Doddridge County Roots

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Margaret J. HUFF

Margaret J. HUFF

Female 1827 - 1904  (76 years)

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  • Name Margaret J. HUFF 
    Born 23 Jun 1827  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 5 May 1904  [1
    Buried Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I35958  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2019 

    Father Henry HUFF 
    Mother Catharine HARDMAN 
    Family ID F18487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Andrew Jackson "Jack" DIVERS,   b. 2 Apr 1828, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1897, Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1849  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      A. J. Divers, 31, farmer, value of real estate $250, value of personal estate $30; M. J. (female), 32, cannot read/write; H. A. (female), 9; V. M. (female), 4; A. G. (female), 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp):
      Andrew J. Divers, farmer, age 41; Margaret J. Divers, 42; Hariet A. Divers, 13; Mary V. Divers, 13; Alice J. Divers, 11; Eliza E. Divers, 8, Matthew Boyce, 15.
      (Note: Relationship of Matthew Boyce to this family is not stated. When he married Elizabeth A. Israel in Doddridge County in 1875, he was identified as a son of Hannah Boyce. He and Elizabeth moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he died in 1921.)

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on June 21-22 1880:
      Andrew J. Divers, 51, farmer; wife Margaret J, 52, cannot write; dau Mary V, 23, single; dau Alice J, 21, single; dau Lizette M, 18, single; sister-in-law Harriet Huff, 55, single, housekeeper, cannot write; nephew William F. Huff, 14.

      1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District):
      Margaret J. Divers, head of household, widow, age 72, b. June 1827, mother of five children (four still living) [6, 7]
    Children 
    +1. Harriet Ann DIVERS,   b. Oct 1851,   d. 23 Feb 1917, Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
    +2. Mary Virginia "Mollie" DIVERS,   b. 14 Dec 1856, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1937, Donohue (now Silver Run, near Cairo), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Alice J. DIVERS,   b. CA 1859
    +4. Lizetta May DIVERS,   b. 1 Jan 1862,   d. 27 Oct 1916, Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F14244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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    35957_AndrewJacksonDivers_MargaretJHuff_MarriageRecord_HarrisonCoWV_15Nov1849.jpg
    35957_AndrewJacksonDivers_MargaretJHuff_MarriageRecord_HarrisonCoWV_15Nov1849.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).

    6. [S2060] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp).

    7. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.