Doddridge County Roots

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Ellen Jane STEWART

Ellen Jane STEWART

Female 1845 - 1901  (55 years)

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  • Name Ellen Jane STEWART 
    Born 28 Dec 1845  Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1846.
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1870  Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 3 Sep 1901  [1
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I103547  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2015 

    Father Joseph STEWART,   b. CA 1821, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Matilda ___,   b. CA 1821, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elkanah Pendleton POWELL,   b. 16 Jan 1844, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1926, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Allegany Co, Maryland (Cumberland post office), enumerated on Jun 24 1870:
      Elkana Powell, 24, b. WVa, tannery worker; Ellen, 24, b. Md; Leora, 3, b. WVa; Bartha (sic), 2, b. WVa.
      The next enumerated household was that of Ellen's parents and brothers:
      Joseph Stewart, 49, b. Pa, cartman, value of personal estate $300; Matilda, 49, b. Md; John, 18, b. Md, cart driver; Joseph, 16, b. Md, cart driver; Francis (male), 13, b. Md.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, Corporation of Salem), enumerated on Jun 19 1880:
      Elcana P. Powell, 36, b. Va, farmer; wife Ellen J, 34, b. Md; dau Leona, 13, b. WVa; dau Bertha, 12, b. WVa; dau Lucy, 10, b. Md; dau Effie, 5, b. WVa; son Howard, 3, b. WVa.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 15 1900:
      Eleana Powell, 55, b. Jan 1845 in WVa, farmer, married 34 yrs; wife Ellen, 53, b. Dec 1846 in Maryland, married 34 yrs, mother of 10 children (6 still living); son Howard, 23, b. Nov 1876, oil rig builder, single; son Cecil, 18, b. Aug 1881, farm laborer, single; dau Ethil, 16, b. Oct 1883; son Ernest, 13, b. Jan 1887.
    Children 
     1. Leora "Ora" POWELL,   b. 21 Aug 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1936, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Bertha POWELL,   b. 24 Jan 1868, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1898  (Age 30 years)
     3. Lucy POWELL,   b. 24 Jun 1870, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1900  (Age 29 years)
     4. Iva POWELL,   b. 2 May 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Effie POWELL,   b. 20 Jul 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Howard C. POWELL,   b. 8 Nov 1876, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1901  (Age 24 years)
     7. Cecil J. POWELL,   b. 8 Aug 1881,   d. 14 Aug 1901  (Age 20 years)
     8. Ethel Mabel POWELL,   b. 10 Oct 1883, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1961, Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     9. Ernest Harold POWELL,   b. 27 Jan 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1972  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F43150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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    103547_POWELL_EllenJStewart_childrenBertha-Lucy-Cecil_WolvertonCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.