie Kendall Lowther's "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 232, incorrectly states marriage date as 1853. (17) Obituary. (18) Headstone (year only) (19) Obituary - At home. (20) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (21) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV. (22) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV, Identified as Mortimer Ireland, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Thomas & Catharine; and Jerusha M. Patton, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Barbour Co, dau of John & Sarah. Married Oct 11 1859 in Barbour County. (Note: Husband's obituary states marriage date as Nov 11 1859, but although the handwritten record is faint and subject to interpretation, it does not appear to be November. Rather than Lewis County, husband's birthplace is stated in his obituary as "the old Ireland homestead at the mouth of the Middle Fork of Hughes River in Ritchie County."), MR p. 11 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11625197&Type=Marriage. (23) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (24) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (25) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Participants identified as John W. Maulsby, widowed, age 46, b. Harrison Co, residing Ritchie Co, son of L. B. & Elizabeth; and Sarah Ireland, age (illegible), b. Wood Co, residing Ritchie Co, dau of Thomas & Catherine. Ceremony held Apr 22 1875. (26) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 233. (27) Monongalia County Death Records, Morgantown, WV, Identified as Thomas Ireland, white male, married, minister; died Mar 31 1913 in Morgantown, age 72, cause of death Bright's disease. (Note: "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 233, incorrectly reports death date as Apr 2 1913.), DR p. 75 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4691556&Type=Death. (28) Lathrop Russell Charter, The Lowther Family of Doddridge County, West Virginia (self-published Nov 9 1951, on file at Doddridge County Library). This paper was found to contain many factual errors. p. 6. (29) 1910 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (30) 1900 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (31) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (32) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 233, reports marriage date as Dec 14 1864. (33) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 234. (34) 1920 Census. (35) 1880 Census. Event Notes Note (1) "Richie County in History and Romance," p. 231, reports marriage date as 1848, but marriage record shows it to be Nov 12 1846. Note (2) Linder (p. 439) and Norman give birth date as Jul 1826, but age 95y7m15d in death record puts birth date at Sep 19 1826. Minnie Kendall Lowther, RCHR, p. 232, states birth date as Oct 19 1926. Note (3) listed as an aunt in household of Zeri & Anza (Anzonetta M. Ireland) Amos Note (4) listed as an aunt in household of Zeri & Anza (Anzonetta M. Ireland) Amos Note (5) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 232, reports birth date as Aug 8 1834, and 1900 shows it as Aug 1834. But obituary states Aug 8 1835, and "Ritchie County Cemeteries" reports headstone date as 1835. Birthplace given in obituary as "the old Ireland homestead at the mouth of the Middle Fork of Hughes River in Ritchie County." Note (6) In June and July 1863, Capt. George M. Ireland was at Smithon N.W.R.R. in charge of 15 men building and guarding a blockhouse. Note (7) Rev. Thomas W. Ireland was enumerated twice in the 1910 Census. With his wife, he was listed in the household of their son Archibald and his family in Morgantown, enumeration date Apr 23 1910. By himself, he was listed in the household of William & Harriett Primm and their family in Pullman, Ritchie County, enumeration date Apr 18 1910. Nature of his relationship with the Primm family is not known.Name Index