1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, Peeryville Precinct,
taken on 16 Apr 1910, Page 161, Family #25.
Listed as J.B. Tunnell, age 51, born in TN, carpenter, head of household.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "William Harrison Tunnell Family " article,
page 250.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 5/6 Jan 1920, Page 3B, Family #56.
Listed as James B. Tunnell, age 62, born in TN, both parents born in TN, house carpenter, head of
household.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, Peeryville Precinct,
taken on 16 Apr 1910, Page 161, Family #25.
Listed as Prudence? Tunnell, age 50, born in TN, married 34 years, 10
children, 8 living, in household of husband, J.D. Tunnell.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "William Harrison Tunnell Family " article,
page 250.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 5/6 Jan 1920, Page 3B, Family #56.
Listed as PatienceTunnell, age 61, born in TN, father born in VA, mother in TN, in household of
husband, James B. Tunnell.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, Peeryville Precinct,
taken on 16 Apr 1910, Page 161, Family #25.
Listed as R.A. Tunnell, age 13, born in VA, in household of father, J.D. Tunnell.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV...", page 96.
Preston Beavers married first Ellen Blankenship, on 30 Jan 1868. She died in
1905.
Children were: James Mathais (born in 1872, married Arminda J. Mitchell),
Thomas Rush (born in 1874, married Rebecca Elizabeth Waldron), Dock
William (married Lilly Mae Tunnell on 2 May 1907), Lettie (married Brooks
Foster), Cora (married John W. English), Mollie (married Kinser Murphy), and
Alexander Dillon (died 2 Jun 1919, married Mary Belle Cyphers).
2. "Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", Melvin and Ruth Elizabeth Payne article,
page 218.
Melvin Walter Payne, son of William and Rose Belle Addair Payne, was born on
12 Jul 1915 at English. He married Ruth Elizabeth Beavers, born on 29 Jan
1916 at English, daughter of Dock William and Lilly Mae Beavers.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Simon Payne search, 8 Dec 2001, submitted by Joyce
Barnett, rjbarnett@netscope.net.
William Harvey Payne; born on 2 Apr 1891 in McDowell Co, WV; died on 31 Oct
1934; married Belle Inez Cyphers Addair on 4 Jul 1911 in McDowell Co, WV.
Daughter, Sarah Jane Payne; born on 26 Mar 1921 in McDowell Co, WV; died on
6 Mar 1994 at McKenney, VA; married (________) Stephenson.
Son (Melvin Walter Payne); married Ruth Elizabeth Beavers, daughter of Dock
William and Lillie Mae Tunnell Beavers.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995 "Melvin and Ruth
Elizabeth Payne" article, page 218. Melvin Walter Payne; born on 12 Jul 1915; died on 21 Nov 1961
at Boston, MA; buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Princeton, WV.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Adam and Clara Zorbra
Murensky"; Article; submitted by Phyllis Murensky, PO Box 2448, English, WV 24832.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas C. and Edna Beavers Marshall"; Article; Page 211; submitted by Lillian
Payne Marsden, 606 Shamrock Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV...", page 96.
Preston Beavers married first Ellen Blankenship, on 30 Jan 1868. She died in
1905.
Children were: James Mathais (born in 1872, married Arminda J. Mitchell),
Thomas Rush (born in 1874, married Rebecca Elizabeth Waldron), Dock
William (married Lilly Mae Tunnell on 2 May 1907), Lettie (married Brooks
Foster), Cora (married John W. English), Mollie (married Kinser Murphy), and
Alexander Dillon (died 2 Jun 1919, married Mary Belle Cyphers).
2. "Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", Melvin and Ruth Elizabeth Payne article,
page 218.
Melvin Walter Payne, son of William and Rose Belle Addair Payne, was born on
12 Jul 1915 at English. He married Ruth Elizabeth Beavers, born on 29 Jan
1916 at English, daughter of Dock William and Lilly Mae Beavers.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Simon Payne search, 8 Dec 2001, submitted by Joyce
Barnett, rjbarnett@netscope.net.
William Harvey Payne; born on 2 Apr 1891 in McDowell Co, WV; died on 31 Oct
1934; married Belle Inez Cyphers Addair on 4 Jul 1911 in McDowell Co, WV.
Daughter, Sarah Jane Payne; born on 26 Mar 1921 in McDowell Co, WV; died on
6 Mar 1994 at McKenney, VA; married (________) Stephenson.
Son (Melvin Walter Payne); married Ruth Elizabeth Beavers, daughter of Dock
William and Lillie Mae Tunnell Beavers.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995 "Melvin and Ruth
Elizabeth Payne" article, page 218.
Ruth Elizabeth Beavers; born on 29 Jan 1916 at English; died in Jul 1986 at Charlottesville, VA;
buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Princeton, WV.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Adam and Clara Zorbra
Murensky"; Article; submitted by Phyllis Murensky, PO Box 2448, English, WV 24832.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas C. and Edna Beavers Marshall"; Article; Page 211; submitted by Lillian
Payne Marsden, 606 Shamrock Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Western District; taken on 25 Aug 1850; Page 272A; Image 117
of 213; Family #779/779.
Listed as John H. Simpson; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, John Simpson.
2. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA (WV); Perryville P.O.; taken on 8 Aug 1860; Page 139;
Family #209/209.
Listed as Hack Simpson; age 16; born in VA; farm laborer; in household of Alexander Beavers.
3. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman Vol II, page 38.
John H. Simpson married Frances Whitt on 1 Sep 1866 in Tazewell Co, VA.
4. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
John H. Simpson; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; son of John W. and C. Simpson;
married on 1 Sep 1866 in Tazewell Co, VA; Frances J. Whitt; age 19; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
single; daughter of William G. and Sarah Whitt.
5. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Tazewell Court House P.O.; taken on 25
Jul 1870; Page 392A; Family #540/540.
Listed as John H. Simpson; age 24; born in VA; farm laborer; head of household.
6. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 262A; Family #127/134.
Listed as John H. Simpson; age 36; born in VA; married; head of household.
7. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 152A;
Family #137/138.
Listed as John H. Simpson; age 56; born in VA in Mar 1844; married 39 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
7. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; Thompson Valley; taken on 24 Apr 1910;
Page 136A; Family #110/110.
Listed as J.H. Simpson; age 66; born in WV; married once for 45 yrs; farmer; head of household.
8. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 174B;
Family #67/68.
Listed as John H. Simpson; age 74; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 29 Sep 1850, Page 306A,
Family #1245.
Listed as Frances Whitt, age 4, born in VA, in household of father, William G. Whitt.
2. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman Vol II, page 38.
John H. Simpson married Frances Whitt on 1 Sep 1866 in Tazewell Co, VA.
3. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
John H. Simpson; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; son of John W. and C. Simpson;
married on 1 Sep 1866 in Tazewell Co, VA; Frances J. Whitt; age 19; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
single; daughter of William G. and Sarah Whitt.
4. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Tazewell Court House P.O.; taken on 25
Jul 1870; Page 392A; Family #540/540.
Listed as Francis J. Simpson; age 24; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John H.
Simpson.
5. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 262A; Family #127/134.
Listed as Francis J. Simpson; age 36; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John H.
Simpson.
6. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 152A;
Family #137/138.
Listed as Francis Simpson; age 55; born in VA in May 1856; married 39 yrs; 10 children, 7 living;
in household of husband, John H. Simpson.
6. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; Thompson Valley; taken on 24 Apr 1910;
Page 136A; Family #110/110.
Listed as Jane Simpson; age 63; born in VA; married once for 45 yrs;11 Children, 7 living;
in household of husband, John H. Simpson.
7. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 174B;
Family #67/68.
Listed as Walter M. (sic) Simpson; age 72; born in WV; married; in household of husband, John
H. Simpson.
1. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Tazewell Court House P.O.; taken on 25 Jul
1870; Page 392A; Family #540/540.
Listed as Sarah Simpson; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Simpson.
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 262A; Family #127/134.
Listed as Sarah L. Simpson; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Simpson.
1. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Tazewell Court House P.O.; taken on 25 Jul
1870; Page 392A; Family #540/540.
Listed as James W. Simpson; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Simpson.
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 262A; Family #127/134.
Listed as William J. Simpson; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Simpson.
1. Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917; LDS Web Site.
Ira H. Simpson; born 3 Jun 1873 at Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co, VA; son of John H. and N.J.
(sic, F.J.) Simpson
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 262A; Family #127/134.
Listed as Ira W. Simpson; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Simpson.
1. Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917; LDS Web Site.
George Edward Simpson; born 3 Mar 1879 in Tazewell Co, VA; son of John H. and Frances
Simpson.
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 262A; Family #127/134.
Listed as George Edward Simpson; age 1; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Simpson.
3. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 152A;
Family #137/138.
Listed as George E. Simpson; age 21; born in VA in Mar 1879; in household of father, John H.
Simpson.
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 152A;
Family #137/138.
Listed as Evaline Simpson; age 16; born in VA in Nov 1884; in household of father, John H.
Simpson.
1. Ancestry.com, Ephriam Kenaday search, 14 Dec 2001, submitted by
call2gh@aol.com.
Simeon L. Payne; born on 4 May 1883 at Stacey, VA; died in Mar 1965 in WV;
married Sarah Breeding on 22 Aug 1900 in Buchanan Co, VA.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Collins Ridge, taken on 2 Apr 1930, Page 223A,
Family #2.
Listed as Simeon L. Payne, age 46, born in VA, married at 30, farmer, head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 85; WV Archives Web Site.
Sim Payne; born 4 May 1880 at Stacy, VA; living at Jolo, WV; son of Tom and Toda; married on
29 Mar 1938 at Jolo, WV; Lotte Blankenship; born in 1894 in Bradshaw, WV; living at Bradshaw,
WV; daughter of Frank and Nancy.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal; E.D.24-61; taken on 4 May 1940;
Page 112B; Image 92 of 132; Household #124.
Listed as Sim Payne; age 54; born in WV (sic, VA); married; no education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; laborer on road work; head of household.
1. Ancestry.com, Ephriam Kenaday search, 14 Dec 2001, submitted by
call2gh@aol.com.
Sarah "Sally" Breeding; born in 1882 in Buchannan Co, VA; married Simeon
Payne, son of Thomas C. and Rhoda Jane Breeding Payne, on 22 Aug 1900 in
Buchanan Co, VA.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Collins Ridge, taken on 2 Apr 1930, Page 223A,
Family #2.
Listed as Sallie Payne, age 46, born in VA, married at 30, in household of husband, Simeon L. Payne.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Collins Ridge, taken on 2 Apr 1930, Page 223A,
Family #2.
Listed as Ida Payne, age 14, born in VA, in household of father, Simeon L. Payne.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Collins Ridge, taken on 2 Apr 1930, Page 223A,
Family #2.
Listed as Thomas Payne, age 4, born in VA, in household of father, Simeon L. Payne.
1. "Genealogical Section of History of Logan Co", Henry Clay Ragland, 1896.
Chapter XVII, page 6. Joseph Gore settled were F.M. White now lives. He
married a Miss Pine from Mercer Co. Children were: James (moved West), John
(married Margaret Dingess), Eli (married Nancy Ellis), Levi (married _______
Hinchman, daughter of William Hinchman), Delilah (married James Bailey),
Rebecca (married Jacob Ellis), Rena (married Henderson Shannon), Celia
(married Jacob Petrie), Nancy (married Robert Massey), and Martha (married
J.H. Hinchman).
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Jacob D. Ellis; born in 1812 in VA.
3. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 24 Aug 1850, page 140A,
Family #289.
Listed as Jacob D. Ellis, age 38, born in VA, farmer, in household of
William W. McDonald. Census taker could have made a mistake in counting this
household together.
1. "Genealogical Section of History of Logan Co", Henry Clay Ragland, 1896.
Chapter XVII, page 6. Joseph Gore settled were F.M. White now lives. He
married a Miss Pine from Mercer Co. Children were: James (moved West), John
(married Margaret Dingess), Eli (married Nancy Ellis), Levi (married _______
Hinchman, daughter of William Hinchman), Delilah (married James Bailey),
Rebecca (married Jacob Ellis), Rena (married Henderson Shannon), Celia
(married Jacob Petrie), Nancy (married Robert Massey), and Martha (married
J.H. Hinchman).
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
3. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 24 Aug 1850, page 140A,
Family #289.
Listed as Rebecca Ellis, age 30, born in VA, in household with husband,
Jacob D. Ellis.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Daughter, Margaret D. Ellis; born in Jun 1839; married John Chandler on
15 Aug 1860 in Logan Co, WV.
2. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 24 Aug 1850, page 140A,
Family #289.
Listed as Margaret J. Ellis, age 11, born in VA, in household with father,
Jacob D. Ellis.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Daughter, Minerva A. Ellis; born in Jan 1841; married Floyd Thomas Chandler
in Dec 1858 in Logan Co, WV.
2. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 24 Aug 1850, page 140A,
Family #289.
Listed as Minerva A. Ellis, age 9, born in VA, in household with father,
Jacob D. Ellis.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Son, James A. Ellis; born in Oct 1842; married Nancy Canterbury on 17 Feb
1870 in Boone Co, WV.
2. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 24 Aug 1850, page 140A,
Family #289.
Listed as James A. Ellis, age 7, born in VA, in household with father,
Jacob D. Ellis.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Daughter, Martha J. Ellis; born in 1845; married Edward T. Chapman.
2. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 24 Aug 1850, page 140A,
Family #289.
Listed as Martha J. Ellis, age 5, born in VA, in household with father,
Jacob D. Ellis.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Daughter, Mary Yantus Ellis; born in 1850; married George C. Canterbury.
2. 1850 Census, Logan Co, WV, District 32, taken on 24 Aug 1850, page 140A,
Family #289.
Listed as Mary Y. Ellis, age 4 months, born in VA, in household with father,
Jacob D. Ellis.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Daughter, Eliza C. Ellis; born in 1852.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Blackburn Cooke search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Mickey Fine, so2fine@aol.com.
Rebecca Gore; born on 12 Apr 1820 at Big Cole, VA; died on 17 Jan 1860 at
Cole, Logan Co, WV; married Jacob Ellis.
Son, Lewis E. Ellis; born in May 1856; married Mary Ann Harman in Mar 1879.
1. 1850 Census Logan Co, WV, page 132A, taken 14 Aug 1850, Family #183.
Listed as Joseph Adams, age 40, born in KY, farmer, head of household.
2. "Early Logan Co, VA/WV Marriages", transcribed by Vicie Waskey Fowler.
John Q. Adams, age 19, single, born in Logan Co, WV, son of Joseph and Dicy
Adams, married on 13 Jul 1856 Chloe Gore, age 19, single, also born in Logan
Co, WV, daughter of John and Margaret Gore.
1. 1850 Census Logan Co, WV, page 132A, taken 14 Aug 1850, Family #183.
Listed as Dicy Adams, age 37, born in KY, in household of husband, Joseph
Adama.
2. "Early Logan Co, VA/WV Marriages", transcribed by Vicie Waskey Fowler.
John Q. Adams, age 19, single, born in Logan Co, WV, son of Joseph and Dicy
Adams, married on 13 Jul 1856 Chloe Gore, age 19, single, also born in Logan
Co, WV, daughter of John and Margaret Gore.
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.
Betsy Dingess, daughter of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
William Smith.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Elizabeth Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Candace Freeman, cfreeman99@aol.com.
William Smith; born in 1774 in Rockingham Co, VA; died in 1859; son of Isaac
and (_______) Smith; married Elizabeth Dingess in 1805 in Montgomery Co, VA.
3. 1850 Census, Mercer Co, VA (WV); taken on 17 Sep 1850; Page 193A; Family #613.
Listed as William Smith; age 75; born in VA; no occupation; head of single person household.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
William Curry, bgcurry@bellsouth.net.
Elizabeth Dingess; born in 1769 in Botetourt 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.
Betsy Dingess, daughter of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
William Smith.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Elizabeth Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Candace Freeman, cfreeman99@aol.com.
William Smith; born in 1774 in Rockingham Co, VA; died in 1859; son of Isaac
and (_______) Smith; married Elizabeth Dingess in 1805 in Montgomery Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
William Curry, bgcurry@bellsouth.net.
William Dingess; born in 1770 in Botetourt 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.
William Dingess, son of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
Nancy McNeely; no children by his wife Nancy; fathered child by Katie
McComas known as Peter Dingess. This Peter Dingess became as well known
physician in Logan Co, WV.
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.
William Dingess, son of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
Nancy McNeely; no children by his wife Nancy; fathered child by Katie
McComas known as Peter Dingess. This Peter Dingess became as well known
physician in Logan Co, WV.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
William Curry, bgcurry@bellsouth.net.
William Dingess; born in 1770 in Botetourt 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.
William Dingess, son of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
Nancy McNeely; no children by his wife Nancy; fathered child by Katie
McComas known as Peter Dingess. This Peter Dingess became as well known
physician in Logan Co, WV.
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.
William Dingess, son of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
Nancy McNeely; no children by his wife Nancy; fathered child by Katie
McComas known as Peter Dingess. This Peter Dingess became as well known
physician in Logan Co, WV.
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.
Polly Dingess, daughter of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
David French.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Mary Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Ronald Gooden, rgooden@freewwweb.com.
David C. French; born in 1772 in Culpepper Co, VA; died in 1833; buried in
French-Mason Cemetery, Perisburg, Giles Co, VA; son of Matthew and
Sallie Payne French; married Mary Dingess
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Peter Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
William Curry, bgcurry@bellsouth.net.
Mary "Polly" Dingess; born in 1779 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.
Polly Dingess, daughter of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
David French.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Mary Dingess search, 15 Dec 2001, submitted by
Ronald Gooden, rgooden@freewwweb.com.
David C. French; born in 1772 in Culpepper Co, VA; died in 1833; buried in
French-Mason Cemetery, Perisburg, Giles Co, VA; son of Matthew and
Sallie Payne French; married Mary Dingess
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.
Nancy Dingess, daughter of Johannes Peter and Mary Anderson Dingess, married
David French.
Son, Napoleon B. French, age 96, still alive in Mercer Co, WV (in 1896).