Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Law
Born: 1773 in Belfast, Ireland 1 Died: bef 1850 2,3 Immigrated: 1794 2 Occupation: weaver 1 Father: ___ Law Other spouse 1 Notes 4,1
Wife: Hannah Sills Married: Feb- 8-1819 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 2
Born: 1796 5 Died: Sep- -1869 at Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV 6 Buried: at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 7,2,8 Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Benjamin Sills Mother: Ann ___
M Child 1: David Law Born: 1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,10 Died: Sep-18-1883 2,9 Buried: in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 7,8 Census: 1870, 1880 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 11 Wife: Sarah Dennison b. ca 1820 d. May-25-1869 Married: Jan- -1842 Wife: Mary Jane Spindle b. Oct-10-1833 d. Nov- 2-1915 Married: Nov-23-1869 in Harrison Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Asby Poole Law Also known as: Ashby Poole Law Born: Apr- 7-1823 Died: Feb-20-1868 13,14 Buried: in Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Occupation: Methodist Minister Wife: Deborah Gaston b. May-17-1827 d. Feb-24-1916 Married: Oct-23-1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16
F Child 3: Elizabeth Law Born: Apr-17-1825 in Bristol, Harrison Co, (W)VA 17,18 Died: Feb-27-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Husband: Samuel Morris Gaston b. Feb-25-1825 d. Apr-26-1911 Married: Sep-3-1846 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,20
F Child 4: Ruhama Law Born: ca 1828 2 Husband: Andrew Jefferson Law b. ca 1829 Also known as: Jefferson Law 4 Married: Dec-12-1847 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16
M Child 5: Asa Law Born: ca 1831 3 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
F Child 6: Ellen Law Census name: Elenor Law 3 Born: ca 1833 21 Died: ca 1888 Husband: Jimison Hutson b. Sep-20-1835 d. Jun- 6-1919 Also known as: Jimerson Hutson 22 Married: Apr-22-1857 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 21
M Child 7: Jesse Daugherty Law 2 23 Born: Apr- -1837 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 24,16 (see note 1) Died: Dec- 1-1906 at Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV 25,9 Buried: in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 25,7 Census: 1900 in Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Nancy Leeper b. Aug- -1838 d. Nov- 8-1910 Also known as: Nancy Hooper 26,2 Married: May- 2-1858 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16
Sources: (1) Marilynn Davis Jones, Fairmont, WV 26554. (2) 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. 378. (3) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 265. (5) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 378, reports death date of Oct 26 1869. "Cemeteries of Tenmile District," p. 52, reports the same death date on headstone, no birth date, age given as 74 years. But death record states Sep 1869, day not specified. Age at death given in death record as 73 yrs 7 mos 27 days. Birthplace given as West Fork River. Informant: Jesse D. Law, son. (7) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, But age 38 at time of 1869 marriage would put birth date at about 1831. (11) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District) (12) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as David Law, widowed, age 38, b. Harrison Co, son of William & Hannah; and Mary J. Spindle, 36, b. Augusta Co Va, res. Harrison Co, dau of Philip & Elizabeth. Married Nov 23 1869. (13) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 264. (14) 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. 381. (15) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (16) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (17) Headstone. (18) Death record of daughter. (19) Headstone, - Age at death given as 56y 10m 10d. This is on a headstone devoted only to Elizabeth. Her name & dates are also on a headstone with those of husband Samuel and his second wife, Rebecca. (20) Obituary of husband. (21) 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. 116. (22) Obituary of son. (23) Death record of mother. (24) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (25) 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. 382. (26) Death record of son. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1836.Name Index