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Thomas PEPPER

Thomas PEPPER

Male 1834 - 1914  (79 years)

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  1. 1.  Thomas PEPPERThomas PEPPER was born 25 Jul 1834; died 19 Jan 1914; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: C.S.A., Civil War
    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Residence: Oct 1863, Traugh Fork, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1870, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Harrison Co, WV

    Thomas married Bersheba MCKINNEY 22 Jan 1854, Barbour Co, (W)VA. Bersheba was born 13 Feb 1828; died 24 Feb 1907; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Samantha PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Oct 1854, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1935; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.
    2. 3. Loretta "Etta" PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jan 1857; died 23 Apr 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    3. 4. Canzada PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1858, Hunters Fork (Salem), Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Nov 1942, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.
    4. 5. Louverna "Verna" PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1861, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1920; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.
    5. 6. Flavius J. PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Oct 1863, Harrison Co, WV; died 7 Oct 1929, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    6. 7. Jemima A. PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1867, Harrison Co, (W)VA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samantha PEPPERSamantha PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 25 Oct 1854, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1935; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV

    Samantha married Thomas Melvin BAILEY. Thomas (son of Silas Prater BAILEY and Lydia HUSTEAD) was born 29 Mar 1854; died 30 Oct 1920; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Velma BAILEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1876, Harrison Co, WV; died 31 Oct 1940, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 9. Ora BAILEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1879; died 1 Jun 1880; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.
    3. 10. Carl Flavius BAILEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1881, Harrison Co, WV; died 29 Jun 1962, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

  2. 3.  Loretta "Etta" PEPPERLoretta "Etta" PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 5 Jan 1857; died 23 Apr 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, 1910, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV

    Loretta married Claudius D. BARTLETT CA 1879. Claudius (son of Hamilton Goss BARTLETT and Catharine B. MCKINNEY) was born 7 Jan 1852, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 2 Apr 1937, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Ethel Mabel BARTLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1884, Doddridge Co, WV; died 20 Nov 1968, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. 12. Ray Leon BARTLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Apr 1892, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1 Nov 1956, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.

  3. 4.  Canzada PEPPERCanzada PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 7 Jan 1858, Hunters Fork (Salem), Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Nov 1942, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date on headstone is 1859. Age 2 in the 1860 Census conforms to her birth record, showing birth on 7 Jan 1858.

    Canzada married Lloyd RHODES 23 Feb 1896, Harrison Co, WV. Lloyd (son of John RHOADES and Mary CHILDERS) was born 20 Sep 1864, Doddridge Co, WV; died 4 Oct 1928, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Charles G. RHODES  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1897, Doddridge Co, WV; died 13 Oct 1979; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

  4. 5.  Louverna "Verna" PEPPERLouverna "Verna" PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born CA 1861, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1920; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1907, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date on headstone is 1859. But she was not in the 1860 Census. She was age 8 in the 1870 Census, and age 19 in the 1880 Census.

    Louverna married James Calvin WARD 10 Oct 1907, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. James (son of Jacob WARD and Mary Ann BURNSIDE) was born 1856, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1923; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Flavius J. PEPPERFlavius J. PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 17 Oct 1863, Harrison Co, WV; died 7 Oct 1929, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1870, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Harrison Co, WV

    Flavius married Ida Belle HOLBERT 28 Jun 1893, Marion Co, WV. Ida (daughter of W. B. HOLBERT and Margaret NIXON) was born 24 Jun 1867, Marion Co, WV; died 28 Jul 1931, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Harold D. PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jun 1896, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; died 25 Jan 1944, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 15. Doris Elizabeth PEPPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jul 1900, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV; died 13 Mar 1994.

  6. 7.  Jemima A. PEPPERJemima A. PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born CA 1867, Harrison Co, (W)VA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Harrison Co, WV



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Velma BAILEYVelma BAILEY Descendancy chart to this point (2.Samantha2, 1.Thomas1) was born 23 Sep 1876, Harrison Co, WV; died 31 Oct 1940, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Salem, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given in obituary as Sep 23 1877, but date on headstone is 1876.

    Velma married Milroy BROHARD. Milroy (son of George Washington BROHARD and Sarah Catherine HYATT) was born 12 Mar 1868, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV; died 19 Aug 1944, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Corwin Willard BROHARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1905, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV; died 20 Oct 1974, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; was buried , Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV.

  2. 9.  Ora BAILEYOra BAILEY Descendancy chart to this point (2.Samantha2, 1.Thomas1) was born 7 Jun 1879; died 1 Jun 1880; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

  3. 10.  Carl Flavius BAILEYCarl Flavius BAILEY Descendancy chart to this point (2.Samantha2, 1.Thomas1) was born 15 Feb 1881, Harrison Co, WV; died 29 Jun 1962, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1902, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1930; plumber (house)
    • Occupation: 1940; driller & plumber (gas & oil)

    Carl married Mary H. CUNNINGHAM 30 Nov 1902, Harrison Co, WV. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Wilson CUNNINGHAM and Eliza Ann FULTZ) was born 26 Oct 1882, Harrison Co, WV; died 16 Apr 1964, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Dortha Helen "Dottie" BAILEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Mar 1916, Salem, WV; died 21 Sep 1995.

  4. 11.  Ethel Mabel BARTLETTEthel Mabel BARTLETT Descendancy chart to this point (3.Loretta2, 1.Thomas1) was born 10 Jun 1884, Doddridge Co, WV; died 20 Nov 1968, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: school teacher (retired)
    • Residence: Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, 1910, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1935, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1950, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Ethel married Ira Edmond DOTSON 12 Feb 1928, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV. Ira (son of Arious E. DOTSON and Hannah WILLIAMS) was born 27 Mar 1871, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1 Sep 1951, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  5. 12.  Ray Leon BARTLETTRay Leon BARTLETT Descendancy chart to this point (3.Loretta2, 1.Thomas1) was born 28 Apr 1892, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1 Nov 1956, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: U.S. Navy, World War I
    • Residence: Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1919, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1929, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV
    • Residence: 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1937, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given in death record as 27 Apr 1892. But all three of his marriage records show it as 28 Apr 1892.

    Military:
    Local news item under the heading "Smithton News," "West Union Herald," Thursday, Nov 7 1918, in its entirety:
    "Ray Bartlett was home on a furlough visiting his parents. He left Tuesday, Nov. 5, to resume his duties as sailor."

    Census:
    In household of sister & brother-in-law, Ethel & Ira E. Dotson. Marital status divorced, no occupation, residence in 1935 was Buckhannon in Upshur County.

    Ray married Ora Belle DAVIS 2 Feb 1919, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. Ora (daughter of William Lloyd DAVIS and Susan Lelia HEFLIN) was born 8 Nov 1893, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV; died 16 Sep 1928; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Claude Edward BARTLETT  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Oct 1922.

    Ray married Lenore STRICKLER 23 Oct 1929, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. Lenore (daughter of Alex G. STRICKLER and Lena P. PIERPOINT) was born 6 Oct 1902, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Ray married Mary Elizabeth KEYSER 4 Jul 1943, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Mary was born 5 Sep 1894, Roanoke, VA. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Charles G. RHODESCharles G. RHODES Descendancy chart to this point (4.Canzada2, 1.Thomas1) was born 1897, Doddridge Co, WV; died 13 Oct 1979; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1923, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Charles married Golda Blanche "Goldie" UNDERWOOD 7 Nov 1923, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV. Golda (daughter of George W. UNDERWOOD and Sarah Elizabeth FRUM) was born 31 May 1902, Doddridge Co, WV; died 7 Feb 1983, Erie, Erie Co, PA; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]


  7. 14.  Harold D. PEPPERHarold D. PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Flavius2, 1.Thomas1) was born 30 Jun 1896, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; died 25 Jan 1944, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

  8. 15.  Doris Elizabeth PEPPERDoris Elizabeth PEPPER Descendancy chart to this point (6.Flavius2, 1.Thomas1) was born 7 Jul 1900, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV; died 13 Mar 1994.

    Doris married Troy Everett DAVIS. Troy (son of Freeman S. DAVIS and Laura M. SMITH) was born 28 Apr 1893, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV; died 29 May 1966, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Corwin Willard BROHARDCorwin Willard BROHARD Descendancy chart to this point (8.Velma3, 2.Samantha2, 1.Thomas1) was born 6 Apr 1905, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV; died 20 Oct 1974, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; was buried , Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Salem College

    Corwin married Alta Mae IRELAND 8 Jun 1935, Ritchie Co, WV. Alta (daughter of William P. IRELAND and Laura M. PRITCHARD) was born 5 May 1906, Ritchie Co, WV; died 16 Sep 1974, Pinehurst, Moore Co, NC; was buried , Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 17.  Dortha Helen "Dottie" BAILEYDortha Helen "Dottie" BAILEY Descendancy chart to this point (10.Carl3, 2.Samantha2, 1.Thomas1) was born 5 Mar 1916, Salem, WV; died 21 Sep 1995.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; bookkeeper at West Union Bank

    Dortha married Arthur W. "Art" BLAND 8 Jun 1935, Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV. Arthur (son of Arthur Cowan BLAND and Julia Ellen SUTTON) was born 5 May 1913, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV; died 30 Dec 2008, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. David Gale BLAND  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1947, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; died 17 Mar 2020, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.
    2. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 18.  Claude Edward BARTLETTClaude Edward BARTLETT Descendancy chart to this point (12.Ray3, 3.Loretta2, 1.Thomas1) was born 28 Oct 1922.


Generation: 5

  1. 19.  David Gale BLANDDavid Gale BLAND Descendancy chart to this point (17.Dortha4, 10.Carl3, 2.Samantha2, 1.Thomas1) was born 3 Jul 1947, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; died 17 Mar 2020, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Doddridge County H.S. (1965), Salem College (BA in Music)
    • Occupation: band director, Doddridge County schools (7 yrs)
    • Occupation: rural mail carrier, US Postal Service (32 yrs, retired)
    • Residence: Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 2008, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV

    David married Living. (daughter of Elbert Ruben RICHARDS, Jr. and Madlin Claris CUMPSTON) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 20.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (17.Dortha4, 10.Carl3, 2.Samantha2, 1.Thomas1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]