Jul-28-2018
Husband: John (Jonathan) McCloy Also known as: John McCloy 1,2,3,4
Born: ca 1838 in Pennsylvania 5,6,7 Died: May-19-1901 8,9 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1858 in Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, (W)VA 7 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 farm laborer 12 Occupation: 1870 common laborer 6 Military: Pvt, Co I, 3rd W.Va. Cav, Civil War 13 Father: Alexander McCloy (1811 - ) Mother: Cary Ann Garrett (1816 - )
Wife: Harriet Davis 2,11 Married: Jan-28-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14
Born: Apr- 3-1841 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1914 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7 Father: Joseph J. Davis (1818 - 1892) Mother: Sarah "Sally" Davis (1816 - 1853) Notes
F Child 1: Sarah McCloy Born: ca 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17,7 (see note 1) Died: Jan-16-1902 18 Buried: Long Run 18 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Reuben H. Davis b. Mar- 1-1855 d. Jan-19-1902 Also known as: Reubin Davis 19 Married: Jan- 5-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 2: Melissa Jane McCloy Born: ca 1861 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 (see note 2) Died: Dec-24-1922 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV 21 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21 Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Peter W. Davis b. Mar-28-1809 d. Jan-18-1894 Married: Sep- 7-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Husband: Charles B. Bonnell b. Apr-23-1843 d. Sep-20-1917 Also known as: Charles B. Bunnell 24,8,4 Married: Aug-29-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 25
M Child 3: William McCloy Born: Mar-21-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: bef Apr 1910 26 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Christina Ann Williamson b. Mar- -1861 d. Sep-24-1910 Also known as: Ann Williamson 4 Married: Feb-22-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
M Child 4: Alexander McCloy Born: Jul- 4-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 (see note 3) Died: bef Apr 1952 1 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Leona Lipscomb b. Apr- -1870 Married: Mar-19-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 28 Wife: Emma May Shepherd b. Mar- -1882 d. bef Apr 1952 Married: Mar-16-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
F Child 5: Nancy McCloy Born: Oct-15-1868 30,6 (see note 4) Died: Dec-10-1952 30 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 30 Census: 1900, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James W. Davis b. Dec- 2-1857 Married: Jul-20-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 30
M Child 6: Joseph McCloy Born: Apr- 1-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 31,8,32,7 Died: Jan-30-1954 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 31,8 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 near Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 31,7 Wife: Leni Leota "Lutie" McClary b. Apr- -1866 d. Dec-19-1903 Also known as: Clara L. McClary 7 Married: Jan-27-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 33 Wife: Nellie Goodwin b. ca 1889 Married: Apr-25-1908 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 34
M Child 7: Peter Bloom McCloy Also known as: Bloom McCloy 35,8 Born: Aug-11-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 36 Died: Oct-12-1910 8 Buried: in Baileytown Church Cemetery, Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in Flemington District, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1898 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 day laborer 37 Occupation: 1900 coal miner 38 Wife: Elizabeth J. Martin b. Mar- -1881 Married: Dec-24-1898 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 7
F Child 8: Fleety McCloy Born: May-30-1880 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 12 (see note 5) Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Marriage record of daughter. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) Marriage record of son. (4) Death record of son. (5) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) Headstone. (9) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (10) Findagrave.com, Inscription: John McCloy, died May 19 1901, aged 62 yrs. (11) 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. 164. (12) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (13) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jonathan McCloy, 20, b. Pennsylvania, res. Hackers Creek, son of Alexander & Carian McCloy, occupation laborer; and Harriett Davis, 16, b. Brushy Fork of Meat House, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph H. & Sarah Davis. Married Jan 28 1858 in Doddridge County, officiated by Peter Davis. MR p. 122, Line 3 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1 1790592&Type=Marriage. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) Obituary of sister. (17) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (18) 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. 101. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Reubin Davis, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Sarah McCloy, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 5 1879 in Doddridge County. MR p. 230 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792324&Type=Marriage. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Peter W. Davis, widowed, 66, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of George J. & Catharine Davis, occupation chair maker; and Melissa Jane McCloy, 15, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of John & Harriet McCloy. Married Sep 7 1876. MR p. 212. (23) 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. 71. (24) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as C. B. Bonnell, 51, b. & res. in Harrison Co; and Melissa J. Davis, 33, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 29 1894 "at the residence of J. McCloy's.", MR p. 441. (26) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (27) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790968&Type=Marriage. (29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Alexander McCloy, 37, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Emma Knight, 32, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 16 1904 at Long Run, W.Va. MR p. 147. (30) 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. 99. (31) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Joseph McCloy, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Clara L. McClary, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 27 1895 "at Residence of Phineas Clark," officiated by M. E. Martin, an S.D.B. Minister. NOTE: Phineas Clark was the husband of wife's cousin, Mary Virginia Maxson. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792740&Type=Marriage. (34) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Joseph McCloy, widowed, 35, b. Doddridge Co, res. O'Neal Mines in Harrison Co, son of John & Harriet McCloy; and Nellie Goodwin, single, 19, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Wm. & Samantha Goodwin. Married Apr 25 1908 in Adamston at the residence of the officiating minister, J.W. Flanagan of the M.E. Church. Informants for marriage license: Joseph McCloy & Wm. Goodwin. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=17137&Type=Marriage. (35) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (36) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (37) 1910 Census, Taylor County, WV. (38) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 101, reports birth date as Apr 3 1855. But age given at marriage would put her birth date in about 1860, and age 1 in the 1860 Census puts it in about 1859. Note (2) Death record states birth date as Dec 12 1854, with age given as 68 at time of death on Dec 24 1922. But age 15 given at time of Sep 1876 marriage would put birth in about 1861/62, as would age 18 given at time of 1880 Census, and age 33 given at time of Aug 1894 marriage. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1873, age 36. But he was in the 1870 Census, age 4. His birth record shows his birth date as July 4, 1866. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census shows her as Sep 1870, age 29. But she was age 2 in the 1870 Census, and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 99, reports birth date as Oct 15 1868. Note (5) Social Security records reflect a birth date of May 20 1877 and also May 20 1875. But her age in the 1880 Census was one month, with birth month specified as May.Name Index