Jul-28-2018
Husband: Joseph Flesher Also known as: Joseph Fleisher
Born: ca 1813 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Highland Co, VA Father: Mother: Other spouse 2
Wife: Rachael P. Carr 2,3 Also known as: Rachel P. Kerr 4
Born: ca 1821 in Pocahontas Co, (W)VA 1 Died: bef Jun 1860 (see note 1) Census: 1850 in Highland Co, VA Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Christena Flesher Born: ca 1843 5,6,7 (see note 2) Died: Apr-19-1917 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Husband: Jabez Spurgeon b. Feb-19-1843 d. Apr-19-1913 Census name: Jaby Spurgeon Married: Aug-29-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Susan Idella "Della" Flesher 9 Also known as: Susan I. Della Flesher 8,6 Born: Apr- 7-1843 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA 8,10 (see note 3) Died: Mar- 5-1927 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV 8 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 6 (see note 4) Census: 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 5) Census: 1870 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7 Husband: George W. Spurgeon b. ca 1822 d. Feb-28-1884 Married: Jun- 8-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Husband: John M. Rymer b. ca 1822 d. bef Jun 1900 Married: Oct-11-1891 in Gilmer Co, WV 12
F Child 3: Mary Catharine Flesher Born: Jul-15-1849 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA 13,14,15 Died: Jun-29-1928 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,14 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Husband: Lewis A. Bode b. 1840 d. 1922 Also known as: Lewis A. Bodie 6 Married: Dec-20-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 4: William Henry Flesher Born: Nov-14-1850 in Highland Co, VA 8,14,7 Died: Mar-29-1934 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 6 (see note 6) Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Eliza Jane Spurgeon b. Mar-13-1850 d. Dec-10-1916 Census name: Elizabeth J. Married: Aug-15-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
F Child 5: Sarah Esteline Flesher 18 Also known as: Esteline 2 Born: Sep- 4-1853 in Highland Co, VA 8,7 (see note 7) Died: Aug- 2-1936 at Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 8 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 8 Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Husband: Sylvester Hughes Lowther b. Jul-29-1859 d. May-22-1944 Married: May-30-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 6: Andrew J. Wornick Flesher Also known as: Wornick Flesher 7 Born: ca 1855 in Highland Co, VA 7 Resided: 1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Wife: Finanda Columbia Spurgeon b. May-22-1853 d. Oct- 2-1936 Married: Dec- 6-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) 1850 Census. (2) Marriage record of son. (3) Death record of daughter. (4) Death record of son. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (6) Headstone. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 248. (10) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as George Spurgeon, widowed, age 38, b. Preston Co, res. Gilmer Co, son of Jonathan & Elizabeth C.; and Susan J. Flesher, 18, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph & Rachel P. Married Jun 8 1862. (12) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as John Rymer, 69, b. Pendleton Co, res. Gilmer Co; and Susan Spurgeon, 49, b. Pendleton Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Oct 11 1891. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Mary C. Bodie. (17) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (18) Obituary of daughter. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Sylvester Lowther, 20, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Robert & Mary A.; and Sarah E. Flesher, 25, b. Highland Co VA, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph & Rachel. Married May 30 1878. (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Wornick Flesher, 22, b. Highland Co VA, res. Doddridge Co, son of Joseph & Rachel P.; and Finanda C. Spurgeon, 23, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of George & Jane. Married Dec 6 1877. Event Notes Note (1) She was absent from the 1860 Census. Note (2) Birth date given as Sep 1844 in 1900 Census, but date on headstone is Sep 19 1842. Note (3) Her birthplace given as Highland County, Virginia, in son's death record, but Lewis County in her first marriage record, and Pendleton County in her second marriage record and death record. Note (4) Death record states burial location as Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Headstone is at Spurgeon Cemetery. Note (5) Listed as Susan D. Rymer, 65, widowed, occupation servant for private family, an aunt in the household of Joshua C. & Nancy T. (Cunningham) Spurgeon. (NOTE: Susan Flesher Rymer was the sister of Joshua's mother, Christena Flesher. Susan's first husband, George W. Spurgeon, from whom she was divorced before remarrying John M. Rymer, was Joshua's paternal grandfather.) Note (6) Death record states burial location as Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Note (7) 1900 Census states birth date as Oct 1853.Name Index