Doddridge County Roots

Doddridge County Roots

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5/26/2011

1. Renee Lee Brown, also known as Rennie Brown, b. May-20-1947 in Youngstown, OH, residence Doddridge Co, WV, resided formerly in Anne Arundel Co, MD. Attended Youngstown State Univ, 1965-67; Ohio State Univ, 1967-69; and Fayetteville State Univ, 1975-77 (B.A. in English). US Army Military Intelligence Officer, Apr 1970 - Dec 1990, including seven years in Germany and seven years as Polygraph Examiner based at Fort Meade, MD. Computer store owner, Crofton, MD, 1988-93. Private Investigator, Baltimore, MD, 1993-94. Baseball concessions supervisor, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, 1995-97. Youth sports photographer, West Virginia Sports Section, 1997-98. Olan Mills portrait sales, 1998-2010. Renee was named for a young boy, René Barthel, whose family his father befriended in Gosseldingen (now Gosseldange), Luxembourg during World War II; Armand promised the family that he would name his first-born son after their son. He married (1) Patricia Jean Smith. He married (2) Gretl Louise Kramer. He married (3) Joyce Jacoberger. He married (4) Debra June Boggess.

Parents

2. Armand Leon Brown, b. Jan-27-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[1]} d. Apr- 9-1985 in Doddridge Co, WV, buried Apr-11-1985 in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV, resided in Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1945 - 1974 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, resided until 1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV, occupation A&P Grocery Produce Manager, education Doddridge Co H.S. (1941), military U.S Army, World War II (Europe). He married Aug-4-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[2]} Geneva Pauline Gaston.

Children:

1. i Renee Lee Brown. He married (1) Patricia Jean Smith. He married (2) Gretl Louise Kramer. He married (3) Joyce Jacoberger. He married (4) Debra June Boggess.

ii Diann Marie Brown. She married (1) Taylor Dennison, b. Aug- 3-1946 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^{^[3]}^{,^[4]} d. May-27-1989 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^{3,^[5]} buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Boardman, Mahoning Co, OH,³ occupation trucker.³ She married (2) Merle Richard "Rick" Davis, b. May-10-1946 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,³ d. Sep-12-2003 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^{^[6]} buried (ashes) at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Boardman, Mahoning Co, OH,³ occupation brakeman, Youngstown Sheet & Tube (LTV); mgr, Color Tile & Color City.⁶ She married (3) John William Moses, b. Dec- 5-1942 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH, d. Nov-14-1998 in Poland, Mahoning Co, OH, buried in Poland Riverside Cemetery, Poland, OH, resided in Poland, Mahoning Co, OH, occupation social worker, education BS & MS degrees from Youngstown State Univ. She married (4) Steven Arthur Tompkins.

iii David Keith Brown. He married (1) Angela Dolores "Angie" Falvo. He married (2) Patricia Ann Oyer. He married (3) Joyce Ann Bonsall.

iv Kenneth Allen Brown. He married (1) Celeste Marie Morsillo. He married (2) Mary Elizabeth McNicholas.

3. Geneva Pauline Gaston, b. Nov-15-1926 at Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV, d. Dec-22-2001 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV, buried Dec-27-2001 in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV, resided in Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1946 - 1974 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, education Doddridge Co H.S. (1945), Salem College.

Graduate of Doddridge County High School (1945) and attended Salem College, Salem, WV, 1945-46. Worked for two years in the office of the Ford garage in West Union, WV. Upon her marriage to Armand Brown in 1946, she moved to Youngstown, OH, where Armand's family had moved from West Union while he was overseas during World War II. From 1962 to 1974, she worked as cashier and office worker for A&P food stores in Youngstown, OH and vicinity. In June 1974, with Armand's heart problems preventing him from continuing his job with A&P in Youngstown, they returned to Doddridge County, moving into the house on Oxford Road, at Cabin Run, where Geneva had lived with her family for about five years prior to her marriage. From then until his death in 1985, Armand and Geneva operated what had been her parents' small grocery store adjacent to the family home, changing the name from Gaston's Grocery to Brown's Grocery. With her brother Sam, Geneva was a driving force and principal compiler of this genealogy.

Grandparents

4. Addison Avery Brown, b. Aug- 1-1881 in Verndale, Wadena Co, MN,^{^[7]} d. Jan-13-1954 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, buried in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH,^{^[8]} resided in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,³ resided 1910 - 1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{3,^[9],^[10]} resided 1893 - 1910 in Chehalis Co (now Grays Harbor Co), WA,^{^[11]}^,7 resided originally in Verndale, Wadena Co, MN, census 1910 in Montesano, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA, census 1900 in Satsop, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA, census 1885 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN, occupation glass-blower (in WV) and steel mill worker (in OH).³

Addison Brown presumably moved from Minnesota to Washington with his father in June 1893. Federal Census data of Jun 5 1900 identifies Addison Y. [sic] Brown, age 19, residing in Satsop, Chehalis County (now known as Grays Harbor County), Washington as a servant and farm laborer in the household of Edward F. Foster, b. Aug 1862 in Idaho. Addison's birthdate was given as Aug 1880 [sic], birthplace Minnesota, father's birthplace Massachusetts, mother's birthplace New York. Edward Foster's wife Mary was shown as born in Apr 1864 in West Virginia. The Fosters' neighbors were the family of Jasper and Virginia Mowry; they and the oldest five of their seven children were born in West Virginia, the younger two born in Washington. We can only speculate that it was through the Fosters and/or the Mowrys that Addison was somehow introduced to Nancy "Babe" Haught and eventually came to West Virginia. This is supported by the fact that Jasper Mowry appeared in the 1870 Census of Doddridge County (New Milton Twp) as the 9-year-old son of George & Mary Mowry, and that Jasper N. Mowry & Jennie (nickname for Virginia) Knight were married in Doddridge County on Mar 10 1856.

Census data of April 19 1910 states that he was a 28-year-old laborer living in Montesano Precinct, County of Chehalis (now Grays Harbor County), Washington, with place of birth as Minnesota in 1881, residing as a "hired man" in the household of John C. Smith (age 52, born in Wisconsin) and his wife of 27 years, Jennie C. (age 47, born in West Virginia), and their children. Addison must have come to West Virginia soon thereafter, as he and Nancy "Babe" Haught were married Dec 20 1910 in West Union, and daughter Waneta was born Oct 23, 1911. Connection, if any, between that J.C. Smith and the J.C. Smith who operated a funeral home in West Union, is unknown.

1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 3 1920:

A. A. Brown, 38, b. Minnesota, both parents b. Minnesota, occupation truck-dray driver; wife Babe Brown, 33; step-dau Clella Haught, 15; dau Jaunita Brown, 8; son Vernon A. Brown, 2 months.

Stated birthplace of Addison's parents is clearly in error.

1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:

Addison A. Brown, 47, b. Minnesota, both parents b. Minnesota, occupation salesman at feed store, age 26 at first marriage; wife Babe, 43, age 22 at first marriage, b. WV, father b. Pa., mother b. WV; dau Mabel W, 18; son Vernon A, 10; son Armond L, 7.

Again, the stated birthplace of Addison's parents is in error. Daughter Mabel W. Brown was better known as Waneta Brown; with her name appearing as Juanita Brown, she had been enumerated a week earlier in Harrison County in the household of half-sister Clella and her husband Lawrence Ingram.

In an affidavit dated Aug 21 1935 at Clarksburg WV, regarding establishment of Addison's birthdate, Addison stated that his family had moved to Montesano, Washington when he was about nine years old, that the family Bible had been destroyed in a house fire about three years later, that his mother had died when he was about six years old, that his father had died when he was about 18 years old, and that he had no living siblings.

Addison always told his son Armand that his only living relative not descended from him was a cousin, Edith Maria Weeden, whose address was 10 Guernsey Street, Norwich (Chenango County), NY. We have since determined that Edith Weeden was the wife of Archer Lewis Weeden (b. Mar 18 1870) (married May 20 1891) and was born Edith Maria Terwilliger in New York on Feb 13 1873, daughter of Andrew Jackson Terwilliger (1829-1904) and Mary Esther Sanders (1842-1919) (married Dec 12 1871). Census data shows that Mary Esther Sanders was a sister of Almira Sanders, Addison's mother. It was Edith Maria Weeden who in January 1943 provided an affidavit supporting the filing of Addison's delayed birth certificate in Verndale, Wadena County, Minnesota.

He married Dec-20-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[12]}^{,^[13]} Nancy Lou "Babe" Haught.

Children:

i Clella M. Haught, [step] b. Nov-15-1904 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[14]}^{,4,^[15]} d. Mar-24-1977 in Irving, TX,⁴ buried in Lakewood Cem, Rocky River, Cuyahoga Co, OH, resided in Irving, TX,⁴ resided in Cuyahoga Co, OH, resided 1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.¹⁴ She married Dec-24-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^{^[16]} Lawrence Kirschner Ingram, also known as Laurence Kirshner Ingram,^{^[17]} 1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 7 1930:

Lawrence Ingram, 29, b. WVa, occup bookkeeper at explosives company, age 22 at first marriage; wife Clella Ingram, 25, occup stenographer at law office, age 18 at first marriage; dau Martha Ingram, 6; sister-in-law Juanita Brown, 18, occupation none.

ii Waneta Mabel Brown, nickname "Bo", census name Mabel W. Brown,¹⁰ census name Juanita Brown,^{^[18]} b. Oct-23-1911 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[19]} d. Nov-10-1959 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, buried in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH. She married (1) Jan-13-1934 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[20]} Forrest Harold Waller, birth name Forest Harold Waller,^{^[21]} also known as Forrest John Waller, b. Jul-12-1907 in Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[22]}^,4 d. Apr-16-1986,^{^[23]} resided in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^4,17 occupation steel mill security. She married (2) Oct-19-1957,³ Fred Jarvis, b. Mar-17-1906 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV,⁶ d. Mar- 6-1959 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^{^[24]} buried in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH,⁶ resided 1936-42, 58-59 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,⁶ resided 1942-58 in Hubbard, Trumbull Co, OH,⁶ resided until abt 1936 in West Virginia,⁶ census 1930 in Fork Lick District, Webster Co, WV [Listed with his wife Hattie in household of her widowed mother and siblings. He was unemployed.], resided 1929 in Gilmer Co, WV,^{^[25]} census 1910, 20 in Gilmer Co, WV, occupation office mgr, TransAmerican Freight Lines (6 yrs),⁶ occupation previously Motor Express Co. (20 yrs).⁶

iii Mary Edith Brown,^{^[26]} also known as Edith Brown,³ also known as Adeline Brown,^{^[27]} b. Feb- 8-1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[28]} d. Jan- 1-1917 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV,^3,26 buried in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, WV.

Edith died when she got too close to an open fire and her clothes caught on fire. She and her older sister Waneta were home alone at the time.³

iv Vernon Avery Brown, b. Oct-29-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[29]} d. Jan-27-1960 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, buried in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH,^{^[30]} resided in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, occupation crane operator, education Doddridge Co H.S. (1940). He married Jun-15-1947 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^{^[31]} Elizabeth Lees.

2. v Armand Leon Brown, b. Jan-27-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,¹ d. Apr- 9-1985 in Doddridge Co, WV, buried Apr-11-1985 in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV, resided in Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1945 - 1974 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, resided until 1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV, occupation A&P Grocery Produce Manager, education Doddridge Co H.S. (1941), military U.S Army, World War II (Europe). He married Aug-4-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,² Geneva Pauline Gaston.

5. Nancy Lou "Babe" Haught, b. Jan-19-1884 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[32]} [Nancy was always sensitive about her age, and no one in the family was ever sure exactly when she was born. The official Jan 19 1884 birth date was provided at the time of the delayed recording of her birth record in 1944 and was based principally on the testimony of her sister Rosa. Age 23 given at time of Dec 1910 marriage would put birth date in 1887, as would age 43 in the 1930 Census. SSDI reports birth date as Jan 19 1885, while her headstone shows her birth date as Jan 19 1889, also incorrect. A birth date of Jan 1882 was given in the 1900 Census, correctly placing her between older sister Icy Dell (listed as b. Jul 1880) and younger brother John Homer (b. Nov 1883). An analysis of the 1900 Census data for that household leads to the conclusion that Nancy and siblings Elizabeth, Icy & Homer seem to have shifted their birthdates in later years to make themselves appear a few years younger than they were. In Nancy's case, the shift seems to have occurred at about the time of the 1910 Census (when she was listed as being only 4 years older than in the 1900 Census), as her given age stayed fairly consistent after that.], d. Sep-23-1977 in Coshocton, Coshocton Co, OH,^3,17 buried in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH,^{^[33]} resided (nursing home) in Coshocton, Coshocton Co, OH,^{3,^[34]} resided formerly in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^3,17 resided originally in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.³

6. Ira Dow Gaston, b. Dec-31-1894 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[35]}^,3 d. Jul-26-1973 in Washington Co, OH,³ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[36]} [Headstone gives the birthdate of 1895, which is incorrect.], occupation oil and gas company.³

Dow Gaston, as he was known, retired from the Equitable Gas Company in 1949 with 28 years of service. He was a member of the Cabin Run Methodist Church; the Friendship Lodge No. 56 A.F. and A.M., and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 56, both of West Union; the Clarksburg Lodge of Perfection; Clarksburg Chapter of Rose Croix; Wheeling Council of Kadosh; and Wheeling Consistory. [Obit] He served on the Doddridge County Board of Education. [West Virginia Blue Book, 1948, p. 378 & 495]

The small grocery store located next to the family home on Oxford Road at Cabin Run was built in 1949, largely from wood salvaged from an abandoned one-room school building. The store was operated by Ira Dow Gaston and family until shortly before his death. The store and home then stood vacant until June 1974, when daughter Geneva and her husband Armand Brown moved from Ohio to reside and operate the store. The store was closed for the last time on May 31 1985, and the building was dismantled in July 1993, with much of its original wood salvaged for reuse.

He married Apr-26-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[37]} Ida Opal Husk.

Children:

i William (twin) Gaston, b. Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ d. Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV.³⁶

ii Lillian (twin) Gaston, b. Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ d. Dec-16-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV.³⁶

iii Alfred Randolph Gaston, b. Mar-10-1925 in Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶ d. Jul-24-1991 in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV,^{^[38]} buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.³⁶

He was a former employee of the Akron Rubber Company and had worked several years with the Kroger Company as a meat cutter.⁶

He married (1) Apr-8-1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[39]} Virginia Williams Kidd, birth name Virginia Williams, b. Apr-12-1927 in Copen, Braxton Co, WV [Birth date listed in SSDI as Apr 2 1927, but immediate family advises Apr 12 1927.], d. Mar-19-2009 in Farmington Hills, Oakland Co, MI, resided in Farmington Hills, Oakland Co, MI,^{^[40]} census 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.

He married (2) Wavalene Friend.

3. iv Geneva Pauline Gaston, b. Nov-15-1926 at Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV, d. Dec-22-2001 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV, buried Dec-27-2001 in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV, resided in Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1946 - 1974 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, education Doddridge Co H.S. (1945), Salem College. She married Aug-4-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,² Armand Leon Brown.

v Gilbert Eugene "Gib" Gaston, b. Feb-18-1929 in Upper Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV, d. Oct-23-1999 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV, buried in Sunset Memory Gardens, Parkersburg, WV, military U.S. Army, Korean War.

After graduating from Salem College, Salem, WV, he taught in Wood County, WV, public schools for several years. Frustrated with student behavioral problems, he left teaching and became a police officer in Parkersburg, WV, retiring with 20 years service. Even then, he remained active as a successful real estate agent in Parkersburg. Gib was a man of many talents and great determination. In carpentry and other projects, his ultimate solution when something wouldn't quite fit was to call upon a tool he called "the persuader," known to anyone else as a sledgehammer. That usually did the trick.

He married (1) Oct-28-1950 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[41]} Doris Mae Cross, b. Mar-29-1932 in Ritchie Co, WV,^41,6 d. Mar-19-2006 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^{^[42]} buried (ashes) at Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,³ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,⁶ resided 2000 in Salem, WV.^{^[43]}

He married (2) Dec-11-1971 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV, Ruth Virginia Pickering, b. Sep-18-1932 in Quantico, VA,⁶ d. Oct-14-2007 in Washington, Wood Co, WV,⁶ buried in Sunset Memory Gardens, Parkersburg, WV,⁶ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,⁶ occupation bookkeeper (United Bank, 50 yrs).⁶

vi Ira Nelson Gaston, also known as Nelson Gaston. He married Virchia Joann Seese.

vii Samuel David Gaston. He married Carolyn Sue Leggett.

viii James Morgan Gaston, b. Jun- 6-1940 in Upper Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV, d. Apr-25-2001 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH, buried in Dale Cemetery, Dale, OH, military 1961-65 U.S. Navy.

Served in US Navy as a Yeoman/Clerk and Nuclear Weapons Inspector, 1961-65. Worked as a Chemical Operator with Borg-Warner (General Electric Plastics), 1965-95. Elected to five consecutive terms as Township Trustee, Palmer Twp, Washington Co, OH, 1972-92. He was highly skilled in HVAC, carpentry, and woodcraft, on numerous occasions hand-crafting wooden cradles and rocking horses for the young children of his extended family.

He married (1) Ethel Isabel Nixon.

He married (2) Linda Joann Work.

ix Loretta Mae Gaston. She married James Edward "Chum" Holtz.

7. Ida Opal Husk, b. May-28-1904 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,³ d. Jan-16-1970 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^{^[44]} buried Jan-19-1970 in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ occupation storekeeper.

Great-Grandparents

8. Ammi Almanzia Brown, b. Sep-13-1829 in Boston, MA,^{^[45]} d. Jun-20-1899 in Orting, Pierce Co, WA,^{^[46]}^{,^[47]} [at the Washington Soldiers Home], buried in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Pierce Co, WA,⁴⁷ resided from May 1897 in Orting, Pierce Co, WA [Washington Soldiers Home], resided Jun 1893 - May 1897 in Montesano, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA, resided 1885, 1890 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,^{^[48]} resided 1881 in Verndale, Wadena Co, MN,^{^[49]} resided 1874 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY,^{^[50]} [258 W. Hudson Street < http://www.joycetice.com/director/1874p058.htm >], census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, resided 1869 in New Berlin, Chenango Co, NY,^{^[51]} resided 1862 in Palmyra, Jefferson Co, WI,^{^[52]} census 1860 in Crawford Co, WI, census 1840 in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY, occupation carpenter,^48,49 military Aug-22-1862 - Jul-22-1865 Civil War (Corporal, Co A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery).^{^[53]}^{,^[54]}

Very little has been found regarding Ammi Almanzia Brown and wife Almira Sanders. It is not known for sure when or where they were married or when they moved to Minnesota. Born in Massachusetts in 1829, Ammi was found in the 1840 Census with his parents and brother residing in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY. He was next found in the 1860 Census residing in Crawford County, Wisconsin with his first wife, Deborah, and their two children. (Further evidence of this first marriage is his 1898 application to the Washington Soldiers Home, on which he stated that he had two children, ages 44 and 16.) He was a resident of Palmyra, Jefferson Co, Wisconsin in Aug 1862 when he entered military service for the Civil War. Ammi's and Almira's marriage must have occurred upon Ammi's return from Civil War duties, as they are found together in the 1870 Census in Guilford, Chenango Co, New York. They were next found in the 1885 Census of Wadena Co, Minnesota, with son Addison.

Circumstances taking Ammi from Minnesota to the state of Washington in 1893 are unknown. An affidavit by son Addison Avery Brown, dated Aug 21 1935 at Clarksburg WV, regarding establishment of Addison's birthdate, stated that his family had moved from Minnesota to Montesano, Washington, when he was about nine years old, that the family Bible had been destroyed in a house fire about three years later, that his mother had died when he was about six years old, that his father had died when he was about 18 years old, and that he had no living siblings.

If Almira died in about 1888, as is likely based on son Addison's twice testifying as much, there is evidence that Ammi twice remarried. The first re-marriage was confirmed by the discovery of an item in the Tacoma Daily News of Sep 10 1894, which reported that Ammi A. Brown had filed for divorce from Deborah S. Brown on the grounds of desertion after only three days of marriage. A news item in the Nov 12 1894 issue of that newspaper stated in its entirety "Armi [sic] A. Brown has been divorced from Deborah S. Brown." Just over three years later, Ammi's marital status was listed as married on his Feb 1898 application to the Washington Soldiers Home. But on his March 1899 application to the Soldiers Home, his entry for marital status was "She has left me, I do not know where she is." Correspondence from fourth wife Rachel A. Brown, and others, found in his Soldiers Home file shows that Ammi and Rachel were married on Jun 27 1895 in Tacoma, and that she left him in Spring 1898. A letter from her dated Sep 29 1899 indicates that she had not been informed of Ammi's death three months earlier, supporting his contention that she had deserted him.

Addison Avery Brown always gave his parents' names as Ammi Almanzia Brown and Almira Saunders (or Sanders), and official records support that. But Addison's obituary identified his parents as Adli Brown and Rachel Sanders. The basis for that information is not known, other than an apparent confusion of his mother with his stepmother. Ammi's middle name Almanzia has been found in only two documents, son Addison's delayed birth certificate, and Addison's application to the Modern Woodmen of America.

Addison's birth certificate, which was not registered until 1943 when he was a longtime resident of Doddridge County, WV, identified his father as Ammi Almanzia Brown, age 54 at the time of Addison's 1881 birth, born in Massachusetts, occupation carpenter; and his mother as Almira Saunders Brown, age 39 at time of Addison's birth, born in New York. Information supporting the delayed filing was provided in affidavit by Edith Maria Weeden, 20 Brown Avenue, Norwich, Chenango County, NY, who was identified as Addison's cousin. Addison always told his son Armand that Edith was Addison's only living relative outside the immediate family.

Civil War Service Records reflect that Ammi A. Brown, a resident of Palmyra, Wisconsin, served as a Private with Co A of the Wisconsin 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment from Aug 1862 to Jun 1865. Applications to the Washington Soldiers Home in 1897, 1898 and 1899 show this to be the same Ammi A. Brown, born Sep 13 1829 in Boston MA, carpenter by trade, who was the husband of Almira and the father of Addison. He applied for a Civil War pension on Sep 16 1890, classification "Invalid," which may correspond to what is now called "disabled."

1840 Census, Burlington, Otsego Co, New York:

Household of Ammi T. Brown

1 male age 40-50 (this would be Ammi T. Brown, who we know from the 1870 Census was born about 1799)

1 male age 10-15 (i.e., Ammi A. Brown, b. 1829)

1 male age 5-10

1 female age 40-50

No record of Ammi Brown was found in any 1850 Census.

1860 Census, Crawford Co, Wisconsin:

Ami Brown, 30, b. New York, occupation (blank); Deborah, 28, b. New York; Ida, 6, b. New York; Edwin, 2, b. Wisconsin.

Although our Ammi Brown was not born in New York, he did live there before coming to Wisconsin. Despite the discrepancy, this appears to be our Ammi with his first wife and their children (Edwin later appears with him in the 1870 Census). Ammi was a resident of Wisconsin when he entered the military in 1862.

1870 Census, town of Guilford, Chenango Co, NY:

Ami Brown, 39, b. Massachusetts, occup house carpenter; Almira Brown, 28, b. New York; Edwin Brown, 11, b. Wisconsin; Ami Brown, 71, b. Connecticut, occup carpenter & joiner.

Although relationships are not stated, it would appear that the elder Ammi is the father of the younger, who in turn is the father of Edwin. Based on the earlier census, Edwin's mother was Deborah, not Almira. No entry for this Edwin Brown was found in any subsequent census.

No entry for Ammi Brown was found in the 1880 Census, although we know that he was in Minnesota for the birth of son Addison in 1881.

The 1880 Census of Minnesota lists in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, Albert A. Brown, age 40, carpenter, born in New York; and Almira Brown, age 35, his wife, born in New York, her father born in Connecticut, and her mother born in New York. Despite the discrepancies, the possibility cannot be discounted that this is the couple in question. The same Census shows Charles W. Brown, age 35, born in New York, father born in Connecticut, mother born in New York. Given ages and locations, these two Browns could be brothers or other close relatives.

The 1885 Census of Minnesota lists in Aldrich Twp, Wadena County, A. A. Brown, age 53, born in Massachusetts; Almira Brown, age 41, born in New York; and Addison (misspelled Adison), age 3, born in Minnesota.

Minnesota Land Records, Document 16156, St. Cloud Land Office, on file at U.S. Bureau of Land Management, show that Ammi A. Brown purchased 80 acres of land on Dec 16 1890, with the following legal description: Aliquot Parts S1/2SE, Base Line 5TH PM, Fractional Section No, Township 134 N, Range 34 W, Section # 4.

In "The Famous & Not So Famous," published by the Verndale Historical Society in 1987, it is noted that the relationship between the many Brown families who settled there has not been entirely determined. Of the many pages devoted to settlers of the Brown surname, only the following three entries appear regarding this one: (1) "Architect and Builder. I am prepared to take contracts for erecting buildings of all kinds. Plans and specifications furnished on short notice. Stair building a specialty." [Wadena County Tribune, Dec 5 1878, attributed to A. A. Brown] (2) "A. A. Brown has erected a barn near Verndale." [Verndale Journal, Dec 26 1879] (3) "The A. A. Brown Furniture, 1882, is mentioned in 'Bartlett Township History,' Volume I." It is noted that there were apparently two A. A. Browns, Ammi Almanzia and Albert A., who were carpenters and residing in Verndale at that time.

Based strictly on the two Censuses and on son Addison's birth certificate, Ammi would have been born either ca 1840, ca 1832 (most likely), or ca 1827; but entries on his applications to the Washington Soldiers' Home consistently and specifically state his birth date as Sep 13 1829. Ammi Almanzia Brown was thought by family lore to have died at age 74 of apoplexy, although son Addison, born in 1881, recalled that he was about 18 at the time of his father's death, which would have been shortly after Ammi's last admission to the Washington Soldiers' Home in Orting, Pierce Co, WA in 1899. Discovery of his grave at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting shows that Ammi Brown's death occurred on Jun 20 1899, also reflected in Pierce County death records.

He married^{^[55]} (1) Deborah ___, b. ca 1832 in New York,⁵⁵ census 1860 in Crawford Co, WI.

He married^48,3 (2) btwn 1860-1870 [The 1860 Census shows Ammi with his first wife, Deborah, but he was with Almira in the 1870 Census.], Almira Sanders, b. ca 1843 in New York,^{^[56]} d. ca 1888 in Minnesota,^{^[57]} resided 1885 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,^{^[58]} census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, census 1850, 1860 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

He married (3) 1894, Deborah S. ___.

He married (4) Jun-27-1895 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA,^{^[59]} Rachel A. ___, b. Mar- 7-1850 in New York,^{^[60]}^,11 d. Feb- 1-1904 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA,^{^[61]}^,27 buried in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA,^{^[62]} census 1900 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA.¹¹

Children by Deborah ___:

i Ida Brown, b. ca 1854 in New York,⁵⁵ census 1860 in Crawford Co, WI.

ii Edwin Brown, b. ca 1858 in Wisconsin,^{55,^[63]} census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, census 1860 in Crawford Co, WI.

Children by Almira Sanders:

4. iii Addison Avery Brown, b. Aug- 1-1881 in Verndale, Wadena Co, MN,⁷ d. Jan-13-1954 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, buried in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH,⁸ resided in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,³ resided 1910 - 1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^3,9,10 resided 1893 - 1910 in Chehalis Co (now Grays Harbor Co), WA,^11,7 resided originally in Verndale, Wadena Co, MN, census 1910 in Montesano, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA, census 1900 in Satsop, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA, census 1885 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN, occupation glass-blower (in WV) and steel mill worker (in OH).³ He married Dec-20-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^12,13 Nancy Lou "Babe" Haught.

9. Almira Sanders, b. ca 1843 in New York,⁵⁶ d. ca 1888 in Minnesota,⁵⁷ resided 1885 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,⁵⁸ census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, census 1850, 1860 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

Addison Avery Brown always gave his mother's name as Almira Saunders and stated that she was one-half American Indian. Almira's birth was in New York sometime between 1840 and 1844, based on the following: Age 9 at 1850 Census would put it in about 1841, age 20 at 1860 Census would put it in about 1840, age 41 at 1885 Census would put it in about 1844, and Addison's birth certificate gives her age at his birth as 39, putting her birth in about 1842. But with her sister Mary's birth date confirmed in both the 1900 Census and her death record as Feb 1842, and with Almira appearing in the 1850 Census one year younger than Mary, Almira's birth date is more likely to be about 1843.

Almira was with her parents and siblings in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, and she was with husband Ammi (and his father and son from a previous marriage) in the 1870 Census of Guilford, Chenango Co, NY.

Almira was not found in the Census of 1880. That year's census of Wadena County, Minnesota, lists an Almira as the wife of Albert A. Brown, giving her age as 35 (b. ca 1845) and reports her father's birthplace as Connecticut, and her mother's as New York. Despite the similarities in names and locations, this does not appear to be the same couple.

The 1885 Minnesota Census places her in the household of A. A. Brown with son Addison, identifies her as Almira and gives her age as 41 (b. ca 1844), birthplace New York.

No entry for her was found in the 1900 or subsequent censuses.

In an affidavit filed by son Addison in 1935 to establish his date of birth, he stated that his mother had died when he was about age six. This would put her death in about 1887 or 1888. In 1915, in an application for membership in the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal beneficiary society, Addison stated that his mother died at age 44 of "inflammation of bowels." This would also put her death in about 1888. One question on that application was "Which do you resemble in general characteristics, father or mother?," to which Addison stated that it was his mother. This is noteworthy because Addison did have certain facial characteristics associated with American Indians.

Information provided at Addison's funeral identified his mother as Rachel Sanders. This reference is believed to be the result of confusing Addison's mother Almira with his stepmother Rachel. A funeral card found in family papers identified the deceased as Rachel A. Brown, died Feb 1 1904, age 53y 10m 25d, location not given. Based on age at death, the birth date would be Mar 7 1850. Through Veterans records, we have determined that Rachel was Ammi's fourth wife.

Thus, there is still some uncertainty as to the exact identity and birth/death dates of the wife of Ammi Brown and the mother of Addison. It does appear fairly certain, however, that her parents were Henry J. Sanders and Olive Mowry. If Almira died in 1887 or 1888 as stated by Addison, the location would likely have been in Minnesota, since she was there in 1885, husband Ammi is known from a land purchase to have been there in 1890, and his move to Washington State occurred in 1893.

10. David Marion Haught,^{^[64]} b. May-14-1848 in Greene Co, PA,^{^[65]}^{,^[66],3,^[67]} d. Dec- 9-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[68]}^,65,67 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[69]} occupation farmer,^{^[70]} military Pvt, Co P, 6th W. Va. Inf, Civil War.⁵² He married May-20-1867,^{^[71]} Mary Watson.

1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated Sep 3 1870:

David M. Haught, 22, b. Pa, farmer, unable to read or write; Mary, 21, b. Va; Martha A, 1, b. WVa.

1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:

David Haught, 32, farmer; wife Mary, 32; dau Martha A, 11; dau Sarah R, 8, dau Lotta M, 6; dau Ida E, 5; son Walter, 3; dau Lizzie, 1.

1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:

David M Haught, 52, b. May 1848, married 32 yrs; wife Mary, 51, b. Jun 1848, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Ida Ellen, 25, b. Mar 1875; son M Walter, 23, b. Aug 1876; dau Lizzie, 21, b. Dec 1878; dau Icy Dell, 19, b. Jul 1880; dau Nancy B, 18, b. Jan 1882; son J Homer, 16, b. Nov 1883; son David H, 11, b. Apr 1889; son Berkley, 5, b. Sep 1894; granddaughter Minnie O, 11, b. Aug 1888.

1910 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District, Harrisville-Salem Turnpike), enumerated in April 1910:

David M. Haught, 61, farmer, married 36 yrs; wife Mary, 61, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Babe, 22; son Howard, 21, school teacher; son Berkeley, 15, laborer on home farm.

1920 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jan 22 1920:

David Haught, 71, widowed, b. in Pennsylvania, father b. Pa, mother b. W.Va.

Children:

i Martha Alice Haught, also known as Alice Haught,^{^[72]}^{,^[73],36,^[74]} b. 1868,⁶⁷ d. May-26-1903,⁶⁷ buried in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[75]} census 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV, census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV. She married Aug-12-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[76]} Stonewall Jackson "Jack" Leeson, census name Jackson Leeson,^{^[77]} census name Jack S. Leeson,^{^[78]} also known as Jack Leeson.^{^[79]}^{,^[80]}

ii Sara Rose Belle Haught, also known as Rosa B. Haught, nickname Rosie,³ b. Jul-15-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[81]}^{,^[82]} d. Aug-10-1958 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[83]}^{,^[84]} buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.^{^[85]}

Known to immediate family as Aunt Rosie. For many years, confined to a wheelchair due to a broken hip.

She married (1) Jan-31-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[86]}^{,^[87]} Hezekiah Wesley "Wes" Thomas, also known as Wesley Thomas,⁴⁰ b. Aug- 6-1848 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,⁶ d. Aug-14-1931,⁶ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ occupation carpenter, head of County Poor Farm.

She married (2) Feb-25-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[88]} Thomas Jackson Elliott, Jr., b. Nov- 1-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV,^65,72 d. Aug-23-1952 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[89]} buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶⁵ resided in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶⁵ census 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV, occupation farmer.⁶⁵

iii Charlotte E. M. "Lottie" Haught, also known as Lottie Haught,⁷² b. May-10-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[90]}^{,^[91]} d. Oct- 6-1969 in Canton, Stark Co, OH, buried in Canton, Stark Co, OH, resided in Canton, Stark Co, OH, census 1920, 1930 in Canton, Stark Co, OH, census 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV, census 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV, occupation Cleveland Indians fanatic. She married Feb-21-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[92]} Sylvester George "S. G." Duckworth, also known as Uncle Duck (to younger family members), census name S. George Duckworth.

1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:

Sylvester Duckworth, 26, b. May 1874, married 7 yrs; wife Lottie, 27, b. May 1873, mother of 4 children (3 still living); dau Clara H, 6, b. Jan 1894; dau Dessie M, 4, b. Oct 1895; son Daris, 10 months, b. Jul 1899.

1910 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Apr 18 1910:

Sylvester G. Duckworth, 34, insurance agent, married 17 yrs; wife Charlotte M, 34, mother of 5 children (4 still living); dau Clara, 16; dau Dessie, 14; son Daris, 10; dau Darlie, 9.

1920 Census, Stark Co, Ohio (City of Canton), enumerated on Jan 12 1920:

S. G. Duckworth, 45, life insurance salesman; wife Lottie, 45; son Daris, 20, single; dau Dorothy, 18, single; dau Dessie Bruening, 23, married; grandson George E. Bruening, 2 yr 3 mo.

1930 Census, Stark Co, Ohio (City of Canton), enumerated on Apr 10 1930 at 1211 Fourteenth Street:

S. George Duckworth, 53, insurance manager, age 18 at time of first marriage; wife Charlet M, 54, age 19 at first marriage; son Daris D, 29, salesman for electric sweeper company, single.

iv Ida Ellen Haught, b. Mar- 4-1875 in Fred's Run, Doddridge Co, WV,^{6,^[93]} d. Jan- 4-1967 at Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[94]}^,38,84 buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV,^94,6 resided in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶ census 1930 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁰ census 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV [In household with her widowed brother Walter and his children.], occupation telephone operator.⁶⁶

She was a former Doddridge County school teacher and telephone operator. Following the early death of her brother Walter's wife, she resided at his home and helped rear his three children, Fred, Lena and Romaine Haught. She later married, but had no children of her own.⁶

She married Apr-27-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[95]}^{,^[96]} George W. Britton, Jr..

v Walter J. Haught, b. Aug-14-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[97]} d. Sep-19-1961 in Newark, Licking Co, OH,^{17,^[98]} buried in Ridgelawn Mem Park, Huntington, WV,⁹⁸ resided in Newark, Licking Co, OH,¹⁷ census 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV [Court Street]. He married (1) Mamie Hagar, d. ca 1916.⁹⁸ He married⁹⁸ (2) Jun-26-1924 in Lexington, Fayette Co, KY,⁹⁸ Florence Hazel Ross, b. Oct- 6-1900 in Pebworth, Owsley Co, KY,⁹⁸ d. Sep-24-2000 in Newark, Licking Co, OH,⁹⁸ buried in Newark Memorial Gardens, Newark, OH.⁹⁸

vi Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Haught, b. Dec- 1-1878 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[99]} d. Sep-28-1959 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^{^[100]} buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV,¹⁰⁰ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^{^[101]}^,100 census 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV. She married Sep-11-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[102]} Hugh Cameron Foley.

vii Isa Dell Haught, b. Jul-21-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[103]}^,4 d. Apr-14-1978 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^6,4 buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV,^{^[104]} resided in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.^4,9 She married Aug-23-1908 in Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[105]}^,72 Aaron Lewis Ashburn, also known as Lewis Ashburn,^{72,9,^[106],104.}

5. viii Nancy Lou "Babe" Haught, b. Jan-19-1884 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,³² [Nancy was always sensitive about her age, and no one in the family was ever sure exactly when she was born. The official Jan 19 1884 birth date was provided at the time of the delayed recording of her birth record in 1944 and was based principally on the testimony of her sister Rosa. Age 23 given at time of Dec 1910 marriage would put birth date in 1887, as would age 43 in the 1930 Census. SSDI reports birth date as Jan 19 1885, while her headstone shows her birth date as Jan 19 1889, also incorrect. A birth date of Jan 1882 was given in the 1900 Census, correctly placing her between older sister Icy Dell (listed as b. Jul 1880) and younger brother John Homer (b. Nov 1883). An analysis of the 1900 Census data for that household leads to the conclusion that Nancy and siblings Elizabeth, Icy & Homer seem to have shifted their birthdates in later years to make themselves appear a few years younger than they were. In Nancy's case, the shift seems to have occurred at about the time of the 1910 Census (when she was listed as being only 4 years older than in the 1900 Census), as her given age stayed fairly consistent after that.], d. Sep-23-1977 in Coshocton, Coshocton Co, OH,^3,17 buried in Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH,³³ resided (nursing home) in Coshocton, Coshocton Co, OH,^3,34 resided formerly in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,^3,17 resided originally in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.³ She married Dec-20-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^12,13 Addison Avery Brown.

ix John Homer Haught, also known as Homer Haught,^3,43,49 b. Nov-21-1887 in Fred's Run, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶⁷ d. May-14-1963 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^{^[107]}^,67 buried in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV,^{^[108]}^,6,104 resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,⁶ occupation clerk, Markeys Clothing.³

From the West Union Herald of Thursday, April 30, 1936: "Homer Haught, of Parkersburg, made this office a call while here Tuesday and informed us that he will move his family to F. A. Fisher's farm in Doddridge County this week."

He married Sep-20-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[109]}^{,^[110]} Delphia Blanche Fisher, also known as Blanche.^49,36

x Howard David Haught, b. Apr-11-1889 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{6,^[111]} [But Doddridge County death records (Bk 2, p. 143) give birth date as Apr 10 1889.], d. Oct-17-1939 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,⁶ buried in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Clarksburg, WV,⁶ resided in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,¹¹¹ occupation Civil Service examining board, Clarksburg Post Office.⁴⁰ He married^{^[112]} (1) Feb- 2-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁷² Minnie B. Brown,⁷² b. Nov-10-1890,⁴ d. May- -1976,⁴ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.⁴ He married (2) Feb-22-1931,^{^[113]} Alice Lee Swiger, also known as Lee Swiger, b. Jan-29-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV,¹¹¹ resided 1931 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.¹¹¹

xi William Berkley Haught, also known as Berkley Haught,^3,79,43 b. Sep-15-1894 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[114]}^,6,4 d. Feb- 2-1972,^6,4 buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV,⁶ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,⁴ resided formerly in Pennsylvania,^{^[115]} census 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV, occupation O. Ames Co., Parkersburg, WV, occupation 1930 pumper in oil field.^{^[116]}

He resided in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV when employed by the Philadelphia Oil Co. He moved to Parkersburg in 1942. He was a retired employee of the Johns Manville Co in Parkersburg. He was survived by four grandchildren, all of Baltimore, MD.^6,4

He married Mary Florence Yates.

11. Mary Watson, b. Jun-23-1848,^{^[117]}^,67 [Although obituary states birth date as Jun 23 1848, age 62y 4m 5d reported in obituary would actually put birth date at Jun 22 1848. Immediate family had long believed it to be Jun 13 1848, basis unknown. Age given at death in death record would put birth date at May 22 1848. Headstone gives only the year 1848.], d. Oct-27-1910 in Fred's Run, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[118]}^,117,67 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.³⁶

12. John Morris Gaston, b. Sep- 4-1853 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,^{6,^[119]} d. Nov-11-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^{^[120]}^,6 ["at the home of his son"], buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV, resided in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,⁷⁹ occupation Methodist minister & farmer. He married Aug-16-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[121]}^,72 Elizabeth Hart, When John Morris Gaston and Elizabeth Hart were buried in the family cemetery in 1927 and 1921, respectively, no permanent marker was put in place. In the Spring of 2002, through the actions of their grandson Samuel David Gaston, surviving principal family members purchased permanent stone markers for this couple's grave, as well as for the unmarked grave of their grandchildren, twins William and Lillian Gaston, stillborn in 1923.

Children:

i Rulina Belle Gaston, also known as Belle Gaston, b. Jan-23-1878,³⁵ d. Jan- 2-1919, buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV. She married Jun-25-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁷² Alpheus Seymour Richards, also known as Seamore Richards.⁸⁰

ii Eli Willis Gaston, b. Jun- 8-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[122]}^,35 d. Sep-25-1919 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^{42,^[123],36} buried in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, WV,^{^[124]}^,65 cause of death Bright's disease,⁶ resided in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^122,6 occupation miner, Consolidated Coal Co.^122,6 He married Jun- 8-1903 in Gilmer Co, WV,^{^[125]} Launa Capitola Bowyer.

iii Lurana Olive Gaston, also known as Luly Gaston, b. Jan- 2-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[126]}^,27,35 d. Apr- 1-1969 in Harrison Co, WV,²⁷ buried in South Fork Bapt Church Cem, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ census 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1927 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.^{^[127]} She married Dec-8-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[128]} [Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Marriages" reports marriage date as Dec 18 1904.], Edghar Hamilton Richards, census name Edgar H. Richards.^{^[129]}

iv James Blaine Gaston, also known as Blaine Gaston, b. Sep-29-1885 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^122,6 d. Aug-27-1981 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^{^[130]} buried in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, WV,^{^[131]}^,6 resided in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^{^[132]}^,127,6 resided 1917 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV,¹²² occupation Hazel-Atlas Glass Co (35 yrs), timber worker for A.J. Riddle in Ashley WV (1917),^6,122 military U.S. Army, World War I.⁶

Had no children, but James Blaine Gaston and his wife Hazel raised a boy who was said to have been left on their doorstep. The boy went by the name Jack Gaston, until his late teens when he changed his name and ran away. The boy died sometime between 1974 and 1978, with the funeral held in Salem, WV. Some family members speculate that the boy was born to the unmarried sister of his foster mother Hazel May Yeater.

He married Jun-26-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁷² Hazel May Yeater.

v John Sheridan Gaston, b. May-27-1888 in Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[133]}^,36,122 d. Jul-17-1972,^4,36 buried in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, WV,^{^[134]} resided in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,⁷¹ resided 1917 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV,¹²² occupation 1917 common laborer for A.J. Riddle & Son of Smithton.¹²² He married Aug-21-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁷² Birdie Arizona Cottrill.

vi Jesse Morris Gaston, b. Jan-22-1891 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^122,6,35 [Death record reports birth date as Feb 22 1891, but obituary states birth date as Jan 22 1891, as does his WWI Draft Registration card and his parents' family Bible.], d. Sep-18-1928 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^65,84,6,36 cause of death killed in accident while working at a water well site,⁶⁵ buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV,^36,6 resided in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^122,127 occupation farmer,^122,65 military World War I (Pvt, 163rd Inf, 41st Div).^6,36 He married Aug-6-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁷² Sarah Elizabeth Williamson.

vii Elizabeth Ann Gaston, also known as Elizabeth Anna Gaston,³⁵ b. Dec-11-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[135]}^,35 d. Dec-18-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV, buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV.

6. viii Ira Dow Gaston, b. Dec-31-1894 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^35,3 d. Jul-26-1973 in Washington Co, OH,³ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ [Headstone gives the birthdate of 1895, which is incorrect.], occupation oil and gas company.³ He married Apr-26-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁷ Ida Opal Husk.

ix Joseph Clark "Little Joe" Gaston, b. Nov- 1-1898 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{6,^[136],122,4,35,36} d. May- 8-1982 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^6,36 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,^36,6 resided 1918, 27 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^122,127 occupation 1918 pipelining for Philadelphia Gas Co, Doddridge Co,¹²² military Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II,^{^[137]} never married^6.

13. Elizabeth Hart, b. Aug-15-1858 in Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[138]}^,6 d. Feb-28-1921 in Upper Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[139]} buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV,⁶ resided in Upper Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.⁶

14. William Leonard Husk, also known as Leonard Husk,^{77,^[140],^[141],3} b. Apr- 6-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^{67,^[142]} d. Aug-17-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV,^65,67 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV,³⁶ cause of death dropsy,⁶⁵ resided in Doddridge Co, WV, resided previously in Pocahontas Co, WV, resided previously in Jackson Co, WV, occupation farmer & timberman,⁶⁵ census 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.¹⁴²

William Leonard Husk and his first wife, Susan Emma Husk, were first cousins once removed by virtue of his being the grandson of Samuel (d. bef 1848) and Elizabeth Husk, and her being their great-granddaughter. None of their four children lived beyond infancy. In the 1890's Leonard Husk and his family moved to Jackson Co, WV, Leonard later moved to Durbin, Pocahontas Co, WV, where he worked as a logger.^{^[143]}

He married (1) Sep-10-1887 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH,^{^[144]} Susan Emma Husk, b. Apr-12-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV, d. Aug-30-1893 at Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[145]} buried in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV [Buried with infant daughter.], cause of death consumption (tuberculosis).^{^[146]}

He married (2) Feb-3-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[147]}^{,^[148]} Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" McNemar, also known as Jennie E. McNemar,^148,74 census name Jennie E.,¹²⁹ b. Apr-15-1872 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,^{65,^[149],67} d. Nov- 9-1938 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{149,84,65,6,67} buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV,^36,6,65 census 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.

Children by Susan Emma Husk:

i Lillie May Husk, b. May-27-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV, d. Jun- 1-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸⁴ buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV.^{^[150]}

ii Cora Husk, b. Apr-25-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[151]} d. May- 2-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[152]} buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV.¹⁵⁰

iii Nancy E. Husk, b. Jul-22-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV, d. Aug-21-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[153]} buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV.¹⁵⁰

iv (Unnamed female) Husk, b. Aug-29-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV, d. Aug-29-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV, buried in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV [Buried with her mother.].

Children by Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" McNemar:

v James Ellsworth "Wirt" McNemar, b. Mar- 8-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[154]} d. Dec-23-1955 in Ohio, buried in Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH, occupation mill worker. He married Jun-27-1913 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[155]}^{,^[156]} Alma Layfield.

vi Ernest Washington "Short" Husk, b. May-24-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[157]}^,6,36 d. Jun-22-1976 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^6,36 buried in Grove Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ occupation climber for Bell Telephone Co.,¹⁴³ military U.S. Army, World War I.³⁶

Served overseas as a Corporal with the US Army in World War I. In the late 1940's, he operated a one-man, one-vehicle shuttle bus service in Doddridge County, with his vehicle being a car that he "stretched" into a limousine having 8 doors. A photo of it is among the holdings at the Doddridge County Historical Society Museum. There is some confusion regarding Ernest's birthplace: While his grandson Edward Jr.'s entry in The History of Doddridge County (p. 173) states Jackson County, WV, Ernest's obituary states Ritchie County, WV, as does his marriage record and his birth record itself.

He married Oct-27-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV,^109,71 [The obituaries of both Ernest and Florence give their marriage date as Oct 27 1917, but the marriage record, as completed by the officiating minister, states that the ceremony was held on Oct 28 1917 at "the residence of Evert Husk in Doddridge Co. W. Va." October 27th that year was a Saturday. Person providing information for the marriage license application was M. F. Husk.], Florence Edna Leeson.

vii Howard Ellis Husk, b. Dec-31-1895 in Fly, Monroe Co, OH,⁶ d. Aug-18-1995 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,⁶ buried in South Fork Bapt Church Cem, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ occupation South Penn Oil Company.⁶

Howard wrote a story which was published in a collection called "Tales and Lore of the Mountaineer."^3.

He married Oct-5-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^71,72 [Married in the Baptist Parsonage in West Union, WV by Rev. J. D. Runkle.], Lota Mae Nutter.

viii Marie Melissa "Lissie" Husk, b. May- 5-1898 in Fly, Monroe Co, OH,⁴ d. Mar-31-1988 in Harrison Co, WV,⁴ buried in Bridgeport Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV,^{^[158]} resided in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^{^[159]} resided 1947 in Washington, DC.⁸⁰

Moved from Wheeling, WV to St. Petersburg, FL in about the late 1950's. She was born Marie Melissa Husk, but had her name legally changed to drop the middle name because she didn't like being called by the nickname Lissie.³

Partner not married Clarence Price.

She married (2) Jul- 3-1919, Charles Burdette Ashley, also known as Burdette Ashley.

She married (3) Carl Mink.

She married (4) Raymond A. Vingi, b. Aug-23-1905,^4,158 d. Aug- -1973,^4,158 buried in Bridgeport Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV,¹⁵⁸ resided in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co, FL.^{^[160]}

ix Walter Ray "Shiner" Husk, b. Apr- 2-1900 in Fly, Monroe Co, OH,⁶ d. Dec-27-1993 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶ buried in South Fork Bapt Church Cem, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶ resided in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV, occupation farmer & carpenter,⁶ no children from this person. He married (1) Nov-15-1931 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV,¹⁴⁴ ["Gilmer County Marriages" reports marriage date as Nov 14 1931.], Audra Fay Lunsford, b. ca 1908 in Gilmer Co, WV.^{^[161]}

He married (2) Apr-15-1940 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD,¹⁴⁴ Ruby Alma Hart, b. Feb- 2-1902 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[162]}^{,^[163],6,27} d. May-14-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^65,24,27 buried in South Fork Bapt Church Cem, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^36,27,6,163 resided 1938 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.⁸⁰

x Clara Grace Husk, also known as Grace Husk,^72,36,3 b. Feb-17-1902 in Jackson Co, WV,^65,67 d. Dec-16-1927 in Terra Alta, Preston Co, WV,⁶⁷ buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV,³⁶ cause of death heart attack while patient in TB sanitarium. She married Feb-4-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁷² Horace Omar Nutter.

7. xi Ida Opal Husk, b. May-28-1904 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,³ d. Jan-16-1970 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,⁴⁴ buried Jan-19-1970 in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ occupation storekeeper. She married Apr-26-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁷ Ira Dow Gaston.

xii Harold Curtis Husk, b. Apr-27-1906 in Wetzel Co, WV,^72,65 [Obituary states place of birth as Oxford (Doddridge Co, WV), but immediate family, marriage record and death certificate all indicate Wetzel Co, WV.], d. Jul-26-1947 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[164]} [Death record reports date of death as July 25 1947. But details of the circumstances of the automobile accident show that it was in the early morning hours of July 26 1947, a date concurred with by the immediate family. His military gravestone incorrectly shows his death date as Aug 26 1947.], buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV,^36,65 cause of death automobile accident (car went over embankment),⁶ resided in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^6,65 occupation Pineline Construction Co. and farmer,^6,65 military Pfc, U.S. Army, 46th Gen Hosp, World War II.³⁶ He married Feb-7-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[165]}^{,^[166]} Sarah Elizabeth Williamson.

xiii Charles Floyd Husk, also known as Floyd C. Husk,¹²⁹ b. Jul-11-1908 in Pocahontas Co, WV,⁶ [Marriage record gives his birthplace as Doddridge County, an apparent error, as obituary states Pocahontas County.], d. Aug-15-1978 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,⁶ buried in South Fork Bapt Church Cem, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ occupation well tender, Equitable Gas Co.⁶ He married Feb-11-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[167]}^{,^[168]} [Obituary of husband gives marriage date as Feb 11 1931, which is incorrect.], Wanda Mae Richards, also known as Mae Richards.

xiv Fred Earl Husk, b. Aug-31-1910 in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV,^14,6 d. Dec-14-1993 in Harrison Co, WV,⁶ buried in South Fork Bapt Church Cem, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶ resided in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV, resided 1969 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV,¹⁴ census 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV, occupation Al Shroath Oldsmobile garage.⁶ He married (1) Sep-25-1943 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV,^{^[169]} Bessie Elizabeth "Betty" Tanzey, also known as Betty Tanzy,⁷⁶ b. May- 8-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV,³⁶ d. Oct- 3-1978,^{^[170]} buried in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV.⁷⁵ He married (2) Juanita Ellen Daugherty.

xv Beulah Myrle Husk, b. Jul-26-1915 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[171]}^,6 d. Oct-15-2002 in Salem, WV,⁶ buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV,⁶ resided in Salem, WV.

Worked many years as a cook in public schools and the Industrial School for Girls in Salem, WV. Retired in 1977 from the Dietary Department of the United Hospital Center, Clarksburg, WV. For the last 23 years of her life, served as a "foster grandmother" in the elementary reading program of Doddridge County schools, whereby she would read to the children or have them read to her.

She married Oct-14-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁷² Willis James Rymer.

xvi Elsie Juanita Husk, b. Oct-15-1918 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV, d. Oct-12-2002 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV, buried in Bridgeport Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV, resided in Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV. She married Oct-15-1941 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD, John Wesley Snyder, In November 1942, Elsie & John Snyder moved to Baltimore, MD, where John worked in the shipyards during WW II. They returned to West Virginia in March 1950, taking up residence in Clarksburg. John was employed by the Sanitary Baking Co. for 23 years, then by the Stroehman Baking Co.^{^[172]}

15. Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" McNemar, also known as Jennie E. McNemar,^148,74 census name Jennie E.,¹²⁹ b. Apr-15-1872 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,^65,149,67 d. Nov- 9-1938 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^{149,84,65,6,67} buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV,^36,6,65 census 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.

Great-Great-Grandparents

16. Ammi Tufts Brown, birth name Amma Tufts Brown, census name Amina Brown,^{^[173]} b. Nov-22-1799 in Brooklyn, Windham Co, CT,^{^[174]}^,63 d. btwn 1870 - 1874 in New York [Probable, but not confirmed. The 1870 Census was the last record we have of Ammi T. Brown. He did not appear with son Ammi A in the 1874-75 Elmira city directory, as he had in the 1869-70 Chenango County business directory.], census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, resided 1869 in New Berlin, Chenango Co, NY,⁵¹ census 1850 in Pittsfield, Otsego Co, NY, census 1840 in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY, occupation carpenter & joiner.⁶³

The birth of Ammi T. Brown is documented in "Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," Brooklyn Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 232, in which he is identified as Amma Tufts Brown, b. Nov 22 1799 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, son of Rufus & Mary. Although other variations of his name have been found in census records, he seems to have generally identified himself as Ammi T. Brown. He was named for his uncle, Ammi Tufts, the husband of his mother's sister Lucy.

His marriage to Annis is documented only by their appearance together in the 1850 Census of Otsego County, New York. Other than the births of his sons Ammi A. in Boston in 1829 and Andrew in New York in 1834, we have no record of Ammi T. Brown's whereabouts between his birth in Connecticut in 1799 and his appearance in the 1840 Census in Otsego County.

1840 Census, Burlington, Otsego Co, New York:

Household of Ammi T. Brown

1 male age 40-50 (i.e., Ammi T. Brown, who we know from his birth record was born in 1799)

1 male age 10-15 (i.e., son Ammi A. Brown, b. 1829)

1 male age 5-10 (i.e., son Andrew Brown, who we know from the 1900 Census was born Sep 1834)

1 female age 40-50 (i.e., wife Annis Brown, who we know from the 1850 Census was born about 1801)

1850 Census, Pittsfield, Otsego Co, New York, enumerated on Sep 6 1850:

Amina Brown, male, 50, b. Connecticut, occup house joiner; Annis Brown, female, 49, b. New York; Andrew Brown, male, 15, b. New York, farmer.

1870 Census, town of Guilford, Chenango Co, NY:

Ami Brown, 39, b. Massachusetts, occup house carpenter; Almira Brown, 28, b. New York; Edwin Brown, 11, b. Wisconsin; Ami Brown, female, 71, b. Connecticut, occup carpenter & joiner.

Ami is clearly a misspelling of Ammi, and labeling the elder Ami (Ammi) a female is considered to be a clerical error, especially in view of the listed occupation.

No record of this Ammi Brown was found in any 1860 or 1880 Census.

The 1830 Census of Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, had the following entry:

Household of Arnum Brown

1 male age 30-40

1 male under 5

2 females age 20-30

1 female under 5

Despite the name variance, the handwriting is not entirely clear, and the possibility cannot be discounted that this is the household of Ammi T. Brown.

"Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chenango County, N.Y. for 1869-70," compiled & published by Hamilton Child in 1869, p. 205, has the following consecutive entries for the town of New Berlin:

"BROWN, AMMI A., (South New Berlin), carpenter and joiner.

Brown, Ammi T., (South New Berlin), lot 41, T. 16, house joiner and farmer."

The preface to the publication states "Name set in CAPITALS indicates subscribers to this work." It also states "Post Office Addresses in Parentheses" and explains that "T." stands for Township.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nychenan/69nbrlin.htm

A similar publication five years later, "Boyd's Elmira and Corning Directory" for 1874-75, published by Andrew Boyd and W. Harry Boyd, contains the following entry on page 58: "Brown Ammi A., carpenter, h 258 W Hudson ." The key to abbreviations indicates that the "h" stands for house.

Since there was no entry for Ammi T. Brown, we can only speculate that he may have died in the intervening five years. He also was not found in the 1880 Census.

http://www.joycetice.com/director/1874p058.htm

The name Ammi is from the Hebrew, meaning "my people."

http://www.meaning-of-names.com/hebrew-names/ammi.asp

http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=AMMI.

He married^{173,^[175]} Annis ___.

Children:

8. i Ammi Almanzia Brown, b. Sep-13-1829 in Boston, MA,⁴⁵ d. Jun-20-1899 in Orting, Pierce Co, WA,^46,47 [at the Washington Soldiers Home], buried in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Pierce Co, WA,⁴⁷ resided from May 1897 in Orting, Pierce Co, WA [Washington Soldiers Home], resided Jun 1893 - May 1897 in Montesano, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA, resided 1885, 1890 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,⁴⁸ resided 1881 in Verndale, Wadena Co, MN,⁴⁹ resided 1874 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY,⁵⁰ [258 W. Hudson Street < http://www.joycetice.com/director/1874p058.htm >], census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, resided 1869 in New Berlin, Chenango Co, NY,⁵¹ resided 1862 in Palmyra, Jefferson Co, WI,⁵² census 1860 in Crawford Co, WI, census 1840 in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY, occupation carpenter,^48,49 military Aug-22-1862 - Jul-22-1865 Civil War (Corporal, Co A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery).^53,54 He married⁵⁵ (1) Deborah ___, b. ca 1832 in New York,⁵⁵ census 1860 in Crawford Co, WI. He married^48,3 (2) btwn 1860-1870 [The 1860 Census shows Ammi with his first wife, Deborah, but he was with Almira in the 1870 Census.], Almira Sanders, b. ca 1843 in New York,⁵⁶ d. ca 1888 in Minnesota,⁵⁷ resided 1885 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,⁵⁸ census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, census 1850, 1860 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

He married (3) 1894, Deborah S. ___.

He married (4) Jun-27-1895 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA,⁵⁹ Rachel A. ___, b. Mar- 7-1850 in New York,^60,11 d. Feb- 1-1904 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA,^61,27 buried in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA,⁶² census 1900 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA.¹¹

ii Andrew J. Brown, b. Sep- -1834 in New York,^11,67 d. 1919,⁶⁷ buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Otego, Otsego Co, NY,^{^[176]} census 1860,70,80, 1900, 10 in Otego, Otsego Co, NY, census 1850 in Pittsfield, Otsego Co, NY, census 1840 in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY, occupation farmer; dairy farmer,^{^[177]}^{,11,^[178]} He married ca 1858,¹¹ Malvina R. Hyatt.

1860 Census, Otsego Co, NY (town of Otego), enumerated on Jul 24 1860:

Andrew Brown, 25, b. NY, farmer; Malvina, 19, b. NY; Idea (female), 1, b. NY.

1870 Census, Otsego Co, NY (town of Otego), enumerated on Jun 15 1870:

Andrew Brown, 36, b. NY, farmer; Malvina Brown, 29, b. NY; Ida Brown, 10, b. NY; Mary Brown, 11 months, b. NY; Eva Brown, 75, b. NY; Lydia Dolvin (?), 29, b. NY, domestic servant; Oscar Rulington (?), 23, b. NY, farm laborer.

(Note: Relationship of Eva Brown is not known.)

1880 Census, Otsego Co, NY (town of Otego), enumerated in Jun 1880:

Andrew Brown, 45, b. NY, both parents b. NY, farmer; wife Malvina, 39, b. NY, father b. Connecticut, mother b. NY; dau Mary, 11, b. NY, both parents b. NY.

1900 Census, Otsego Co, NY (Otego Twp), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:

Andrew Brown, 65, b. Sep 1834 in NY, both parents b. NY, farmer, married 42 yrs; wife Malvina, 59, b. Jan 1841 in NY, both parents b. NY, mother of 2 children (one still living).

1910 Census, Otsego Co, NY (town of Otego), enumerated on Otsdawa Creek Road on Apr 21 1910:

Andrew J. Brown, 76, b. NY, both parents b. NY, dairy farmer, married 53 yrs; wife Malvina R. Brown, 68, b. NY, father b. Connecticut, mother b. NY, mother of 2 children (one still living); servant Gaby Beckwith, white male, 44, b. NY, both parents b. in U.S., single, occupation laborer on dairy farm.

It is noted that the birthplace of Andrew's father is given as New York, rather than Connecticut, and that there is an inconsistency with the birthplace of Malvina's father. We consider these to be errors, probably due to the fact that Andrew's father Ammi lived nearly his entire life in New York.

17. Annis ___, b. ca 1801 in New York,¹⁷³ census 1850 in Pittsfield, Otsego Co, NY, census 1840 in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY.

Other than her birthplace and approximate birth date from the 1850 Census, we have found no information regarding Annis, wife of Ammi T. Brown. That 1850 Census is the last record that we have of her. Her death was presumably between 1850 and 1870, since husband Ammi was found without her in the 1870 Census. No 1860 census record was found for either of them.

The name Annis is a medieval (both English and Scottish) form of Agnes much used by some colonial families. It is often misread as ‘Annie,’ a diminutive not used as a formal name much before the nineteenth century.

18. Henry J. Sanders, b. ca 1806 in Rhode Island,¹⁷³ census 1850, 60, 70, 80 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY. He married⁷⁴ Olive L. Mowry.

1850 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Apr 20 1850:

Harry (sic) J. Sanders, 44, b. Rhode Island, occupation laborer; Olave, 36, b. R.I.; Charles H, 12, b. New York; Mary E, 10, b. NY; Almira, 9, b. NY; Slater P. (?), 8, b. NY; William B, 4, b. NY; Washington, 2, b. NY.

1860 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Aug 18 1860:

Henry J. Sanders, 54, b. R.I., occup farm laborer; Olive, 44, b. R.I.; Charles H, 23, b. NY, farm laborer; Alvira (sic), 20, b. NY; William P. (or B?), 13, b. NY; Washington, 11, b. NY; Albert, 9; Edwin A. (or H?), 6.

1870 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Aug 14 1870:

Henry J. Sanders, 56, b. R.I., occup making shingles; Olive, 53, b. Connecticut; Slater, 26, b. NY; Albert, 20, b. NY; Charles, 19, b. NY; Jane, 17, b. NY

Unclear who this Charles and Jane might be, since they did not appear in the 1860 Census.

Also in the 1870 Census, two doors down from Henry Sanders, was the following household:

Charles H. Sanders, 35, b. NY, farmer; Mary E. Sanders, 28; Edwin Sanders, 15.

These are three siblings, children of Henry & Olive.

1880 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Jun 11 1880:

Henry J. Sanders, 74, b. R.I., both parents b. R.I., farmer; wife Olive, 66, b. R.I., both parents b. R.I.; son Charles H, 46, b. R.I., farm worker; son Edwin, 26, b. R.I., farm worker.

Children:

i Charles H. Sanders, b. ca 1838 in New York,¹⁷³ census 1850, 60, 70, 80 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

ii Mary Esther Sanders, b. Feb-28-1842 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY,^62,11 d. Oct-28-1919 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY,^{^[179]} buried Mt. Hope Cemetery in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY,⁶² census 1850, 70, 80, 1900 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

1870 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Aug 14 1870:

Charles H. Sanders, 35, b. NY, farmer; Mary E. Sanders, 28; Edwin Sanders, 15.

These are three siblings, children of Henry & Olive.

She married^{^[180]}^{,^[181]} Dec-12-1871,^{^[182]}^{,^[183]} Andrew Jackson Terwilliger.

9. iii Almira Sanders, b. ca 1843 in New York,⁵⁶ d. ca 1888 in Minnesota,⁵⁷ resided 1885 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,⁵⁸ census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, census 1850, 1860 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY. She married^48,3 btwn 1860-1870 [The 1860 Census shows Ammi with his first wife, Deborah, but he was with Almira in the 1870 Census.], Ammi Almanzia Brown.

iv Slater Sanders, b. ca 1844 in New York,¹⁷³ census 1850, 1870 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY [Does not appear in 1860 Census with rest of family.].

v William B. Sanders, b. ca 1846 in New York,¹⁷³ census 1850, 1860 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

vi Washington Sanders, b. ca 1848 in New York,¹⁷³ census 1850, 1860 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

vii Albert Sanders, b. ca 1851 in New York,⁵⁵ census 1860, 1870 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

viii Edwin Sanders, b. Feb- -1853 in New York,^177,55 census 1860, 70, 80, 1900 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, occupation farm laborer.¹¹

1900 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Jun 6 1900:

Herman Lewis, b. 1845 in NY, farmer, married for 34 yrs; wife Helen B. Lewis, b. Oct 1845 in NY, mother of 4 children (all still living); boarder Edwin Sanders, b. Feb 1853 in NY, father b. Rhode Island, mother b. NY, occup farm laborer, married 20 yrs; boarder Willard Jacobs, b. Jan 1855 in NY, married 20 yrs, occup carpenter.

19. Olive L. Mowry, b. ca 1814 in Rhode Island,¹⁷³ census 1850, 60, 70, 80 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.

20. Peter B. Haught, census name Peter B. Haut,^{^[184]} b. Sep- -1809,^{^[185]} [In the1920 Census, son David Haught stated his father's birthplace as Pennsylvania and his mother's as West Virginia; but in the several censuses that included Peter B. Haught himself, he provided his own birthplace as Virginia. This is likely in present-day West Virginia, probably Monongalia County near the Pennsylvania border.], d. Jun-14-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[186]} buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁶ census 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, census 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA, census 1840 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA, occupation farmer,^{184,^[187],142,^[188]} military Pvt, Co B, W. Va. Cav, Civil War (1 yr, 5 mo, discharged Jun 1865).^{^[189]}

Peter B. Haught, presumably a descendant of Paul Haught of Holland, came into Monongalia Co, (W)VA, from Fayette Co, PA, and purchased a farm of 117 acres, on Statler's Run, on Sep 28, 1837. In 1845 he sold this land and lived in Greene Co, PA, for a short time, later relocating to Doddridge County, West Virginia, near the Ritchie County line. As explained below, his exact parentage has not been definitively determined.

According to the 1948 W. B. Haught genealogy, Peter Haught I was born in Rotterdam, Holland in 1720. He married there in about 1747 and sailed from there on the ship Patience, landing at Philadelphia on Sep 9, 1751, with his wife and daughter Elizabeth. Sometime prior to 1755, he settled near the present town of Moorefield, in what is now Hardy County, WV. His son, Peter Haught II, was born in the South Branch valley on July 1, 1755. (This is presumably the Peter Haut, age 95, listed in the 1850 Census of Monongalia County, along with six other household members.) Peter Haught I had another son by a second wife in 1790.

Peter Haught I had three brothers who also came to America: (1) Tobias Haught, who never married; (2) Henry Haught, who had sons John, Nicholas and Peter, the latter killed at Fort Meigs on Feb 23, 1813; and (3) Paul Haught, who is thought to be the ancestor of the Peter B. Haught (1809-1883) of this genealogy.

Paul Haught came to Statler's Run in 1776 and marked a settlement right on a tract of land near the location of his nephew, Peter Haught II, and Richard Tennant. There is no evidence of Paul's return to this settlement right, but two of his sons, John and Jacob, came and claimed the land as heirs of Paul Haught, and had it surveyed on April 6, 1785. Their patent on this tract of 324 acres is dated Oct 25, 1792. On April 4, 1800, they sold 169 acres of the tract to Peter Tennant (son-in-law of Peter Haught I), and on Oct 8, 1804, they sold the remaining 155 acres to Samuel Varner. John Haught and his wife Catherine acknowledged the deed in Monongalia County, while Jacob Haught and his wife Magdaline Haught acknowledged in Fayette Co, PA. John Haught lived in Monongalia County for a few years, owning land on Days Run, and on Dunkard Creek, near Blacksville. His deed for the Dunkard Creek land, to John Johnson, is dated Aug 2, 1806. He moved to Fayette Co, PA. Amos Haught, apparently another son of Paul Haught, was assistant to Samuel Hanway, Surveyor of Monongalia Co, and made two surveys of farm lands in November 1783. Peter Haught, who purchased land on Sandy Creek on March 7, 1815, must have been another son of Paul Haught, as both Peter Haught I and his brother Henry had sons whom they named Peter. [Haught, W. B., "Genealogy of the Haught Family of America," 1948, pp 1, 112 and 165]

Monongalia County marriage records show a marriage between Peter Haught and Elizabeth Jenkins on Aug 16 1803. A marriage bond was issued in Monongalia Co (W)VA on Jan 1 1838 for Peter Hought, Jr. and Rachel Wilson, daughter of William Wilson. The spelling Hought is presumably a variation or misspelling of Haught. ["Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine," Vol 64, No. 11, Nov 1930, p. 705]

Adding to the confusion of the many Peter Haughts in that region at that time is this entry from "Chronicles of Core," p. 5: "Certificates granted by the commissioners for adjusting the claims to unpatented lands on the westernwaters for the county of Monongalia in February, March and April 1781 include the following .... Peter Haught, Senior, 400 acres on Statlers Run, adjoining lands of Henry Smith, to include his improvement made in 1776." Core also makes reference (p. 6) to Richard Tennant, "the ancestor of a very large and important family still living in Monongalia country, came from Glasgow, Scotland, about 1760, selling his time for seven years to pay his passage. About 1769 he married Elizabeth Haught, who was of German descent, at Moorefield, Hardy County, Va.... after serving in the Revolutionary War for a time, came and settled on Jake Statlers Run. His brother-in-law, Peter Haught, came with him." [Core cites Wiley, in "History of Monongalia County, p. 26]

Another Elizabeth Haught of that time is also cited by Core (p. 45): "Elizabeth Piles (nee Haught) died March 18, 1834, aged 49 years, 6 months, and 27 days, and was buried in the Price Cemetery. She was the wife of John Piles, son of Zechariah Piles by his second wife, Susannah." Her age at death would put her birthdate at Aug 19 1784.

Other researchers have reported the parents of Peter B. Haught variously as [1] Jacob Haught (1767-ca 1849) & Magdalena Croushour (1767-1815), [2] Johan (or John) Peter Haught (ca 1786 - ca 1844) & Sarah Sally Carver (1794-1843), and [3] Paul Haught & unknown. For ourselves, until a definitive connection surfaces, the parents of Peter B. Haught must remain an unsolved mystery.^{^[190]}^{,^[191],^[192]}

He married in Mt. Morris, Greene Co, PA, Bashaba Musgrave, 1840 Census, Monongalia Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):

Household of Peter B. Haut:

1 male, age 30-40

1 female, age 30-40

(Note: If this is the correct household, daughter Mariah in not accounted for. See below.)

The adjacent household was that of Peter Haut:

1 male, age 80-90

1 male, age 15-20

2 males, age age 10-15

1 female, age 30-40

1 female, age under 5

A nearby household was that of Jacob Haut:

1 male, age 20-30

1 male, age 5-10

1 female, age 30-40

1 female, age 5-10

1 female, age under 5

Another household in the vicinity was that of Peter Haut:

1 male, age 20-30

1 female, age 20-20

1 female, age under 5

(Note: Other than the lack of middle initial, this could be the Peter B. Haught of this genealogy, as it would account for daughter Mariah.)

Yet another household in the vicinity was that of another Peter Haut:

1 male, age 20-30

2 males, age under 5

1 female, age 20-30

2 females, age 5-10

1850 Census, Barbour Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 29 1850:

Peter B. Haut, 40, farmer, b. Virginia; Beeshebe (?), 38, b. Virginia; Maria Jane, 15; Elmina, 8; Marvil L, 4; David, 2.

1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 15 1860:

P. B. Haught, male, 50, farmer, b. Virginia

S. Haught, female, 40

M. Haught, male, 13

J. Haught, male, 12

John Haught, male, 7

1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Aug 19 1870:

Peter B. Haught, 59, farmer, b. Virginia; Bathsheba Haught, 58, b. Virginia; John C. Haught, 17; Maria J. Stinespring, 35.

1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:

P. B. Haught, male, 70, farmer, b. Virginia; wife B. Haught, female, 69; son John C. Haught, 27, farmer.

Children:

i Mariah Jane Haught,^{^[193]} b. ca 1835 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^184,142,72 [Age 38 at time of 1877 marriage would put birth in about 1839, and 1900 Census states birth date as Jun 1840. But age 15 at 1850 Census and age 35 at 1870 Census would put birth in about 1835.], census 1880, 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV, census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV [In parents' household, along with brother John.]. She married¹⁹³ (1) Feb-26-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^{^[194]} John A. Stinespring, b. ca 1796 in Lancaster Co, PA,⁷² d. bef Jul 1877.^{^[195]} She married (2) Jul- 8-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[196]} Henry C. D. Lamb, b. ca 1834 in Pocahontas Co, (W)VA,⁷² d. bef Jun 1900,^{^[197]} census 1870, 1880 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV,^{^[198]}^{,^[199]} resided 1877 in Gilmer Co, WV,⁷² occupation farmer.^{^[200]}

ii Elmina Ellen Haught, also known as Elmina Haught, b. Mar-25-1842 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^{36,^[201]} d. Mar-11-1912,³⁶ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.³⁶

First name has appeared variously as Almina and Elmina, although the latter is by far the most predominant. Middle name Ellen obtained from birth record of son James P. Smith. Although her marriage record indicates her middle initial as C, this may be a matter of interpreting the handwritten entry. Headstone clearly reads "Elmina E."

She married^{^[202]} Jan- 5-1858 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[203]}^,72,202 James Wesley Smith, also known as Wesley Smith,^74,140 also known as J. Wesley Smith.⁸⁴

iii Marville Lindsay Haught, census name Marvel L. Haught,¹⁴² b. May-10-1846 in Greene Co, PA,^66,72,67 d. Dec-28-1924 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[204]}^,67,72 buried in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[205]} military Jul- -1864 - Jun-10-1865 Cpl, Co C, 6th W. Va. Inf, Civil War.^{^[206]} He married Mar-27-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV,^{^[207]}^,72 Mary Martha Gaston.

10. iv David Marion Haught,⁶⁴ b. May-14-1848 in Greene Co, PA,^65,66,3,67 d. Dec- 9-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV,^68,65,67 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶⁹ occupation farmer,⁷⁰ military Pvt, Co P, 6th W. Va. Inf, Civil War.⁵² He married May-20-1867,⁷¹ Mary Watson.