Husband: James Sanford McNemar
Census name: James Samson McNemar 1
Born: Aug-17-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2
Died: May-16-1934 in Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 4,2
Resided: in Enterprise, Harrison Co, WV 2
Census: 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1910 at Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: Samuel A. McNemar (1830 - 1916)
Mother: Basheba Belle Vincent (1839 - 1923)
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Louisa J. Russell Married: Dec-25-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: ca Feb 1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 (see note 1) Died: Oct- 3-1902 in North Fork Hughes River, Ritchie Co, WV 9,3 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Cause of death: consumption 10 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: James Oscar Russell (1849 - 1892) Mother: Mary I. Russell (1850 - )
M Child 1: Charles Herbert McNemar 11 Census name: C. Herbert McNemar 1 Born: Aug- 6-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: 1942 in Gypsy, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 1934 in Haywood, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Fairview, Marion Co, WV 14 Census: 1910 at Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1930 coal miner 15 Occupation: 1917 tool dresser, Hope Natural Gas Co. 14 Wife: Eales J. ___ b. ca 1897 Married: ca 1912 15
F Child 2: Alma Charlotte McNemar Also known as: Myrtle McNemar 16 Born: Feb-23-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,18 Died: Jan- -1987 18 Resided: in Enterprise, Harrison Co, WV 18 Census: 1910 in Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Richard Clyde Davis Also known as: Clyde Davis 16
F Child 3: Mary May McNemar Also known as: Mae McNemar 19,20 Born: May-14-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Died: aft Dec 1950 22 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 at Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Husband: Walter Layfield b. Jul-11-1879 d. Dec- 9-1950 Married: Oct-28-1911 in Harrison Co, WV 23
F Child 4: Addie Belle McNemar 24 Census name: Ada B. Born: Jan- 2-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 25 Resided: 1943 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1920 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1913 in Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1910 in Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Claude Lee Lindsey b. May-26-1888 d. Dec-25-1956 Also known as: Claud Lee Lindsey 24 Married: Feb-21-1913 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26 Husband: Wid Forest Stier b. Nov- 5-1883 d. Jan- -1975 Married: Jun-27-1943 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 27
F Child 5: Grace Elizabeth McNemar Born: Jul-29-1897 in Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Resided: 1913 in Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1910 in Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Bernard Bearlen Davis b. ca 1891 Married: Jan-25-1913 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 29
Sources: (1) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, p. 266. (5) Birth record of daughter. (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Participants identified as James S. McNemar, age 26, b. Harrison Co; and Louisa J. Russell, age 16, b. Doddridge Co. Married Dec 25 1885. MR p. 58. (7) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (9) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, Cause of death: consumption. DR p. 13. (10) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, DR p. 13. (11) Death record of father. (12) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR p. 189. (13) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (14) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (15) 1930 Census, Marion County, WV. (16) Marriage record of daughter. (17) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Original entry had only the last name McNamer (sic), but someone later penned in "Alma Charlotte." Father listed as S. McNamer, age 29, and mother as Louisa J. McNamer, age 20. BR Bk 1, p. 14. (18) Social Security Death Index. (19) Obituary of daughter. (20) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District). (21) Ritchie County Court House, Harrisville, WV. (22) Death record of husband. (23) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001), Identified as Walter Layfield, age 32, son of John & Salinda; and Mary May McNemar, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of James & Louisa. Married Oct 28 1911. (24) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (25) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, There are two entries for this birth: Bk 1, p. 116, shows Addie B. McNamar (sic) b. Jan 2 1895 to Sanson McNamar, age 35, & Louisa J. McNamar, age 25. Bk 3, p. 19 shows Addie B. McNemar b. Jan 2 1895 to J. S. & Louisa J. McNemar. But Addie's marriage record to Wid Forest Stier on Jun 27 1943 shows her age as 49, with birth date specified as Jan 2 1894. BR Bk 1, p. 116; BR Bk 3, p. 19. (26) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 307. (27) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Wid Forest Stier, divorced, age 59, b. Nov 5 1883 at Lumberport, son of Clayton L. Stier & Lucincia McIntyre; and Addie Lindsey, divorced, age 49, b. Jan 2 1884 in Ritchie Co, dau of James H. McNemar & Louisa Jane Russell. Married Jun 27 1943 in Lumberport. MR p. 326. (28) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, A delayed entry for Grace Elizabeth McNemar was filed 7/29/1954 by her "older sister" Alma Davis, attesting that Grace was born 7/29/1897 at Cokeleys, the 5th child of James Sanford McNemar (age36) & Louisa Jane Russell. BR Bk Del-2, p. 122-C. (29) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 268. Event Notes Note (1) Age given in death record calculates to a birth date of Nov 1 1870. But age 16 at the time of her Dec 1885 marriage would put it in about 1869, and age 6 months in the 1870 Census, enumerated on Aug 6 1870, would put her birth in about February 1870.