Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jerome Prunty
Born: ca 1855 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 1) Died: Feb-15-1893 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Cause of death: struck by train 2,3 (see note 2) Resided: Dec 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: Jun 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: railroad watchman 3 Occupation: 1880 farmer 4 Father: Nicholas Newton Prunty ( - 1880) Mother: Catherine Hickman (1816 - 1900)
Wife: Barbara Melissa "Lessie" Russell 5 Census name: Barbery M. Russell 6 Married: Dec-24-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: ca 1863 8,6,9 (see note 3) Died: Jan-23-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Cause of death: typhoid fever 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John Lynn Russell (1827 - 1894) Mother: Adelia Elizabeth Davisson (1826 - )
F Child 1: Dollie Prunty Born: ca 1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Died: bef Jun 1900 12 Resided: 1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: William Nelson Swisher b. Mar-26-1872 d. Sep-19-1939 Married: Apr-21-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 (see note 4)
F Child 2: Minnie Mae Prunty Born: Oct-30-1883 13,14 (see note 5) Died: May-21-1962 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 13,15 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Frederick Allen Tate b. Apr-13-1875 d. Oct-25-1956 Census name: Frederic Tate Married: Mar- 8-1899 at Buckeye Run, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9 (see note 6)
M Child 3: Stephen Martin Prunty Also known as: Steven Martin Prunty 17 Born: May-12-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,14 Died: Sep-28-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,14 Buried: in Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: 1942 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1920 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV 16 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 17,16 Occupation: 1914 teacher at Roberts School 21 Wife: Flora Lena Hitt b. Jul-21-1891 d. Apr-20-1925 Also known as: Lena Hitt 22 Married: Mar-21-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Wife: Grace Mae Casey b. Sep-20-1898 d. Sep- -1981 Married: May-12-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 4: Clarence Arthur Prunty Born: ca 1890 in Harrison Co, WV 25 Died: Aug-17-1918 in France 26,27 Buried: in Arlington National Cemetery, VA 28 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1910 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (see note 7) Military: Pvt, Co B, 15th Machine Gun Bn, 5th Div, US Army (KIA) Wife: Charlottie "Lottie" Church b. ca 1897 Also known as: Charlotta Church 26 Married: Dec-18-1915 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 25
F Child 5: Gladys Vivian Prunty Born: Jul-27-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 29,26,14 Died: Sep-23-1920 in Troy Twp, Athens Co, OH 29,14 Buried: in Coolville Cemetery, Coolville, Athens Co, OH 29 Cause of death: suicide by strychnine 29 Census: 1920 in Troy Twp, Athens Co, OH Resided: 1918 in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 16 Husband: Samuel Harrison Bowser b. Dec-22-1887 d. Feb-21-1970 Married: 1913 26
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 64, Line 801 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048110&Type=Death. (3) Newspaper article, Clarksburg Telegram, Feb 24 1893. (4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (5) Death record of son. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jerome Prunty, 25, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Nicholas & Catharine Prunty; and Melissa Russell, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of John L. & Adelia E. Russell. Married Dec 24 1880 in Doddridge County. MR p. 246 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791890&Type=Marriage. (8) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793352&Type=Marriage. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (13) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (16) Obituary of brother. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (19) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (20) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (21) Doddridge County Republican. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 151 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2610911&Type=Birth. (23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Stephen M. Prunty, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Flora Hitt, 19, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 21 1911. (24) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Stephen M. Prunty, 37, of Doddridge Co; and Grace Mae Casey, 26, of Doddridge Co. Married May 12 1926. (25) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (26) Findagrave.com. (27) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (28) Findagrave.com, Section EUORP, Site 2149. (29) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Event Notes Note (1) Age 32 in death record would put birth in about 1860 or 1861 Note (2) News item, "Akron Daily Democrat," Friday, Feb 17 1893, in its entirety: "A train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad killed Jerome Prunty, a watchman, near Long Run, W.Va. He was doing double duty, and evidently was lying asleep on the rail. His head was cut off and found in his cap." News item, "Clarksburg Telegram," Friday, Feb 24 1893, in its entirety: "Jerome Prunty, a railroad watchman who was doing double duty, was struck by a train and killed at Long Run, Doddridge County, Md. (sic), Wednesday night." Note (3) Birthplace given as Doddridge County in marriage record, but as Ritchie County in death record. Doddridge appears more likely. Age 41 in death record is inconsistent with her age given in 1870 Census and in marriage record. Note (4) Husband identified in marriage record as W. M. Swisher, rather than W. N. Swisher. Dollie's mother, Melissa (Russell) Prunty, was listed as an informant for the marriage license. William Nelson Swisher and Dollie Prunty were first cousins, as their mothers were sisters Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1881. Birthplace given in marriage record as Doddridge County, but in death record as Harrison County. Note (6) at residence of Alva Stutler Note (7) Listed as Clarence A. Prunty, 21, b. WVa, single, one of many soldiers at the Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation.Name Index