Doddridge County Roots

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William Silas JUSTUS

William Silas JUSTUS

Male 1852 - 1912  (~ 59 years)

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  • Name William Silas JUSTUS 
    Born Feb 1852  Pleasants Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Pleasants Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1880  [3
    stone mason 
    Occupation 1878, 1891  [2, 4
    stone cutter 
    Census 1880, 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [1
    farmer 
    Census 1910  Lubeck District, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1912  [5
    Buried Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I96714  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2018 

    Father John JUSTUS,   b. CA 1819, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1912  (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Mother Alcinda A. PINELL,   b. CA 1824, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Missouri BATES,   b. 28 Mar 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1892, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 15 1880:
      William S. Justus, 27, stone mason; wife Missouri, 18; son Oce, 7 mo, b. Oct; father John, 61, farmer, married, cannot read/write.
      For Missouri and John, the column was marked indicating "Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled."
      For Missouri, the entry "Disease of kidney" was made in the column labeled "Is the person [On the day of the Enumerator's visit] sick or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability?"
      NOTE: The next enumerated household of that of Missouri's parents and siblings.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      W. S. Justus, 48, b. Feb 1852, farmer, married 23 yrs; wife Rebecca, 44, b. May 1856, married 6 yrs, no children; son Ocie, 20, b. Oct 1881, stone mason (unemployed 10 months in past year), single; son Ora, 17, b. May 1883, store clerk (unemployed 3 months); dau Cordelia G, 8, b. Sep 1891; father John, 71, b. Apr 1829, married 50 yrs.

      1910 Census, Wood Co, WV (Lubeck District), enumerated on Apr 25 1910:
      William F. Justice, 58, farmer, married 16 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Rebecka, 53, married 16 yrs (1st marriage); dau Cordelia G, 18, single; father John, 82, widowed.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household on one side was that of Elie Justice (48, married 1 yr, 1st marriage, farmer) and his wife Roda T (47, married 1 yr, 2nd marriage, no children). On the other side was the household of Rebecca's brother, Henry H. Knight.
    Children 
     1. Ocie JUSTUS,   b. Oct 1879
     2. Ora JUSTUS,   b. May 1883
     3. Cordelia Gertrude JUSTUS,   b. 9 Sep 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F43772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rebecca KNIGHT,   b. 20 May 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1944, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1866  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

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

    3. [S2011] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.