Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Jacob TROUGH / Martha DAVISSON (F24408)

m. 16 Nov 1853


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  • Jacob TROUGHFather | Male
    Jacob TROUGH

    Born  8 Nov 1831  Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Sep 1884   
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  16 Nov 1853  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David Kamden TROUGH | F20701 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susan (Sarah) SADLER | F20701 Group Sheet 

    Martha DAVISSONMother | Female
    Martha DAVISSON

    Born  1 Sep 1833  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1924  Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph D. DAVISSON | F21802 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Anne ROBINSON | F21802 Group Sheet 

    Richard Lloyd TROUGHChild 1 | Male
    Richard Lloyd TROUGH

    Born  CA 1854  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Virginia Bird RINGER | F43691 
    Married  4 Nov 1886  Buffalo Calf, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lee TROUGHChild 2 | Male
    Lee TROUGH

    Born  Apr 1855   
    Died  27 Jan 1856   
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Henry Franklin TROUGHChild 3 | Male
    Henry Franklin TROUGH

    Born  CA 1858  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Feb 1863   
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Olive Virginia TROUGHChild 4 | Female
    Olive Virginia TROUGH

    Born  CA 1860   
    Died  30 Aug 1861   
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Brent TROUGHChild 5 | Male
    Brent TROUGH

    Born  Nov 1860   
    Died  17 Oct 1861   
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    William Jefferson TROUGHChild 6 | Male
    William Jefferson TROUGH

    Born  12 Nov 1862  Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Apr 1940   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Alice M. CARROLL | F40933 
    Married  3 Feb 1886  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Flora TROUGHChild 7 | Female
    Flora TROUGH

    Born  CA 1866  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Apr 1940  Ironton, Lawrence Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Riverview Cemetery (aka K of P), Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Curtis Warner SMITH | F56626 
    Married  24 Apr 1894  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Edmund P. TROUGHChild 8 | Male
    Edmund P. TROUGH

    Born  CA 1869   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Buna TROUGHChild 9 | Female
    Buna TROUGH

    Born  CA 1872   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Benjamin TROUGHChild 10 | Male
    Benjamin TROUGH

    Born  CA 1875   
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile Twp), enumerated on Aug 10 1870:
      Jacob Trough, 39, blacksmith, value of real estate $7,275, value of personal estate $350; Martha D, 36; Lloyd R, 12; William J, 8; Flora, 4; Edmund P, 1. All born in Va/WVa except Jacob, born in Pennsylvania.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      Jacob Trough, 50, farmer; wife Martha, 48; son William, 18; dau Flora, 14; son Edmund P, 12; dau Buna, 8; son Benjamine, 5. All born in Va/WVa except Jacob, born in Pennsylvania.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 2 1900 in the Town of Salem:
      Martha Traugh, 66, b. Sep 1833, widowed.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Town of Salem), enumerated on May 6 1910 on Main Street:
      Martha Traugh, 76, widowed, mother of 10 children (6 still living).

      1920 Census, Hamilton Co, Ohio (Springfield Twp, Village of Lockland), enumerated in January 1920 at 622 Wayne Avenue:
      Curtis W. Smith, 54, b. Ohio, minister in church; wife Flora, 54, b. WVa; son Vincent, 23, b. Ohio, student at medical college; mother-in-law Martha Trough, 87, b. WVa, widowed. [2]

    Married:
    • "The Davissons - A History and Genealogy" reports marriage date as Nov 13 1853. But records show that the marriage license was issued on Nov 14 1853, with the wedding held on Nov 16 1853.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S444] The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, Russell Lee Davisson, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)).