Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Adams
Born: Aug-30-1805 in Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) 1,2,3 Died: Jul-19-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4,5,6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 5,7,8 Cause of death: fever 6 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 9,10 Father: Jonathan Adams Other spouse 2 Notes 5,11
Wife: Lucinda Wright 5 Married: ca 1829 2
Born: 1809 in Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) 2 Died: bef 1852 12 Buried: (unmarked) in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7,5 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Harrison Wright
F Child 1: Harriet Adams Born: ca 1828 13 Died: bef 1911 14 Resided: in Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Elias Snodgrass b. ca 1830
F Child 2: Mary Ann Adams Also known as: Ann 14 Born: ca 1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10,13 Died: bef 1911 14 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 Husband: John Leeson b. ca 1837 Married: Feb-28-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15
F Child 3: Sarah Ann Adams Born: Oct-28-1831 4 (see note 1) Died: Dec-22-1901 4 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Joseph J. Gray b. Mar- 5-1827 d. Feb- 3-1901 Married: Feb-10-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
F Child 4: Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams Born: ca 1832 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16 Died: bef Apr 1880 12 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16 Husband: Ashbell Reed b. ca 1830 d. bef May 1855 Census name: Ashbel Reed 17 Married: Oct- -1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 18 Husband: Christopher C. Lipscomb b. ca 1830 Married: Jun-18-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19
M Child 5: Andrew Jackson Adams 3 Also known as: Jackson Adams 14,2,20 Born: ca 1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,21 Died: Feb-22-1863 4 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Cassa Ann Nutter b. Mar-16-1833 d. bef 1911 Married: Sep-25-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 22
M Child 6: Joshua A. Adams 23 Born: Jul- 4-1835 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 24,25 (see note 2) Died: Jul-26-1911 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 4,11 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9 Occupation: carpenter 26 Wife: Lovinia May Leeson b. Dec-11-1837 d. Apr-14-1869 Married: Feb-15-1856 in Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 27,28,11,4,3 Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Woofter b. Aug-10-1850 d. Oct- 4-1921 Married: Dec- 6-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 29,30
M Child 7: William Adams II 2 Born: Dec- 8-1839 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 4,31,3 Died: Dec-17-1916 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 32 (see note 3) Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 4,33 Resided: 1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 34 Wife: Malissa A. Pearcy b. Jan-20-1841 d. Aug-15-1913 Married: Dec-23-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 35
F Child 8: Martha J. Adams Born: ca 1845 10 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 9: Mary J. Adams 14 Born: Feb-24-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 36,37,3 Died: Mar- 1-1923 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 36,37 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 4,36 Resided: 1910 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Thomas Hickman b. 1840 d. 1921 Married: Oct-26-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 38
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, Age 55y10m19d calculates to a birth date of Aug 30 1805. But "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 245, states birth date as Sep 1 1805. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 245. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Headstone. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238. (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 7, Line 12 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5051055&Type=Death. (7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (10) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 67. (12) Record of husband's remarriage. (13) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (14) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 239. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Leeson, 23, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Thomas & Nancy; and Mary A. Adams, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Lucinda. Married Feb 28 1860 in Doddridge County. (NOTE: Wife's age is a variance with her age in the 1850 and 1870 Census, both of which show her to have been born in about 1830, seven or eight years older than in her marriage record.), MR p. 130, line 9 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790841&Type=Marriage. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ashbell Reed, 22, res. Doddridge Co; and Elizabeth Adams, 15, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William Adams. Marriage license issued Oct 9 1852. The handwritten record has no provision for indicating the date of the marriage ceremony. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, There appear to be two entries for this marriage, both in handwritten ledgers. (1) MR p. 13: Christopher Lipscomb, 25, son of John Lipscomb; and Elizabeth Reed, 23, dau of William Adams; date of entry May 21 1855. (2) MR p. 114: Christopher Lipscomb, widowed, farmer, age 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William Lipscomb; and Elizabeth Reed, widowed, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William Adams; married Jun 18 1855 in Doddridge County. (Note: It is likely that the first entry is for a marriage bond or the issuance of the license, while the second entry is for the marriage itself. Wife's age given in the second entry is presumably a clerical error, as is identification of husband's father as William rather than John.) (20) Obituary of brother. (21) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Andrew J. Adams, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Lucinda; and Cassa Ann Nutter, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John C. & Emily. Married Sep 25 1853. (23) Birth record of son. (24) Headstone, "History of Doddridge County WV," p. 67, reports birth date as 1836, but headstone reads July 4, 1835. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 116. (26) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Joshua Adams, age 21, b. Barbour Co, son of W. & Mary Adams. Bride identified as Laverna Leason [sic], age 17, b. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Lusind [sic] Leason. Ceremony held Feb 15 1856 at Cabin run. Based on information found in other sources, particularly The History of Doddridge Co, p. 67, it appears that the names of the parents of the bride and groom were reversed in the marriage record. MR Bk 1-A, p. 116. (28) Death record of wife. (29) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (30) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (31) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (32) Obituary - Hospital. (33) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (34) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (35) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as William Adams, 22, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Lucinda; and Melissa A. Pearcy, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Joshua & Prudence. Married Dec 23 1861. (36) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (37) Headstone (year only) (38) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Thomas Hickman, 26, of Doddridge Co, son of Richard & Maxamelia; and Mary Adams, 21, of Doddridge Co, dau of William Adams. Married Oct 26 1867. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1830, but date on headstone is Oct 28 1831. Note (2) Birthplace may be Harrison County, per record of marriage to Sarah Woofter. Note (3) Although his death record entry indicates a death date of Dec 12 1916, his obituary specifies that he died on "Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17, at 2:45 at Kessler Hospital, Clarksburg." That date in 1916 did fall on a Sunday.Name Index