Husband: Eli S. Sheets
Born: Jan-13-1847 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Sep- 5-1914 in Calcutta, Pleasants Co, WV 4,5
Buried: in Bills Family Cemetery, Calcutta, Pleasants Co, WV 1
Cause of death: fell or thrown from hay wagon 5
Census: 1910 in Washington District, Pleasants Co, WV
Resided: 1906 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 3
Census: 1900 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 6
Military: Union Army, Civil War 7
Father: Thomas Sheets (1823 - )
Mother: Mary Ann Wamsley (1823 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Hannah Virginia "Jennie" Johnston
Census name: Virginia Johnston
Married: Jun-24-1906 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Oct-19-1842 in Frederick Co, VA 1,9,10
Died: May-24-1930 in Wood Co, WV 4
Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 1
Census: 1910 in Washington District, Pleasants Co, WV
Resided: 1906 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Addison A. Johnston (1811 - 1855)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Rust (1818 - 1892)
Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (3) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Doddridge County Republican, 9/10/1914. (6) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) Doddridge County Republican, 9/17/1914. (8) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as Eli Sheets, widowed, 59, b. Harrison Co, res. St. Marys; and Jennie Reed, widowed, 55, b. Ritchie Co, res. Ellenboro. Married Jun 24 1906 at Ellenboro, officiated by M. S. Smith, Pastor of Ellenboro M. P. Church. Informant for marriage license: Eli Sheets. (NOTE: Wife's birthplace is incorrect, based on her previous marriage record and the known birthplaces of her two adjacent siblings, all of which show a birthplace of Frederick County, Virginia.), MR p. 164 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10247030&Type=Marriage. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. Event Notes Note (1) Birthdate given as Jan 1848 in 1900 Census.