I.J. Baker

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• Residence: 1900, McClellan, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1910, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1917, , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1920, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1930, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1935, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1942, , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Q married Lettie Viola Ford. Lettie (daughter of George Washington Ford and Margaret Virginia Maxwell) was born on 21 May 1899 in Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; died on 11 Jun 1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 13 Jun 1946 in Keys Cemetery, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1900, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter
• Residence: 1910, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter
• Residence: 1920, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1930, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1935, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

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• Residence: 1860, Tyler, Charles City, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1870, Liberty, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1880, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1900, McClellan, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1910, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1920, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1930, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Hanson married Ida Annice Kester on 6 Dec 1886 in , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. Ida (daughter of Adam Benton Kester and Margaret C Britton) was born on 14 Feb 1867 in Simpson, Harrison, West Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jan 1894 in , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Flint, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1870, Simpson, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

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• Residence: 1900, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1910, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

George married Margaret Virginia Maxwell. Margaret (daughter of Nathaniel T Maxwell and Clementine Davis) was born on 14 Feb 1860 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA; died in 1921 in , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1900, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 1910, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife

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• Residence: 1860, , Tyler, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1 Jul 1863, , Marshall, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: Married
• Residence: 1870, Liberty, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1880, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1900, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Simon married Mary Bonar on 5 Jan 1853 in , Marshall, West Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of David Bonar and Elizabeth Wilson) was born on 6 Oct 1823 in , Marshall, West Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jun 1916 in , Marshall, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Keys Cemetery, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Sally Mary Founds
• Residence: 1860, Tyler, Charles City, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1870, Liberty, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1880, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1900, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

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• Residence: 1850, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1900, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

Adam married Margaret C Britton on 30 Dec 1858 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Margaret (daughter of Felix S Britton and Lavina Britton) was born in Jul 1836 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA; died on 30 Nov 1912 in Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1900, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 1910, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head of House: Head

Albert married Rulana Davis on 10 Mar 1837. Rulana (daughter of Stephen C Davis and Nancy Fitz Randolph) was born on 4 Aug 1820 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1867 in , Harris, Georgia, USA; was buried in Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

Died:
Killed in the civil war battle of Bull Pasture in McDowell county, West Virginia.

Nathaniel married Clementine Davis on 15 Jul 1841 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Clementine (daughter of Jesse Davis and Hannah Davis) was born in 1821 in , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; died in 1869 in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1840, , Marshall, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Marshall, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Marshall, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1870, Meade, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1880, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Daniel married Elizabeth Yoho on 18 Dec 1830 in , Ohio, West Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Lau Yoho and Margaret Baker) was born in 1797 in , , Ohio, USA; died in 1838 in Graysville, Marshall, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1810, Elizabeth, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1820, , Ohio, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Ohio, West Virginia, USA

David married Elizabeth Wilson. Elizabeth was born in 1792 in , , Maryland, USA; died in 1876 in , Marshall, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1820, , Morgan, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1840, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Peter married Mary A Freshour on 5 Jun 1818 in , Berkeley, West Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of George Freshour, Sr and Catherine Engle) was born in 1799 in Sleepy Creek, Morgan, West Virginia, USA; died on 4 Dec 1879 in Davisson Run, Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1860, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Felix married Lavina Britton. Lavina was born in 1807 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1887 in Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1820, , Ohio, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1840, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Thomas married Elizabeth Dye on 6 Oct 1815 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born on 13 Apr 1794 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Feb 1833 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Nancy Fitz Randolph on 14 Apr 1802 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Nancy (daughter of Samuel Fitz Randolph and Margaret Fitz Randolph) was born on 19 Feb 1781 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 18 Jul 1871 in Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DAVID MAXWELL, PIONEER OF VIRGINIA.

David Maxwell came with his parents from Ireland when he was three years old. His father went from Scotland to Ireland, where he married; emigrated to the Colonies. Settled first in New York or New Jersey. Removed to Westmoreland or Albemarle CoCounty, \lrginia, where he died. The family scattered; some went east of the Blue Ridge and others went to Kentucky. M. first, Shafer. M. second, Williams. Issue: David and James, who went to Ohio and Illinois; Thomas: Elizabeth; Polly; Prudence: Nathaniel, killed during the Civil War, m. Clementine Davis. Issue. W. H. Maxwell and nine other children.

Maxwell History and Genealogy: Including the Allied Families of Alexander ...
By Florence Amelia Wilson Houston, Laura Anna Cowan Blaine, Ella Dunn Mellette, 1916

David married Mary Catherine Williams on 7 Nov 1804 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1780 in , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; died in Aug 1850 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1810, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Census: 1820, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Jesse married Hannah Davis on 11 May 1806 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Hannah (daughter of Joshua Gifford Davis and Content Davis) was born on 7 Aug 1787 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died on 24 May 1880 in , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1870, Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

George married Sarah Beam. Sarah was born in 1766 in , , Maryland, USA; died in 1850 in , Marshall, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1810, , Ohio, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

Peter Yoho was born about 1745 near Winchester, VA. He died on 21 OCT 1823 in Fish Creek, Ohio Co, VA. He was buried in Peter Yoho Cemetery, Fish Creek, Marshall Co, WV.

Listed as a private in Lieutenant William Cross' Company of Monongalia Militia at Fort Pitt in 1777.

Private, First Battalion, John Guthreys's Company, Washington County, PA Militia in 1782, recruited in Whiteley and Greene Townships.

He appears on the Greene Township, Washington Co, PA assessment roll in 1784.

Land Book, 1786, Tithables, Ohio County, VA.

Farmer, lived on Fish Creek, just past Graysville, Revolutionary War Veteran, came to area in 1786. Lived Greene Twp, Wash Co, PA in 1784. Listed in militia for Wash Co, PA in 1780.

Will - Ohio County - Book 3 Pages 273 - 278
Lived Westmoreland Co, PA during the Revolution. He was a private under Captain John Gethery. Service record in Vol 2 pg 19, 6th series, PA Archives. Peter was said to be one of the first white settlers in what is now Marshall Co, WV. He and his brother Henry are believed to have come to the area along the Ohio River around 1792.

Peter's name appeared on the 1810 Ohio Co, VA census list. He purchased land on the waters of Fish Creek in 1804. Recorded Ohio Co Deed Book 7 page 208. Henry Yoho purchased an adjoining tract of land in 1803. Both brothers purchased land from Abijah McClain.

Peter Yoho was on the assessment role, Greene Twp, Washington Co, PA in 1784.

The Ancestral File lists the birth as, 1745, probably Winchester, VA. Revolutionary War Service. According to Denver Yoho he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He resided in Washington Co., PA, now Greene Co., PA, during the war. He served in First Battalion, Washington Co., PA Militia. In 1782, he was recruited in Whiteley and Greene Townships in what is now Greene Co., PA, under Captain John Guthrey (Gethery). (PA Archives, Series VI,
Vol. 2, pp 18-19 and 271). Records exist of at least four, and possibly five, Yoho ancestors who served as soldiers during the Indian Wars and the American Revolution, including George Yoho, Peter Yoho, John Yoho, Henry Yoho and Jacob Yoho. Thhese five men are believed to be five of the sons of Johannas Yoho (born 1712 and died circa 1795) and Susanne Catherine (Lau) Yoho (born circa 1714). Peter Yoho, who was born in 1745 and died in 1823, also served in the Revolutionary War. Peter died prior to the legislation that was passed rewarding Revolutionary War soldiers for their service. Thus, military records for Peter Yoho are scarce. In the Pennsylvania Archives Series VI, Vol. 2, pages 18, 19, 271, the following is listeted: "Year 1782 First Battalion, Washington County. Recruited in Whiteley and Greene Townships (now Greene County) a few miles from Dunkard. John Guthrey, Captain. Among the privates were listed Peter Yoho and Henry Yoho. These men also served tours with Captain John Guthrey and Captain Samuel Swindler, Captain John Minor, Captain Cecil Davis and Captain John Shipman. Service on the western frontier was not continuous. Soldiers would be discharged at the end of an emergency and called back when an emergency would occur."

The DAR PATRIOT INDEX lists two men by the name of Yoho who had Revolutionary Service: Henry Yoho, born 1752, died 1845, wife, Catherine, Private, Spy, Virginia and Peter Yoho, b. circa 1745, died in 1817 also a private from PA. Henry Yoho apppplied for a pension from Monongalia Co., VA when he was 82 years old, put Peter never applied for one. However, both Henry and Peter show up on the First Battalion, Wasington Co., [PA] Militia recruited in Whiteley, Greene and Dunkard Townships in what is now Greene Co., PA in 1782. Ref. PA Archives, Series VI, Vol. 2, pp. 18-19, pp. 271. Henry was placed on the roll of the Wheeling Agency at the rate of Forty Dollars per Annum under the law of 7 Jun 1832. His application reveals that he was born in Virginia about 18 miles from Winchester. He did not recollect the year, but he stated he was 85 years old. His father's family moved to Western Virginia when he was 11 years old and he resided there ever since. He first served in the Revolution in a company commanded by Lieut. Samuel Singles who was stationed on Whiteley Creek, now in Monongalia Co., [WV] at the house of a settler named Duncan. The Company was composed of 18 men, some drafted, although he had volunteered. They marched to Garrett's fort on Whiteley Creek and remained there.

According to the "History of the Panhandle West Virginia," "Old Peter Yoho settled on Fish Creek, near Graysville, Marshall Co., VA/WV in 1792." Ohio Co., VA Deed Book 7, page 208, June 5, 1804, Peter Yoho bought 170 acres of land, at Gully Bottom, Fish Creek, near (Graysville, WV) from Abijah McClain for $502.00. This land adjoined the land of his brother, Henry Yoho, who bought 192 acres on Fish Creek from Abijah McClain, June 5, 1804, Deed Book 7, page 205, for the sum of $525.00.

Peter Yoho Obtains Land from Abijah McClain 5 Jun 1804. This indenture made this 5th day of June Anno Domini 1804 between Abijah McClain and Pamela, his wife, of Green County and State of Pennsylvania of the one part and Peter Yoho of Ohio Counnty in the State of Virginia of the other part . Witnesseth that the said Abijah and Pamela for and in consideration for five hundred and ten dollars to them in hand paid by the said Peter Yoho before the ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge (and ?? the said Peter) have granted bargained sold ? released and confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell ? release and confirm to the said Peter Yoho part of a tract of land situate in Ohio County in the State of Virginia on the waters of Fish Creek called Gully Bottom. Beginning at a gum and beech on the bank of Fish Creek on Abijah McClains original line thence by land conveyed to Henry Yoho North thirty four degrees East 45 1/2 perches to a small hickory North 23 degrees West 150 perches to three beeches in the forks of a drean South 44 degrees West 46 perches to a linn South 74 degrees West 38 perches to a ash at the creek South 17 degrees East 92 Perches South 36 degrrees East 57 perches to a beech and Spanish oak on the bank corner of the original survey and with a line of the same North 86 degrees East 132 perches to the Beginning. containing 170 acres of land strict measure (It is part of the same tract o of land which the Commonwealth of Virginia granted to the said Abijah by Patent dated the first day of September Anno Domini 1795 in consequence of a certificate of settlement from the commissioners for adjusting the title to unpatented land) t to have and to hold the above described tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Peter Yoho his Heirs assigns ??? proper use benefit and behoof of the said Peter Yoho His Heirs assigns forever and the said Abijah and Pamela fofor themselves their heirs Executors or Administrators do hereby covenant to and with the said Peter Yoho his heirs and assigns the above described tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Peter his Heirs and assigns against all persons shall and will warrant and forever defend in testimony whereof they have hereto set their hand and seals the day and year first herein written. Peter Yoho died in 1823 in Ohio Co., VA in the area that is now known as Graysville, Marhall, WV. It is thought that he is probably buried in the Yoho Cemetery near Graysville. Estate Settlement, Ohio Co., VA/WV, 21 Oct 1823, Book 3, pp 273-278. The 170 acres of land was bought by his son, Henry Yoho, Jr., from the other heirs (brrothers and sisters) on March 24, 1828, Ohio Co. Deed Book 14, pp 202-206 (9 shares), and the 10th share on Sept. 26, 1834, Ohio Co., Deed Book 19, pp 379-380. There were 11 children, and the 11th share went to Henry Yoho, Jr. as his inheritance right. (Furnished by Denver C. Yoho) He lived at: Washington Co., PA 1784; Staunton, VA, 1787; Ohio/Marshall Co., VA/WV 1792.

1810 VA Census Index
Yoho, Peter Ohio Co

He was married to Margaret Baker (daughter of Captain John Baker and Elizabeth Adams Sullivan) about 1774. Margaret Baker was born about 1761 in Shenandoah Valley, VA. She died in 1830 in Fish Ck, Ohio Co, VA. She was buried in Peter Yoho Cem, Fish Ck, Marshall Co, WV.

Peter Yoho and Margaret Baker had the following children:

+2 i. John Yoho.
+3 ii. Margaret Yoho.
+4 iii. Mary Yoho.
+5 iv. Henry Yoho.
+6 v. Samuel Yoho.
+7 vi. Peter Yoho.
+8 vii. Joseph Jacob Yoho.
+9 viii. Lewis Yoho.
+10 ix. Elizabeth Yoho.
+11 x. Isaac Yoho.
+12 xi. William Yoho.

Peter Yoho was born about 1745 near Winchester, VA. He died on 21 OCT 1823 in Fish Creek, Ohio Co, VA. He was buried in Peter Yoho Cemetery, Fish Creek, Marshall Co, WV.

Listed as a private in Lieutenant William Cross' Company of Monongalia Militia at Fort Pitt in 1777.

Private, First Battalion, John Guthreys's Company, Washington County, PA Militia in 1782, recruited in Whiteley and Greene Townships.

He appears on the Greene Township, Washington Co, PA assessment roll in 1784.

Land Book, 1786, Tithables, Ohio County, VA.

Farmer, lived on Fish Creek, just past Graysville, Revolutionary War Veteran, came to area in 1786. Lived Greene Twp, Wash Co, PA in 1784. Listed in militia for Wash Co, PA in 1780.

Will - Ohio County - Book 3 Pages 273 - 278
Lived Westmoreland Co, PA during the Revolution. He was a private under Captain John Gethery. Service record in Vol 2 pg 19, 6th series, PA Archives. Peter was said to be one of the first white settlers in what is now Marshall Co, WV. He and his brother Henry are believed to have come to the area along the Ohio River around 1792.

Peter's name appeared on the 1810 Ohio Co, VA census list. He purchased land on the waters of Fish Creek in 1804. Recorded Ohio Co Deed Book 7 page 208. Henry Yoho purchased an adjoining tract of land in 1803. Both brothers purchased land from Abijah McClain.

Peter Yoho was on the assessment role, Greene Twp, Washington Co, PA in 1784.

The Ancestral File lists the birth as, 1745, probably Winchester, VA. Revolutionary War Service. According to Denver Yoho he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He resided in Washington Co., PA, now Greene Co., PA, during the war. He served in First Battalion, Washington Co., PA Militia. In 1782, he was recruited in Whiteley and Greene Townships in what is now Greene Co., PA, under Captain John Guthrey (Gethery). (PA Archives, Series VI,
Vol. 2, pp 18-19 and 271). Records exist of at least four, and possibly five, Yoho ancestors who served as soldiers during the Indian Wars and the American Revolution, including George Yoho, Peter Yoho, John Yoho, Henry Yoho and Jacob Yoho. These five men are believed to be five of the sons of Johannas Yoho (born 1712 and died circa 1795) and Susanne Catherine (Lau) Yoho (born circa 1714). Peter Yoho, who was born in 1745 and died in 1823, also served in the Revolutionary War. Peter died prior to the legislation that was passed rewarding Revolutionary War soldiers for their service. Thus, military records for Peter Yoho are scarce. In the Pennsylvania Archives Series VI, Vol. 2, pages 18, 19, 271, the following is listed: "Year 1782 First Battalion, Washington County. Recruited in Whiteley and Greene Townships (now Greene County) a few miles from Dunkard. John Guthrey, Captain. Among the privates were listed Peter Yoho and Henry Yoho. These men also served tours with Captain John Guthrey and Captain Samuel Swindler, Captain John Minor, Captain Cecil Davis and Captain John Shipman. Service on the western frontier was not continuous. Soldiers would be discharged at the end of an emergency and called back when an emergency would occur."

The DAR PATRIOT INDEX lists two men by the name of Yoho who had Revolutionary Service: Henry Yoho, born 1752, died 1845, wife, Catherine, Private, Spy, Virginia and Peter Yoho, b. circa 1745, died in 1817 also a private from PA. Henry Yoho applied for a pension from Monongalia Co., VA when he was 82 years old, put Peter never applied for one. However, both Henry and Peter show up on the First Battalion, Wasington Co., [PA] Militia recruited in Whiteley, Greene and Dunkard Townships in what is now Greene Co., PA in 1782. Ref. PA Archives, Series VI, Vol. 2, pp. 18-19, pp. 271. Henry was placed on the roll of the Wheeling Agency at the rate of Forty Dollars per Annum under the law of 7 Jun 1832. His application reveals that he was born in Virginia about 18 miles from Winchester. He did not recollect the year, but he stated he was 85 years old. His father's family moved to Western Virginia when he was 11 years old and he resided there ever since. He first served in the Revolution in a company commanded by Lieut. Samuel Singles who was stationed on Whiteley Creek, now in Monongalia Co., [WV] at the house of a settler named Duncan. The Company was composed of 18 men, some drafted, although he had volunteered. They marched to Garrett's fort on Whiteley Creek and remained there.

According to the "History of the Panhandle West Virginia," "Old Peter Yoho settled on Fish Creek, near Graysville, Marshall Co., VA/WV in 1792." Ohio Co., VA Deed Book 7, page 208, June 5, 1804, Peter Yoho bought 170 acres of land, at Gully Bottom, Fish Creek, near (Graysville, WV) from Abijah McClain for $502.00. This land adjoined the land of his brother, Henry Yoho, who bought 192 acres on Fish Creek from Abijah McClain, June 5, 1804, Deed Book 7, page 205, for the sum of $525.00.

Peter Yoho Obtains Land from Abijah McClain 5 Jun 1804. This indenture made this 5th day of June Anno Domini 1804 between Abijah McClain and Pamela, his wife, of Green County and State of Pennsylvania of the one part and Peter Yoho of Ohio County in the State of Virginia of the other part . Witnesseth that the said Abijah and Pamela for and in consideration for five hundred and ten dollars to them in hand paid by the said Peter Yoho before the ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge (and ?? the said Peter) have granted bargained sold ? released and confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell ? release and confirm to the said Peter Yoho part of a tract of land situate in Ohio County in the State of Virginia on the waters of Fish Creek called Gully Bottom. Beginning at a gum and beech on the bank of Fish Creek on Abijah McClains original line thence by land conveyed to Henry Yoho North thirty four degrees East 45 1/2 perches to a small hickory North 23 degrees West 150 perches to three beeches in the forks of a drean South 44 degrees West 46 perches to a linn South 74 degrees West 38 perches to a ash at the creek South 17 degrees East 92 Perches South 36 degrees East 57 perches to a beech and Spanish oak on the bank corner of the original survey and with a line of the same North 86 degrees East 132 perches to the Beginning. containing 170 acres of land strict measure (It is part of the same tract of land which the Commonwealth of Virginia granted to the said Abijah by Patent dated the first day of September Anno Domini 1795 in consequence of a certificate of settlement from the commissioners for adjusting the title to unpatented land) to have and to hold the above described tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Peter Yoho his Heirs assigns ??? proper use benefit and behoof of the said Peter Yoho His Heirs assigns forever and the said Abijah and Pamela for themselves their heirs Executors or Administrators do hereby covenant to and with the said Peter Yoho his heirs and assigns the above described tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Peter his Heirs and assigns against all persons shall and will warrant and forever defend in testimony whereof they have hereto set their hand and seals the day and year first herein written. Peter Yoho died in 1823 in Ohio Co., VA in the area that is now known as Graysville, Marhall, WV. It is thought that he is probably buried in the Yoho Cemetery near Graysville. Estate Settlement, Ohio Co., VA/WV, 21 Oct 1823, Book 3, pp 273-278. The 170 acres of land was bought by his son, Henry Yoho, Jr., from the other heirs (brothers and sisters) on March 24, 1828, Ohio Co. Deed Book 14, pp 202-206 (9 shares), and the 10th share on Sept. 26, 1834, Ohio Co., Deed Book 19, pp 379-380. There were 11 children, and the 11th share went to Henry Yoho, Jr. as his inheritance right. (Furnished by Denver C. Yoho) He lived at: Washington Co., PA 1784; Staunton, VA, 1787; Ohio/Marshall Co., VA/WV 1792.

1810 VA Census Index
Yoho, Peter Ohio Co

He was married to Margaret Baker (daughter of Captain John Baker and Elizabeth Adams Sullivan) about 1774. Margaret Baker was born about 1761 in Shenandoah Valley, VA. She died in 1830 in Fish Ck, Ohio Co, VA. She was buried in Peter Yoho Cem, Fish Ck, Marshall Co, WV.

Peter Yoho and Margaret Baker had the following children:

+2 i. John Yoho.
+3 ii. Margaret Yoho.
+4 iii. Mary Yoho.
+5 iv. Henry Yoho.
+6 v. Samuel Yoho.
+7 vi. Peter Yoho.
+8 vii. Joseph Jacob Yoho.
+9 viii. Lewis Yoho.
+10 ix. Elizabeth Yoho.
+11 x. Isaac Yoho.
+12 xi. William Yoho.

Peter married Margaret Baker in 1774 in , Marshall, West Virginia, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Baker and Elizabeth Ann Sullivan) was born in 1761 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1848 in Fish Creek, Marshall, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: 1751 Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 23, 1830 Ohio County West Virginia, USA
WILLIAM BONAR was the son of WILLIAM and ELIZABETH GORRELL BONAR.

He was born about 1751 on the Roanoke River, Virginia.

He was the first of six children. He had four brothers and one sister. In 1774 at age twenty-two, he moved to Oliver Gorrell's plantation in Ohio County, Virginia which later became West Virginia. In 1776 he bought land a mile east of Gorrell's.

He was about twenty-six and Jane McCulloch was about fourteen when they married about 1777 in Ohio County, Virginia.

On 7 October 1777, William, Oliver Gorrell, George McCulloch and most of the male citizens of then Ohio County, Virginia, signed the "Oath of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia" and did swear to renounce all allegiance to George III, King of England. He engaged in several expeditions against the Indians. He was in the Revolutionary War. His name is listed in "The Shepherd Papers" (Revolutionary War records and accounts of Col. David Shepherd).

The 1810 census revealed that they were living in Brooke County, Virginia and had four sons and four daughters.

The 1820 census revealed that he was a farmer and they were living in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia and had three sons and four daughters.

The 1830 census revealed that they had two adult males and five adult females.

They had four sons and six daughters:

Catherine Bonar (McIntire)(b.1782 d.1865)
Sarah Louise Bonar (Kirk) (b.1784 d.1835)
James Bonar
Rebecca Bonar (Baird) (Brady)
Elizabeth Bonar (Bedwell) (b.1792 d.1870)
Jane Bonar (Keach)(Henderson)(b.1793d.1876)
David McCulloch Bonar (b.1796 d.1873)
George Bonar (b.1798 d.1882)
Greenbury Dorsey Bonar (b.1800 d.1874)
Tabitha Bonar (Hough) (b.1804 d.1880)

He died on 23 July 1830 in West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia. They were married about fifty-three years.
William lived to age 79.
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Tradition says that three or four Bonar brothers came to America, and that the name of one was William Bonar, who was born in 1721 and emigrated to America about 1738. One of his grandsons, Greenburg Dorsey Bonar, wrote in his diary that "William came from Ireland at 17 years." Everett W. Bonar, a descendant of William (who is referred to as William Bonar, 1st, in this genealogy) recorded in a Bonar manuscript in 1925-1932: "Very early in the 18th century, three brothers left their home in Ireland, emigrating to America. These Scotch Irish left a widow mother in Ireland; the most authentic version is as follows -- 'These young men had scarcely reached manhood when they cut loose from the Irish sod, coming one at a time, along about 1730-1740. Their names - Barnett, settled in Charleston South Carolina, afterwards moving to Pennsylvania. John settled in Kentucky and we have no further account of him. William settled first in Roanoke Virginia, afterwards moving to Havre de Gras, Maryland, thence to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania.' Tradition says that William Bonar, 1st, married Miss Gorrell, of or from near Roanoke Virginia. Glenna (Bonar) Baker gives her name as Miss Gorrell, but does not give the source of information nor her first name. We know that William was a married man when he lived on the Roanoke in Virginia - his son, William Bonar, 2nd, was born there -- this is recorded in the diary of Greenburg Dorsey Bonar.

1. William Bonar,lst, had five sons and possibly a daughter or daughters. The sons were:

William Bonar, 2nd said to be the oldest son, was born 1751/2 on the Roanoke in Virginia;
The birthdate and place of Matthew, said to be the second son, has not been proven.
James, the third son, was born on Feb 26,1759, in Maryland;
John, the fourth son, b. c.1763/64, and
David, the fifth son, were both born in Maryland.

1-2 Matthew Bonar, the only child of John and Rebecca know to be living when the
1880 Federal Census for Marshall County was taken, states that his father and
mother both were born in Maryland; this documentary record is at variance-with
the "tradition" by a few who say that John was born in Pennsylvania.

1-4 John Bonar (I) born c. 1763/64 in Maryland, died June 23,1829 (from tombstone,
Ohio County (now Marshall County), W.Va.); married probably 1785-88 to Rebecca
Calhoun, born c. 1766 in Maryland, died June 10,1848, age 82, Marshall County,
parents names not known. John and Rebecca were buried in a Bonar Cemetery on
their farm. Children were:

1. James Calhoun "Blue Eyed Jim",
2. N aney, 3. Mary, 4. David, 5. William,
-----~t' Martin (I) or Sr., 7. John B., 8. Elizabeth, 9. Matthew."

John settled on Fork Ridge, Marshall County Virginia, 3 miles east of Moundsville Virginia, where he built a log house on his land and raised his family. The Bonar Family Cemetery was on this homestead, where John Bonar and Rebecca and at least a dozen or more kin were buried from time to time. This little cemetery has been plowed over, some markers lost, some were taken to the Oak Grove Cemetery, some were taken to Roberts Ridge Cemetery to be cared for (these had been stacked along the fence by the highway, among the weeds and growth). John and Rebecca Bonar had nine children, whose descendants should have been interested in this dedicated ground, even after this homestead changed into other hands. There is nothing left to show that some one's loved ones are buried there!" - Everett W. Bonar.

It appears that John Bonar came to Marshall County later than his brothers, James and David. John is not listed in the 1810 Federal Census for Ohio County (W)Virginia; he may have come between 1810 and 1812. James Calhoun, eldest son of John, says he was born in Maryland (c.1789) while the second child and eldest daughter, Nancy (Bonar) Porter says she was born in Virginia (c.1792). This indicates that John and Rebecca were probably married in Maryland, had at least their first son there, then sometime between 1789 and 1792 moved to Virginia. (John Bonar's will is recorded in Ohio Co., Will Book 3, page 31.)
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1-4-6 Martin Bonar, Sr., born July 22,1806, in Marshall Co. Virginia, (in the 1880 census, son J.W., says both Martin and Jane born Maryland), died March 26, 1860 (Bible GLB), April 20 (court records) on Fork Ridge, married Nov 15,1827 ..to Jane Porter, born March 6,1812, died Aug 26, 1883, in Marshall Co., daughter of John F. Porter and his first wife, Sarah Magers. 1850 census says Jane born in Pennsylvania, but 1860-70-80 censuses say they were born in Maryland. Martin and Jane are buried in the Fairmont Cemetery, Bowman Ridge, Marshall Co. Their children were:

----'-:-i) Susan Jane, 2. John William, 3. Rebecca, 4. Elizabeth,S. Michael '---'" .
6. Martm Porter [r., 7. Thomas Snodgrass, 8. Mary Ann,
9. James Calhoun (II) 10. Sarah Eliza, 11. Josephine Gibson, 12. Jesse Lee,
and 13. Ellen.

Martin and Jane bought a tract of land from Robert C. Woods on what is known as Bowman Ridge. They cleared the land and built a home where were born to them thirteen children. She (Jane) was a woman of striking worth and one who is loved and honored down through generations because of her ministrations. She was a mother in times that tried the souls of women. Martin died at the age of 53 years leaving the children, several of them young and dependant upon the care of this good mother, who never yielded to discouragement. But impelled by her faith in God, and her own hands and fine judgement, reared all those children in the fear and love of God, living monuments of worth and intelligence of this Christian mother The Civil War broke out in 1861 and four of those sons went to the Army, all of whom lived through; some a little worse of the wear, but all able to resettle. Soon these and other members of the family settled in homesof their own.

1--1-6-1 Susan Jane Bonar, (Great Grandfather Burgess' mother) born Feb 17, 1829, Marshall
Co., died Aug 22,1907, age 78, Tyler Co., W.Va., married April 16, 1848 (by Phi1l~s Green, in Marshall Co. (Vol 1, pg 52), to William Thomas Burgess, born c.1831,.ln Virginia. (Note: Susan & William were our fathers' Great Grandparents on maternal side) Then children were:1. Martin William (our dad's Grandpa), 2. Michael Wesley, 3. Amanda,4. Thomas Edgar. According to Marshall County Census 1850: Thomas Burzess /:) , 29J Susan j anef Borrar) Burgess, 31, Martha W., 1 (Martha is an error, it is Martin) More than 100 families in this history _ (can't make it out - appears to be "are decendants") of Susan Jane and Thomas Burgess, Sr. "After her marriage, Susan Jane went to Tyler County to make her home. There was no doctor in the community and she felt the need of more knowledge of how to care for her growing family and also render intelligent service to her neighbors. To inform her mind she purchased books on anatomy, Materia Medica, and practice of medicine and began to study, and used the knowledge she gained to relieve pain and suffering wherever she was needed. Because of her ability she was called by the community much as a doctor. When the law was passed requiring a doctor to passexaminations and obtain license to practice medicine, she went to Wheeling, took the
examination, got her license, and went back home to work as before. Her brother, T. S. Bonar, gave us this information." - Grace L. Bonar.

1541 (Another family line) Lavinia Founds, born c.1840 in Marshall Co., W.Va., married 1861 to
William Burgess, born Nov 23,1831, son of William Burgess, Sr., and Eve (Coats) Burgess.
Lavinia and William had no children, but they reared two: 1. Mary Velma Jones, listed in 1880 census as adopted daughter, 2. Charlie Lowe. The 1880 Marshall County Census, Washington Township, Entry 398: William Burgess, 48, b. W.Va. (both parents born W.Va.), Lavinia, 40, b.W.Va. (both parents born W.Va.), Mary, 20 adopted daughter (both parents barn PaJ

"William Burgess, Sr., and Eve (Coats) Burgess, both devout members of the Methodist Church, passed their lives upon the farm and died in Marshall county, he about 1837, and she subsequently. They had eight children: 1. Mahala, 2. Charlotte (l.st wife of Matthew Bonar, Sr., son of John and Rebecca (Calhoun) Bonar), 3. Thomas William (Thomas married Susan Jane Bonar, dau of James Calhoun Bonar and Susan (Magers) Bonar), 4. Rachel, 5. Elizabeth, 6. Louisa, 7. William, 8. Amanda. {Bonar marriage inserts in this paragraph are my own; no proof of record that Charlotte and Thomas (same given names as ones who did marry Bonars) above are the same who married Bonarsm but likely they were. They lived in the same neighborhoods at the same time.}"

"William Burgess, Jr., who married Lavinia Founds was one of the most highly respected farmers of the vicinity of Moundsville. William began to earn his own living at the age of 15 years, and has worked at farming all his life, becoming by energy and industry, one of the leading men in that vocation in the county. His farm of 136 acres lies in a beautiful locality and is adorned with handsome and commodious buildings. Mr and Mrs Burgess have long been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been steward and trustee for a considerable period. In politics he is a Republican." (HUOV, pgs 680,681)

1 William Bonar, b.1721, m. Miss Gorrell Children: 1. William, 2. Matthew, 3. James, 4. John, 5. David
1-4 John Bonar, b. c.1763/64, m. Rebecca Calhoun, b. c.1766 Children:
141 James Calhoun Bonar "Blue EyedJim" m. Sarah Magers
142 Nancy Bonar m. John F. Porter
143 Mary Bonar m. Michael Wilson144 David Bonar m. #1 Sarah Bonar #2 Anna /I Amy" Hicks
145 William Bonar, died young
146 Martin Bonar, Sr., m. Jane Porter Jane Porter daughter of John F. Porter & 1st wife Sarah Magers, 141 &142 above. Children:

1461 Susan Jane Bonar m. William Thomas Burgesss
14611 Martin William Burgess, born c.1849, Tyler Co, W.Va., m.
Rachel Evelyn Gamer (our maternal Great Great Grandparents) -
Their children were:
1. Charles M., 2. Walter Forest, 3. John Nelson (twin)
with 4. Susan "Sue" (twin) 5. George Franklin,
6. Eva (our Grandmother Martha Evalyn), 7. Bruce,
8. "Ross", 9. "Lulu", 10. Jesse,
11. Curtis William Jr., 12. Maggie, 13. Julia, and
14. Dessie
14612 Michael Wesley Burgess, b. Feb 11,1851, Marshall Co., died
May 9, 1922, Age 71, married on Dee 31, 1875 to Martha
Magdalene Berger, b. Sept 20, 1855, Wetzel Co., d. June 13,
1922, Age 66, Wetzel Co, W.Va. Children: 1. Joseph.
Michael Wesley and Martha Magdalene are buried in
Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, W. V a.
1462 John William Bonar m. Sarah Sivert
1463 Rebecca Bonar m. Jacob Sivert
1464 Elizabeth Bonar - died young
1465 Michael Bonar - died young
1466 Martin Porter Bonar m. #1 Alvilda E. Porter
#2 Sarah A. Zink
1467 Thomas Snodgrass Bonar m. Martha Bonar
1468 Mary Ann Bonar m. William Donley
1469 James Calhoun Bonar m. Margaret Jane Gatts
146(10) Sarah Eliza Bonar m. William Newton Bonar
146(11) Josephine Gibson Bonar m. John W. Howe
146(12) Jesse Lee Bonar m. Nellie Gatts
146(13) Elissa Ellen Bonar m. Danial W. Games
147 John B. Bonar m. Lucinda Gorby
148 Matthew Bonar m. #1 Charlotte Ann Burgess
#2 Mary Ann Goshorn Marple
Charlotte Ann Burgess- sister of William Thomas Burgess
149 Elizabeth Bonar m. Adam Heman (?)
(NOTE: Tom Milburn's notes, with information provided by Clem Milburn, are in the small print in parens. I
reworked sequences some to make sense to me only. )

William married Julie Elizabeth Gorrell in 1750 in Roanoke River, Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Julie was born in 1726 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA; died in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Catherine (Katy) Allen, Tyler, West Virginia, USA. Catherine was born in 1775 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1850 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, , Morgan, West Virginia, USA

George married Catherine Engle on 14 Feb 1797 in , Berkeley, West Virginia, USA. Catherine was born in 1780 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died in 1810 in Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1810, Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1820, , Stafford, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Prince William, Virginia, USA

James married Agnes Taliaferro about 1785 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA. Agnes was born in 1768 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1820 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1779, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
• Residence: 1785, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
• Residence: 1793, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
• Residence: 1810, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

NATHAN DAVIS, SR. (THOMAS WILLIAM 4, JOHN 3, WILLIAM 2, WILLIAM 1) was born May 9, 1740 in Washington Co., Westerly, Rhode Island, and died Bef. October 17, 1814 in Harrison Co., Salem, W. Va.. He married ANN GIFFORD January 20, 1761 in N.J., daughter of JOSHUA GIFFORD and HANNAH DEAN. She was born January 07, 1741/42 in N.J., and died October 14, 1820 in Salem, W.Va..

Notes for NATHAN DAVIS, SR. : Nathan and Ann were active in the 7th Day Baptist Church at Shrewsbury, N.J. and later at New Salem, Western, Va. Nathan enlisted in the Continental Army on May 9, 1777 for a period of 3 years, with Sherburns Regiment. He was at Rye on Dec. 6, 1777; at Fishkill, March 4, 1778; at White Plains, July 21, 1778; Warren, Oct. 9, 1778; Bristol, Nov. 1778 to May 1, 1779; absent with leave from Bristol, June 5, 1779; Warwick, Nov. 10, 1779; Morristown, March 2, 1780; discharged, April 30, 1780.
War record #3360 national archives.

More About NATHAN DAVIS, SR. : Burial: Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery

Nathan was part of a close-knit Seventh Day Baptist Church community in Shrewsbury, NJ. In the late 1780's, he moved with his family first through Pennsylvania to western Virginia (now West Virginia), where they eventually settled lots of frontier land purchased from Samuel and Margaret Fitz Randolph and helped to establish the town of New Salem (today Salem, WV) with a number of other SDB families from Shrewsbury, NJ and elsewhere (see Samuel Fitz Randolph's biography for more details). Nathan was one of the original deed owners in New Salem.[1]

1 Corliss Fitz Randolph. (1905). A History of the Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia including the Woodbridgetown and Salemville churches in Pennsylvania and the Shrewsbury church in New Jersey. The American Sabbath Tract Society, Planfield, NJ. This book can be viewed online or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/historyofseven00rand.


From the church records, Shewsbury church; "September 6, 1789, Then did the body of this church remove from Shresbury in order to settle in the state of Virginia. Names; Rev. Jacob Davis, with his family, William Davis, Sr., John Davis, Ephriam Maxson; Thomas Babcock; Zebulon Maxson; Benjamin Thorp, with all their families." "Sept. 13, 1789, Also set out the following from the same place: Simeon Maxson; William Davis Jr.;William Maxson, and all their families." " The next date that appears in the records is May 13, 1792, after the church had settled at New Salem, Harrison County, Virginia. The church then became known as the New Salem Church, to correspond with the name of the new palce of settlement." The church gives us no record of its history from the time they left until May 13, 1792, nearly three years later. In the meantime, they had in all probabliity gone in a very leisurely manner through Pennsylvania, stopping at various places with friends and acquaintances in the County of Fayette. Thence they crossed over the Cheat river into western Virginia, some settling for the time being on White Day Creek in Monongalia County, and later the most of them making their way across the Mongonahela, following up the west fork of that river, thence up the Ten Mile Creek branch of the West Fork River to the headwaters of the Middlefork of Ten Mile creek. Here lay a tract of land surveyed on Jan. 20,1786, for Joseph Swearington, the son of Catherine Swearington, whose husband, John Swearington, had been adjudged owner of this land. Although the six Nations had formerly relinquished all claim to western Virginia in 1768, they continued their depredations until the summer of 1795. The new settlers on Ten Mile Creek built for
themselves a blockhouse within the present village of Salem, and protected themselves as best they could against unexpected attacks by the savages. In the summer of 1795, occurred the last invasion of this country by the Indians, when they murdered three or four victims, took three prisoners, and returned to their towns in time to surrender their captives to General Wayne. Waynes treaty with the Indians at Greenville on Aug. 3, 1795 forever freed northwestern Virginia from Indian Terrors. Dr. Isaiah Bee of Princeton, West Virginia, a great grandson of both William Davises who emigrated from Shrewsbury, say that his great grandfather, William Davis, Called "Greenbriar Billy," from Green Briar Run, the name of the stream on which he settled in Virginia, told him, then a lad of 8 or 9 years,
that an Indian Chief said to the people at the fort at New Salem, that they were so careless that they (the Indians) could have killed them all had they wanted to do so. But as they wore shoes and coats, the Indians knew they were from Pennsylvania or New Jersey and were friends. Had they wore moccasins and hunting shirts, they would not have left one alive in the fort. Dr. Bee further states that he himself remembers an old lady by the name of Childers, nee Richards, of Meat House Fork, saying that she stood on a stump and saw the Indians scalp her father. These incidents and others indicate that the Indians were active in their bloody pursuits in the locality of the Seventh Day Baptists even
after their arrival at their new homes. The country abounded in game such as buffalo, elk, deer, bear, wolves, wild turkeys and other small game. As soon as they felt that it would be safe to do so, they moved to their farms. Three brothers, Nathan, Joseph and William Davis purchased a tract of twenty thousand acres of land at the rate of twenty three cents an acre. The ground was covered by an unbroken forest of heavy building timber of the best quality in great variety.

Nathan enlisted in the Continental Army on May 9, 1777 for a period of three years with Sherburns Regiment. He was at Rye on Dec. 6, 1777; At Fishkill March 4, 1778; At White Plains, July 21, 1778; Warren, October 9, 1778; Bristol, November 1778 to May 1, 1779; Absent without leave from Bristol Nov. 1778 to MAy 1, 1779; Morristown, March 2, 1780; Discharged April 30, 1780. War record #3360, National Archives.

Nathan & Anne were active with the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church, in Shrewsbury, New Jersey and later in New Salem, Western Virginia. His dispute with an indentured servant, John Parker, concerning settlement at termination of indenture was settled by the Shrewsbury Church body and recorded in the minutes.
Nathan enlisted in the Continental Army on May 9, 1777 for a period of three years with Sherbourn's Regiment. He was at Rye on December 6, 1777; At Fishkill, March 4, 1778; at White Plains, July 21, 1778; Warren, October 9, 1778; Bristol, November1778 to May 1, 1779; Absent with leave from Bristol, June 5, 1779; Warwick, November 10, 1779; Morristown, March 2, 1780; Discharged, April 30, 1780.
War record Number 3360 - National Archives
He purchased Lot Number 27 and outlet Number 1 in the Village of New Salem by deed, dated February 13, 1796. Lot Number 27 was conveyed to the church by Nathan and Ann by deed dated March 14, 1811.
Joshua Davis was the Administrator of Nathan's Will as shown in Will book 2, Pg. 60, in Harrison County. A sale is listed in book 2, pg. 85, dated Nov. 11, 1814, & Administrative settlement, book 2, pg. 110, dated Nov. 11, 1814.

Nathan married Annie Gifford on 20 Jan 1761 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. Annie (daughter of Joshua Gifford and Hannah Dean) was born on 7 Jan 1742 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died on 14 Oct 1820 in Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1761, , Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

SAMUEL FITZ RANDOLPH

Samuel Fitz Randolph (1738 - 1825) and his wife, Margaret, lie buried in the Seventh-Day Baptist Cemetery at Salem, West Virginia. They were the founders of the town. Edward Fuller, a passenger on the Mayflower, was one of Samuel's ancestors, aas were early immigrants, Thomas Blossom, Rev. John Lothrop and Edward Fitz Randolph. Margaret shared much of her husband's heritage because she and Samuel were first cousins. The practice of marrying one's cousin was not uncommon in 18th century America. Samuel and Margaret were married on March 25, 1761 at the Seventh-Day Baptist Church in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. They were both born at Piscataway. Samuel was the son of Jonathan Fitz Randolph and Margaret, the daughter of Jonathan's brother, David Fitz Randolph. The Seventh-Day Baptist Church in America is not a large denomination compared to some others. However, in some sections of the nation, it is quite active. The Seventh-Day Baptist Church was an early offshoot from the English Baptists and came about, principally, because of their belief in the biblical Sabbath, which the Hebrews kept on the last day of the week. Samuel Fitz Randolph was a soldier in the War for American Independence. He served as Ensign in the Second Regiment of the Sussex County, New Jersey Militia.

After the war, Samuel Fitz Randolph prospered. Probably in the hope of speculation, in 1785, he bought eleven hundred acres of land in Pennsylvania. Eight hundred acres was a tract of virgin forest in Northumberland County. The remaining three hundred acres was a farm in the southwestern part of the state. By the year 1789, he and Margaret were living there. The Woodbridgetown Seventh-Day Baptist Church was formed on George's Creek, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 1790. Most of the church members had come from Piscataway, New Jersey. Among the constituent membership were Samuel and Margaret Fitz Randolph. The same year, on November 26, Samuel purchased from Catherine Swearingen two hundred and fifty-six acres. That tract was located in northwestern Virginia along Ten Mile Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Monongahela. The purchase price was 132 pounds, 10 shillings and 5 pence, Virginia money. Previously, that land, which included much of the present town of Salem, West Virginia, had belonged to Nicholas Carpenter, an early resident of Clarksburg. He had established a camp there from which he hunted the plentiful wild game. He also used it as a way station in his journeys to the Ohio to buy and sell cattle. Unfortunately, it was on one of those trips to Marietta, with a herd of cattle, that Carpenter and his son were ambushed and murdered by Indians. That atrocity occurred the year after Samuel bought the land.

The years of the Revolution were particularly difficult for the Seventh-Day Baptist Church at Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Several male members enlisted in the patriot cause and marched off to war. Some became Tories and were unwelcome in the churchh. A few were excommunicated for the awful sin of taking communion with members of the Church of England. The Battle of Monmouth was fought less than ten miles away from their church. And so it was, for whatever the reason, the congregation voted to sell their meetinghouse, in 1789, and join the migration to the west. The church record states that ten families left Shrewsbury. It is thought that others joined them on the way. The Seventh-Day Baptists settled on White Day Creek in Mononongalia County, northwestern Virginia. There they remained for two years. However, they were not pleased with their lands. The Woodbridgetown Church was not far from their settlement on White Day Creek. Samuel Fitz Randolph interested them in hihis tract on Ten Mile Creek about fifty miles away. They removed there and bought lots in the town that Samuel laid out. They also bought farms on adjacent lands. They built a log meeting house for church services and, remembering the fate of the Carpenters, nearby they built a blockhouse for protection from the Indians.

The town of New Salem was established by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on December 19, 1794. The name of "New Salem" as a post office became "Salem," by order of the Post Office Department, in March 1884. Samuel and Margaret Fitz Randolph expired there and were buried on the hill behind their church. Some of their descendants still attend the Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Salem, West Virginia.

KINSHIP: 1st cousin of wife.

RESIDENCE: Of Piscataway, N.J. {Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey}.
RESIDENCE: Of Salem W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

BURIAL: Gravestone> Salem, W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

Samuel married Margaret Fitz Randolph on 25 Mar 1761 in Seventh Day Baptist Church, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Margaret (daughter of David Fitz Randolph and Sarah Molleson) was born in Nov 1739 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 29 Feb 1832 in Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

KINSHIP: Youngest daughter.
KINSHIP: 1st cousin of husband.

BIRTH: Date Conflict> Shown as born "Nov 1739" in "Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents", page 4, yet her mother is listed as died "1738" in the same source, page 3.

BURIAL: Gravestone> Salem, W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

KINSHIP: Youngest daughter.
KINSHIP: 1st cousin of husband.

BIRTH: Date Conflict> Shown as born "Nov 1739" in "Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents", page 4, yet her mother is listed as died "1738" in the same source, page 3.

BURIAL: Gravestone> Salem, W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

Capt married Susannah White on 6 Jun 1774 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA. Susannah was born on 22 Apr 1751 in , Kent, Delaware, USA; died on 9 Oct 1792 in , , Delaware, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1789, , Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1792, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1820, , Shelby, Ohio, USA

Notes:

William was among those who migrated westward. His father, James Davis, had owned a shipyard at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and sided with the British. William guided the British fleet through Hell Gate Channel into New York City at the time of its capture. However, after his shipyard was burned, his father, James, became a loyal supporter of the Colonists until James was killed with a "stray British bullet as he rode out to watch the Battle of Monmouth" (NJ), near Shrewsbury. According to tradition his horse carried him back to his home. William, too, switched his allegiance and fought with the Americans. William was among the early settlers of Salem VA where he bought all of the bottom land east of Salem, thus picking up the designation of "Bottom Billy" to distinguish him from the other William Davises of the area.

According to tradition, at the time of the Revolutionary War, William worked in his father's shipyard. They had been Loyalists until their shipyard was burned, William having guided the British Fleet through Hell Gate Channel into New York City at the time of its capture. After the loss of the shipyard, William took his wife and children to her parents home and joined the Army of the Colonists and fought for the American cause.

William migrated to Washington county, Pennsylvania in 1789 and to Harrison county Virginia in 1792 (Pension record). He bought all the bottom land east of Salem, where Bristol is now located and from that acquired the name Bottom Billy. He was at one time Sheriff of Harrison county, Virginia (West Virginia). About 1832 or 1833 he and his wife and several of their children migrated to Clark county Ohio. It is believed that she died in Clark county in 1834 and he in Clark or Shelby county in 1834 or 1840.

Escaping the devastation and horrors that came with the Revolutionary War, in 1789, the extended DAVIS family (which included the MAXSON, BABCOCK, and THORPE families) left New Jersey as part of the congregation of Shrewsbury Seventh Day Baptist Church.

No place had suffered the ravages of war as much as Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Davis family was no exception to loss. As farmers, shipbuilders, and proprietors of salt producing businesses, their boats carried salt and farm products to New York City from their settlements near the mouths of the Manasquan and Shark Rivers near Shrewsbury(23). Some Davises were Loyalists at the beginning of the war until their businesses were burned by the British; these, then, joined the Revolutionaries. Another theory regarding what caused the sudden uprooting of this Shrewsbury congregation was developed by Richard Brandstetter of Shrewsbury, New Jersey(24), who felt these Sabbatarians felt restricted by the Blue Laws of the state. He discovered petitions they had submitted to the state of New Jersey in 1786-87, requesting that they be exempt from the Blue Law and be allowed to work on Sunday, which, for Sabbatarians, was the first day of their work week. Otherwise, they had to refrain from doing any work for two full days. Their petition was denied, and two years later, the entire church pulled up stakes!

After selling their lands and a fairly new church building, four months later they embarked on their long journey, following an Indian trail westward in order to reach "Virginey" to begin life anew. The aforementioned Jesse Davis (Absolom's father), Bottom Billy, Joshua, Greenbrier Billy and his son, Peter Davis, were among these war-weary Monmouth County families. Most were ancestors of mine. The church group left New Jersey in two waves; the first in 1789, and the second group trickled in somewhere between 1792 and 1807.

The church record, carried from New Jersey to West Virginia, stated that the first migrant group which set out from Shrewsbury on September 6, 1789, was comprised of "Elder Jacob Davis with his famely (sic), William Davis, Senior, John Davis, Ephraim Maxson, Thomas Badcock, and Zebulon Maxson and Benjamin Thorp, with all their famelys(25)" (sic).

The remainder of the 1789 group departed on September 13th of the same year: "Simeon Maxson, William Davis, Juner and William Maxson with all their famelys" (sic). These were likely among them:

T. William DAVIS, Sr. (s/o John & Eliz. Maxson Davis) and his wife Tacy CRANDALL Davis. All of their children migrated with the first group except Nathan Davis<26>, who came later. William "Greenbrier Billy" Davis (27)(s/o T.Wm & Tacy) and his wife, Elizabeth JOHNSTON Davis (and likely children, Mary, Peter, Benjamin, David)

Jacob Davis, Rev. (s/o James Sr. son of William Davis of Wales) and his wife, Mary (Davis) Davis (d/o William & Tacy).

John Davis, Rev.(28)(s/o Wm. & Tacy) and his wife, Marvel Maxson Davis, and daughters, Amy and Jane. Ephraim MAXSON and his wife Elizabeth (Davis) Maxson (d/o William & Tacy) and possibly children Amy, Sally, Prudence, Jesse, Piety, Charity. Ephraim died in 1795.

Thomas BABCOCK(29) and his wife Martha (Davis) BABCOCK (d/o William & Tacy) (Thomas was a nephew of William & Tacy, the son of Thos. Sr. & Judith Davis Babcock.)

Zebulon MAXSON. Jr., Rev.(30) (s/o Experience Davis Maxson - T. Wm. Davis Sr.'s sister) nephew of T. William Davis; Zebulon later married Mary, d/o Nathan Davis

Benjamin THORP and his wife Elizabeth (Maxson) THORP (sister of Zebulon, above)

Simeon MAXSON and his wife Mary Babcock Maxson (step-daughter of Judith Davis Babcock who was a sister to T. William Davis, Sr.)

William "Bottom Billy" Davis (son of James Sr.) and his wife, Elizabeth (HAVENS) Davis, and possibly eight children, James, John, Jonathan, Joel, David, George Anna, and Jesse.

Rev. Jacob Davis (son of James Sr.) and his wife, Mary (Davis) Davis (d/o Wm. & Tacy)

James Davis Jr.(32) (s/o James, son of William Davis of Wales) and his wife, Rebecca (BRAND) Davis(33) It is believed that it was their son, Joseph Davis, who was received into New Salem Church in 1794.

The Indian trail took the New Jersey pioneers to southwestern Pennsylvania, where they may have either camped for almost two years near the residence of Samuel FITZ RANDOLPH and/or just across the Virginia border in Monongalia County at White Day Creek (between Morgantown & Fairmont, WV). While in Pennsylvania, Rev. Jacob Davis helped found the Woodbridgetown Seventh Day Baptist Church.

During the time the New Jersey settlers lived in White Day Creek, the eldest of the group died in July of 1791 - ancestor Thomas William Davis, Sr. (1719-1791), son of John and grandson of immigrant William of Wales. Soon after this, the group, unhappy with the land they had purchased, decided to move on to Harrison County, after being a deed by Samuel Fitz Randolph to settle on land he owned at the headwaters of the Monongahela.

Arriving in the spring of 1792, the settlers built a blockhouse (fort) and community of log houses they called New Salem - now known as Salem, West Virginia. Isaac Fitz Randolph, grandson of William "Greenbrier Billy" Davis, said there "were about forty families who established the town(34)". Later, Samuel Fitz Randolph, whose family married into the Davis family, joined the settlers and helped charter the village.

Rev. Jacob Davis, who had served as a chaplain in the Revolution(35>, was the first minister at the New Salem settlement, but upon returning to the Woodbridgetown church on a missionary trip in 1793, he met his death(36).

Just west of Salem, in 1807, West Union was founded by one of the New Jersey Davises. Capt. Nathan Davis, later a Harrison County sheriff (1843-44), and his brothers, William and Joseph, purchased all the land upon which the town was built. The name of the town was changed from Lewisport to West Union with the establishment of Doddridge County in 1845; the first county court was held at the residence of Nathan Davis, now the site of the Doddridge County Courthouse(37). 23. Sojourners Day, Clarksburg Telegram, Dorothy Davis, 1989. 24. See "Genealogist's Answer to Fantasy Baseball" by Sharon Bramhall, HCGS 2007

25. Davis - Settlers of Salem, WV, Susie Davis Nicholson, quoting the original church record.

26. Rev. War soldier. Wife-Ann Gifford. Believed to be in WV by 1795.

27. Rev. War soldier. Due to Indian attacks, he moved his family to Greenbrier Run. A community center in Salem is named for him.

28.Rev. War soldier. Married 2nd Margaret Kelso. Buried Broad Run Baptist Cemetery, Lewis County WV.

29. Thomas Babcock, with Samuel & Jacob Davis, moved to Greene Co. Ohio in 1806.

30. Zebulon was a 7th Day Bapt. minister, basket & broom maker. His father, Zebulon Maxson, Sr., deeded the land upon which Shrewsbury 7th Day Baptist was built.

31. Died in Shelby Co., Ohio; some children went to Garwin, Iowa,br> 32. Trustee for newly chartered town of New Salem, (W) VA, 1794. Appraiser for estate of his brother Jacob Davis in New Salem (W)Va. 1793.

33. It is not certain if James and Rebecca (Brand) Davis came with the first or second group to Salem.

34. Davis, The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson 35. Obid,br>. 36. Obid 37. Obid

William Davis, S16097, NJ Line, sol was b 11 Mar 1754 in Middletown Twnshp in Monmouth Cty NJ & sol lived in Shrewsbury Twshp in Monmouth Cty NJ at enl & sol moved from there to Washington Cty PA for 2 1/2 yrs then moved to Harrison Cty VA for 38 yrs then moved to Champaign Cty OH & a few mths later he moved to Clark Cty OH & sol appl there 4 Oct 1832 a res of Pike Twnshp OH, sol m a daughter of John Havens (she wasn't named), a son James Davis was b 1 Apr 1774 & he stated in 1833 in Clark Cty OH that he & his mother lived with her father John Havens in Shrewsbury Twnshp NJ while his father was a prisoner of the British, the son James & his father William srv together in 1794 under Capt Bogard & Col Wm. Lowther, another son of sol was Jonathan Davis who testified in 1834 in Champaign Cty OH, the following were mentioned but no relationship to sol was stated, to wit: in 1833 Joseph Davis was a witt in Clinton Cty OH, in 1834 Phenias Davis knew of sol's srv, in 1834 Lebe S. Davis was aged about 48, Silvester Davis was aged about 40, Gideon Davis was aged about 31, Reuben Davis was aged about 30 & Calvin Davis was aged about 26 & they testified for sol in Clark Cty OH. [Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files; Abstracted by Virgil D. White; Vol. 1, Pg. 913]

According to tradition, at the time of the Revolutionary War, William worked in his father's shipyard. They had been Royalists until their shipyard was burned, William having guided the British fleet through Hell Gate Channel into New York City at the time of its capture. After the loss of the shipyard, William took his wife and children to her parents' home and joined the Army of the Co Colonists and fought for the American Cause. (Viola Trainer Manu). William migrated to Washington Co. Pennsylvania 1789 and to Harrison County Virginia 1792 (Pension Record). He bought all the bottom land east of Salem, where Bristol is now located and from that acquired the name Bottom Billy. He was at one time Sheriff of Harrison County, Virginia (West Virginia). About 1832 or 1833 he and his wife and several of their children migrated to Clark County, Ohio. It is believed that she died in Clark County, 1834, and he died in Clark or Shelby County, 1834 or 1840.[Davis--The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia; Susie Davis Nicholson]

Biography:
Sketches of Pioneers. William Davis. William Davis is supposed to have been born in New Jersey, and came to Harrison County some time after the war of the Revolution. He settled in the Bottom land between Salem and Bristol. Was a large owner of lands, removed to Ohio and died there some time in the thirties. He always signed his name William Davis 'Bottom' to distinguish him from two or three other William Davis' who lived in the neighborhood. Tradition says that he had been a sailor and that during the Revolution he was loyal to the King and that he piloted the British fleet through the Hell Gate Channel, under the command of Lord Howe, at the time New York was captured in 1776, and for his services on that occasion he received a large bag of gold. After the close of the war and upon his return home, he found it a little unpleasant for persons of his political opinions, and emigrated to the western country as it was then called, where some of his relatives had come before. Deeds executed by him show that he lived in this county as late as 1825. His father resided near the Battlefield of Brandy Wine, and rode out from home, on a white horse, to see the battle, and the color of his horse attracting attention, he was fired on and killed. [History of Harrison County, WV, by Henry Haymond, pg. 369]

Story:
William was a ship carpenter. One day he went into a ship yard looking for work. The boss said to him " Can you make a pin?" He says "I can try." The boss gave him a new hand ax and a piece of timber for a pin and led him to the "hack block" which proved to be a large stone. He finished his pin without touching the block with the edge of his ax greatly to the surprise of the boss, and raising his ax high into the air, struck a tremendous blow into the face of the rock as though he took it for an ordinary hack block into which he was accustomed to stick his ax after finishing a job. "Thad will do", says the boss. " I will give you $30 a month." He worked here but a short time, shortly after being a sailor on the high seas. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War he was a Tory and joined the British Army. It is said that he ran the first British gunboat through Longg Island Sound to New York. The following story is told as related by him. "one day while consulting with the British Officers, concerning the strength of the Colonists, it began to thunder and not a cloud in sight, we took a spy-glass and discovered a small black cloud not larger than a man's hand rising in the west. It kept getting lsrger until we could see it with the naked eye. It came up and settled over the vessellying at anchor nearby and a flash of lightning struck her magazine which blew up completely destroting the vessel." He believed it was an act of providence, which convinced him that he was fighting on the wrong side. He deserted the British and joined the American forces. After the close of the war and about 1789 0r 90 he moved from Shrewsbury NJ to Harrison county Viirginia and settled on a treact of land near the moouth of Cherry Camy Run. The viilllage of Cherry Camy was afterward built on this farm. He built the first mill in that vicinity. The foregoing is an illustration of the sterling worth and character of the man. He had strong likes and dislikes and was ready to fight for that which he believed was right. The following historical facts prove his patriotism and courage in fighting for his country when comvinced that the then present authority was in the wrong. William Davis of Monmouth County, New Jersey, Private in the detachment of Monmouth County NJ Militia enlisted at Monmouth, July, 1776, served one month as guide. Private under Lieut. Colonel Auke Wykoff's third regiment for one month. Served as private in Capt. Dennis' Co. 3rd Reg. Monmouth county militia. While enroute to Philadelphia, PA he was taken prisoner by the British and was confined to New York for two months. He was private in Capt. Stephen Fleming's Co. 3rd Reg. one month. Was engaged in the battle of Sandy Hook, NJ. He furnished as a substitute in the same company, Joseph Bishop. While serving as private in Capt. John Dennis; company, 2nd Reg, Monmouth County Militia he was shot in the breast in an engagement at Somerset Courthouse. He resided in Clarke County, Ohio, 1832 to 1834. The wound in his breast was from a rifle ball, which was removed, leaving a large scar for the remainder of his life. James Davis, the oldest son of William, appeared before the President at Springfield, Ohio, where he lived, June 28th, 1833, and testified that he was a son of William Davis and was born April 1, 1774, that he remembered well when his father left home, and that he and his mother went to live with her father, John Havens of Shrewsbury, NJ and he remembered distinctly when his father returned home from captivity, when he was five or six years old and that afterward he went away again to serve in the Militia.William Davis 1663-1745 And Descendants Compiled by Thomas Clayton Davis as published in The Alfred Sun, Alfred, NY, 1945-1948]

William married Elizabeth Anna Havens in 1773 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of John Havens and Anna Davis) was born in 1754 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died in 1834 in Clark, Shelby, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1785, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
• Residence: 1810, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1820, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Joshua married Content Davis in 1785 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. Content (daughter of James Davis and Judith Maxson) was born on 27 Feb 1758 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died on 28 Jun 1840 in Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]