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Eliza ALKIRE

Eliza ALKIRE

Female 1817 - 1874  (57 years)

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  1. 1.  Eliza ALKIREEliza ALKIRE was born 1 Sep 1817; died 29 Nov 1874; was buried , McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV.

    Eliza married Levi MCWHORTER. Levi (son of Walter Fields MCWHORTER and Margaret HURST) was born 13 Jan 1814; died 28 Dec 1878; was buried , McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Margaret MCWHORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1843, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 7 Sep 1917, Baltimore, MD; was buried , Rockford Methodist Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 3. John M. MCWHORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA.
    3. 4. Adelphia V. MCWHORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1853, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1934; was buried , McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Margaret MCWHORTERMargaret MCWHORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eliza1) was born 4 Dec 1843, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 7 Sep 1917, Baltimore, MD; was buried , Rockford Methodist Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1863, 1886, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, Grant District, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Age in marriage record calculates to a birth date of Nov 5 1843. But the 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1843, and her headstone specifies Dec 4 1843.

    Margaret married Luke M. CONLEY 8 Jan 1863, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Luke (son of James CONLEY and Nancy ___) was born 2 Mar 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 4 Oct 1883; was buried , Rockford Methodist Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Margaret married Levi C. SHINN 8 Dec 1886, Harrison Co, WV. Levi (son of Samuel O. SHINN and Elizabeth ___) was born Mar 1837. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  John M. MCWHORTERJohn M. MCWHORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eliza1) was born CA 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA.

    John married Mary M. DAVISSON 28 Nov 1872, Harrison Co, WV. Mary (daughter of William DAVISSON and Elizabeth ALLMAN) was born CA 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Eliza Ann MCWHORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Feb 1877, Harrison Co, WV; died 16 May 1952, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV.
    2. 6. Alma MCWHORTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Sep 1878, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; died 14 May 1951, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.

  3. 4.  Adelphia V. MCWHORTERAdelphia V. MCWHORTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eliza1) was born 1853, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1934; was buried , McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV.

    Adelphia married Rezin DAVISSON 7 Jan 1875, Harrison Co, WV. Rezin (son of William DAVISSON and Elizabeth ALLMAN) was born 1853, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1921; was buried , McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Floris DAVISSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jun 1877, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; died 31 May 1950, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Eliza Ann MCWHORTEREliza Ann MCWHORTER Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Eliza1) was born 10 Feb 1877, Harrison Co, WV; died 16 May 1952, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV.

    Eliza married Owen Aldo WEST 28 Nov 1894, Harrison Co, WV. Owen (son of William Marshall WEST and Hannah Almeda DAVIS) was born 4 Apr 1868, Harrison Co, WV; died 3 Sep 1942, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Mabel Ann WEST  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Nov 1907, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV; died 22 Dec 1975, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV.

  2. 6.  Alma MCWHORTERAlma MCWHORTER Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Eliza1) was born 9 Sep 1878, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; died 14 May 1951, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    As one of the participants, a classic photograph of her was printed in the program of "The Shawnee Trail," an historical pageant presented at Clarksburg, WV on June 13 and 15, 1923.

    Alma married Olandus WEST 29 Nov 1906, Harrison Co, WV. Olandus (son of William Marshall WEST and Hannah Almeda DAVIS) was born 28 Nov 1871, Harrison Co, WV; died 28 Jul 1939, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  3. 7.  Floris DAVISSONFloris DAVISSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Adelphia2, 1.Eliza1) was born 28 Jun 1877, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; died 31 May 1950, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: teacher
    • Residence: Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV

    Floris married Lucy HATTON. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Floris McWhorter DAVISSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Apr 1925, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; died 21 Sep 2011, Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Mabel Ann WESTMabel Ann WEST Descendancy chart to this point (5.Eliza3, 3.John2, 1.Eliza1) was born 1 Nov 1907, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV; died 22 Dec 1975, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: BROAD RUN BAPTIST CH, Lewis Co, WV
    • Education: Mount Holyoke College, and MA from Columbia University


  2. 9.  Floris McWhorter DAVISSONFloris McWhorter DAVISSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Floris3, 4.Adelphia2, 1.Eliza1) was born 21 Apr 1925, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; died 21 Sep 2011, Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD.

    Other Events:

    • Military: U.S. Army, World War II
    • Education: WV Wesleyan (BA, 1949), WVU (MS, 1954)
    • Occupation: teacher, basketball coach
    • Residence: FORMERLY, Montgomery Co, MD
    • Residence: FORMERLY, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV
    • Retired: From 2002, Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD
    • Retired: 1987-2002, Bethany Beach, Sussex Co, DE