Husband: William H. Earnest
Census name: William H. Ernest
Born: ca 1833 in Virginia 1,2
Died: bef Jul 1892 (see note 1)
Census: 1870, 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Resided: Oct- -1861 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: gunsmith 2,4,5,3,6,7
Medical condition: 1880 maimed, crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled 5
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Virginia B. Jaques Married: Aug-22-1853 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Dec- -1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,9,10 (see note 2) Died: Mar-16-1924 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 11 Census: 1910, 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Jackson Co, WV Resided: 1892 in Wood Co, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: David Jaques (1801 - ) Mother: Mary Ann Bartlett (1812 - ) Other spouse 2 Notes
F Child 1: Georgia A. Earnest Born: ca 1854 2 Census: 1870 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 2: David Earnest Born: ca 1857 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 railroad laborer 5
M Child 3: John Earnest Born: Mar-15-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,2 Died: Jul-18-1931 13 Census: 1870, 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 4: Kate Earnest Born: Oct- -1861 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14
M Child 5: George Earnest Born: ca 1863 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
F Child 6: Florida Earnest Born: ca 1865 4 Died: Feb-15-1966 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 15 Buried: in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 16 Census: 1900, 1910 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH Census: 1870, 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Husband: Walter E. Dager b. Sep-20-1868 d. May-16-1939 Married: ca 1890 17,18
M Child 7: William H. Earnest, Jr. Born: May- -1870 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 (see note 3) Died: Mar- 9-1932 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,16 Cause of death: struck by automobile 11 Census: 1870, 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Occupation: house painter Wife: Mattie Houston
F Child 8: Anna Laura Earnest Census name: Laura Earnest Born: ca 1872 5 Census: 1880, 1910, 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Husband: George W. Clark b. ca 1871 Married: ca 1895 19
M Child 9: Daniel R. Earnest Born: ca 1875 5 Census: 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Sources: (1) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (3) U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (4) 1870 Census, Wood County, WV. (5) 1880 Census, Wood County, WV. (6) Birth record of daughter. (7) Birth record of son. (8) 1900 Census, Jackson County, WV. (9) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (10) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Wood County Birth Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as John Earnest, white male, born Mar 15 1860 in Doddridge County. Father: W. H. Earnest, gunsmith, res. Parkersburg. Mother: Virginia Earnest. Informant: Father. BR p. 58, Line 369 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1977762&Type=Birth. (13) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (16) Findagrave.com. (17) 1900 Census. (18) 1910 Census. (19) 1910 Census, Wood County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Presumed. We have found no record of William H. Earnest after the 1880 Census, in which his medical condition was listed as "maimed, crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled." The record of his wife's 1892 remarriage does not indicate her marital status. Note (2) Birth date given in death record as Dec 24 1835, but 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1836. Birthplace given in death record as Buckhannon (Upshur County), but marriage record shows it as Harrison County. Note (3) Birth date given in death record as Aug 7 1871, but he was age 1 month in the 1870 Census, with birth date indicated as May 1870.