Husband: William Alkire
Born: Apr- 8-1835 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Dec-22-1903 1
Buried: in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Resided: 1859 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2
Military: Civil War (G.A.R.) 3
Father: James Alkire
Mother: Christine ___
Wife: Emeline Butcher 4
Also known as: Emmeline Butcher 4
Married: Apr- 8-1859 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2
Born: Feb- 9-1834 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 2
Died: Jun-12-1914
Buried: in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Resided: 1859 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2
Father: Elias Butcher
Mother: Elizabeth ___
F Child 1: Samira P. Alkire Born: Mar- 4-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 5 Died: Feb-26-1940 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Buried: in Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3,5 Resided: in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Husband: Benjamin F. Keith b. Dec-15-1853 d. Jul-30-1929 Also known as: Ben F. Keith 1 Married: Oct-24-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
F Child 2: Mary Elizabeth "Libbie" Alkire Also known as: Libbie Alkire 2 Born: Feb-27-1862 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6 Died: Nov-30-1934 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Adam Washington Keith b. Feb-18-1860 d. Apr-18-1930 Married: Dec-31-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
F Child 3: Laura Virginia "Jennie" Alkire Also known as: Virginia Alkire 4 Born: Nov-23-1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,7,8 Died: Sep-30-1918 1 Buried: in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3,9 (see note 1) Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Henry Spiker b. Jan- 9-1865 d. Aug- 4-1911 Married: Feb- 9-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
F Child 4: Della Ann Alkire Born: Jan-29-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV Died: Dec-16-1928 in Wood Co, WV Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Husband: Solomon M. G. Bailey b. Oct-10-1866 d. May-13-1945 Married: Jul-26-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
M Child 5: James Elias Alkire Born: Oct-17-1870 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV 6 (see note 2) Died: Jul-26-1959 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Buried: in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9 (see note 3) Resided: near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Wife: Biddie Viette Ball b. Aug-10-1879 d. Mar-10-1932 Birth name: B. V. Ball 10 Married: May-29-1898 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2
F Child 6: Hilda Alkire Born: Feb-15-1878 11,12,8 Died: Oct-21-1954 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,12 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Walter Melville Vincent b. May-30-1874 d. Feb-24-1955 Married: Nov-27-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (7) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (11) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) Event Notes Note (1) Name on headstone: L. V. Spiker. Note (2) Birth given in death record as Oct 17 1880 in Tyler County, age 88. But birth record shows it as Oct 17 1870 in Grant District, Ritchie County. Note (3) Death record indicates burial at the Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, but a double headstone for him and his wife is located at Fairmont Ridge Cemetery.