Apr-24-2012                   

             Husband: Jacob Allender    

                Born: Oct-27-1813          in Hampshire Co, (W)VA  1,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Dec-29-1878           1
              Buried:                      in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV  2,3
             Resided:                      in Ritchie Co, WV  4,2
             Resided: formerly             in Marion Co, (W)VA  2
              Father: James Allender 
              Mother: Sarah ___ 
Other spouse 2

                Wife: Elizabeth Vanderfit   2,5,6  
       Also known as: Eliza 6

                Born: Mar-16-1820          in Hampshire Co, (W)VA  7,2
                Died: Nov-16-1861           3
              Buried:                      in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV  2
             Resided:                      in Ritchie Co, WV  2
             Resided: formerly             in Marion Co, (W)VA  2
              Father:
              Mother:

           M Child 1: Thomas K. Allender      
                Born: 1841                 in Hampshire Co, (W)VA  8,9
                Died: 1921                 in   8

           M Child 2: John Allender      
                Born: Apr-21-1842          at Little Capon, VA  10
                Died: Jul-30-1937          at Lynn Camp (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV  10

           F Child 3: Sarah Ann Allender      
                Born: Jul-22-1850          in   10,1
                Died: Feb-25-1939          in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  11,12


Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain 
Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 119. 
(3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West 
Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 
26101 (July 1985) 
(5) Marriage record of daughter. 
(6) Death record of daughter. 
(7) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. 
(8) Headstone (year only) 
(9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, 
WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified by Minnie Kendall Lowther as 
Sarah A. Allender, but by Don Norman first as Susan A. Allender, then as Sarah M. 
Allender.  Death record identifies her as Mrs. Sarah Ann Nutter, dau of Jacob & Elizabeth 
(Vanderfit) Allender.  Name on headstone is Sarah A. 
(12) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 
26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Mrs. Sara Ann Nutter, dau of Jacob & Eliza (Vanderfit) 
Allender, died Feb 25 1939, age 88 yr 7 mo 3 da. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Age 43 at time of March 1863 marriage would put birth in about 1819 or
1820.

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