Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Tyler Pritchard 1
Born: Apr-21-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: May- 9-1911 in Webster Co, WV 4
Resided: in Webster Co, WV 5
Census: 1880 in Jackson Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 6,7
Father: Peter Pritchard (1798 - 1883)
Mother: Elizabeth Willis (1798 - 1869)
Wife: Hester Davis 6 2
Also known as: Hettie Ester Davis 8
Married: Jun-30-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Born: May-17-1834 in Champaign Co, OH 9,3 (see note 1)
Died: 1925 8
Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1880 in Jackson Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Father: Phineas Davis (1794 - 1845)
Mother: Rulana Randolph (1799 - 1836)
Notes
F Child 1: Alice C. Pritchard 2
Born: 1860 6,7
Census: 1880 in Jackson Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: ___ Yates
M Child 2: Lloyd Wallace Pritchard 2
Also known as: Wallace Pritchard 2,7
Born: Oct-20-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,11
Died: Feb- 2-1943 near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
Resided: near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
Resided: 1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Census: 1880 in Jackson Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Wife: Isaphene Rogers b. ca 1872
Married: Oct-29-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 3: William A. Pritchard 2
Census name: Willie A. Pritchard 12
Born: Dec-28-1865 13,7,14
Died: Oct-29-1911 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13
Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 15
Census: 1910 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Jackson Co, WV
Occupation: 1900, 1910 house painter 14,16
Cause of death: murdered by son-in-law Carroll James 17,18
Wife: Minerva J. Davis b. Mar- -1874
Married: Jun- 9-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 19
M Child 4: Olin D. Pritchard
Also known as: Ola Pritchard 2
Born: Feb-14-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,11,21
Died: Apr- 1-1959 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20,21
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 15
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 20,22
Resided: 1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Census: 1880 in Jackson Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: painter, carpenter 20
Wife: Roena Garrison b. Feb-17-1874 d. Jul- 4-1935
Also known as: Rowena Garrison 22
Married: May- 1-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 5: Charles J. Pritchard 2
Born: Apr-15-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,21
Died: Dec-18-1947 in Marshville, Harrison Co, WV 10,21
Buried: in Marshville Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 23
Resided: in Marshville, Harrison Co, WV 10
Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Census: 1880 in Jackson Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 10
Wife: Ida E. Cochran b. Jan-24-1880 d. Nov- -1967
Married: Jun-11-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Sources:
(1) Harold A. Tichenor, Tichenor Families in America, Braun-Brumfield Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988, p. 150.
(2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 287-A.
(3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(4) Webster County Death Records, Webster Springs, WV, Identified as W. T. Pritchard, white male, age 84, farmer, married;
died May 14 1911 at Haynes, cause of death old age. Informant: C. J. Pritchard. (Note: Stated age probably
incorrect, as birth date Apr 21 1830 is reported by Minnie Kendall Lowther, and his age was given as 28 at the time of
his Jun 1859 marriage. "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 287-A, incorrectly reports death date as May 9 1911.),
DR p. 97.
(5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV,
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 349.
(6) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
(7) 1880 Census, Jackson County, WV.
(8) Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ , The Pritchard Family History (Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1999,
rev 2001), p. 141.
(9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised &
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 19.
(10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)
(12) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).
(13) Headstone.
(14) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(15) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993,
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995.
(16) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District)
(17) Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ , The Pritchard Family History (Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1999,
rev 2001), p. 142.
(18) West Union Herald, 11/2/1911.
(19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as
William A. Pritchard, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Minerva J. Davis, 14, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co.
Married Jun 9 1887.
(20) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV.
(21) Headstone (year only)
(22) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV.
(23) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989,
revised 1995)
Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Mar 1834, age 66. Age given at marriage
would put birth in about 1839.
Note (2) in household with son Charles
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