Jul-28-2018
Husband: Adam James Gain
Born: 1814 1 (see note 1) Died: 1884 1 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3 Father: John Gain Mother: Mary Ash
Wife: Susan Fleming 4,5 Also known as: Susannah Agnes Fleming 2 Married: Nov- 9-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6
Born: 1814 1 (see note 2) Died: Jan-22-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,1 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: John F. Fleming (1781 - 1853) Mother: Clarissa "Clary" Roe (1782 - )
M Child 1: John F. Gain Born: Nov-21-1842 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,1,9 Died: Apr-17-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,1 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 7 Military: Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War Wife: Mary Columbia Miller b. Sep- 6-1852 d. Feb-19-1915 Married: Jan-12-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Mary Elizabeth Gain Born: May-31-1846 10 Died: May-19-1882 10 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Hiram Rollins b. Dec-14-1842 d. Jan-22-1913 Also known as: Hyram Rollins Married: May-31-1864 11
M Child 3: James Polk Gain Census name: James K. Gain Born: Jul-19-1848 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12,13 (see note 3) Died: Feb-12-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 2,12 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 12 Wife: Isaphene Victoria Cottrill b. ca 1860 d. Mar-23-1886 Also known as: Victoria Cottrill 14,5,15,16 Married: Jan-25-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Wife: Jane Batton b. Nov-27-1858 d. May-27-1934 Also known as: Jane Batten 13 Married: Apr-12-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 4: Peter Gain Born: Nov- 1-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17,18,9 Died: Jan- 8-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Buried: West Union 17 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,19 Census: 1910, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1920 watchman for B. & O. Railroad 20 Occupation: 1910 laborer at odd jobs 21 Occupation: 1900 horse trader 18 Occupation: 1880 farmer 22 Wife: Mary Leverna "Verna" Tharp b. Dec- -1850 d. Nov-21-1932 Also known as: Leverna Tharp Married: May-10-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Wife: Ruth Myrtle Allen b. Apr-30-1872 d. Jul-17-1922 Married: Oct-24-1905 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 5: Lemuel Eli Gain Born: Sep-16-1853 at Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 24,25 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Mary Rebecca Roberts b. ca 1866
F Child 6: Catharine Frances Gain Also known as: Frances Gain Born: 1856 1,25 Died: Apr-17-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,1 Buried: in Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 26 Cause of death: tuberculosis 7 Census: 1880 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Jacob S. Netzer b. Jul- 9-1838 d. Oct-25-1925 Also known as: Jacob Netser 9 Married: Jun-13-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Findagrave.com. (3) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) Death record of son. (6) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (8) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) Headstone. (11) Obituary of husband. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) Obituary of father. (15) Birth record of daughter. (16) Obituary of son. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=716258&Type=Death. (18) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794143&Type=Marriage. (20) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (21) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (22) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Peter Gain, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Adam & Susan Gain; and Mary L. Tharp, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Isaac & Sarah Tharp. Married May 10 1873. (Note: Sarah's mother was actually Rosetta; Sarah was her stepmother.), MR p. 196. (24) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (26) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Francis Gain Netzer. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jacob Netser, widowed, 39, b. Greene Co Pa, res. Doddridge Co, son of George & Sarah Netser; and Catharine F. Gain, single, 22, b. Tayler (sic) Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Adam J. & Susan Gain. Married Jun 13 1878. MR p. 226. Event Notes Note (1) Age in 1850 Census would put birth in about 1824. But date on headstone is 1814. Note (2) Age in 1850 Census puts birth in about 1820. But age 68 in death record would put birth in about 1815, and date on headstone is 1814. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1847, but death record shows it as Jul 19 1848. Note (4) In 1910, location specified as Arnolds Creek Road.Name Index