Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: William E. CONAWAY / Stella FORDYCE (F52663)

m. 6 Apr 1895


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  • William E. CONAWAYFather | Male
    William E. CONAWAY

    Born  Sep 1873  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  6 Apr 1895  [1]  Tyler Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Alpheus "Alf" CONAWAY | F34136 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Matilda J. RHODENBECK | F34136 Group Sheet 

    Stella FORDYCEMother | Female
    Stella FORDYCE

    Born  20 May 1875  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 May 1904   
    Buried    Spring Hill Cemetery, Riggs Chapel, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Tyler Co, WV (Centerville District), enumerated on Jun 30 1900:
      Matilda J. Rhodenbeck, 48, b. Jan 1852 in Ohio (both parents b. Germany), widowed (corrected from something else), occupation raising bastards, mother of 3 (sic) children (all still living); son Benjamin Conaway, 18, b. May 1882, single, teamster; dau Elsie Conaway, 15, b. Feb 1885; dau Chelsie Conaway, 15, b. Feb 1885.
      Though labeled as a separate household, it appeared that Matilda's son William and his family shared the same domicile with her:
      William E. Conaway, 26, b. Sep 1873 in WVa (father b. WVa, mother b. Ohio), day laborer, married 5 yrs; wife Stella F. (?), 25, b. May 1875, married 5 yrs, mother of 2 children (1 still living); dau Orma, 2, b. Aug 1897.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12040911&Type=Marriage.