McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Richard Friel Combs

1. Virginia marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
R.F. Combs; age 21; born in Carroll Co, VA; single; son of Newel and Frances
Combs; married on 31 Dec 1868 in Carrol Co, VA; M.A. Largin; age 20; born in
Carroll Co, VA; single; daughter of Rebecca Largin.
2. Virginia marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Richard F. Combs; age 33; born in Carroll Co, VA; widowed; son of Newel and Frances
Combs; married on 18 Mar 1880 in Carrol Co, VA; Ellen Marshal; age 25; born in
Carroll Co, VA; single; daughter of William and Rosamond Marshall.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV...", Vol 6, No 107, Haga, page 25.
Peter Vinson Cowles?, age 36, born in Carroll Co, VA, son of Fouling and
Millie Cowles?, married on 5 May 1900 Rena Toler, age 35, daughter of
William Toler.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Combs search, 16 Nov 2001, submitted by John
Hysler, johndhysler@aol.com
Peter Vincent Combs; born in 1879; son of Richard Friel and Millie Ann Largen
Combs; married Renee G. Toler.
Richard F. Combs; born in Jul 1847 in VA: son of Newell D. and Frances
Beamer Combs; died bef 1917 on Fork Ridge, Claiborne Co, TN; married first,
Ellen Marshall; second Millie Largen.


Ellen Marshall

1. Virginia marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Richard F. Combs; age 33; born in Carroll Co, VA; widowed; son of Newel and Frances
Combs; married on 18 Mar 1880 in Carrol Co, VA; Ellen Marshal; age 25; born in
Carroll Co, VA; single; daughter of William and Rosamond Marshall.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Combs search, 16 Nov 2001, submitted by John
Hysler, johndhysler@aol.com
Peter Vincent Combs; born in 1879; son of Richard Friel and Millie Ann Largen
Combs; married Renee G. Toler.
Richard F. Combs; born in Jul 1847 in VA: son of Newell D. and Frances
Beamer Combs; died bef 1917 on Fork Ridge, Claiborne Co, TN; married first,
Ellen Marshall; second Millie Largen.
Ellen Marshall; born in Aug 1854 in VA; died after 1900; daughter of William
and Rosamond (________) Marshall.


Henry Browning

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, taken 23 Jul 1850, page 120A, Family #30.
Listed as Henry Browning, age 4, born in VA, in household of father,
Nathaniel Browning.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Nathaniel Browning search, 31 Mar 2002, submitted by
Joel Hager, hagerj@us.army.mil.
Henry Browning; born in 1846 on Buffalo Creek, Logan Co, WV; son of
Nathaniel and Margaret Browning Browning; died bef 1869; married first, E.
Toler; second, Emily Cantabury, daughter of Samuel and Mary Ellis
(sic?, Elkins) Canterbury, bef 1874.


Emaline Canterbury

1. 1860 Census, Logan Co, WV, page 78, Family #496.
Listed as Emaline Canterbury, age 7, born in VA, in household of mother,
Mary Canterbury.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Nathaniel Browning search, 31 Mar 2002, submitted by
Joel Hager, hagerj@us.army.mil.
Henry Browning; born in 1846 on Buffalo Creek, Logan Co, WV; son of
Nathaniel and Margaret Browning Browning; died bef 1869; married first, E.
Toler; second, Emily Cantabury, daughter of Samuel and Mary Ellis
(sic?, Elkins) Canterbury, bef 1874.


Jerome Carter

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Mitchell Carter search, 2 Dec 2001, submitted by
Melinda Allen, mallen8486@aol.com.
Sarah Walker; married David Carter on 13 Sep 1809 in Rockingham Co, NC; sons
Jerome and Elisha identified.
David Carter; son of Thomas and Ruth Carter Carter; born in Rockingham Co,
NC; married Sarah Walker and Dicy Cline (sic?, son Elisha married Dicy
Cline, are there two Dicy Cline's?).
Jerome Carter; son of David and Sarah Walker Carter; born in Rockingham Co,
NC; married Rhoda Perry and Rhoda Cline (sic, this reference gives both
marriages in 1880. Has to be an error); son by Rhoda Perry identified as
Mitchell Carter, born in 1850, married Mahulda Blankenship in 1871.
2. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Five Oaks District, page 750, Family #417.
Listed as Jerome Carter, age 31, born in VA, head of household.
3. "Tazewell Co (VA) Marriages, 1854-1866" Register No 3, Year 1856, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Jerome Carter, age 28, born in Smyth Co, VA, son of David and Sally Carter, married on 17 Sep 1856
Rhoda Perry, age 23, born in Ashe Co, NC, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Perry. Married by J.R. Crockett.
4. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 16 Jul 1870, Page 383B, Family #427.
Listed as Jerome Carter, age 33, born in VA, farmer, head of household.
5. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 5 Jun 1880, Page 233B, Family #99.
Listed as Jerome Carter, age 60, born in VA, laborer, head of household.


Rhoda Perry

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Mitchell Carter search, 2 Dec 2001, submitted by
Melinda Allen, mallen8486@aol.com.
Jerome Carter; son of David and Sarah Walker Carter; born in Rockingham Co,
NC; married Rhoda Perry and Rhoda Cline (sic, this reference gives both
marriages in 1880. Has to be an error); son by Rhoda Perry identified as
Mitchell Carter, born in 1850, married Mahulda Blankenship in 1871.
(This can not be accurate. Jerome Carter did not marry Rhoda Perry until
17 Sep 1856 in Tazewell Co, VA)
2. 1850 Census, Scott Co, VA, taken on 15 Aug 1850, Page 394B, Family #594.
Listed as Rhoda Perry, age 20, born in NC, in household of father, Jesse Perry.
3. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Five Oaks District, page 750, Family #417.
Listed as Rhoda Carter, age 31, born in KY, in household of husband, Jerome
Carter.
4. "Tazewell Co (VA) Marriages, 1854-1866" Register No 3, Year 1856, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Jerome Carter, age 28, born in Smyth Co, VA, son of David and Sally Carter, married on 17 Sep 1856
Rhoda Perry, age 23, born in Ashe Co, NC, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Perry. Married by J.R. Crockett.
5. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 16 Jul 1870, Page 383B, Family #427.
Listed as Rhoda Carter, age 30, born in NC, in household of husband, Jerome Carter.
6. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 5 Jun 1880, Page 233B, Family #99.
Listed as Rhoda Carter, age 45, born in VA, in household of husband, Jerome Carter.


Solomon Carter

1. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Five Oaks District, page 750, Family #417.
Listed as Solomon Carter, age 2, born in VA, in household of father,
Jerome Carter.
2. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 16 Jul 1870, Page 383B, Family #427.
Listed as Solomon Carter, age 14, born in VA, in household of father, Jerome Carter.


James Carter

1. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Five Oaks District, page 750, Family #417.
Listed as James Carter, age 1, born in VA, in household of father,
Jerome Carter.
2. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 16 Jul 1870, Page 383B, Family #427.
Listed as James Carter, age 12, born in VA, in household of father, Jerome Carter.
3. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 5 Jun 1880, Page 233B, Family #99.
Listed as James Carter, age 21, born in VA, in household of father, Jerome Carter.


Maggie Carter

1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville Township, taken on 5 Jun 1880, Page 233B, Family #99.
Listed as Maggie Carter, age 12, born in VA, in household of father, Jerome Carter.


James "Jimmy" McNeely

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Noah Brown search, 19 Nov 2001, submitted by K,
Mazor, csspencer14@yahoo.com
Ollie Bailey, daughter of James Everett and Rebecca Toler Bailey; born in
1885; married Jimmy McNeely on 19 Jan 1903 in Logan Co, WV.


Ollie Bailey

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Noah Brown search, 19 Nov 2001, submitted by K,
Mazor, csspencer14@yahoo.com
Ollie Bailey, daughter of James Everett and Rebecca Toler Bailey; born in
1885; married Jimmy McNeely on 19 Jan 1903 in Logan Co, WV.


Jasper Workman

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jacob Cook search, 13 Jan 2002, submitted by
utahsharon@aol.com.
Martha G. Chambers; born on 15 Apr 1834 in Logan Co, WV; married Jasper
Workman on 20 Nov 1855.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jacob Cook search, 13 Jan 2002, submitted by
shirleygirl51@yahoo.com.
Martha Gore Chambers; born in 15 Apr 1834 in Logan Co, WV; died on 6 Jan
1864 at Bald Knob, Boone Co, WV; buried at Bald Knob; married Jasper Workman
on 20 Nov 1855 in Logan, Logan Co, WV.
Jasper Workman; son of Joseph and Elizabeth McNeely Workman; born on 3 May
1828 at Bald Knob, Boone Co, WV; died on 28 Feb 1912 in Salem, OR; buried
in Elgin, Union Co, OR.
2. 1850 Census, Boone Co, WV, District 6, taken on 28 Aug 1850, page 32B, Family
#432.
Listed as Jasper Workman, age 22, born in VA, in household of father, Joseph
Workman.
3. 1860 Census, Boone Co, WV, Ballardsville PO, taken on 19 Jun 1860, Page 36,
Family #222.
Listed as Jasper Workman, age 32, born in Logan Co, VA, farmer, head of
household.
4. 1870 Census, Boone Co, WV, Crooks Township, Bald Knob PO, taken on 1 Jul
1870, Page 325, Family #4.
Listed as Jasper Workman, age 41, born in VA, farmer, head of household.


Martha Gore Chambers

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, taken 26 Jul 1850, page 121B, Family #53.
Listed as Martha Chambers, age 16, born in VA, in household of father,
James Chambers.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jacob Cook search, 13 Jan 2002, submitted by
utahsharon@aol.com.
Martha G. Chambers; born on 15 Apr 1834 in Logan Co, WV; married Jasper
Workman on 20 Nov 1855.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jacob Cook search, 13 Jan 2002, submitted by
shirleygirl51@yahoo.com.
Martha Gore Chambers; born in 15 Apr 1834 in Logan Co, WV; died on 6 Jan
1864 at Bald Knob, Boone Co, WV; buried at Bald Knob; married Jasper Workman
on 20 Nov 1855 in Logan, Logan Co, WV.
4. 1860 Census, Boone Co, WV, Ballardsville PO, taken on 19 Jun 1860, Page 36,
Family #222.
Listed as Martha Workman, age 28, born in Logan Co, VA, in household of
husband, Jasper Workman.


Lorenzo Dow Hinchman

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jacob Cook search, 13 Jan 2002, submitted by
utahsharon@aol.com.
Elizabeth Ann Chambers; born in 1842 in Logan Co, WV; married Lorenzo D.
Hinchman on 25 Jan 1870.


Elizabeth Ann Chambers

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, taken 26 Jul 1850, page 122A, Family #53.
Listed as Elizabeth Ann Chambers, age 8, born in VA, in household of father,
James Chambers.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jacob Cook search, 13 Jan 2002, submitted by
utahsharon@aol.com.
Elizabeth Ann Chambers; born in 1842 in Logan Co, WV; married Lorenzo D.
Hinchman on 25 Jan 1870.


Anthony Lawson

1. "Genealogical Section of History of Logan Co", Henry Clay Ragland, 1896,
Chapter XIII, page 1, reprinted by the Logan County Genealogical Society
in 1978 with permission of The Logan Banner.
Peter Dingess, son of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
Sallie Farley, daughter of Captain Henry Farley.
Daughter, Polly Dingess; married Lewis Lawson, son of Anthony Lawson.


Peter Dingess

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
William Curry, bgcurry@bellsouth.net.
Peter Dingess; born on 16 Dec 1782 in Montgomery Co, VA.
2. "Genealogical Section of History of Logan Co", Henry Clay Ragland, 1896,
Chapter XIII, page 1, reprinted by the Logan County Genealogical Society
in 1978 with permission of The Logan Banner.
Peter Dingess, son of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
Sallie Farley, daughter of Captain Henry Farley.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Joyce Barnett, rjbarnett@netscope.net.
Sarah Farley; born on 20 Mar 1787 in Montgomery Co, VA; married Peter
Dingess on 17 Jan 1806 in Logan Co, WV.


Sarah "Sallie" Farley

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Melinda Allen, mallen8486@aol.com.
Peter Dingess; married Sally Farley; son: William Anderson Dingess, born on
30 Oct 1806 in Kanawha (sic, Logan) Co, WV.
2. "Genealogical Section of History of Logan Co", Henry Clay Ragland, 1896,
Chapter XIII, page 1, reprinted by the Logan County Genealogical Society
in 1978 with permission of The Logan Banner.
Peter Dingess, son of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
Sallie Farley, daughter of Captain Henry Farley.
Son, William Anderson Dingess; born on 30 Oct 1806 in Logan Co, WV; died on
13 Dec 1893.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Joyce Barnett, rjbarnett@netscope.net.
Sarah Farley; born on 20 Mar 1787 in Montgomery Co, VA; married Peter
Dingess on 17 Jan 1806 in Logan Co, WV.


Samuel Smoot

1. "Early Logan Co, WV Marriages, 1853-1860" transcribed by Vicie Waskey Fowler.
Samuel Smoot, age 34, widowed, son of Daniel and Polly Smoot; married on 26
Apr 1860; Minerva Lawson, age 18, daughter of L.B. and Polly Lawson.
2. "Tazewell County (VA) Marriages", Registry #3, Year 1866, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Samuel Smoot, age 40, born in Kanawha Co, WV, living in Boone Co, WV, widowed, son of Daniel J. and Mary Smoot,
married on 11 Jan 1866 Mary Croft, age 19, born in Craig Co, VA, daughter of David and Lavina Croft. Married by
Edward Vertigans.


Minerva Lawson

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, taken 29 Jul 1850, page 122B, Family #60
Listed as Minerva Lawson, age 6, born in VA, in household of father, Lewis
B. Lawson.
2. "Early Logan Co, WV Marriages, 1853-1860" transcribed by Vicie Waskey Fowler.
Samuel Smoot, age 34, widowed, son of Daniel and Polly Smoot; married on 26
Apr 1860; Minerva Lawson, age 18, daughter of L.B. and Polly Lawson.


James Dempsey

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Rachel Dempsey search, 18 Nov 2001, submitted by
Tom Dempsey, tdempsey@mindspring.com
James Dempsey; born in 1811; son of John William and Rachel Solomon Dempsey,
married Dorcas Hager.
2. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 29 July, Page 122B, Family
#63.
Listed as James Dempsey, age 38, born in VA, farmer, head of household.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, John Dempsey search, 16 Dec 2001, submitted by
Arthur W. Dempsey, Jr., dempseyxng2 @peoplepc.com.
John Dempsey; born on 6 Sep 1758 in Patrick? Co, VA; died on 27 Sep 1830 in
Logan? Co, WV; buried in Sep 1830; son of William and (________) Gulliver
Dempsey; married Rachel Solomon 6 Sep 1788 in Botetourt Co, VA.
Son, James Demspey; born in 1798? (sic?, 1811/12?); married Dorcas Hager in
1834.


Dorcas Hager

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Rachel Dempsey search, 18 Nov 2001, submitted by
Tom Dempsey, tdempsey@mindspring.com
Dorcas Hager; born in 1814; married James Dempsey.
2. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, page 122B, Family #63.
Listed as Dorcas Dempsey, age 32, born in VA, in household of husband, James
Dempsey.


Emanuel Dempsey

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, page 122B, Family #63.
Listed as Emanuel Dempsey, age 15, born in VA, in household of father,
James Dempsey.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Rachel Dempsey search, 18 Nov 2001, submitted by
Tom Dempsey, tdempsey@mindspring.com
Emanuel Dempsey; born on 3 Jan 1839 (1850 Census indicates age 15, ie 1835)
in Logan Co, WV; died on 8 Mar 1891 at Logan in Logan Co, WV; married Nancy
J. Hicks on 19 May 1859 in Logan Co, WV.
3. "Early Marriages of Logan Co WV, 1853-1860, transcribed by Vicie Waskey
Fowler.
Emanuel Dempsey, age 24, born in Logan Co, WV, son of James and Dorcas
Demspey; married on 19 May 1859 Nancy J. Hicks, age 19, daughter of J. and E.
Hicks.


Reynolds Dempsey

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, page 122B, Family #63.
Listed as Reynolds Dempsey, age 10, born in VA, in household of father,
James Dempsey.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Rachel Dempsey search, 18 Nov 2001, submitted by
Tom Dempsey, tdempsey@mindspring.com
Riland Dempsey; son of James and Dorcas Hager Dempsey; born in 1841.


William Anderson Dempsey

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, page 122B, Family #63.
Listed as William A. Dempsey, age 5, born in VA, in household of father,
James Dempsey.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Rachel Dempsey search, 18 Nov 2001, submitted by
Tom Dempsey, tdempsey@mindspring.com
William Anderson Dempsey; son of James and Dorcas Hager Dempsey; born in
1845; married Harriett Hicks.


Preston Dempsey

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, page 122B, Family #63.
Listed as Preston Dempsey, age 3, born in VA, in household of father,
James Dempsey.


James Dempsey

1. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, page 122B, Family #63.
Listed as James Dempsey, age 5 months, born in VA, in household of father,
James Dempsey.