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James Monroe SQUIRES

James Monroe SQUIRES

Male 1821 - 1894  (72 years)

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  • Name James Monroe SQUIRES 
    Born 20 Mar 1821  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, blacksmith 
    Died 9 Feb 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • James Monroe Squires was born in Preston Co, (W)VA., probably on Green's Run, where tax lists show that his father Thomas Squires owned 200 acres. When James was about a year old, the family moved to Kingwood, Preston County, where his father was the village blacksmith. They lived across the street from the courthouse. James was 25 years old when he married Mary Ann Gull. They eloped to Greene Co, PA to get married. James and Mary moved to Barbour County near his Uncle John Squires. In 1849 a child was born to them in Barbour County which must have died in infancy, for nothing more was learned about this child. They are listed on the 1850 census in Cove District of Barbour Co, with a son, Marcellus. In 1855 ,with two children, they moved west to Doddridge Co, WV. They loaded blacksmith tools, household goods, and children into a wagon and followed the B&O Railroad tracks that were being built. By the time they reached Doddridge Co, they were weary, and minus the blacksmith tools which James had abandoned along the way to lightened their load. Daniel Hudkins, an early pioneer of Doddridge County, learned about their plight and invited them to live in a log house on his farm until they were able to settle permanently. On Oct 20 1856, James bought 100 acres from Adam Weaver on Cabin Run; he was unable to pay cash, and Weaver held a lien on it. [DB 3/147]. On Sep 9 1861, James agreed to sell 19 acres and 100 square perches to David H. Young on behalf of Weaver, to settle part of the lein. Young made the payments to Weaver for the land. It was recorded in West Union on Aug 14 1863. [DB 5/44] With his family safely housed at the Hudkins place, James cleared land and constructed a log home.
    Person ID I6284  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018 

    Father Thomas SQUIRES,   b. CA 1792,   d. 10 Jan 1871, Newburg, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Mary FAWCETT,   b. CA 1797,   d. 1 Aug 1883, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Family ID F5637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann GULL,   b. 21 Oct 1829, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1916, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 19 May 1848  Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Wife's obituary states marriage date as May 19, 1846.
    Children 
     1. C. J. SQUIRES,   b. 1849,   d. 5 Jul 1849, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Marcellus H. SQUIRES,   b. 29 Apr 1850, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1903, Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    +3. Virgil B. SQUIRES,   b. 21 Dec 1851, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1933, Industrial, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Artincia C. SQUIRES,   b. 5 Aug 1854, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    +5. Jemima D. SQUIRES,   b. 22 Dec 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +6. Andrew Jackson SQUIRES,   b. 20 Dec 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1919, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +7. Mary Louverna "Verna" SQUIRES,   b. 27 Feb 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1931, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +8. George Washington SQUIRES,   b. 11 Feb 1863, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1939, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +9. William Franklin "Billy" SQUIRES,   b. 13 Nov 1865, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1951, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     10. Ulysses S. Grant SQUIRES,   b. 30 Apr 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1954, Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     11. John Ellsworth SQUIRES,   b. 19 Nov 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1941, Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +12. Marion Wade SQUIRES,   b. 4 Aug 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1951, Alvordton, Williams Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F2215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 1, p. 76.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 1, p. 76.
      Identified as J. M. Squires, male, died Feb 9 1894, birth place Preston County, WV. An article in The History of Doddridge County written by a grandson (Raymond Squires) puts the death date at Jan 9 1894, which conflicts with this death record. There is, however, another record on file for James Squires indicating death date as Jan 1 1894. The death record gives age at death as 70, which does not correspond with anything else and is considered to be an error.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 249.