Jul-28-2018
Husband: James M. R. Hovey Also known as: J. M. R. Hovey 1
Born: Feb- -1825 in Ohio 2 (see note 1) Died: Jan-15-1910 in Piney, Wetzel Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Union District, Barbour Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Philippi, Barbour Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 carpenter 5 Occupation: 1860, 1870 farmer 6,7 Military: Aug-15-1862 - Jul- 3-1865 Cpl, Co A, 14th WVa Inf, Civil War (wounded in left thigh) 4,8,9 Father: Mother:
Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Kinney 10 Also known as: Elizabeth Kinney 11 Marriage license: Aug-22-1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12 Married: Aug-24-1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13
Born: Nov- -1829 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 2,14 (see note 2) Census: 1900 in Union District, Barbour Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Israel Kinney (1805 - 1872) Mother: Cassandra Tucker (1806 - ) Notes
M Child 1: Edmund R. Hovey Born: ca 1851 in Ohio 6 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: Israel H. Hovey Born: Jul- -1852 15 Died: Aug-23-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16
M Child 3: Henry T. Hovey Census name: H. T. Hovey Born: ca 1854 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 7 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 4: James William L. Hovey Census name: William Hovey Born: ca 1856 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 7 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 5: C. D. Hovey Born: ca 1859 7 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 6: Cassander D. Hovey Census name: Casandra D. Hovey Born: ca 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6,14 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Stephen A. Reed b. ca 1820 Married: Feb-16-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 7: Nancy D. Hovey Born: ca 1861 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 6 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 8: Elijah W. L. Hovey Census name: Jas. W. L. Hovey Born: ca 1866 in West Virginia 6,5 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 9: Manser V. Hovey Census name: Mancer V. Hovey Born: Aug- 5-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Died: Apr- 6-1900 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 3,18 Buried: in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Barbour Co, WV 20 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: railroad brakeman 3
F Child 10: Maggie A. Hovey Born: ca 1873 5 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) 1900 Census, Barbour County, WV. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (7) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (8) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (10) Marriage record of daughter. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as J. M. R. Hovey, 28; and Elizabeth Kinney, 21, dau of Israel Kinney. Marriage license issued on Aug 22 1851. MR : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792061&Type=Marriage. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 20 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791045&Type=Marriage. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Stephen A. Reed, widowed, 52, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Ashvel (?) & Melvina Reed; and Cassander D. Hovey, single, 30, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of James M. R. & Sarah E. Hovey. Married Feb 16 1880 in Doddridge County, ceremony performed by L. W. Roberts. (NOTE: Wife's stated age, which would put her birth in about 1850, is at variance with her age 10 in the 1870 Census.), MR p. 240 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791971&Type=Marriage. (18) Headstone. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Age 28 in 1851 marriage record would put birth in about 1823, while age 54 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1826. But ages 43 in the 1860 Census and 52 in the 1870 Census put it in about 1817 or 1818. Age 84y 11m 25d at time of 1/15/1910 death calculate to a birth date of Jan 21 1825, while 1900 Census states Feb 1825. Census records indicate birthplace as Ohio. Note (2) Age 39 in the 1860 Census would put birth in about 1821, at variance with other records.Name Index