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Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: about 1866
Birth place: Marshall County, West Virginia.¹

Ida married Samuel G. McGary, son of Arthur McGary and Louisa Perkins, on 10 January 1889 at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia.¹

Ida died from "complication of diseases" on 8 August 1916 at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia.²

Birth date: about January 1860 (of German parentage per death register)
Birth place: Phillipsburg, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.¹

Philip married Nancy Belle Johnson on 25 July 1883 at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. Consent for the marriage was given by Nancy's father, William H. Johnson. J. A. Lancaster, a minister, certified that he united the couple in marriage.²

Philip died from consumption on 10 April 1890 at 2346 Chapline Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.¹ He was interred in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Marshall County, West Virginia; his name appears on the gravestone as "Philip L. Zimmerman."³

Father: William H. Johnson.¹
Mother: Elizabeth Staley.¹

Birth date: 10 December 1864
Birth place: West Virginia.¹

It is suggested that Belle, as she was commonly known,² was born circa 1863 based on her reported age of 20 when she married Philip Zimmerman.³ Similarly, it is suggested that she was born circa 1868 based on her reported age of 26 when married to John Houck.⁴ However, neither of these dates jive with the ages reported through the years for census enumerations as well as the birth date of 10 December 1864 given on her death certificate.¹

Belle's first marriage was to Philip L. Zimmerman on 25 July 1883 at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. Consent for the marriage was given by Nancy's father, William H. Johnson. J. A. Lancaster, a minister, certified that he united the couple in marriage.³ Belle became a widow at age 25 when Philip died on 10 April 1890.⁵

Her second marriage was to John Houck on 25 December 1894 at McMechen, Marshall County, West Virginia. The marriage was performed by A. J. Lyda.^6,4 Once again she became a widow, this time at age 63 when John died on 26 June 1928.⁶

On 20 November 1960 at age 95, Belle died at home (700 Grant Street, McMechen, Marshall County, West Virginia) from colon cancer.¹ She was interred on 23 November 1960 in the Greenwood Cemetery, 1526 National Road, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.¹

Father: John Houck, born in Germany.¹
Mother: Helena Ulmer, born in Germany.¹

Birth date: 15 November 1868.¹ Conflicting evidence indicates that John was born in November 1867.²
Birth place: Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.¹

John married Nancy Belle (Johnson) Zimmerman on 25 December 1894 at McMechen, Marshall County, West Virginia. Although she was only 26 or 30 years old (depending on the source), she had already been a widow for 4 years 8 months. The marriage was performed by A. J. Lyda.^1,3

John was employed as a locomotive engineer per the 1900 federal census and his death certificate.^2,1

On 26 June 1928 at age 59, John died at home (1100 Baltimore Street, McMechen, Marshall County, West Virginia) from acute indigestion.¹ He was interred on 29 June 1928 in the Greenwood Cemetery, 1526 National Road, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.¹

Father: Charles Boyles.¹
Mother: Sarah A. (unknown.)¹

Birth date: 1849¹
Birth place: Monongalia County, Virginia,¹ or Tyler County, Virginia.²

I wondered how her first name would have been pronounced until I found records from her later years in which her first name was spelled as Alice. Her name can be found as Alis A. Coffield after she married her second husband. The question is whether Ales and Alis were misspellings of Alice, or whether a non-traditional spelling was correct - although the two unique spellings still leave doubt. At this point, it appears that Ales was the earliest and most common spelling, so I have opted to show Ales Ann as her given name ... at least for now!

Ales's first marriage was to John C. Stewart on 9 September 1866 in Tyler County, West Virginia.¹ She became a widow when John died on 7 February 1877.³

Her second marriage was to David Coffield on 14 April 1879 in Tyler County, West Virginia.^4,2

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: about 1858
Birth place: Marshall County, Virginia.¹

David married Alice Stewart on 14 April 1879 in Tyler County, West Virginia.^2,1

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: 1837
Birth place: Tyler County, Virginia.¹

On 28 December 1874 in Tyler County, West Virginia, John applied for a marriage license with Maria Paden, daughter of John Paden and Catharine Farmsworth.¹ The couple's marriage took place on 29 December 1874 at Tyler County, West Virginia; the wedding was performed by Thomas Way.²

Father: Joseph Madison Flint
Mother: Sally Catherine Davis

Birth date: 5 September 1881
Birth place: Doddridge County, West Virginia.^2,1

Bertha married Cloid Dwight Wright, son of Emmett Bryan Wright and Margaret B. Stump, on 27 August 1899 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. William A. Kerby, a minister of the gospel, certified that he united them in marriage at the residence of the bride's father.¹ The couple divorced at some point, as Bertha was recorded as being divorced when he remarried in 1921.³

Parents: Reported to be Amaziah and Mary Flint

Birth date: 24 September 1852
Birth place: Harrison County, West Virginia.^3,4

Joseph married Sally Catherine Davis on 25 March 1874 in Doddridge County, West Virginia.³ He died at age 85 on 29 June 1938.⁴ Interred in the Bard Cemetery, Bard, Quay County, New Mexico, his name appears as "Joseph M. Flint" on the gravestone shared with his wife. An additional inscription reads, "Thy trials ended, thy rest won."⁴

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: 16 October 1855
Birth place: Doddridge County, Virginia.^4,5

Two spellings of her first name can be found: Sallie is generally more prevalent in earlier documents, whereas Sally generally appears in later ones. As Sally is also the spelling used on her gravestone, it seems most likely to be the one she preferred and used.⁶

While nearly every document I have found for this woman has shown her first name as either Sallie or Sally, there is one document that gives her first name as Sarah. Interestingly enough, the name Sally originated as a common nickname for Sarah. A few documents have only shown her initials, S. C., but an "S" could be either Sally or Sarah. I have chosen to not use Sarah unless I find evidence that it is the correct name, but I can't help but wonder if she was a Sarah who was so commonly known as Sallie/Sally that her real name was basically abandoned. Of course it is also possible that the county clerk simply assumed that her first name was Sarah and that Sally was just a nickname!⁷

Sally married Joseph Madison Flint on 25 March 1874 in Doddridge County, West Virginia.⁴ Sallie reported having 12 children; 8 were still living.⁸ She died at age 95 on 18 October 1950.⁵ Interred in the Bard Cemetery, Bard, Quay County, New Mexico, her name appears as "Sally Davis Flint" on the gravestone shared with her husband. An additional inscription reads, "Thy trials ended, thy rest won."⁵

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: 1 July 1850
Birth place: Gilmer County, Virginia.¹

Frequent use of initials only: E. B. Wright.²

Emmett married Margaret B. Stump on 27 May 1868 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.³

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: June 1846
Birth place: (West) Virginia.³

Margaret married Emmett Bryan Wright on 27 May 1868 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.⁴

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: about 1890
Birth place: Braxton County, West Virginia.¹

Elva married Cloyd Dwight Wright, son of Emmett Bryan Wright and Margaret B. Stump, on 10 September 1924 at Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. Geo. H. Rector, a minister of the gospel, certified that he united them in marriage.¹

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: 1899
Birth place: unknown.¹

Although I have not yet found a record documenting their marriage, Virgie was the second wife of Lester Oakley Whitworth. She appears in the 1940 U.S. census and on his draft registration for WWII.^2,3

Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.

Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.

Kerry married Ethel Marie "Effie" Messner.¹

Kerry died in 1995.¹

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: 12 May 1869 unknown
Birth place: Russell County, Kentucky.²

Joseph married Mary Ellen Abbott, daughter of John Abbott and Ellen Brewster, on 9 October 1887 in Wayne County, Kentucky.²

At age 47, Joseph died on 28 February 1917.