Doddridge County Roots

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Catharine Kathleen LEE

Catharine Kathleen LEE

Female 1830 - 1899  (69 years)

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  • Name Catharine Kathleen LEE 
    Born 1830  Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Age 37 in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1833, and age 21 in her 1855 marriage record puts it in about 1834. But the date on her headstone is 1830. She was age 19 in the 1850 Census.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1899  [1
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • From an article titled "News of the Week 37 Years Ago" in the "West Union Record" of June 8 1916, in its entirety:
      "Mrs. I. M. Harshbarger accidentally scalded two of her fingers last week."
    Person ID I56994  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2021 

    Father Moses LEE,   b. CA 1800, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth TUNE,   b. CA 1810 
    Family ID F17661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac Morgan HARSHBARGER,   b. Oct 1826, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 6 May 1855  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Hardy Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1860:
      Isaac M. Harshbarger, 31, carpenter, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $200; Catharine, 27; James S, 1; Jennie L, 1 month.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Isaac's sister Amanda, married to Samuel J. Cupp, and their children. Both families moved to Doddridge County within the next few years.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated on Jun 21 1870:
      Isaac M. Harshbarger, 42, minister (M.E.), value of real estate $1,050, value of personal estate $1,000; Catharine, 37; Rankin, 11; Nannie, 9; Harrison, 7; Allen, 5; Mary, 3. [4]
    Children 
     1. Rankin HARSHBARGER,   b. 2 Jul 1858, Pendleton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1896, Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Nannie Laurentz HARSHBARGER,   b. 19 Jun 1861, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1950, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. Harrison HARSHBARGER,   b. CA 1863
     4. Charles Allan HARSHBARGER,   b. 1866,   d. Jan 1907  (Age 41 years)
     5. Mary Lee HARSHBARGER,   b. Aug 1867, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1905, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
     6. William Walker HARSHBARGER,   b. 14 Jul 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
    Family ID F23592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    3. [S2748] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S1590] Death record of daughter.