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Ruanna ELDER

Ruanna ELDER

Female 1855 -

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  • Name Ruanna ELDER 
    Born Oct 1855  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I26062  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 May 2004 

    Father John ELDER,   b. CA 1828, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1893  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Priscilla RICHARDS,   b. CA 1836,   d. Bef Dec 1861  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Family ID F9793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Spencer M. BEALL,   b. CA 1853, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1879, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1875  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. George Washington BELL,   b. CA 1876
     2. Stonewall Jackson BELL,   b. Jan 1877, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F9796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martin H. BELL,   b. 15 Nov 1857, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Married 31 Aug 1882  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Dora M. BELL,   b. Mar 1883, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Roy W. BELL,   b. Mar 1887, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Flora Gay BELL,   b. Dec 1889, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956  (Age ~ 66 years)
     4. Lelah Priscilla BELL,   b. 31 Jan 1892, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Hattie BELL,   b. Jan 1894, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F9792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1743] Walker Family GEDCOM, Polly Walker Kreaps, Walker WV 26180, , (http://txnetwork.net/walker/gedcoms/pkreaps/html/pkreaps.html).

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Spencer M. Beall, age 22, of Ritchie Co, son of John H. & Leah; and Ruanna Elder, age 20, of Ritchie Co, dau of John & Percilla. Married Apr 10 1875.

    3. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).
      Participants identified as Spencer M. Beall and Ruanna Elder. Ceremony held Apr 10 1875 in Ritchie Co, WV.

    4. [S1785] Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989)).
      Identified as Martin H. Bell, age 24, of Calhoun Co, son of Henderson & Leah; and Rua Bell, widowed, age 23, b. Ritchie Co, res. Calhoun Co, dau of John Elder. Married Aug 31 1882.

    5. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).
      Participants identified as Martin H. Bell and Rua Bell, the bride's last name being a corruption of the name of her first husband, Spencer M. Beall.