Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James Woofter    
                Born: Aug- 2-1818           1
                Died: Nov-14-1891          in Lewis Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Freemansburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Lewis Co, (W)VA  
              Father: George Woofter   (1787 -     ) 
              Mother: Lydia Winans   (1789 -     ) 
                Wife: Rebecca Ann Shannon 2  3,4,2  
       Also known as: Becke A. Shannon 5
             Married: Mar- 1-1838          in Lewis Co, (W)VA  5
                Born: Mar-30-1821           1
                Died: Mar-27-1899           1
              Buried:                      in Freemansburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Lewis Co, (W)VA  
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Lydia Jane P. Woofter      
       Also known as: Jane Woofter 2,6
                Born: Aug- 1-1842           7,8
                Died: May-21-1903           7
              Buried:                      in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1870, 1900           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Lewis Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: Abner M. Maxwell  b. Oct-18-1834  d. Nov- 5-1909  
       Also known as: A. M. Maxwell 7
             Married: 1862                  10,8
           F Child 2: Sarah Louise Woofter      
                Born: Aug-21-1846          in Lewis Co, (W)VA  1
                Died: Aug-28-1915          in Churchville, Lewis Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Freemansburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV  1
              Census: 1860                 in Lewis Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: John McDowell White  b. Feb-18-1841  d. Jun-13-1880  
             Husband: William Harrison Kemper  b. Aug-27-1834  d. Mar- 1-1914  
           M Child 3: John Granville Woofter      
                Born: Jan-26-1848          in Lewis Co, (W)VA  11,12
                Died: Feb- 8-1929           13,11
              Buried:                      in Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV  11,14
              Census: 1920                 at Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV  15
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Lewis Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  11,16,17
                Wife: Filoma Ellen Dodson  b. ca 1848  d. bef Jun 1900  
       Also known as: Philonia Dotson 18
             Married: Nov- 4-1869          in Lewis Co, WV  19
                Wife: Elizabeth Jane Gaston  b. Dec-23-1855  d. May-29-1932  
       Also known as: E. Jane Gaston 12
             Married: Aug-13-1904          in Doddridge Co, WV  20
           F Child 4: Sophia Florinda Woofter      
       Also known as: Florinda Woofter 16,3,21
                Born: Sep-  -1853          in Lewis Co, (W)VA  22,16
             Resided: 1905                 in Doddridge Co, WV  23
              Census: 1900                 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1871                 in Lewis Co, WV  16
              Census: 1870                 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Lewis Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: Marshall E. McClain  b. ca 1850  d. bef Jun 1900  
       Also known as: Marshal E. McClain 16
             Married: Sep- 7-1871          in Lewis Co, WV  16
             Husband: Charles Kemper Gibson  b. Aug-11-1846  d. Mar- 6-1922  
             Married: Apr- 6-1905          in Doddridge Co, WV  23,24
            Divorced: Nov- 9-1912          in Lewis Co, WV  21
           F Child 5: Dora Woofter      
                Born: Oct-15-1863          in Weston, Lewis Co, WV  1,25
                Died: Jul- 3-1927          in Lewis Co, WV  1,25
              Buried:                      in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV  
             Husband: Alvin Douglass  b. Mar-21-1860  d. Mar- 8-1945  
             Married: 1881                 in Lewis Co, WV  26

Sources:
(1) Findagrave.com. 
(2) Death record of son. 
(3) Marriage record of son. 
(4) Marriage record of daughter. 
(5) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(6) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 261. 
(7) Headstone. 
(8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(9) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 602. 
(11) 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=701289&Type=Death. 
(12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are two conflicting records on file for the death of John 
Granville Woofter, with the location of death varying and all else being in agreement.  (1) The ledger-style death 
record entry at the Doddridge County Courthouse shows the location of death as Cove District in Doddridge County. 
(2) The Death Certificate issued by the State Division of Vital Statistics shows the location of death as Freemans Creek 
District in Lewis County. 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=701289&Type=Death 
No obituary for him has been found. DR p. 226, Line 6 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5051383&Type=Death. 
(14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 226, Line 6 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5051383&Type=Death. 
(15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District). 
(16) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. 
(17) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). 
(18) Death record of daughter. 
(19) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as John Granville Woofter, 21, b. & res. in Lewis Co, son of James 
& Rebecca Ann Woofter; and Filoma Ellen Dodson, 22, b. Highland Co Ohio, res. Lewis Co, dau of Joseph & Priscilla 
Dodson.  Married Nov 4 1869 in Lewis County.  A notation in the Remarks column states:  "Brother of Female present & 
consenting to his sister.", MR p. 47 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10711819&Type=Marriage. 
(20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John G. Woofter, 56, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co; 
and E. Jane Gaston, 48, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Aug 13 1903 "at the home of the Brides Parence." (sic), Bk 
7, p 193, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794274&Type=Marriage. 
(21) 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. 122. 
(22) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) 
(23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794393&Type=Marriage. 
(24) 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. 121. 
(25) Headstone (year only) 
(26) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 







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