Doddridge County Roots

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Family: William Lowther HITCHCOCK / Mary E. JACOBS (F47340)

m. 13 Jul 1879


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  • William Lowther HITCHCOCKFather | Male
    William Lowther HITCHCOCK

    Born  CA 1827   
    Died  Bef 1930   
    Buried     
    Married  13 Jul 1879  [1]  Ritchie Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Margaret Ann ___ | F47345 
    Married     
    Father  William HITCHCOCK | F47344 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Phebe MCKINNEY | F47344 Group Sheet 

    Mary E. JACOBSMother | Female
    Mary E. JACOBS

    Born  4 Mar 1852  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Mar 1938  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Timothy K. DAVIS | F22593 
    Married  11 Mar 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David JACOBS | F21754 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susanna BEE | F21754 Group Sheet 

    William Jackson HITCHCOCKChild 1 | Male
    + William Jackson HITCHCOCK

    Born  19 Nov 1874  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jan 1947  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maud Stella LAMBERT | F47343 
    Married  16 May 1898  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Bertha Augusta HITCHCOCKChild 2 | Female
    Bertha Augusta HITCHCOCK

    Born  20 Nov 1882  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Mar 1975   
    Buried     
    Spouse  James W. LAMBERT | F47341 
    Married  1906  Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John W. SANDY | F47342 
    Married  18 Jul 1922  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jun 16 1880:
      William L. Hitchcox, 53, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), farmer, married during the census year; wife Mary E, 27, b. WVa (father b. Pa., mother b. WVa), married during the census year, cannot write; son John B, 19, single; dau Phoebe E, 7; son William J, 5; dau Laura, 2; son Claud, 2 months; boarder Levi Dawson, 65, widowed, farm laborer.

      1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jun 20/21 1900:
      Mary E. Hitchcock, 48, b. Mar 1852, widowed, mother of 5 children (4 still living); dau Bertha A, 17, b. Nov 1882, single; dau Laura V, 22, b. Oct 1877, single, ice cream maker; son William, 25, b. Nov 1874, farmer, married 2 yrs; dau-in-law Maud S, 19, b. (unk), mother of 1 child (still living); grandson Paul L, 1, b. Feb 1899; dau Phebe E, 27, b. Mar 1873, widowed, mother of 1 child (still living); grandson Larrence M, 8, b. Dec 1891.

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on May 12 1910:
      Mary E. Hitchcock, 59, widowed, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son William J, 35, farmer, married 12 yrs; grandson Paul, 11.

      1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Mar 2 1920 at Hurshers Run:
      Mary E. Hitchcox, 67, b. WVa (father b. Pa., mother b. WVa), widowed; son William J, 45, b. WVa, married, coal miner; grandson Paul, 20, b. WVa, single, coal miner.

      1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 12 1930 at U.S. Route 50:
      William J. Hitchcock, 55, widowed, age 22 at time of first marriage, coal miner & farming; son Paul, 31, single, coal miner & farming; mother Mary E, 78, widowed, age 20 at first marriage.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 41, Line 56 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539296&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Wm. L. Hitchcox, widower, 40, b. Va., res. Ritchie Co, son of William & Catharine, farmer; and Mary E. Jacobs, widow, 25, b. Va, res. Ritchie Co, dau of (blank). Married Jul 13 1879 in Ritchie County.
      (NOTE: Wife's widowed marital status appears to be incorrect. She was presumably divorced from Timothy K. Davis, whom she married in 1868 and who lived until 1921.)