Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Marshall Wellington LAW / Margaret Debora RAMSBURG (F19439)  [1

m. 3 Dec 1873


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  • Marshall Wellington LAWFather | Male
    Marshall Wellington LAW

    Born  6 May 1852  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jan 1927  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  3 Dec 1873  [2]  Lewis Co, WV  [2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Josiah Simpson LAW | F20212 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah HENRY | F20212 Group Sheet 

    Margaret Debora RAMSBURGMother | Female
    Margaret Debora RAMSBURG

    Born  17 Jun 1855  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Sep 1931  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Hamilton RAMSBURG | F20059 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine LOCKARD | F20059 Group Sheet 

    James William LAWChild 1 | Male
    James William LAW

    Born  11 Sep 1874  Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Apr 1933  Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Thomas Hamilton LAWChild 2 | Male
    + Thomas Hamilton LAW

    Born  13 Dec 1875  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Sep 1941  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Troy Cemetery, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Icie May KING | F28879 
    Married  24 Aug 1902  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Harvey Welford LAWChild 3 | Male
    + Harvey Welford LAW

    Born  27 Jun 1877   
    Died  27 Jul 1941   
    Buried    Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jennie Frances OLDAKER | F23124 
    Married  9 Oct 1907   

    Ada L. LAWChild 4 | Female
    Ada L. LAW

    Born  Mar 1879  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Arnold Jesse SNIDER | F38737 
    Married  8 Apr 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Croner LAWChild 5 | Male
    + Croner LAW

    Born  29 Oct 1880  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Jul 1950  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Stella REED | F20061 
    Married  6 Oct 1909  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Gracie Bell DAVIS | F20062 
    Married  22 Oct 1917  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Georgie A. LAWChild 6 | Female
    Georgie A. LAW

    Born  6 Jun 1882  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1970   
    Buried    Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edward G. MCCAIN | F50009 
    Married  27 Jun 1918  Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Joe S. LAWChild 7 | Male
    Joe S. LAW

    Born  Jun 1884  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jun 1960  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ada SADLER | F20060 
    Married  11 May 1918  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Anise Rebecca LAWChild 8 | Female
    + Anise Rebecca LAW

    Born  29 Sep 1886  Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jan 1978   
    Buried    Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Robert Minter CROOK | F17545 
    Married     
    Spouse  Bruce KELLEY | F14285 
    Married  30 Sep 1916  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Walter Ray LAWChild 9 | Male
    Walter Ray LAW

    Born  19 Jul 1888  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Dec 1966  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Lawn Memorial Park (Valley Cemetery), Reno, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bertha L. STEPHAN | F50007 
    Married  15 Dec 1928  Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ella Blanch LAWChild 10 | Female
    + Ella Blanch LAW

    Born  16 May 1890  Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Sep 1979  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Boward Oscar DAVIS | F19438 
    Married  5 Jul 1913  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Catherine LAWChild 11 | Female
    + Catherine LAW

    Born  Jun 1891  Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Dec 1916  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edward G. MCCAIN | F46858 
    Married  14 Sep 1914   

    John Barka LAWChild 12 | Male
    + John Barka LAW

    Born  6 Mar 1894  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Dec 1973   
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dessie Lula MARTIN | F12983 
    Married  9 Oct 1922   

    Everett LAWChild 13 | Male
    + Everett LAW

    Born  22 Apr 1896  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1968  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Lawn Memorial Park (Valley Cemetery), Reno, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leafy Genevieve SNIDER | F7546 
    Married  14 Jun 1924  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ada M. POOL | F51815 
    Married     

    Lewis Bassel LAWChild 14 | Male
    Lewis Bassel LAW

    Born  2 Aug 1898  Big Cove Creek, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jan 1977  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Lawn Memorial Park (Valley Cemetery), Reno, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Louie Marie ROSS | F50008 
    Married  3 Sep 1925  Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
      Marshal W. Law, 27, farmer; wife Margaret D, 25; son William, 6; son Thomas, 4; son Harvey, 2; dau Ada B (?), 1.

      1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
      Marshal W. Law, 49, b. May 1851, farmer, married 26 yrs; wife Margaret, 46, b. Jun 1853, mother of 14 children (all still living); son Thomas, 24, b. Dec 1875; son Chroner, 19, b. Oct 1880; dau Ada L, 21, b. Mar 1879; dau Georgie, 17, b. Jun 1882; son Joe, 15, b. Jun 1884; dau Anise, 13, b. Sep 1886; son Walter, 11, b. Jul 1889; dau Ella B, 10, b. May 1880; dau Cathron, 8, b. Jun 1891; son Barkie, 6, b. Mar 1894; son Evert, 4, b. Apr 1896; son Louis, 1, b. Aug 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier Dist), enumerated April 1910:
      Marshall Law, 59, farmer, married 39 yrs; wife Margaret D, 56, mother of 14 children (all still living); son Josiah S, 25; son Walter R, 20; dau Catherine, 17; son Barky, 16; son Evert, 14; son Lewis B, 12; granddau Alice G, 5.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated Jan 13 1920:
      Marshall W. Law, age illegible (looks like 60, corrected to or from something else), farmer; wife Margarette D, 65; son John, 24, single, farmer.

      In 1930, Margaret Law, 74, widowed, was enumerated in the household of her son Harvey and his family on Long Run Road in Grant District, Doddridge County. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1604] Death record of son.

    2. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.
      Identified as Marshel W. Law, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Lewis Co; and Margarett D. Ramsburg, 18, b. & res. Lewis Co. Married Dec 3 1873.

    3. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >).