Husband: Robert Benton Romine
Born: Dec-22-1841 1,2,3
Died: Nov-20-1914 1 (see note 1)
Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: since 1874 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Resided: formerly in Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: John W. Romine (1798 - 1874)
Mother: Elizabeth ___ (1805 - )
Wife: Sarah Ellen Yerkey Also known as: Ellen Yerkey 6 Married: 1864 7
Born: 1843 3 (see note 2) Died: 1920 3 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Father: John G. Yerkey (1813 - 1898) Mother: Mary Ann Stutler (1816 - 1876)
F Child 1: Mary E. Romine Born: Sep-19-1866 in Harrison Co, WV 4,5 (see note 3) Died: Mar-30-1894 4,3 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Madison Jackson Kester b. 1861 d. Nov-19-1940 Also known as: M. Jackson Kester 8
F Child 2: Martha A. Romine Born: Apr- 4-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: bef 1930 10 Census: 1920 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Resided: 1914 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 11 Resided: 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Husband: Hiram L. Gain b. Aug-12-1863 Married: Dec- 7-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 3: Margaret Carmenta "Maggie" Romine Born: Nov- 9-1869 in Harrison Co, WV 12,3,13 Died: Mar-16-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,3 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Cause of death: consumption (tuberculosis) 15 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Lloyd C. Bland b. 1862 d. Mar-29-1896 Married: Jul-10-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Husband: Clarence Todd Bland b. Jun- 9-1871 d. Sep-22-1911 Census name: Charley T. Bland 17 Married: May-27-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 4: Henrietta Amanda "Etta" Romine Census name: Amanda E. Romine Born: Nov-27-1871 in Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV 19,20 Died: Aug- 8-1945 in East Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1,19 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1932 in Salem, WV 21 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1914 at Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lot P. Bland b. Dec-10-1867 d. Feb-25-1932 Married: Feb-15-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 5: John O. Romine Born: ca 1874 5 Died: Nov-18-1912 in Piedmont, Mineral Co, WV 22,23 Resided: in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 6: Cora Alberta Romine Census name: Corie A. Romine Born: Apr-24-1876 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 24,9 Died: Oct-27-1958 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Resided: 1944 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 in Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1914 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert Ellsworth Allen b. Nov-16-1870 d. Jul-16-1925 Married: Feb-16-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Husband: Richard E. Swartz d. bef Oct 1958
F Child 7: Viola May Romine Census name: Violie M. Romine Born: Jul-15-1878 at Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 8,5,26 (see note 4) Died: Sep- 8-1944 in Washington, DC 1,8 Buried: in Fairview Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox Co, IN 4 Resided: in Washington, DC 1 Census: 1940 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, IN Resided: 1935 in Vincennes, Knox Co, IN 27 Census: 1930 in Vincennes, Knox Co, IN Census: 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Allison Herbert Norman b. Nov- -1874 d. Aug-29-1938 Census name: Albert H. Norman Married: ca 1899 28
F Child 8: Docie Romine Died: bef Nov 1914 11
M Child 9: Edward Sebastian Romine Census name: Edgar L. Romine Born: Sep-15-1879 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Died: Jan- 1-1934 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 4 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling Park, Ohio Co, WV 4 Occupation: businessman 4 Education: West Union High School 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Henrietta M. Arbenz b. Jul- 4-1890 d. 1985 Married: Aug-10-1910 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV
M Child 10: Lewis Calvin Romine Born: Apr-12-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 29,30,2,31 Died: Mar-22-1965 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 32,30,31 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 32 Resided: 1944 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ada L. Mayfield b. 1896 d. Jul-20-1937 Also known as: Adah L. Mayfield Married: Oct-24-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 11: Roy Guy Romine Census name: Leroy G. Romine 33 Born: Oct- -1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,9 Died: 1960 3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 34 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Resided: at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 35 Resided: 1944 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940 in Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 36 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 auditor for the state 36 Occupation: 1916 teacher 35 Wife: Effie Davis b. Oct- -1888 d. 1972 Married: Aug- 7-1912 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (7) Obituary of husband. (8) Headstone. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) 1930 Census. (11) Obituary of father. (12) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 243. (13) Michael R. Jobes, Descendants of William Jobes Sr, Revolutionary War Hero, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/b/Michael-R-J obes/FILE/0002page.html. (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Margaret Bland, 42, married, died Mar 16 1911, cause of death consumption. (Note: Husband's obituary states wife's death date as Mar 24 1911. "History of Doddridge County," p. 80, states her cause of death as pneumonia.), DR p. 6. (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lloyd C. Bland, 25, of Doddridge Co; and Maggie C. Romine, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jul 10 1887. (17) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as C. T. Bland, 28, of Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Maggie Romine Bland, 30, of Doddridge Co. Married May 27 1899. (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (21) Death record of husband. (22) Obituary, In its entirety: "DIED ON TRAIN John Romine, of Lumberport, son of R. B. Romine of Flint Run, aged about 40 years, died on a B & O train at Piedmont the first of the week. He was being taken to a hospital at Baltimore for treatment." , West Union Herald, Thursday, Nov 21 1912. (23) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Recorded in Harrison County. (24) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Obituary of sister. (26) Birth record of son. (27) 1940 Census. (28) 1900 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (29) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (31) Grave marker (year only) (32) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (33) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (34) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (35) West Union Record, 10/7/1915. (36) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) Event Notes Note (1) Last of a family of twelve children. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1844, but date on headstone is 1843. Note (3) Birth date on headstone is 1865. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1879. But she was age 2 in the 1880 Census, and her headstone shows it as Jul 15 1878,