Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James M. Propst    
                Born: ca 1848              in Harrison Co, (W)VA  1
             Resided: 1893, 1897           in Calhoun Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1869                 in Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Father: Lewis Propst 
              Mother: Elizabeth ___ 
Other spouse 1
Notes 
                Wife: Susanna C. Smith   3  
       Also known as: Susan Smith 3
             Married: Dec- 9-1897          in Calhoun Co, WV  4
                Born: ca 1864              in Calhoun Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880                 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV  
              Father: Henry B. Smith   (1843 -     ) 
              Mother: Mary Elizabeth Barr   (1842 - 1913) 
           M Child 1: John Wesley Propst   5   
       Also known as: Wesley Propst 6,7
                Born: Jun-27-1895          in Calhoun Co, WV  5
                Died: Apr-30-1961          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Bethlehem Cemetery, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV  5
             Resided:                      in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  5
              Census: 1900                 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV  
                Wife: Rachel Susanna "Susie" Fowler  b. Aug-23-1906  d. 1968  
       Also known as: Susie 8
             Married: Oct-15-1924          in Calhoun Co, WV  9

Sources:
(1) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(2) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV. 
(3) Death record of son. 
(4) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, There appear to be two entries for this couple in the ledger-style 
marriage record books, one in 1897 and an earlier one in 1893 which seems not to have been finalized.  (1) The 1893 
entry:  Identified as James M. Propst, widowed, 47, b. Harrison Co, res. Calhoun Co, son of Lewis & Elizabeth Propst; 
and Susanna Smith, single, 29, b. & res. in Calhoun Co, dau of "not known."  The space for the marriage date was left 
blank, with an X marked to the side of it.  The preceding entry was dated Apr 16, and the following one was Apr 23.  (2) 
The 1897 entry:  Identified as James M. Propst, widowed, 52, b. Harrison Co, res. Calhoun Co, son of Louis & E. Propst; 
and Susanna Smith, single, 33, b. & res. in Calhoun Co, dau of Betsy Deem (?).  Married Dec 9 1897 in Calhoun 
County. 
(5) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. 
(6) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989) 
(7) 1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV. 
(8) 1920 Census. 
(9) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989), Identified as 
Wesley Propst, 27, of Calhoun Co, son of Jim; and Susie Fowler, 18, of Calhoun Co, dau of John.  Married Oct 15 
1924. 







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