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Sarah J. MATTHEWS

Sarah J. MATTHEWS

Female 1838 -

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  • Name Sarah J. MATTHEWS 
    Born Apr 1838  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880  DeKalb, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as Sarah J. Russel, 44, widowed, a servant/housekeeper in the household of John & Virginia Goff. With her was Silas H. Goff, 5, a "son of the family."
    Census 1900  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Fork Lick District, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I112488  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2017 

    Family James H. RUSSELL,   b. CA 1823, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Married 4 Sep 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Hamilton Russel, 23, b. Jul 1876, farmer, single; mother Sarah J, 62, b. Apr 1838, widowed, mother of 1 child (still living); boarder Thacil Hart (female), 12, b. Apr 1888.

      1910 Census, Webster Co, WV (Fork Lick District), enumerated on Apr 28 1910:
      Hamilton Russell, 34, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Myrtle, 31, married 7 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Herman G, 1y 1m; mother Sarah J, 72, widowed, mother of 1 child (still living).

      1920 Census, Webster Co, WV (Glade District), enumerated on Jan 23 1920 "near Camden on Gauley":
      Hamilton Russell, 44, farm laborer; wife Myrtle, 40; son H. Glen, 10; dau Glena J, 7.
    Children 
    +1. Silas Hamilton RUSSELL,   b. 26 Jul 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1927, Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F47551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2045] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

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

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 200, Line 44 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791357&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James H. Russell, 50, b. Augusta Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Sarah J. Matthews, 37, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 4 1874 in Doddridge County, officiated by Eli M. Gaston.