Husband: Silas Milton Tharp
Also known as: Milton Tharp 1,2,3
Born: Nov- 9-1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4,1,3
Died: Nov-23-1945 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4
Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 4,5
Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 4
Father: Ebenezer Hayes Tharp (1837 - 1899)
Mother: Amanda Wass (1836 - 1924)
Wife: Almira V. Britton 6 6,1
Also known as: Almyra Britton 1
Married: ca 1884 3
Born: Jul- -1860 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 3,1 (see note 1)
Died: Jan- 3-1945 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7
Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 5
Cause of death: injuries from a fall 7
Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2
Resided: 1921 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV
Father: Horatio Britton (1820 - 1897)
Mother: Elizabeth Husk (1825 - 1865)
M Child 1: Worthy E. Tharp 6
Born: May- 3-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Died: Nov- 5-1951 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4
Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 4
Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4
Occupation: construction worker 4
Never married: 4
M Child 2: John McClellan Tharp 6 Born: May- -1889 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,9 Died: bef May 1973 10 Census: 1930 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1914 in Lewis Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1920 B & O Railroad 11 Occupation: 1930 produce salesman 12 Wife: Hazel Gladys Wiant b. ca 1895 Also known as: Hazel G. Wyant 13 Married: Apr-18-1914 in Lewis Co, WV 14
M Child 3: Claude Rolandus Tharp 6 Also known as: Claud Tharp 15 Born: Sep-12-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 4,15 (see note 2) Died: Aug-13-1929 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 4 Cause of death: meningitis and influenza 4 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: truck driver 4 Occupation: 1917 clerk in store of J. L. Rymer in Auburn 16 Wife: Merle Sinnett b. Sep-24-1896 d. Aug- -1985 Census name: Murle Married: Aug-13-1915 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 4: Flossie Fay Tharp 6 Born: Dec- 1-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,3 Died: May- 5-1973 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 17 Buried: in Peterson Cemetery, McGuire Park (Weston), Lewis Co, WV 17,5 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 17,12 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Doyle O. Cox b. Jul-25-1895 d. Nov-12-1976 Married: Nov- 6-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 18,19,20
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Franklin Marion Brand, The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia (1927), p. 388. (3) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (7) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (8) Obituary of brother. (9) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (10) Obituary of sister. (11) 1920 Census, Lewis County, WV. (12) 1930 Census, Lewis County, WV. (13) Marriage record of son. (14) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as John McClellan Tharp, 24, b. Ritchie Co, res. Lewis Co, son of Milton & Elmira [sic]; and Hazel Gladdes [sic] Wyant [sic], 18, b. Gilmer Co, res. Lewis Co, dau of George W. & Myrtle. Married Apr 18 1914. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (16) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (17) Obituary. (18) Obituary of wife. (19) Obituary of husband. (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) Event Notes Note (1) Age in death record calculates to a birth date of May 25 1860. But 1900 Census shows it as July 1860. Note (2) Birth date given as Sep 12 1893 in WW I draft registration, but 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1891, age 8.