Jul-28-2018
Husband: Abel Sinnett
Born: ca 1801 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth A. Stuart 2
Born: ca 1804 1 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Belinda Sinnett Census name: Melinda Sinnett Born: Dec-11-1832 in Virginia 3 (see note 1) Died: Apr- 2-1913 3 Buried: in King Knob Cemetery, Rt 16 S, near Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Thomas Hill, Jr. b. Jan-26-1833 d. Aug- 1-1897
F Child 2: Sarah J. Sinnett 4 Born: May- 7-1834 3,5 Died: Mar-23-1924 3 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Lawson Hall b. Oct- 4-1831 d. May-23-1913 Married: Sep- 2-1852 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6
F Child 3: Margaret Ann Sinnett Born: Sep-14-1839 7,8,9,1,6 Died: Jun- 5-1933 in Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 7,10,9 Buried: in King Knob Cemetery, Rt 16 S, near Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 7,4 Census: 1900, 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: Jul 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: Mar 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6 Husband: Abner A. Stout b. ca 1838 d. bef Apr 1869 Also known as: A. A. Stout 6 Married: Mar- 7-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11 Husband: George McKinley b. ca 1846 d. bef Feb 1873 Married: Apr- 4-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: John R. Childers b. ca 1850 Married: Feb- 9-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Husband: Lewis Hammer b. Dec- -1839 d. 1921 Married: Oct-25-1886 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Catharine Sinnett Born: ca 1846 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,6 Resided: 1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: James Moats b. ca 1838 Married: Jun- 3-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (9) Headstone (year only) (10) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as A. A. Stout, single, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of J. B. & Sarah, farmer; and Margaret Sinnett, single, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Shadrick & (blank). Married Mar 7 1860 in Ritchie County, ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston. MR p. 7 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537274&Type=Marriage. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George W. McKinley, single, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Thomas & Margaret McKinley, farmer; and Margaret Stout, widow, 29, b. Wood Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Abel & Elizabeth A. Sinnett. Married Apr 4 1869 in Doddridge County, ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston. MR p. 160 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791813&Type=Marriage. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John R. Childers, single, 25, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of John T. & Olive Childers, farmer; and Margaret A. McKinley, widowed, 34, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Able & (blank) Sinnett. Married Feb 9 1873 in Doddridge County, ceremony performed by A. Barnett. (NOTE: Husband's stated age would put his birth in about 1848, but he was not present with his family in the 1850 Census.), MR p. 194 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791455&Type=Marriage. (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Lewis Hammer, single, 46, b. Highland Co Va, res. Ritchie Co, farmer; and Margaret A. Childers, single, 46, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Oct 25 1886 in Ritchie County, ceremony performed by J. T. Sinnett. MR p. 61 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11540166&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1831, but "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 416, reports date on headstone as Dec 11 1832.Name Index