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James M. R. HOVEY

James M. R. HOVEY

Male 1825 - 1910  (~ 84 years)

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  • Name James M. R. HOVEY 
    Born Feb 1825  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age 28 in 1851 marriage record would put birth in about 1823, while age 54 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1826. But ages 43 in the 1860 Census and 52 in the 1870 Census put it in about 1817 or 1818. Age 84y 11m 25d at time of 1/15/1910 death calculate to a birth date of Jan 21 1825, while 1900 Census states Feb 1825. Census records indicate birthplace as Ohio.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Rutland, Meigs Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1850  [2] 
    painter 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 15 Aug 1862 to 3 Jul 1865  [3, 4, 5] 
    Cpl, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (wounded in left thigh) 
    Occupation 1860, 1870  [6, 7] 
    farmer 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [8] 
    carpenter 
    Residence 1890  Philippi, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  Union District, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Jan 1910  Piney, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I54286  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2019 

    Family 1 Lucy BROWN 
    Married 6 Mar 1845  Meigs Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Meigs County, Ohio (Rutland Twp), enumerated on Dec 14 1850:
      James Hovey, 25, painter; Lucy, 31; Margretta, 4; William, 3; Franklin, 2. All born in Ohio.
    Children 
     1. Edmund R. HOVEY,   b. CA 1851, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F54563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Elizabeth KINNEY,   b. Nov 1829, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage License 22 Aug 1851  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Married 24 Aug 1851  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1860:
      J. M. R. Hovey (male), 43, farmer; E. S. (female), 39; J. H. (male), 8; H. T. (male), 6; Wm. (male), 4; C. D. (male), 1. All born in Virginia except J. M. R., born in Ohio.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jul 5 1870:
      Jas. M. R. Hovey, 52, b. Ohio, farmer; Sarah E, 41, b. Va; Henry T, 15, b. Va; Edmund R, 19, b. Ohio; Jas. W. L., 13, b. Va; Casandra D, 10; Nancy Q. (?), 9, b. Va; Elijah L. W., 4, b. WVa.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 17 1880:
      James M. R. Hovey, 54, carpenter; wife Sarah E, 50; dau Nancy D, 18; son Elijah W. L., 14; son Mancer V, 9; dau Maggie A, 7; grandson Harvey A (or N?), 4. All born in West Virginia except James, born in Ohio.

      1900 Census, Barbour Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      James M. R. Hovy, 75, b. Feb 1825 in Ohio (both parents b. Vermont), carpenter, married 50 yrs; wife Sarah E, 70, b. Nov 1829 in WVa (both parents b. Pennsylvania), mother of 8 children (4 still living). [13]
    Children 
     1. Israel H. HOVEY,   b. Jul 1852,   d. 23 Aug 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
     2. Henry T. HOVEY,   b. CA 1854, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James William L. HOVEY,   b. CA 1856, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. C. D. HOVEY,   b. CA 1859
     5. Cassander D. HOVEY,   b. CA 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Nancy D. HOVEY,   b. CA 1861, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Elijah W. L. HOVEY,   b. 4 May 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Manser V. HOVEY,   b. 5 Aug 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1900, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     9. Maggie A. HOVEY,   b. CA 1873
    Family ID F22436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Rutland, Meigs Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1890 - Philippi, Barbour Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jan 1910 - Piney, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    54286_HOVEY_James_ReportsConfederateSympathizers_WheelingDailyIntelligencer_20Aug1862.jpg    		54286_HOVEY_James_ReportsConfederateSympathizers_WheelingDailyIntelligencer_20Aug1862.jpg
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2181] 1900 Census, Barbour County, WV.

    2. [S184] 1850 Census.

    3. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S2619] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2107] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp).

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

    8. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

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

    10. [S157] Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792061&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as J. M. R. Hovey, 28; and Elizabeth Kinney, 21, dau of Israel Kinney. Marriage license issued on Aug 22 1851.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 20 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791045&Type=Marriage.

    13. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.