Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Robert Sylvester "Vess" MCGARY / Virginia Ellen HARTER (F8187)  [1, 2

m. 4 Jan 1883


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  • Robert Sylvester "Vess" MCGARYFather | Male
    Robert Sylvester "Vess" MCGARY

    Born  14 Apr 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef May 1910   
    Buried     
    Married  4 Jan 1883  [3]  Doddridge Co, WV  [3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Elizabeth A. MCINTIRE | F28378 
    Married  4 Mar 1880  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Felix MCGARY | F25371 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth "Betsy" COLLINS | F25371 Group Sheet 

    Virginia Ellen HARTERMother | Female
    Virginia Ellen HARTER

    Born  17 Aug 1863  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jan 1933  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Point Pleasant Cemetery, Maken, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Andrew MCKEOWN | F28377 
    Married     
    Father  William Morgan HARTER | F28361 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Harriet Rebecca HURST | F28361 Group Sheet 

    Rosa Geneva MCKEOWNChild 1 | Female
    + Rosa Geneva MCKEOWN

    Born  27 Feb 1878  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Nov 1951   
    Buried    Point Pleasant Cemetery, Maken, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jeremiah Jedediah NICHOLAS | F13545 
    Married  21 May 1900  Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ola Oliver "Ollie" MCGARYChild 2 | Male
    Ola Oliver "Ollie" MCGARY

    Born  1 Jun 1882   
    Died  23 May 1932  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Myrtle Emma MCGARYChild 3 | Female
    + Myrtle Emma MCGARY

    Born  29 Sep 1884  Halls Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Oct 1971  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Wilmer L. ROLLINS | F9479 
    Married  27 Sep 1906   

    William Orace MCGARRYChild 4 | Male
    + William Orace MCGARRY

    Born  4 Jul 1888  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jul 1972  Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery, Anderson, Madison Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alice Leora ROGERS | F51940 
    Married  24 Dec 1910  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Jesse Ellsworth "Worthy" MCGARYChild 5 | Male
    + Jesse Ellsworth "Worthy" MCGARY

    Born  24 Mar 1891  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1944   
    Buried    Point Pleasant Cemetery, Maken, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nellie Rose SIDERS | F50127 
    Married  11 Feb 1928  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Effie Jane MCGARYChild 6 | Female
    Effie Jane MCGARY

    Born  24 Apr 1892  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Florence Almira MCGARYChild 7 | Female
    + Florence Almira MCGARY

    Born  4 Mar 1894  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1965  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Brandy Gap (Tunnel Hill, Enon Church) Cemetery, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Christopher Columbus ROWE | F8185 
    Married  31 Aug 1912   
    Spouse  Hiram MAXWELL | F8186 
    Married  2 Jan 1954  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nettie E. MCGARYChild 8 | Female
    Nettie E. MCGARY

    Born  9 Jan 1897  Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Arley Delbert MCGARYChild 9 | Male
    Arley Delbert MCGARY

    Born  4 Apr 1899  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Oct 1927  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Point Pleasant Cemetery, Maken, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    John Barnard MCGARYChild 10 | Male
    + John Barnard MCGARY

    Born  18 Feb 1901  Halls Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Sep 1982   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sylvia May STUTLER | F27434 
    Married  15 Sep 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cora Mildred SWIGER | F27436 
    Married  10 Sep 1969  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    William Nathan MCGARYChild 11 | Male
    + William Nathan MCGARY

    Born  18 Feb 1901  Halls Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Feb 1927  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Point Pleasant Cemetery, Maken, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nellie Rose SIDERS | F50126 
    Married  20 Jun 1923  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
      R. Sylvester McGary, 20, laborer; wife Elizabeth A, 16.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900:
      Sylvester McGary, 36, b. Apr 1864, teamster, married 17 yrs; wife Ellen, 35, b. Aug 1864, mother of 7 children (all still living); son Olly, 17, b. Jun 1882; dau Emma M, 15, b. Sep 1884; son Jessie E, 10, b. Mar 1890; dau Effie J, 8, b. Apr 1892; dau Florence E, 5, b. Mar 1895; dau Nettie E, 3, b. Jan 1897; son Arly D, 1, b. Apr 1898.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated in May 1910:
      Ella McGary, 42, widowed, mother of 11 children (10 still living); dau Effie, 17; son Arlie D, 10; son William, 7; son John B, 7.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jan 28 1920:
      Ellen McGary, 50, widowed; son Deb, 19, delivery boy at store; son William, 15; son John 12.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, community of Bristol), enumerated on Apr 11 1930:
      Ellen McGarry, 75, widowed, age 14 at time of first marriage; granddau Gladyas, 19, single.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    2. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 175.
      Identified as Sylvester McGary, age 22 as of Apr 14 1882, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Virginia E. Harter, age 19 as of Aug 17 1882, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 4 1883 "at the residence of Wm. Harter, Doddridge Co, West Va." Informants for the marriage license: Wm. Harter & Sylvester McGary.