Husband: Beckwith A. McNemar
Born: Aug- 4-1839 in Hardy Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Apr- 5-1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2,6
Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,2
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6
Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1910 at Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1891 in Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 8
Census: 1870 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1863 in Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1850 in Hardy Co, (W)VA 4
Occupation: 1900 book-agent 3
Occupation: 1880 coal miner 8
Occupation: 1870 railroad worker 9
Military: Aug- 4-1862 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co M & O, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 10,11,12,5 (see note 2)
Father: Philip McNamara (1807 - 1860)
Mother: Mary Ann ___ (1810 - )
Other spouse 2
Wife: Mildred J. "Milly" Ferguson Also known as: Milly Ferguson 1 Married: Dec- 3-1863 in Harrison Co, WV 13
Born: ca 1838 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Apr- 4-1889 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Father: John Ferguson Mother: Elizabeth ___ Notes
F Child 1: Almida J. McNemar Census name: Almeda J. McNemar Born: May-17-1866 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 2: Carrie M. McNemar Census name: Caroline M. McNemar Born: Jul- -1871 8 Died: 1907 Census: 1900 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 8
Sources: (1) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (2) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (4) 1850 Census. (5) U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, from Dept of Veterans Affairs records and National Archives. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Cemeteries of Clark District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (8) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Coal District). (9) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (10) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (12) Military Grave Marker. (13) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Beckwith A. McNemar, age 24, b. Hardy Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Philip & Mary A.; and Milly Ferguson, age 25, of Harrison Co, dau of John & Elizabeth. Married Dec 3 1863. (14) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR p. 46. Event Notes Note (1) Age reported as 10 at time of 1850 Census, putting birth date at about 1840. But age 24 reported at time of Dec 1863 marriage would put birth date at about 1839, and age 53 reported at time of Mar 1891 marriage would put birth date at about 1838. Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1839. Note (2) In 1864, he was a guard at Blockhouse No. 8 on the Northwest Virginia Railroad. He filed for an invalid's pension on Apr 26 1881. In 1915, and again in 1924, he was admitted to the U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Dayton, Ohio. NOTE: The state-issued Civil War medal intended for him was never claimed and remains in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston.