Husband: Hiram Nelson Duty
Also known as: Nelson Duty
Born: ca 1827 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Jun-29-1901 in Deep Valley (Central Station), Tyler Co, WV 2
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Marshall Co, (W)VA
Occupation: 1870, 1880 miller 3,4
Occupation: 1860 farm hand 5
Occupation: 1850 laborer 6
Father: Andrew Woodbury Duty II (1801 - 1869)
Mother: Martha Ankrom (1802 - 1873)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Cyrena Ann Simmons
Also known as: Serena A. Simmons
Marriage Bond: Oct- 4-1843 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 7
Married: Oct- -1843 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Born: ca 1823 6
Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Marshall Co, (W)VA
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Notes
M Child 1: Isaac S. Duty Born: Aug-12-1844 8,9 Died: Sep-24-1918 8 Buried: in Buck Run (aka Dotson) Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1880, 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Marshall Co, (W)VA Wife: Talitha Ann Ferguson b. Aug- 3-1854 Married: 1872 in Tyler Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Andrew W. "Andy" Duty Also known as: Andy Duty 12 Born: Oct-29-1846 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 8,12,6 Died: Apr-22-1929 in Deep Valley (Central Station), Tyler Co, WV 12 Resided: in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1874 in Tyler Co, WV 13 Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Marshall Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 12 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Rogers b. Apr- 2-1855 d. Oct-19-1927 Married: Dec- -1874 in Tyler Co, WV 13 (see note 1)
M Child 3: John Duty Born: ca 1849 6 Died: bef Jul 1860 (see note 2) Census: 1850 in Marshall Co, (W)VA
M Child 4: George S. Duty Born: Jun-27-1852 in Marshall Co, (W)VA 14,9,15 Died: Mar-27-1914 in Deep Valley (Central Station), Tyler Co, WV 16 Census: 1910 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1883, 1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,15 Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: blacksmith 9,18,16 Occupation: 1880 farm laborer 4 Wife: Mattie A. Jones b. ca 1866 Married: Mar-22-1883 in Pleasants Co, WV 17 (see note 4) Wife: Martha A. Mossor b. Jun- -1873 d. Jan-12-1910 Also known as: Lucinda M. Mossor Married: Oct-22-1893 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 5: Lydia Belle Duty Census name: Elisabeth Duty Born: Oct-12-1861 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 19,20 Died: 1912 21,19 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV 22 Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Squire Bond b. 1856 d. 1947 Census name: Esquire Bond 5 Married: Apr-14-1881 23
F Child 6: Nancy J. Duty Born: Jun- 6-1864 in Tyler Co, WV 20,3 Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12017448&Type=Marriage. (2) Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Nelson Duty, white male, married, farmer, age 76y 1m, son of Andy & Paty Duty; died Jun 29 1901 at Deep Valley, cause of death Brights disease. Informant: Mary E. Duty. DR p. 88, Line 2 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5073258&Type=Death. (3) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (5) 1860 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA. (6) 1850 Census, Marshall County, (W)VA. (7) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12050167&Type=Marriage. (8) Headstone. (9) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (10) Findagrave.com. (11) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1919517&Type=Death. (13) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12017014&Type=Marriage. (14) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792584&Type=Marriage. (16) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11459240&Type=Marriage. (18) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (19) Headstone (year only) (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Obituary, West Union Herald, 10/3/1912. (22) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (23) Obituary of wife. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage license issued Dec 17 1874. Note (2) He was not with his family in the 1860 Census. Note (3) George W Duty in the 1910 United States Federal Census Name: George W Duty Age in 1910: 42 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: West Virginia Home in 1910: Meade, Tyler, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Native Tongue: English Occupation: Blacksmith Industry: Own Shop Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age George W Duty 42 Lula Duty 12 Fonda Duty 9 Esta Duty 7 Iula Duty 4 Lenard Jones 27 Alma Jones 25 Rawley Jones 2 Note (4) At the residence of John A. Jones. Husband's age given as 23, understated by about ten years.