Doddridge County Roots

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Harriet Ann VANHORN

Harriet Ann VANHORN

Female 1828 - 1888  (60 years)

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  • Name Harriet Ann VANHORN 
    Born 31 Mar 1828  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 12 Apr 1888  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: pneumonia (7 days) and jaundice (4 days) 
    Buried Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grove-Summers Rd (CR 19), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I56093  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2022 

    Father William VANHORN,   b. 14 Jun 1791 
    Mother Jane MAXSON,   d. Bef Jan 1869 
    Family ID F11592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel Montgomery WILLIAMS,   b. 11 May 1823, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1893, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 5 1850:
      Saml M. Williams, 27, blacksmith, value of real estate $25; Harriet A, 22; Marcellus C, 9 months. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 11 1860:
      S. M. Williams, 37, farmer, value of real estate $400; H. A. (female), 32; M. C. (male), 10; H. V. (female), 9; B. A. (female), 5; F. P. (male), 3; Wm. M, 1. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 2 1870:
      Saml M. Williams 46, farmer, value of real estate $1,830, value of personal estate $450; Hariet A, 42, weaver & keeping house; Marcellus C, 20, common laborer, value of personal estate $100; Hellen V, 17; Bertha A, 15; Franklin P, 13; Wm M, 11; Ruben K, 9; Stuart L, 4; Abraham, 38, occupation "at home," cannot read/write, denied right to vote, handwritten notation states "deaf, dumb & idiot."

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 4 1880:
      Samuel M. Williams, 57, farmer, medical condition dispepsia; wife Harriet A, 52, medical condition "Female W"; dau Bertha A, 25, single, works in house; son William M, 21, single, works on farm; son Reuban K, 19, single, works on farm; son Stuart L, 14, works on farm.

      Records of the Doddridge County court, now on file at the West Virginia State Archives, show that on April 13, 1874, Samuel M. Williiams was given $43.60 for the support of Abraham Williams, a pauper.
      In the 1880 Census, Abraham was one of several paupers enumerated at the County Poor Farm in Grant District, Doddridge County. [7]
    Children 
    +1. Marcellus Cass WILLIAMS,   b. 1850, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Helen V. WILLIAMS,   b. 8 Sep 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1929, Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Bertha Ann. WILLIAMS,   b. 3 Jul 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1897, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
    +4. Franklin Pierce WILLIAMS,   b. Oct 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. William Marshall WILLIAMS,   b. 11 Mar 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1931, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +6. Reuben Kemper WILLIAMS,   b. 23 Jul 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1910  (Age 49 years)
    +7. Stewart Lee WILLIAMS,   b. 12 Jul 1866,   d. 29 Jan 1915, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F23225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, 60 yr 12 da.

    2. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    3. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 4, Line 46 : https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047659&Type=Death.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

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

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.