Husband: Silas T. Rymer
Born: ca 1834 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Sep- 4-1894 in Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Buried: (unmarked) in Pleasant Hill Church (aka Layfield) Cem, Co Rt 26/2, near Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Highland Co, VA Military: Pvt, Co D, 6th Regt, Va. Mtd Inf (Imboden's Partisan Rangers), CSA, Civil War 4,3,5 (see note 1) Father: George Rymer (1755 - 1845) Mother: Delila Davis (1812 - )
Wife: Sarah C. Halterman 6,7,8
Also known as: Sarah C. Grim 9
Married: Aug-12-1856 in Highland Co, VA 9
Born: 1840 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA 10,1,9
Died: Jul- 5-1923 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV 10,11
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11
Cause of death: acute yellow atrophy 10
Census: 1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
Father: William W. Halterman (1818 - 1899)
Mother: Elizabeth Grim (1820 - 1909)
F Child 1: Ellen Virginia Rymer Also known as: Virginia Ellen Rymer Born: Jul-14-1856 12,13 (see note 3) Died: Jun-26-1930 in Central Station, Tyler Co, WV 12,14 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 Cause of death: complications 14 Census: 1900, 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Husband: Levi Hess James b. Jan- 9-1856 d. Dec-18-1936 Also known as: Hess James 8,17 Married: Nov-15-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 2: Frank Harrison Rymer Born: ca 1861 19 Wife: Emma Gaston b. Nov-14-1864 d. Dec-12-1955 Married: Sep-25-1887 in Lewis Co, WV 20
M Child 3: Albert Lee Rymer Census name: Lee A. Rymer Born: Apr- -1863 21,22,23 Census: 1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 laborer (working out) 24 Occupation: 1900 day laborer 21 Wife: Laura Gallien b. May- -1868 d. Nov-27-1930 Married: May- 5-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
F Child 4: Laura Louise Rymer Also known as: Lou Rymer 7,17,25 Born: ca 1869 in Gilmer Co, WV 23,22 (see note 4) Died: Nov-16-1942 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV 26 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 26,27 Census: 1940 in Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 25 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Crofton George Merritt b. Jan- -1862 d. 1934 Also known as: George Merritt 7,23,12,25 Married: Jul- 1-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
M Child 5: Hubert P. Rymer Born: Jan- -1872 21,29 Census: 1900 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 5) Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1900 telegraph linesman 21
M Child 6: Walter Bruce Rymer Born: May-10-1875 in West Virginia 30,29 Died: Feb- 8-1935 in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 31 Census: 1920, 1930 in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Resided: 1917 near Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 30 Census: 1910 in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1917 dairyman 30,31,32 Wife: Jessie Crawford b. ca 1881 Married: ca 1903 33
M Child 7: Henry Floyd Rymer Also known as: Floyd Rymer 12 Born: 1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 34,35,2 Died: Jan-26-1965 in Ritchie Co, WV 36,34 Buried: in Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: lawyer 2 Occupation: 1904 insurance agent 35 Wife: Clara Hudnall b. Dec- 6-1876 d. Oct- 4-1950 Married: Mar-23-1904 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 37
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Gilmer County, (W)VA. (2) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) American Civil War Soldiers [database online], Ancestry.com. (5) U.S. Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, fold3.com, NARA. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Death record of son. (9) Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=164356&Type=Death. (11) Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV. (12) Headstone. (13) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=180106&Type=Death. (15) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: E. Virginia James. (16) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 36, Line 76 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539315&Type=Marriage. (17) Marriage record of daughter. (18) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Levi H. James, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Noah & Mary; and Ellen Rymer, 20, b. (blank), res. Ritchie Co, dau of Silus T. & Sarah. Married Nov 15 1877 in Ritchie County, officiated by John Rexroad. MR p. 36, Line 76 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539315&Type=Marriage. (19) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (20) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as Frank Harrison Rymer, 26, of Lewis Co, son of Silas & Sarah; and Emma Gaston, 22, of Lewis Co, dau of George & Martha. Married Sep 25 1887. (Note: Frank Harrison Rymer does not appear with the Silas Rymer family in the 1870 or 1880 Census. No death record has been found for him.) (21) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (22) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (24) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (25) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (27) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (28) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as George Merritt, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Laura L. Rymer, 17, of Doddridge Co. Married Jul 1 1886. (29) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (30) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (31) Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) 1930 Census. (33) 1910 Census. (34) Headstone (year only) (35) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (36) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Henry Floyd Rymer, 87, widow, occupation lawyer, son of Silas & Sarah Rymer; died Jan 26 1965 in Ritchie Co, cause of death bronchopneumonia. DR p. 458. (37) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Henry Floyd Rymer, widower, 27, b. Ritchie Co, res. Lewis Co, son of Silas & Sarah Rymer, occupation insurance agent; and Mrs. Clara Bee, widow, b. Harrison Co, res. Lewis Co, dau of W. L. & Alice Hudnall. Married Mar 23 1904 in Wheeling, W.Va. MR p. 321. Event Notes Note (1) Enlisted September 1862. Deserted, returned to duty, deserted again and took oath of allegiance to the Union. Note (2) Listed as mother Sarah K. Rymer, 68, b. WVa, widowed, mother of 9 children (6 still living), in household of son Albert and his family. Note (3) Birth date on headstone is Jul 14 1856, and the 1900 Census also shows it as July 1856. But age 2 in the 1860 Census puts it in about 1858. Age 20 at the time of her Nov 1877 marriage puts it in about 1857. Note (4) Birth date given in death record as Jan 17 1866, and date on headstone is 1865, both of which are inconsistent with other records. Her birth date was given in the 1900 Census as Oct 1870, but she appeared in the 1870 Census, age 1. Age 17 in he 1886 marriage record would also put birth in about 1869. Note (5) Listed as brother Hubert P. Rymer, 28, b. Jan 1872, single, telegraph linesman, in household of brother Albert and his family.