Jul-28-2018
Husband: James C. Underwood
Born: May- 2-1821 1,2 Died: Feb-14-1895 1 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery #2, Whitetail Lane, near Alma, Tyler Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1870, 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 2 Military: Co E, 14th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 3 Father: William S. Underwood (1780 - 1866) Mother: Mary Hannah Willis (1780 - 1869)
Wife: Rachel Samantha Ash 5,6
Born: Nov- 6-1824 7 Died: Feb-18-1890 1 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery #2, Whitetail Lane, near Alma, Tyler Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1870, 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1960 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Father: Adam Ash (1802 - 1855) Mother: Hannah Hughes (1806 - 1871)
F Child 1: Martha Underwood Born: Mar-11-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,9,10 Died: Feb-15-1924 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 8,11 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1865 in Tyler Co, WV 10 Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Husband: Henry Thomas Powell b. Apr- 2-1840 d. 1906 Also known as: Thomas H. Powell 9 Married: Sep-21-1865 in Tyler Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Harriet A. Underwood Born: Sep- -1848 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 13 Died: bef 1910 14 Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1880 in Court House District, Taylor Co, WV Husband: John B. Sandy b. Sep- -1844 d. Feb-16-1918 Married: Jun-22-1865 in Tyler Co, WV 15
M Child 3: Christopher C. Underwood Born: Apr-15-1853 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 16,10 Died: Jan-22-1922 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 17 Census: 1910, 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Lincoln District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1870 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 18 Wife: Lydia Ellen Pratt b. Feb- -1856 d. Sep-12-1936 Married: Sep-28-1876 in Tyler Co, WV 10
F Child 4: Matilda Elizabeth Underwood Born: Feb- 4-1858 8,19,20,10 (see note 2) Died: Jan-25-1932 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 8,20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 21 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Husband: Thomas Smith b. Nov- 2-1851 d. Jan-26-1936 Married: Nov- 4-1875 in Tyler Co, WV 10
F Child 5: Sarah Caroline Underwood 4 Born: Jan-30-1862 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,10 Died: Jun- 1-1936 1 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1910, 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Henry Harrison Pratt b. Mar-27-1853 d. Dec-17-1927 Also known as: Harrison Pratt 5,6,2,22 Married: Feb-28-1876 in Tyler Co, WV 10
F Child 6: Mary Catherine Underwood Born: Jun-10-1866 in Tyler Co, WV 16,23 (see note 3) Died: Mar-26-1931 in Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV 8,20 Buried: in Smith Chapel Cemetery, Buffalo Calf Rd, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 8,4 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: B. F. Swiger b. ca 1856 Married: May-25-1884 in Tyler Co, WV 24 Husband: Lewis Townsend Hufford b. Apr-12-1869 d. May- 8-1939 Census name: Lew T. Hufford 25 Married: Dec- 6-1898 near Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 26
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. (3) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Marriage record of daughter. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (10) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (11) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (12) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Henry T. Powell, single, 25, b. Taylor Co, res. Tyler Co, son of Joseph & Susan Powell; and Martha Underwood, single, 20, b. Doddridge Co, res. Tyler Co, dau of James C. & Rachel Underwood. Married Sep 21 1865. MR p. 15, Line 42 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12037937&Type=Marriage. (13) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (14) 1910 Census, Taylor County, WV. (15) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (20) Headstone (year only) (21) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (22) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (23) 1870 Census, Tyler County, WV. (24) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as B. F. Swiger, 28, b. & res. in Harrison Co; and Mary C. Underwood, 18, b. & res. in Tyler Co. Marriage license issued May 24 1884, married on May 25 1884. Informants for marriage license: "B. F. Swiger & J. C. Underwood by J. M. Underwood of Harrison & Tyler Counties." (25) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (26) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Lewis T. Hufford, 27, b. & res. in Doddride Co; and Mary C. Swiger, 30, b. & res. in Tyler Co. Married Dec 6 1898 "at her home on Jefferson near Wilbur W. Va.", MR p. 326. Event Notes Note (1) In household of sister & brother-in-law, Martha & Henry T. Powell. Marital status married, but wife not present. Note (2) Birthplace given as Tyler County in marriage record, but as Doddridge County in death record. Note (3) Birth date given in death record as Jun 16 1868, and date on headstone is 1867. But she was age 4 in the 1870 Census, and her birth record indicates Jun 10 1866.Name Index