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Benjamin Harrison MAULSBY

Benjamin Harrison MAULSBY

Male 1835 - 1891  (55 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Harrison MAULSBY 
    Born 5 Nov 1835  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation DURING CIVIL WAR 
    Deputy U.S. Marshall 
    Occupation merchant (dry goods, grocery)  [3, 4] 
    Died 15 Aug 1891  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I42618  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2022 

    Father Lawson Bartlett MAULSBY,   b. CA 1806,   d. 7 Nov 1844  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth OGDEN,   b. Dec 1809, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1889  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married CA 1826  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 16 1850:
      Elizabeth Maulsby, 40; Louisa E, 22; Emily Va., 18; Benjamin H, 14; Charlotte A, 12; Mary L, 7; William J, 3.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumeration date not given:
      Elizabeth Maulsby, 50; Charlotte, 22; M. Lethe (?), 17; Wm, 13.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 7 1870:
      John T. Johnston, 29, farmer, value of real estate $2,500, value of personal estate $3,023; May [Mary] L, 27; Estella A, 5; Blanche E, 3; Mary E, 1; Elizabeth Maulsby, 60, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100; Wm. J. Maulsby, 23, common laborer.
      (NOTE: This was the household of Elizabeth's daughter Mary and her family. It was probably located in the part of Doddridge County now known as Sunnyside.] [6, 8]
    Family ID F10899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Beeson FOLEY,   b. 29 Feb 1832, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1915  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1860  [9] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Sep 21 1916, in its entirety:
      "The Maulsby homestead on the corner of Court and Church streets was sold to John M. Gribble for $5,000 the past week by Mrs. Camilla A. Davis. The lot is approximately 100 x 100 feet." [2]
    Children 
    +1. Virginia Etta MAULSBY,   b. 9 Jun 1861, West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Camelia Ann MAULSBY,   b. 22 Feb 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F17164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1891 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    999999_Meeting-in-Doddridge_RichmondWhig_14Jan1859.jpg    		Political Meeting in Doddridge, Richmond Whig, 14 Jan 1859

  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.
      Headstone reads: B. H. Maulsby. Age 55y 9m 10d.

    2. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    3. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    4. [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S5] Headstone.

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

    8. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    9. [S692] Obituary of wife.