Husband: Dolphus Andrew Whitehair
Census name: Adolphus A. Whitehair
Born: Mar- 7-1851 in Taylor Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Nov- 7-1901 1
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Pruntytown, Taylor Co, (W)VA
Father: John P. Whitehair (1815 - )
Mother: Elizabeth ___ (1818 - )
Wife: Sarah Catherine Jane Leggett 4,5 Also known as: Catherine Leggett 5 Married: Jan- 1-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Nov-25-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7 (see note 1) Died: Jul-19-1910 7 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: David Musgrave Leggett (1829 - 1878) Mother: Margaret Johnson (1833 - 1862) Notes
M Child 1: George Whitehair 8 Died: bef Jun 1900 9
F Child 2: Annie M. Whitehair Birth name: A. M. Whitehair 10 Born: Mar-24-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Died: bef Jun 1900 9 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Bert Lee Whitehair Census name: Bertie Leo Whitehair Born: Dec-30-1879 12,9,13,3 Died: Oct-25-1960 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 12,3 Buried: in Hayes Sunrise Memorial Cemetery, Youngs Bottom, Kanawha Co, WV 12,14 Census: 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 oil field worker 15 Wife: Lovenda Sampson b. Nov-10-1890 d. Nov- 1-1969 Married: 1918 in Kanawha Co, WV 16
M Child 4: Oka Clarence Whitehair 8 Also known as: Okey Clarence Whitehair 17 Born: Aug-28-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,17,19,9,1 Died: May- 7-1953 in Harrison Co, WV 14,1 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: 1918 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1918 roustabout for Carter Oil Co. 17 Wife: Ona Keister b. Nov- 7-1887 d. Mar- -1978 Married: Sep- 6-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 5: Dollie A. Whitehair Born: Feb- -1885 9 Died: bef Jul 1910 8 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 6: Cora Dennie Whitehair Also known as: Dennie Whitehair 20 Born: Mar- 4-1890 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 18,21,9,1 Died: May- 8-1991 in Clare, Clare Co, MI 22,21,1 Buried: in Breckenridge (Ridgelawn) Cemetery, Gratiot Co, MI 14 Resided: in Garfield Twp, Clare Co, MI 22 Resided: 1981 in Breckenridge, Gratiot Co, MI 20 Census: 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Ira Simons b. Nov-16-1890 d. Oct- -1968 Married: 1913 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
F Child 7: Monnie May Whitehair Born: Aug-18-1892 23,9 Died: Oct- -1989 23 Resided: in Newark, Licking Co, OH 24 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Wayman Wilson Nutter b. Jun-19-1891 d. Nov- -1966 Married: Dec-24-1913 in Ritchie Co, WV 25
M Child 8: Boyd Guy Whitehair 26 Also known as: Guy Whitehair 7,27,28 Born: Jul- 8-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,3,9 Died: Jan- 1-1981 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 29,3 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,7 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1940 at Wilson Ridge, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer & oil field worker 7 Occupation: 1940 pumper - crude oil wells 28 Wife: Minerva Ella Gregg b. Feb-25-1895 d. May-24-1994 Also known as: Ella Gregg 26,30,27,31 Married: Nov-11-1916 in Ritchie Co, WV 32,26
M Child 9: William Frankie Whitehair Also known as: Frankie Whitehair 8 Born: Feb-11-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 18,23,17,9 Died: Mar- -1973 23 Resided: in Baltimore, MD 33 Resided: 1918 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1918 working on gasoline plant for Hope Gas Co. 17
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Headstone. (4) Birth record of daughter. (5) Obituary of son. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Adolphes A. Whitehair, 21, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Catharine J. Legett, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Jan 1 1874. (7) Obituary. (8) Obituary of mother. (9) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as A. M. Whitehair, white female, b. Mar 24 1876 in Doddridge Co, dau of D. & C. Whitehair. Informant: D. Whitehair, father. BR p. 82 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2603407&Type=Birth. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (14) Findagrave.com. (15) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (16) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Obituary of brother. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Michigan before 1951. (22) Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Social Security Death Index. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (25) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (26) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (27) Pennsboro News, 3/21/2007. (28) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (29) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (30) Marriage record of daughter. (31) Obituary of daughter. (32) Obituary of husband. (33) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1854 and in obituary as Nov 25 1854, which conflicts with birth date of older sister Mary. Furthermore, the ages of Mary and Catherine in the 1870 Census were 15 and 14 respectively.