Husband: John Pritchard
Born: Oct-22-1832 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Aug- 5-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1,3
Resided: in White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 1,5
Father: Peter Pritchard (1798 - 1883)
Mother: Elizabeth Willis (1798 - 1869)
Wife: Melvina Cowan
Also known as: Lavina Cowan 6
Married: Jun- 6-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Jun-15-1840 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 8,7 (see note 2)
Died: Aug-16-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1,3
Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: George Armstrong Cowan (1817 - 1910)
Mother: Mary M. Metheny (1817 - 1910)
F Child 1: Cora Pritchard Born: Dec- -1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,10 Died: 1955 11,12 Buried: in Pritchard Cem, across SFHR from mouth of White Oak Crk, Ritchie Co, WV 12,3 Resided: 1902 at Pritchard, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: F. M. Sharpnack b. ca 1871 Married: Dec-29-1902 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 (see note 3)
F Child 2: Nelly Pritchard 3 Born: Feb-19-1870 13 (see note 4) Died: Sep-23-1878 14 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3
F Child 3: Laura Pritchard Born: May-10-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,10 Died: Jul-12-1935 near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 1 Resided: near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Resided: 1899 at Pritchard, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Husband: John Horatio Johnson b. Feb- 5-1869 d. Jun- 2-1946 Married: Jan- 8-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 4: Peter Larkin Pritchard Also known as: Lakin Pritchard 15,16,17,18,19 Born: Dec- -1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 20,9,11,15 Died: Aug-23-1936 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,11 Buried: in Pritchard Cem, across SFHR from mouth of White Oak Crk, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Occupation: farmer (livestock) 16,18 Wife: Ernie Belle Musgrave b. May-25-1877 d. Mar-25-1966 Census name: Belle E. Married: Oct-10-1900 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 21
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 349. (5) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (6) Death record of son. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Birth date stated as Jun 15 1840, with age at given as 79y2m1d at time of death on Aug 16 1919. "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 662, reports birth date on headstone as Jun 15 1849, presumably a misreading or typographical error. (9) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (10) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ