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Husband: William Trainer
Born: Oct-21-1833 in Bath Co, VA 1,2 Died: Sep-23-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,1 Buried: in Cowan Cemetery, Georges Camp, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 4 (see note 1) Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 5,6 Father: John Trainer (1812 - 1898) Mother: Sarah Ann Bumgardner (1814 - 1897)
Wife: Louisa Jane Holt 7,8 Also known as: Louisa J. Hoult Married: Aug-27-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2
Born: Jul-29-1835 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Jun- 4-1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Joseph Hoult (1807 - 1885) Mother: Delila ___ (1809 - )
M Child 1: George Hubbert Trainer Born: Mar-27-1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,11 Died: Jan-26-1954 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9,12 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil & gas producer 9,13 Occupation: merchant 11 Wife: Viola Cerena Davis b. Jan- 4-1860 d. 1946 Census name: L. Davis Married: Sep-28-1884 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 2: Joseph Edgar Trainer Also known as: J. E. Trainer 14,15 Born: Aug-12-1863 in Ritchie Co, WV 16,14 (see note 2) Died: Feb- 1-1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 16 Resided: in Salem, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1926 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil & gas producer, newspaper publisher, Doddridge Co Sheriff 16,18,19 Occupation: 1910 sheriff 15,20 Occupation: 1900 merchant 11 Wife: Ila M. Langfitt b. Jan-15-1866 d. Apr- 7-1892 Census name: Ily M. Langfitt Married: Oct-25-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Wife: Tressie M. Davis b. Jul-27-1868 d. Jan- 6-1932 Married: Dec- 7-1898 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 21
F Child 3: Anna Frances Trainer Also known as: Annie F. Trainer 2 Born: Dec- -1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,2 Died: Nov-30-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22,9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23,4 (see note 3) Resided: Church Street in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William H. H. "Harry" Ringer b. Dec-30-1843 d. Jul-22-1899 Also known as: W. H. H. Ringer 1,2 Married: Aug- 1-1889 near Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 4: John F. "Frank" Trainer Also known as: Frank Trainer 24 Born: ca 1868 5 Resided: 1926, 1938 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 17,24 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil operator 24
F Child 5: Ida Lucille Trainer Born: ca 1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,2 Died: bef Mar 1938 24 Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Franklin C. Helmick b. Dec- -1854 d. 1938 Also known as: F. C. Helmick 1 Married: Dec-27-1893 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 6: Mattie Trainer Born: Oct-30-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,6 Buried: in Cowan Cemetery, Georges Camp, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 7: Nora D. Trainer Born: Mar-27-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,6 (see note 4) Died: Mar- 9-1938 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 22 Buried: Bethel Cemetery 23 Resided: in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 23,17 Census: 1880 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Husband: Charles Wine
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William Trainer, white male, married, farmer, age 60, b. Bath Co Va; died Sep 24 1894 in Doddridge Co, cause of death chronic diarrhea & disease of rectum. Buried in Cowan Cemetery on Sep 25 1894. (NOTE: William Trainer's actual burial location is not clear. There is a marker for him and his wife Louisa (d. 1908) at the IOOF section of Blockhouse Hill Cemeter in West Union. Cowan Cemetery, located in Blandville, is the known burial location of William Trainer's daughter Mattie, based on her headstone being there.), DR p. 84, line 1063 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5049180&Type=Death. (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Death record of son. (9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (12) Findagrave.com. (13) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Obituary of nephew. (18) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 809. (19) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) West Union Herald, 3/20/1913. (21) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (22) Obituary - At home. (23) Obituary. (24) Obituary of sister. (25) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) William Trainer's actual burial location is not clear. Although his death record states that he was buried at Cowan Cemetery, there is a marker for him and his wife Louisa (d. 1908) at the IOOF section of Blockhouse Hill Cemeter in West Union. Cowan Cemetery is the known burial location of William Trainer's daughter Mattie, based on her headstone being there. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1862. Note (3) Burial location given in her obituary as "the West Union cemetery," and her death record has it simply as West Union. It is presumed that she was buried in the same plot as her husband, in the IOOF section of Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, but there is no marker for her. Note (4) Birth date given in obituary as March 27 1875.




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