Jul-28-2018
Husband: Elhanan Vanhorn Also known as: Allehia Vanhorn 1
Born: ca 1829 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3 Died: bef Jun 1880 4 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5 Occupation: farmer 6 Father: William Vanhorn (1791 - ) Mother: Jane Maxson ( - 1869)
Wife: Margaret Wilson 3,1 Census name: Peggy Wilson Married: Dec- -1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
Born: ca 1835 in Marion Co, (W)VA 5 Census: 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Marion Co, (W)VA Father: Benjamin L. Wilson (1808 - 1880) Mother: Martha Kelley (1810 - 1878) Notes
M Child 1: William A. Vanhorn Census name: W. A. Vanhorn Born: Apr-30-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,9 Died: Sep- 5-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Cause of death: congestion of brain 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Margaret ___
M Child 2: Joseph C. Vanhorn Census name: J. C. Vanhorn Born: Mar- 9-1859 at Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 11,9 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Etta Davis b. ca 1872 Married: Feb-12-1892 in Oklahoma 12
M Child 3: Joshua A. Vanhorn Born: Sep-20-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,6 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Seconzon Averil Vanhorn Born: Dec-20-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,6 Died: Dec-24-1942 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 13 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1910 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 13,15 Wife: Cappie E. Helmick b. Oct-26-1862 d. Aug- 5-1949 Also known as: Capitola Helmick 11,16,17 Married: Jun- 5-1895 in Harrison Co, WV 18
F Child 5: Louisa Laverna Vanhorn Also known as: Eliza Vanhorn 2,19 Born: Feb-20-1868 20,2 Died: Apr-14-1950 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George Henry Keister b. Oct-27-1858 d. Nov- 6-1942 Married: Jul- 3-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Langford Allen VanHorn Also known as: L. A. VanHorn 2 Born: Jul-14-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,22,2 (see note 2) Died: Jan-19-1939 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 10,22 Buried: in Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grove-Summers Rd (CR 19), Doddridge Co, WV 23,10 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Sour Lake, Hardin Co, TX Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 10 Occupation: 1900, 1910 carpenter 24,25 Wife: Sarah A. Lowther b. May- -1879 d. Nov- 3-1959 Married: Oct-17-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
Sources: (1) Death record of daughter. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Death record of son. (4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, There are two records for this marriage, both handwritten entries in a ledger. (1) Alhanan Vanhorn (corrected from Vannort), 26, son of William Vanhorn (deceased); and Margaret Wilson, 19, dau of Benjamin L. Wilson. Married Dec 24 1855. And (2) Elhanan Vanort, 26, single, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Jane Vanort; and Margaret Wilson, 20, single, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of B. & Martha Wilson. Married Dec 25 1855. (Note: Minnie Kendall Lowther identifies Margaret Wilson as "Mrs. Margaret Vanhorn," and their children all had the VanHorn name.) (8) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (9) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Oklahoma Select Marriages, 1870-1930 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: S. A. VanHorn. (15) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (16) 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (17) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Death record of husband. (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as George H. Keister, 35, of Doddridge Co; and Eliza Vanhorn, 28, of Doddridge Co. Married Jul 3 1895. (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Headstone. (24) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (25) 1910 Census. (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as L. A. Vanhorn, 27, of Doddridge Co; and Sarah A. Lowther, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 17 1896. Event Notes Note (1) In household of daughter and son-in-law Louisa & George Keister. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jul 1871, but headstone reads 1869.Name Index