Husband: John Wilson Rymer
Born: Sep-26-1854 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Dec-21-1929 at Big Run (Troy District), Gilmer Co, WV 1
Buried: in Big Run (Troy District), Gilmer Co, WV 1
Census: 1870, 1900, 10, 20 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 2,1
Father: William Rymer (1826 - )
Mother: Jane Calhoun (1828 - )
Wife: Sarah E. Hayden 4,5 Married: Jan-25-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: Mar- -1866 in West Virginia 3,2 Resided: 1937, 1941 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 7 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Father: Isaac Hayden (1821 - 1894) Mother: Elizabeth Ann Tharp (1834 - 1913)
M Child 1: Opie Columbus Rymer Born: Jan-11-1885 in Gilmer Co, WV 8,9 Died: Nov-26-1966 in Wood Co, WV 10,11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10,12 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: retail merchant 10 Occupation: 1920 oil field worker 13 Wife: Iva F. Young b. Apr- 1-1887 d. Dec- 4-1965 Married: Nov- 8-1923 in Gilmer Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Alma E. Rymer Born: Oct- -1889 in Gilmer Co, WV 2,9 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Ira H. Lowther b. Sep- -1881 d. Sep- -1973 Married: Jun-13-1908 in Gilmer Co, WV 9
M Child 3: Orval Blaine Rymer Census name: Orville B. Rymer Born: Mar-30-1896 in Gilmer Co, WV 14,15,11,2 Died: Sep- 3-1975 11,15 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1930, 1940 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1940 utility man for gas company 18 Occupation: 1930 gas line repairman 19 Wife: Fay Drucilla Brannon b. Mar-31-1900 d. Nov- 6-1992 Married: ca 1918 19
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (3) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (4) Obituary of wife's sister. (5) Death record of son. (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as John W. Rymer, 27, b. & res. Gilmer Co; and Sarah E. Hayden, 18, b. & res. Ritchie Co. Married Jan 25 1883. (Note: Wes Cochran's "Ritchie County Marriages" incorrectly reports marriage date as Jan 25 1882.), MR p. 51. (7) Obituary of sister. (8) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV, 1900 Census gives birth date as Jan 1886, but death record and headstone show it as Jan 11 1885. (9) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (10) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (11) Headstone. (12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (13) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Death record of father. (18) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (19) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).