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Agnes Stevenson GARRISON

Agnes Stevenson GARRISON

Female 1844 - 1886  (41 years)

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  • Name Agnes Stevenson GARRISON 
    Born 14 May 1844  Pleasants Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 18 Mar 1886  [1] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I19455  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2016 

    Father Aaron GARRISON,   b. 6 Sep 1809, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Martha A. STOUT,   b. 19 Feb 1817, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1893, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1834  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 30 1850:
      Arron Garrison, 41, tailor; Martha, 34; John, 14; Nath'l, 12; Eliza, 10; Agnes, 7; Thomas, 5; Margaret, 1; Eliza Lawson, 20. All born in Virginia except Arron, born in Pennsylvania.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 23 1860:
      Aaron Garrison, 50, tailor; Martha, 43, unable to read or write; Eliza, 19; Agne, 16; Thos., 14; Margret, 11; Mary E, 7; Samuel E, 4; Josiah B, 1. All born in Virginia except Aaron, born in Pennsylvania.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp, Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 8 1870:
      Aaron Garrison, 60, tailor; Martha, 58; Margret E, 20; Mary E, 16; Saml A, 14; Benj, 11; not named (female), 25 (or 35?) days, born in May.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880:
      Aaron Garrison, 70, tailor; wife M, 63; son Elbert, 24, single; son Benj, 21, single.

      Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, May 25 1916, in its entirety:
      "Aaron Garrison deserves great credit for his attention to the too much neglected cemetery. His labors demand something more than commendation." [5]
    Family ID F18866  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John T. RILEY,   b. CA 1835, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Married 25 Dec 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Annie Rhoda RILEY,   b. 30 Jul 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1941, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Floyd RILEY,   b. CA 1870
     3. George Wayne RILEY,   b. 3 Jun 1875, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1903  (Age 27 years)
     4. Charles Ben RILEY,   b. 23 May 1877, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1903  (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F7146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    4. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    5. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    6. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 167.

    7. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 192 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791461&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John T. Riley, single, 37, b. Harrison Co Va, res. Ritchie Co, son of William & Rachel Riley; and Agness S. Garrison, single, 28, b. Pleasants Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Aaron & Martha Garrison. Married Dec 25 1872 in Doddridge County.

    9. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).