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Anna PRITCHARD

Anna PRITCHARD

Female 1828 - 1871  (43 years)

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  • Name Anna PRITCHARD 
    Born 26 Feb 1828  [1] 
    • "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 287-A, reports birth date as Feb 26 1828, death date Aug 8 1871. But "Ritchie County Cemeteries through 1993," p. 660, reports headstone reading of same death date, age 44y 5m 12d, which calculates to a birth date of Feb 27 1827. Less credibly, "Tichenor Families in America," p. 150, reports dates as Feb 26 1830 - Nov 21 1872.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 8 Aug 1871  [1, 2] 
    Buried White Oak ME Church Cemetery, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I34193  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2016 

    Father Peter PRITCHARD,   b. 1 Oct 1798, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1883, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth WILLIS,   b. 30 Dec 1798, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1869  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F8428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bushrod Washington LAWSON,   b. 19 Apr 1829, Warren Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1914, Grant Town, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [4] 
    Married 1 Dec 1853  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Eliza Ann LAWSON,   b. 7 Nov 1859, White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1936, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +2. Flora Odell LAWSON,   b. 9 Nov 1861, White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1932, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Nancy Ellen "Nannie" LAWSON,   b. 3 Mar 1864, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1938, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F13425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 287-A.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    4. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 349.

    5. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 287-A.
      While the marriage date is reported here as Dec 1 1853, Wes Cochran's "Ritchie County Marriages" shows it as Oct 11 1853, as does "Tichenor Families in America," p. 150. Minnie Kendall Lowther goes so far as to identify the presiding minister, the Reverend George Collins. Examination of the original handwritten entry in the ledger-style marriage record book reveals that the date really could be interpreted either way. But since Minnie Kendall Lowther obviously consulted the original record herself (the only way she would know the minister's name) and she would have been familiar with the handwriting style, we accept her interpretation.