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Family: Alpheus Edward HOULT / Emily Amelia RICHARDS (F11249)

m. 28 Dec 1854


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  • Alpheus Edward HOULTFather | Male
    Alpheus Edward HOULT

    Born  CA 1832  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  28 Dec 1854  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Nancy PRITCHARD | F13427 
    Married  1 Aug 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph HOULT | F16453 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Delila ___ | F16453 Group Sheet 

    Emily Amelia RICHARDSMother | Female
    Emily Amelia RICHARDS

    Born  7 Mar 1835  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jul 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Thomas RICHARDS | F11265 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Catharine ___ | F11265 Group Sheet 

    Mary Catharine HOULTChild 1 | Female
    Mary Catharine HOULT

    Born  29 Oct 1856  Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jacob BOND | F52137 
    Married  10 Sep 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Arabella HOULTChild 2 | Female
    Arabella HOULT

    Born  CA 1860   
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      E. Holt (male), 31; Emily, 26; M. C. (female), 4; Arabella, 1.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880:
      Alpheus E. Holt, 48, farmer; wife Nancy, 57; dau Ella, 16; father Joseph, 72, medical condition rheumatism; mother Delila, 70, medical condition affliction of heart. All born in West Virginia except Delila, born in Pennsylvania.
      The next enumerated household was that of Alpheus's brother William::
      William E. Holt, 39, farmer; wife Mary I, 34; son Charlie, 7; dau May, 6; dau Annie G, 3.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 112 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790628&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Alpheus E. Holt, 23, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Joseph & Delila Holt; and Emily Richards, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Thomas & Mary Richards. Married Dec 28 1854 in Doddridge County. (NOTE: Placement of this entry in the marriage records ledger leaves open the interpretation that the marriage date was Dec 28 1855, rather than 1854. But 1854 is correct. The license for this marriage was issued the day before, on Dec 27 1854: www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789485&Type=Marriage )