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Alexander ORRAHOOD, III

Alexander ORRAHOOD, III

Male 1801 - 1892  (91 years)

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  • Name Alexander ORRAHOOD 
    Suffix III 
    Born 12 Dec 1801  Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1840  Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Residence 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 29 Dec 1892  [1] 
    Buried Robinson Cemetery, PortoRico/MaxwellRidge Rd, near Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I19787  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2017 

    Family 1 Mary Elizabeth "Polly" FEASTER,   b. 12 Apr 1812, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1883  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1830  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
      Alexander Orrahood, 78, farmer; wife Mary E, 68; son John, 25, farmer; dau-in-law Caroline, 19; servant Flora Jackson, 21. [1]
    Children 
     1. Catherine ORRAHOOD,   b. CA 1832, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Sarah Jane ORRAHOOD,   b. 18 Jan 1833, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1918, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Job ORRAHOOD,   b. 1835, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1863, Beverly, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    +4. Elizabeth A. ORRAHOOD,   b. 10 Dec 1836, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Pleasant Hill Church (aka Layfield) Cem, Co Rt 26/2, near Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Mary Eliza ORRAHOOD,   b. 6 Feb 1840, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1912, Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Alexander ORRAHOOD, IV,   b. 1841
    +7. Nancy ORRAHOOD,   b. Jun 1843, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. Henry ORRAHOOD,   b. 12 Mar 1848, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1939, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +9. Francis Jane ORRAHOOD,   b. CA 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1920  (Age ~ 71 years)
     10. John ORRAHOOD,   b. CA 1855
    Family ID F7278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth M. CHEUVRONT,   b. 25 May 1823, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1893  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 30 Jul 1884  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F45643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

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

    3. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    5. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790492&Type=Marriage.