Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Dolphus Andrew WHITEHAIR / Sarah Catherine Jane LEGGETT (F6188)

m. 1 Jan 1874


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  • Dolphus Andrew WHITEHAIRFather | Male
    Dolphus Andrew WHITEHAIR

    Born  7 Mar 1851  Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Nov 1901   
    Buried    Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1 Jan 1874  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John P. WHITEHAIR | F14041 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth ___ | F14041 Group Sheet 

    Sarah Catherine Jane LEGGETTMother | Female
    Sarah Catherine Jane LEGGETT

    Born  25 Nov 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jul 1910   
    Buried    Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David Musgrave LEGGETT | F7276 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret JOHNSON | F7276 Group Sheet 

    George WHITEHAIRChild 1 | Male
    George WHITEHAIR

    Born     
    Died  Bef Jun 1900   
    Buried     

    Annie M. WHITEHAIRChild 2 | Female
    Annie M. WHITEHAIR

    Born  24 Mar 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Jun 1900   
    Buried     

    Bert Lee WHITEHAIRChild 3 | Male
    Bert Lee WHITEHAIR

    Born  30 Dec 1879   
    Died  25 Oct 1960  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hayes Sunrise Memorial Cemetery, Youngs Bottom, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lovenda SAMPSON | F47589 
    Married  1918  Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Oka Clarence WHITEHAIRChild 4 | Male
    Oka Clarence WHITEHAIR

    Born  28 Aug 1882  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 May 1953  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ona KEISTER | F21583 
    Married  6 Sep 1908  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Dollie A. WHITEHAIRChild 5 | Female
    Dollie A. WHITEHAIR

    Born  Feb 1885   
    Died  Bef Jul 1910   
    Buried     

    Cora Dennie WHITEHAIRChild 6 | Female
    + Cora Dennie WHITEHAIR

    Born  4 Mar 1890  Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 May 1991  Clare, Clare Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breckenridge (Ridgelawn) Cemetery, Gratiot Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ira SIMONS | F6189 
    Married  1913  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Monnie May WHITEHAIRChild 7 | Female
    + Monnie May WHITEHAIR

    Born  18 Aug 1892   
    Died  Oct 1989   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Wayman Wilson NUTTER | F4109 
    Married  24 Dec 1913  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Boyd Guy WHITEHAIRChild 8 | Male
    + Boyd Guy WHITEHAIR

    Born  8 Jul 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jan 1981  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Minerva Ellen (Ella) GREGG | F6187 
    Married  11 Nov 1916  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    William Frankie WHITEHAIRChild 9 | Male
    William Frankie WHITEHAIR

    Born  11 Feb 1898  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Mar 1973   
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 7 1880:
      Adolpous Whitehair, 28, farm laborer, medical condition rheumatism; wife Catharine J, 22, medical condition heart (second word illegible); dau Annie M, 4; son Bertie Leo, 5 months, birth month December.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was the family of Adolphus' sister-in-law Caroline (Nutter) Whitehair, widow of his brother Emory:
      Caroline V. Whitehair, 39, widowed; son William L, 13; dau Mary Lee, 12; son Henry C, 10, medical condition scrofula; son Winfield F, 8; dau Annie S, 3; dau Ellen S, 3; son Emry A, 1, medical condition asthma.

      1900 Census, Ritche Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 6/7 1900:
      Dolph A. Whitehair, 48, b. Jul 1851, farmer, married 25 yrs; wife Katharine, 45, b. Nov 1854, married 25 yrs, mother of 9 children (7 still living); Bertie L, 20, b. Dec 1879, single, farm laborer; son Oakey C, 17, b. Aug 1882, farm laborer; dau Dollie A, 15, b. Feb 1885; dau Cora D, 10, b. Mar 1890; dau Monnie M, 7, b. Aug 1892; son Boyd G, 4, b. Jul 1895; son William F, 2, b. Feb 1898.

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Apr 28 1910:
      Catharine J. Whitehair, 55, widowed, farmer, mother of 9 children (6 still living); son Birt L, 30, single, oil field worker; dau Dennie, 20, single; dau Monnie, 18, single; son Guy, 15; son Frank, 12. [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Adolphes A. Whitehair, 21, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Catharine J. Legett, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Jan 1 1874.

    2. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    3. [S1570] Obituary of son.