Jul-28-2018
Husband: Thomas Nashville Johnson, Jr.
Born: Jun-11-1854 in Upshur Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: Apr-13-1932 in Beatrice, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Haught Cemetery, Co Rd 47/7, 2 mi N of Beatrice, Ritchie Co, WV 4,1 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Gilmer Co, WV 3 Occupation: farmer 5 Father: Thomas Nashville Johnson Mother: Alpha Jane Marshall
Wife: Rosa Virginia Hardman 6 Also known as: R. Virginia Hardman 6 Married: Mar- 8-1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 3
Born: Nov- 3-1854 in Jackson Co, (W)VA 7,3 (see note 1) Died: Aug-23-1898 8 Buried: in Haught Cemetery, Co Rd 47/7, 2 mi N of Beatrice, Ritchie Co, WV 4,1 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 Father: George Washington Hardman (1825 - 1890) Mother: Mary Ann Lowther (1824 - 1879)
F Child 1: Mary Jane Johnson Census name: Jane Johnson Born: Apr-30-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,10,11 Died: May-26-1906 in Ritchie Co, WV 12 (see note 2) Buried: in Phillips Cemetery, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Cause of death: consumption 13 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Marion Peter Cunningham b. Apr- 1-1867 d. Apr-25-1948 Census name: M. Pete Cunningham Married: Apr-28-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 2: Faye Johnson Born: Feb-13-1894 15,2 Died: Feb-26-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,2 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 15,4 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,16 Husband: William O. Bickerstaff b. ca 1890 Married: Jun-24-1911 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 Husband: William Calvin Cox b. 1879 d. 1969 Also known as: Calvin Cox 18,19,16 Married: Mar-18-1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (6) Death record of daughter. (7) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (8) Headstone. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (10) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 80, Line 46 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541271&Type=Marriage. (12) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Mary Jane Cunningham, white female, married, age 31y 0m 27d; died May 26 1906 in Ritchie County, cause of death consumption. Informant: Geo. M. Johnson. NOTE: This death date and age at death calculate to a birth date of Apr 29 1875. But "Ritchie County, WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 451, reports headstone dates as Apr 30 1875 - May 25 1906. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4836447&Type=Death. (13) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4836447&Type=Death. (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as M. P. Cunningham, widower, 26, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Mary J. Johson, single, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Apr 28 1893 in Ritchie County, officiated by A. J. Robison. MR p. 80, Line 46 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541271&Type=Marriage. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as William O. Bickerstaff, 21, of Ritchie Co; and Fay Johnson, 17, of Ritchie Co. Married Jun 24 1911. (18) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 299. (19) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as William Calvin Cox, widowed, 40, b. Ritchie Co, res. Monongah (?) WV, son of John M. & Margaret L. Cox; and Faye Johnson, single, 26, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of T. N. & R. V. Johnson. Married Mar 18 1920 in Clarksburg. MR p. 216. Event Notes Note (1) Although age at death calculates to a birth date of Nov 3 1854, a birth date of Nov 3 1853 has also been reported, which would be more fitting with the birth date of her next younger sibling. Note (2) Date on headstone is May 25 1906.Name Index