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Elsie Jane MOWRY

Elsie Jane MOWRY

Female 1856 - 1918  (61 years)

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  • Name Elsie Jane MOWRY 
    Born 3 Jul 1856  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    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 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1918  [3] 
    Buried Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I35453  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2014 

    Father William MOWRY,   b. 25 Feb 1829,   d. 7 Mar 1909  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Margaret Ann SPRINGSTON,   b. 8 Apr 1830,   d. 10 Feb 1919, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F14027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James W. FORD,   b. 16 Dec 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1924, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      James W. Ford, 50, b. Dec 1849, farmer, married 25 yrs; wife Elsie J, 43, b. Jul 1846, married 25 yrs, mother of 12 children (10 still living); son John S, 22, b. Oct 1877, single, teamster; dau Icy C, 18, b. Jul 1880; dau Armeda B, 18, b. Apr 1882; son Elijah W, 16, b. Jun 1883; son Jesse C, 13, b. Sep 1886; dau Gracie O, 11, b. Jun 1888; dau Mettie M, 9, b. Jun 1890; son Earnest L, 7, b. Sep 1892; dau Gurtie E, 5, b. Oct 1894; mother Amanda M, 66, b. Oct 1833, widowed, mother of 1 child (still living); sister Phebee H. (or N.), 25, b. Oct 1874, single. All born in West Virginia except Amanda, born in Pennsylvania (both parents born in New York).
      (NOTE: More accurately, Amanda was James Ford's stepmother, and Phebe (Rulana) was his half-sister.)

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 25 1910:
      James W. Ford, 60, farmer, married 36 yrs; wife Elsie J, 52, married 36 yrs, mother of 13 children (11 still living); son John S, 32, widowed, occupation driving team in oil fields; son Jesse C, 23, single, farm laborer (home farm); son Ernest L, 17, farm laborer (home farm); dau Gertie E, 15; dau Lura M, 9; stepmother Amanda M, 76, widowed, mother of 1 child (not living); grandson James F, 6; granddau Zellie G, 4. All born in West Virginia except Amanda, born in Pennsylvania (both parents born in New Jersey).
    Children 
    +1. Cora A. FORD,   b. Apr 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 74 years)
    +2. John Samuel FORD,   b. Oct 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age ~ 56 years)
    +3. Icie Clarissa FORD,   b. Jul 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age ~ 44 years)
    +4. Armeda Bell FORD,   b. 13 Apr 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1964, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +5. William Elisha FORD,   b. 13 Jun 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1963, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +6. Jesse Cleveland FORD,   b. 13 Sep 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1940, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    +7. Grace Opal FORD,   b. 24 Jun 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1932, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     8. Metta M. FORD,   b. 29 Jun 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1980, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     9. Ernest L. FORD,   b. Sep 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1955, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
     10. Gertrude E. FORD,   b. 5 Oct 1894, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1959, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     11. James R. FORD,   b. 9 Sep 1896,   d. 2 Oct 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +12. Lura Margaret FORD,   b. 18 Dec 1900, Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F14025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    5. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James W. Ford, 25, of Doddridge Co, son of Albert & Rhulana; and Alcy J. Mowrey [sic], 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Margaret. Married Mar 4 1875.