Doddridge County Roots

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Mary A. CARTER

Mary A. CARTER

Female 1857 - 1928  (70 years)

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  • Name Mary A. CARTER 
    Born 16 Nov 1857  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Birth date given in death record as 16 Nov 1858, but the 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1859. In the 1870 Census, her age was given as 13, one year older than brother James.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 12 1880:
      John Carder, 58, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Harriet A, 51; son James, 21, attending school; son Irvin G, 17, farming, attended school in census year; dau Mary A. Ringer, 22, married; grandson Floyd T. Ringer, 5. All born in West Virginia.
    Residence 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1900  Collins Settlement District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 20 May 1928  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: chronic nephritis 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I112933  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2021 

    Father John CARTER,   b. 16 May 1819, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1902, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Harriet A. HOOPER,   b. 4 Jun 1828,   d. 11 May 1893, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F47821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William H. H. "Harry" RINGER,   b. 30 Dec 1843, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1899, Painter Run, near Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on June 29, 1880:
      William H. H. Ringer, 39, b. WVa (both parents b. Pennsylvania), married, occupation running sawmill.
      NOTE: No other household members were present. William's wife Mary and their son Floyd were enumerated elsewhere in New Milton with Mary's parents. William and Mary were soon to be divorced and were apparently already separated.
      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 12 1880:
      John Carder, 58, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Harriet A, 51; son James, 21, attending school; son Irvin G, 17, farming, attended school in census year; dau Mary A. Ringer, 22, married; grandson Floyd T. Ringer, 5. All born in West Virginia. [7]
    Children 
     1. Floyd Thompson RINGER,   b. 10 Feb 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1960  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F47759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Benjamin Sidney AMOS,   b. Jun 1844, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1901  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
    +1. James Truman AMOS,   b. 8 Oct 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1937, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Documents
    123749_BenjaminSAmos_MaryACarterRinger_MarriageRecord_3Dec1885.jpg
    123749_BenjaminSAmos_MaryACarterRinger_MarriageRecord_3Dec1885.jpg
    Family ID F53504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1908312&Type=Death.

    2. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

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

    4. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789957&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 200, Line 21 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791374&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Wm. H. H. Ringer, 23, b. Preston Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mary A. Carter, 16, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Apr 5 1874 in Doddrige County, officiated by F. J. Ashburn.

    7. [S1599] Birth record of son.