Jul-28-2018
Husband: John Jackson Layfield
Born: Feb- 4-1803 1,2 Died: Mar- 5-1877 1 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Military: Co D, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 1 Father: William Layfield (1775 - 1852) Mother: Margaret Crawford
Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Moats 3
Born: Mar- 4-1803 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: May-22-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: George Moats (1773 - 1844) Mother: Eve Stone (1773 - 1850)
F Child 1: Mary Elizabeth Layfield Born: Feb-23-1825 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Dec-22-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Uriah D. Shrader b. Mar- 6-1836 d. Nov-25-1904
M Child 2: Henry Layfield Born: 1827 in Wood Co, (W)VA 4,5 Died: 1909 5 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Wife: Harriett Furr b. 1832 d. 1916 Married: Nov-11-1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 7
F Child 3: Margaret Layfield Born: ca 1830 in Wood Co, (W)VA 4 Resided: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4 Husband: Milton Reger b. ca 1825 Married: Feb- 2-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4
M Child 4: James Layfield Born: 1832 in Wood Co, (W)VA 4 Died: 1865 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Resided: 1854 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Elizabeth Moats b. ca 1830 Married: Sep-21-1854 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4
M Child 5: Jacob Layfield Also known as: Isaac Jacob Layfield 8,1 Born: Sep- -1834 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Jul- -1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Agnes Drake b. Oct- -1828 d. Oct- -1908 Married: Oct-21-1855 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 9
F Child 6: Julia Layfield Born: Oct- 3-1835 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,10,2 Died: Apr-24-1925 in Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 11,10 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Never married: 11,12
M Child 7: John Jackson Layfield Born: Mar- 2-1838 13,5 Died: Jul-13-1933 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,5 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Military: Co D, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6 Wife: Salinda McDeffet b. 1840 d. 1925 Also known as: Salinda McDevitt 3
F Child 8: Sarah Jane Layfield Born: Feb- 4-1840 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,15 Died: Jul-27-1929 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in Girta (aka Nutter) Cemetery, CR 53 near Wirt Co line, Ritchie Co, WV 6,1 Census: 1870 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: John Madison Furr b. Jun- -1838 d. Aug- 6-1918
M Child 9: George Layfield Born: Nov- 3-1841 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 16,17 Died: Jul-30-1878 10 Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1,6 Resided: 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Military: Co D, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6 Wife: Sarah Elizabeth McNemar b. May-31-1846 d. Dec- 8-1906 Married: Oct- 9-1864 in Harrison Co, WV 18
F Child 10: Elizabeth Layfield Born: Oct-10-1842 13 Died: Oct- 9-1896 in Rutherford, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Buried: in Pleasant Hill Church (aka Layfield) Cem, Co Rt 26/2, near Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 19 (see note 1) Cause of death: fracture of skull 19 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: David Hilkey b. ca 1836 Married: Apr-27-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (3) Death record of son. (4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Henry Layfield, 30, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of John & Elizabeth; and Harriet Marks, widowed, 26, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Lemuel & May Cain. Married Nov 11 1858. But daughter Catherine's death record identifies her mother as Harriett Frum (or Frimm or Primm, as handwritten entry is illegible), while son Sanford's death record identifies her as Harriet Furr. (8) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (10) Headstone. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (13) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (14) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (15) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy Twp) (16) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as George Layfield, age 22y 10m, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of John & Elizabeth Layfield, occupation farmer; and Sarah Elizabeth Macalmar (sic), age 19y 6m, b. Hardy Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Philip & Mary Ann Macalmar. Married Oct 9 1864 in Harrison County. MR p. 34. (19) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, DR p. 44, Line 569 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4843857&Type=Death. (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as David Hilkey, widowed, 35, b. Hardy Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Jacob & Nancy; and Elizabeth Layfield, 25, of Ritchie Co, dau of John & Elizabeth. Married Apr 27 1871. Event Notes Note (1) Presumed. Death record reports burial location only as Cokeleys.Name Index