John Wesley "J. W." Church1,2,3,4
ID#421, b. 8 March 1867, d. 28 December 1949
Father: William S. "Bill" Church
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 8 March 1867.4,5,6 Federal census records suggest other dates: March 1868 per the 1900 census7 or about 1869 per the 1880 census.8
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.5 However, his death record indicates that he was born in Calhoun County rather than Wetzel County.4 Although the informant identified on John's death certificate is one of his daughters, she would not have had firsthand knowledge of his birth. At this point, I lean toward the marriage license being more likely to be correct.
John married Anna Arena Hathaway, daughter of Francis Hathaway and Clory McCulty, on 15 September 1888 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Jesse B. Poling.5
From the records I have seen so far, it appears that John was probably a farmer most of his life.4,5
John died of old age at age 82 on 28 December 1949 near Mt. Zion, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia.4 He was interred on 31 December 1949 in the Sand Ridge Cemetery, Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia.9,4
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 8 March 1867.4,5,6 Federal census records suggest other dates: March 1868 per the 1900 census7 or about 1869 per the 1880 census.8
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.5 However, his death record indicates that he was born in Calhoun County rather than Wetzel County.4 Although the informant identified on John's death certificate is one of his daughters, she would not have had firsthand knowledge of his birth. At this point, I lean toward the marriage license being more likely to be correct.
John married Anna Arena Hathaway, daughter of Francis Hathaway and Clory McCulty, on 15 September 1888 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Jesse B. Poling.5
From the records I have seen so far, it appears that John was probably a farmer most of his life.4,5
John died of old age at age 82 on 28 December 1949 near Mt. Zion, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia.4 He was interred on 31 December 1949 in the Sand Ridge Cemetery, Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia.9,4
Deceased Children of John Wesley "J. W." Church and Anna Arena Hathaway:
- Luerna Church+11 b. 7 July 1889, d. 17 September 1977
- Harrison "Harry" Church12 b. about 1891
- Edith Church12 b. 13 November 1892
- Icy Church13 b. 8 September 1894
- William Francis Church12 b. 13 October 1896, d. 28 September 1992
- Mary J. Church12 b. about 1902
- Erma Church12 b. 14 November 1904
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=17 Apr 2018
Citations
- [S56] William Church Family, copy of handwritten record, in possession of Jo Ellen Dalton.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966, page 24 includes statement that the compiler had no information on John, one of Andrew "Anner" Church's brothers.
- [S195] "West Virginia Marriages, January 1881 to November 1936," data transcriptions presented by The Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.wvgenweb.org/calhoun/gr1881-1936.txt
- [S268] John Wesley Church, Certificate of Death, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984142_0002032.jpg.
- [S273] Register of Marriages for John W. Church and Anna Arina Hathaway, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4011510_00092.jpg.
- [S276] "The Civil War Pension of William S. Church," transcriptions submitted by Candace Church, presented by The Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.lindapages.com/calhoun/church-pension.htm (moved from http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcalhou/church-pension.htm). Information pertaining to transcribed by Candace Church, document number 11 dated 07 September 1897.
- [S1197] John W. Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Sherman District, Enumeration District 25, sheet 12B, National Archives micropublication T623_1757.
- [S175] William G. Church household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Church District, Enumeration District 102, page 14B, National Archives micropublication T9_1415.
- [S270] Sand Ridge Cemetery, gravestone inscriptions, presented by Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.lindapages.com/calhoun/cemetery/sandcem.htm
- [S992] John W. Church household, 1920 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Sherman District, Enumeration District 22, sheet 1B, National Archives micropublication T625_1950.
- [S369] Luerna Church, Calhoun County Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file 808278_00109.jpg.
- [S178] John W. Church household, 1910 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Sherman Magesterial District- Precinct 1, Enumeration District 22, sheet 5A (203 stamped), National Archives micropublication T624_1677, John W. Church household, population schedule, ED 22, sheet 5A, dwelling 14, family 14.
- [S736] Marriage License for Jesse Ball and Icy Church, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4011511_00249.jpg.
Mary J. Church
ID#422, b. about 28 March 1863, d. 19 March 1878
Father: William S. "Bill" Church
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: about 28 March 1863 calculated date based on age at death of 14 years 11 months 19 days per gravestone
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
Mary died on 19 March 1878 at Long Drain Run, Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. She, her cousin Mary (Roberts) Wallace and her cousin's infant daughter, were brutally murdered by John Wallace, brother-in-law of Mary Wallace.1 She has also been reported to have died on 21 March 1878, but this date is incorrect per Mary's gravestone and various newspaper accounts of her murder.2
The following account of the murder of Mary Church was told to me and to my sister by our grandmother, Nellie (Church) Kuhn. She was a daughter of Eli Church, one of Mary's brothers:
"Mary, age 13, was working for a woman who was pregnant, and stayed on even after the baby was born. One day, the husband came in and told his wife that her parents were real sick and needed her. She got herself and the baby ready, and started across the fields with her husband. When they came to a rail fence, the husband hit the wife over the head and killed her, then took the 6-week old baby by the feet and slung it against the fence, killing it also.
He then returned to the house where Mary was keeping the couple's 3-year old daughter. He stuffed the little girl between the feather tick and straw tick of one of the beds and thought she was smothered. He then killed Mary in the kitchen.
The husband then went to Mary's parent's house and asked Mrs. Church for a cup of coffee. In those days, the pot of coffee was sitting on the stove above fire, so the coffee was boiling hot. As soon as she gave him the coffee, he drank it immediately, which made her suspicious that something was wrong.
At this point the story is a little hazy, we don't know who did what - but someone returned to the couple's house and found Mary, the wife and baby all murdered. The little girl was saved (she was near to being smothered, but not quite).
The people got together and got the husband, a rope was tied around his neck, and a man on a horse drug him through the field until he was killed."3,4
Per the account of the murder in the History of the Roberts Clan, Mary was working for her cousin, Mary Roberts, who had married George Wallace. George and Mary had two children, Esther Dora and a 3-month old baby. George and his brother, John Wallace, had moved to Wetzel County from West Alexander, PA. The story goes as follows:
"One night George and John were out together and John came to George's home during the night and told Mary that someone was sick over at Uncle Bill Church's and they wanted her to come over. Mary got up and took the baby and they started up the hill and when they reached the top, John took the baby and smashed its brains out on a fence post. Then he attacked Mary and chased her and killed her. He went back to the house and asked little Mary Church to get up and get him something to eat, and while she had her back towards him, cutting meat, he hit her in the head with a hammer and killed her. He then went over to Churches and told them he had found them all murdered. He started up the hill with the men and Sam Church, Mary's brother, ran on ahead and found his syster lying on the floor in the kitchen murdered. He ran home to tell the family and fell on the floor out of breath. John was arrested the next day and this was his confession. This knob was always called "Murder's Knob". This murder took place March 21st, 1878."2
As is often true with sensational stories, there are numerous accounts of the event with variant details, be they newspaper accounts or versions repeated down through the generations of a family, such as the one my grandmother had told me that was one of the Church family versions (no doubt there were others). I find it interesting that my grandmother's version never mentioned that the "pregnant woman" was actually a first cousin to Mary as well as to Eli, my grandmother's father. I suspect that she probably knew that, but may have simply forgotten it with the passage of time.2
According to various newspaper articles, the bodies of Mary Church, Mary (Roberts) Wallace and the Wallace infant were all laid out in the home of William S. Church, father of Mary Church. It is unimaginable the emotions that William and Elizabeth would have had to deal with for years every time they entered the room where the brutally murdered bodies of their daughter, niece and grandniece had been laid out, waiting for their coffins. The funeral for all three victims was held Saturday morning, 23 March 1878, at a cemetery on the farm of James Vanhorn.5
Twenty years later in 1898, the minister who married Anderson "Anner" Church (Mary's brother) and Rhoda Gump was named James Vanhorn.6 I have not yet determined whether this minister was the same man who owned the farm where the cemetery was located.
Apparently the cemetery referred to in the newspaper account5 either was or would become the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, as Mary's gravestone is in the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia. The gravestone inscription reads, "Mary J. Daughter of W.S. & E. Church, MURDERED Mar 19, 1878. Aged 14 Ys. 11m. 19 Ds."1
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Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: about 28 March 1863 calculated date based on age at death of 14 years 11 months 19 days per gravestone
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
Mary died on 19 March 1878 at Long Drain Run, Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. She, her cousin Mary (Roberts) Wallace and her cousin's infant daughter, were brutally murdered by John Wallace, brother-in-law of Mary Wallace.1 She has also been reported to have died on 21 March 1878, but this date is incorrect per Mary's gravestone and various newspaper accounts of her murder.2
The following account of the murder of Mary Church was told to me and to my sister by our grandmother, Nellie (Church) Kuhn. She was a daughter of Eli Church, one of Mary's brothers:
"Mary, age 13, was working for a woman who was pregnant, and stayed on even after the baby was born. One day, the husband came in and told his wife that her parents were real sick and needed her. She got herself and the baby ready, and started across the fields with her husband. When they came to a rail fence, the husband hit the wife over the head and killed her, then took the 6-week old baby by the feet and slung it against the fence, killing it also.
He then returned to the house where Mary was keeping the couple's 3-year old daughter. He stuffed the little girl between the feather tick and straw tick of one of the beds and thought she was smothered. He then killed Mary in the kitchen.
The husband then went to Mary's parent's house and asked Mrs. Church for a cup of coffee. In those days, the pot of coffee was sitting on the stove above fire, so the coffee was boiling hot. As soon as she gave him the coffee, he drank it immediately, which made her suspicious that something was wrong.
At this point the story is a little hazy, we don't know who did what - but someone returned to the couple's house and found Mary, the wife and baby all murdered. The little girl was saved (she was near to being smothered, but not quite).
The people got together and got the husband, a rope was tied around his neck, and a man on a horse drug him through the field until he was killed."3,4
Per the account of the murder in the History of the Roberts Clan, Mary was working for her cousin, Mary Roberts, who had married George Wallace. George and Mary had two children, Esther Dora and a 3-month old baby. George and his brother, John Wallace, had moved to Wetzel County from West Alexander, PA. The story goes as follows:
"One night George and John were out together and John came to George's home during the night and told Mary that someone was sick over at Uncle Bill Church's and they wanted her to come over. Mary got up and took the baby and they started up the hill and when they reached the top, John took the baby and smashed its brains out on a fence post. Then he attacked Mary and chased her and killed her. He went back to the house and asked little Mary Church to get up and get him something to eat, and while she had her back towards him, cutting meat, he hit her in the head with a hammer and killed her. He then went over to Churches and told them he had found them all murdered. He started up the hill with the men and Sam Church, Mary's brother, ran on ahead and found his syster lying on the floor in the kitchen murdered. He ran home to tell the family and fell on the floor out of breath. John was arrested the next day and this was his confession. This knob was always called "Murder's Knob". This murder took place March 21st, 1878."2
As is often true with sensational stories, there are numerous accounts of the event with variant details, be they newspaper accounts or versions repeated down through the generations of a family, such as the one my grandmother had told me that was one of the Church family versions (no doubt there were others). I find it interesting that my grandmother's version never mentioned that the "pregnant woman" was actually a first cousin to Mary as well as to Eli, my grandmother's father. I suspect that she probably knew that, but may have simply forgotten it with the passage of time.2
According to various newspaper articles, the bodies of Mary Church, Mary (Roberts) Wallace and the Wallace infant were all laid out in the home of William S. Church, father of Mary Church. It is unimaginable the emotions that William and Elizabeth would have had to deal with for years every time they entered the room where the brutally murdered bodies of their daughter, niece and grandniece had been laid out, waiting for their coffins. The funeral for all three victims was held Saturday morning, 23 March 1878, at a cemetery on the farm of James Vanhorn.5
Twenty years later in 1898, the minister who married Anderson "Anner" Church (Mary's brother) and Rhoda Gump was named James Vanhorn.6 I have not yet determined whether this minister was the same man who owned the farm where the cemetery was located.
Apparently the cemetery referred to in the newspaper account5 either was or would become the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, as Mary's gravestone is in the Thomas Chapel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia. The gravestone inscription reads, "Mary J. Daughter of W.S. & E. Church, MURDERED Mar 19, 1878. Aged 14 Ys. 11m. 19 Ds."1
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- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=20 Jun 2017
Citations
- [S233] Digital photograph of gravestone in Thomas Chapel Cemetery; photo taken by LIVING Church.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966, page 3.
- [S397] Interview with Nellie (Church) Kuhn, by Jo Ellen (Kuhn) Dalton, 05 August 1980.
- [S147] Interview with Nellie (Church) Kuhn, by LIVING Howard.
- [S2383] "The Littleton Tragedy", The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, 23 March 1878, page 4, columns 4-6.
- [S1932] Marriage License for Anderson Church and Rhoda Gump, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _01643.jpg.
Anderson "Anner" Church1
ID#423, b. 9 January 1870, d. 27 December 1952
Father: William S. "Bill" Church
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 9 January 1870.2 It has also been reported that Anderson was born on 25 January 1870.3
Birth place: West Virginia.2
He signed his name using only his initials, "A. D." on some occasions, and was known by the nickname, "Anner."
Anderson married Rhoda Gump on 13 November 1898 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. James Vanhorn, a minister, certified that he united the couple in marriage.4
As of 27 December 1952, Anderson lived in Church District outside the corporate limits of Burton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2
At age 82, Anderson died of coronary thrombosis (obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot) due to chronic arteriosclerotic cardiac disease (thickening of the arterial walls that impairs blood circulation) on 27 December 1952 in Burton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. His death certificate also notes that he had senile dementia.2,5 He was interred on 30 December 1952 in the Lowe Cemetery (a/k/a Lowe-Higginbotham), Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2,6
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 9 January 1870.2 It has also been reported that Anderson was born on 25 January 1870.3
Birth place: West Virginia.2
He signed his name using only his initials, "A. D." on some occasions, and was known by the nickname, "Anner."
Anderson married Rhoda Gump on 13 November 1898 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. James Vanhorn, a minister, certified that he united the couple in marriage.4
As of 27 December 1952, Anderson lived in Church District outside the corporate limits of Burton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2
At age 82, Anderson died of coronary thrombosis (obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot) due to chronic arteriosclerotic cardiac disease (thickening of the arterial walls that impairs blood circulation) on 27 December 1952 in Burton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. His death certificate also notes that he had senile dementia.2,5 He was interred on 30 December 1952 in the Lowe Cemetery (a/k/a Lowe-Higginbotham), Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2,6
Deceased Children of Anderson "Anner" Church and Rhoda Gump:
- Edna Church b. about 1900
- William Daniel "Dan" Church8 b. 12 July 1902, d. October 1977
- Charles R. "Charlie" Church b. 8 November 1905, d. 1910
- Arlie A. Church b. 31 August 1910, d. 18 July 1933
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=19 Jan 2018
Citations
- [S276] "The Civil War Pension of William S. Church," transcriptions submitted by Candace Church, presented by The Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.lindapages.com/calhoun/church-pension.htm (moved from http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcalhou/church-pension.htm).
- [S508] Anderson Church, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984255_0001629.jpg.
- [S276] "The Civil War Pension of William S. Church," transcriptions submitted by Candace Church, presented by The Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.lindapages.com/calhoun/church-pension.htm (moved from http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcalhou/church-pension.htm). Information pertaining to transcribed by Candace Church <<e-mail address>>, document number 11 dated 07 September 1897.
- [S1932] Marriage License for Anderson Church and Rhoda Gump, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _01643.jpg.
- [S918] Anderson Church, Wetzel County Indexed Register of Deaths, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file _00213.jpg.
- [S267] Lowe-Higginbotham Cemetery, gravestone readings, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/grant/…. Information pertaining to Read by Bill Cunningham 11 April 1999.
- [S175] William G. Church household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Church District, Enumeration District 102, page 14B, National Archives micropublication T9_1415.
- [S1736] Marriage License for William Daniel Church and Vernice Myrl Stoneking, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00130.jpg.
Enoch Church1,2
ID#424, b. 28 August 1878, d. 3 August 1954
Father: William S. "Bill" Church
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 28 August 1878.3,4,5 It has also been reported that Enoch was born in October 1878.6
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,4,5
Enoch married Maud Adams, daughter of Thomas Adams and Virginia Ward, on 4 September 1904 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. M. L. Sovil was the officiating minister at the ceremony, which was held at his house.7,5
As of 29 May 1940, Enoch and Maud lived at Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia.8 He became a widower at age 61 when Maud died on 30 May 1940.8
At age 75, Enoch died from congestive heart failure on 3 August 1954 in Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. He had been treated for heart problems for two years prior to his death.3 He was interred on 6 August 1954 in the Hazelwood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia.3
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 28 August 1878.3,4,5 It has also been reported that Enoch was born in October 1878.6
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,4,5
Enoch married Maud Adams, daughter of Thomas Adams and Virginia Ward, on 4 September 1904 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. M. L. Sovil was the officiating minister at the ceremony, which was held at his house.7,5
As of 29 May 1940, Enoch and Maud lived at Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia.8 He became a widower at age 61 when Maud died on 30 May 1940.8
At age 75, Enoch died from congestive heart failure on 3 August 1954 in Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. He had been treated for heart problems for two years prior to his death.3 He was interred on 6 August 1954 in the Hazelwood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia.3
Deceased Child of Enoch Church and Maud Adams:
- Daniel C. Church9 b. about 1906
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=19 Jan 2018
Citations
- [S56] William Church Family, copy of handwritten record, in possession of Jo Ellen Dalton.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966, page 23.
- [S282] Enoch Church, Certificate of Death, Randolph County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984371_0001088.jpg.
- [S175] William G. Church household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Church District, Enumeration District 102, page 14B, National Archives micropublication T9_1415.
- [S195] "West Virginia Marriages, January 1881 to November 1936," data transcriptions presented by The Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.wvgenweb.org/calhoun/gr1881-1936.txt
- [S256] William S. Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Sherman District, Enumeration District 25, sheet 10B, National Archives micropublication T623_1757.
- [S281] Marriage License for Enoch Church and Maud Adams, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4011511_00519.jpg.
- [S294] Maude Church, Certificate of Death, Randolph County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1983478_0001352.jpg.
- [S1200] William S. Church household, 1910 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Lee District, Enumeration District 19, sheets 3a (153 stamped) and 3b, National Archives micropublication T624_1677.
William Anthony Church1,2
ID#425, b. 8 October 1876, d. 14 April 1955
Father: William S. "Bill" Church
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 8 October 1876
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,1,4
William's first marriage was to May McCune on 15 October 1898 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. Whitt Stump was the officiating minister for the ceremony, which took place at the residence of the bride.4,5
His second marriage was to Mary C. Core, daughter of David F. Core and Ellen D. Paden, on 23 February 1901 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.4,6
On 6 April 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and officially entered World War I. Every male living within the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 45 was required to register for the draft during one of three separate registration periods. The third registration was held on 12 September 1918 for men aged 18 to 21 and 31 to 45. William registered in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, and was described as follows: medium height, slender build, brown eyes and black hair.1
As of 12 September 1918, when he registered for the draft, William was employed as a carpenter with Thompson Sterrett at U.S. Explosive Plant "E", Nitro, West Virginia, and was living at Charleston, West Virginia.7 He may have been a carpenter his entire life, as 37 years later his death certificate lists "carpenter" as his usual occupation.2
At age 78, William died from arteriosclerosis (thickening of the arterial walls that impairs blood circulation) on 14 April 1955 at Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. His death certificate states that he had fallen on the floor at home and fractured his hip.2
His body was interred on 17 April 1955 in the Harmony Cemetery, Burton, Wetzel County, West Virginia
.2
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 8 October 1876
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,1,4
William's first marriage was to May McCune on 15 October 1898 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. Whitt Stump was the officiating minister for the ceremony, which took place at the residence of the bride.4,5
His second marriage was to Mary C. Core, daughter of David F. Core and Ellen D. Paden, on 23 February 1901 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.4,6
On 6 April 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and officially entered World War I. Every male living within the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 45 was required to register for the draft during one of three separate registration periods. The third registration was held on 12 September 1918 for men aged 18 to 21 and 31 to 45. William registered in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, and was described as follows: medium height, slender build, brown eyes and black hair.1
As of 12 September 1918, when he registered for the draft, William was employed as a carpenter with Thompson Sterrett at U.S. Explosive Plant "E", Nitro, West Virginia, and was living at Charleston, West Virginia.7 He may have been a carpenter his entire life, as 37 years later his death certificate lists "carpenter" as his usual occupation.2
At age 78, William died from arteriosclerosis (thickening of the arterial walls that impairs blood circulation) on 14 April 1955 at Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. His death certificate states that he had fallen on the floor at home and fractured his hip.2
His body was interred on 17 April 1955 in the Harmony Cemetery, Burton, Wetzel County, West Virginia
.2- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=26 Jun 2017
Citations
- [S313] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://www.ancestry.com (Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005), William Anthony Church. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.
- [S509] William Anthony Church, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984375_0002366.jpg.
- [S276] "The Civil War Pension of William S. Church," transcriptions submitted by Candace Church, presented by The Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.lindapages.com/calhoun/church-pension.htm (moved from http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcalhou/church-pension.htm). Information pertaining to transcribed by Candace Church <<e-mail address>>, document number 11 dated 07 September 1897.
- [S195] "West Virginia Marriages, January 1881 to November 1936," data transcriptions presented by The Calhoun County WVGenWeb, online http://www.wvgenweb.org/calhoun/gr1881-1936.txt
- [S279] Register of Marriages for William A. Church and May McCune, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4011510_00135.jpg.
- [S257] Marriage License for William A. Church and Mary Core, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4011510_00271.jpg.
- [S313] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://www.ancestry.com (Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005), William Anthony Church data. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.
- [S175] William G. Church household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Church District, Enumeration District 102, page 14B, National Archives micropublication T9_1415.
- [S196] William A. Church household, 1910 U.S. Census, Nicholas County, West Virginia, Beaver District, Enumeration District 106, sheet 35A (35 stamped), National Archives micropublication T624_1691.
Daniel Colonel Church1,2,3
ID#426, b. 21 November 1882, d. 6 March 1958
Father: William S. "Bill" Church
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 21 November 1882
Birth place: Calhoun County, West Virginia.4,5
Daniel married Della Maude Pierce on 29 December 1906 in Roane County, West Virginia. A. O. Rhodes certified that he united them in marriage.
On 6 April 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and officially entered World War I. As a result of the Selective Service Act passed on 18 May 1917, every male living within the United States between the ages of 18 and 45 was required to register for the draft during one of three separate registration periods. The first registration was held 5 June 1917 for men aged 21 to 31. Daniel registered in Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, and was described as follows: short, medium build, with light brown eyes and black hair.4
As of 1918 when he registered for the draft, Daniel was a self-employed farmer and was living at Cremo, West Virginia, with his wife and children.4
At age 75, Daniel died on 6 March 1958.2,6 His body was interred on 8 March 1958 at Coolville Cemetery, Coolville, Athens County, Ohio.6
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 21 November 1882
Birth place: Calhoun County, West Virginia.4,5
Daniel married Della Maude Pierce on 29 December 1906 in Roane County, West Virginia. A. O. Rhodes certified that he united them in marriage.
On 6 April 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and officially entered World War I. As a result of the Selective Service Act passed on 18 May 1917, every male living within the United States between the ages of 18 and 45 was required to register for the draft during one of three separate registration periods. The first registration was held 5 June 1917 for men aged 21 to 31. Daniel registered in Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, and was described as follows: short, medium build, with light brown eyes and black hair.4
As of 1918 when he registered for the draft, Daniel was a self-employed farmer and was living at Cremo, West Virginia, with his wife and children.4
At age 75, Daniel died on 6 March 1958.2,6 His body was interred on 8 March 1958 at Coolville Cemetery, Coolville, Athens County, Ohio.6
Deceased Children of Daniel Colonel Church and Della Maude Pierce:
- Ernest Anthony Church10 b. 24 December 1907
- Earl L. Church11 b. 14 February 1909
- Ray L. Church9 b. 23 September 1912, d. 29 May 1928
- Ruby Church9 b. 22 February 1914, d. 18 April 2000
- Bethel Church9 b. 11 March 1918, d. 5 May 1922
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=11 Mar 2022
Citations
- [S264] Bethel Church, Certificate of Death, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1953048_0001184.jpg.
- [S56] William Church Family, copy of handwritten record, in possession of Jo Ellen Dalton.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966, page 23.
- [S313] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://www.ancestry.com (Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005), Daniel Colonel Church. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.
- [S670] Bethel Church, Calhoun County Register of Deaths, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 0807454_00092.jpg.
- [S292] Eli Church obituary, Moundsville Daily Echo, Moundsville, West Virginia, 10 March 1958, page 1.
- [S256] William S. Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Sherman District, Enumeration District 25, sheet 10B, National Archives micropublication T623_1757.
- [S895] Daniel C. Church household, 1910 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Lee District, Enumeration District 19, sheet 3a (153 stamped), National Archives micropublication T624_1677.
- [S277] Colonel Church household, 1920 U.S. Census, Washington County, Ohio, Belpre Township, Enumeration District 178, sheet 2A, National Archives micropublication T625_1446.
- [S2689] Earnest A. Church, Calhoun County Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file _00435.jpg.
- [S2690] Earl Church, Calhoun County Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file _00435.jpg.
Sarah Church1,2
ID#427, b. 4 July 1874
Father: William S. "Bill" Church
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 4 July 1874
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3
Sarah married Elmer Leasure Starcher, son of Isaac Starcher and Margaret Booher, on 1 May 1902 at the head of Barnes Run, Calhoun County, West Virginia. J. M. Kinder was the officiating minister.4
Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts
Birth date: 4 July 1874
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3
Sarah married Elmer Leasure Starcher, son of Isaac Starcher and Margaret Booher, on 1 May 1902 at the head of Barnes Run, Calhoun County, West Virginia. J. M. Kinder was the officiating minister.4
Deceased Children of Sarah Church and Elmer Leasure Starcher:
- Edith Violet Starcher7 b. 26 January 1903
- Lora Starcher+8 b. 14 April 1905, d. 10 March 1949
- Orris Starcher7 b. about 1911
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=12 Jan 2018
Citations
- [S56] William Church Family, copy of handwritten record, in possession of Jo Ellen Dalton.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966, page 24 includes statement that compiler had no information on Sarah, a sister to Andrew "Anner" Church.
- [S922] Sarah Church, Wetzel County Index and Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file _00144.jpg.
- [S278] Marriage License for Elmer Starcher and Sarah Church, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4011510_00337.jpg.
- [S175] William G. Church household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Church District, Enumeration District 102, page 14B, National Archives micropublication T9_1415.
- [S256] William S. Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Calhoun County, West Virginia, Sherman District, Enumeration District 25, sheet 10B, National Archives micropublication T623_1757.
- [S986] Elmer Starcher household, 1930 U.S. Census, Marshall County, West Virginia, Washington District, Enumeration District 26-5, sheet 10A (95 stamped), National Archives micropublication T626_2543.
- [S2452] Lora Starcher, Certificate of Birth, Calhoun County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file _00329.jpg.
Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley1,2
ID#428, b. 18 March 1861, d. 4 September 1932
Father: Jackson Bradley
Mother: Mary V. McDiffett/McDeffett3,4
Birth date: 18 March 1861
Birth place: (West) Virginia.3,2,5,6
Mary married Samuel C. Church, son of William S. "Bill" Church and Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts, on 20 March 1881 in Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
At age 71, Jennie died from myocarditis on 4 September 1932 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.3
Her body was interred on 6 September 1932 in the Robinson Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery, Knob Fork, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Interestingly, all of the preprinted dates on Jennie's death certificate appeared as "192__" and the "2" was written over to make it a "3" for all dates except the burial date. Wetzel County must have either ordered way too many preprinted forms or else they experienced a marked decrease in deaths!3,2 According to Jennie's gravestone, she died in 1938, the same year as her husband. However, as this is not supported by her death certificate, it must be incorrect.2
Mother: Mary V. McDiffett/McDeffett3,4
Birth date: 18 March 1861
Birth place: (West) Virginia.3,2,5,6
Mary married Samuel C. Church, son of William S. "Bill" Church and Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts, on 20 March 1881 in Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
At age 71, Jennie died from myocarditis on 4 September 1932 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.3
Her body was interred on 6 September 1932 in the Robinson Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery, Knob Fork, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Interestingly, all of the preprinted dates on Jennie's death certificate appeared as "192__" and the "2" was written over to make it a "3" for all dates except the burial date. Wetzel County must have either ordered way too many preprinted forms or else they experienced a marked decrease in deaths!3,2 According to Jennie's gravestone, she died in 1938, the same year as her husband. However, as this is not supported by her death certificate, it must be incorrect.2
Deceased Children of Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley and Samuel C. Church:
- Lizzie Church7 b. 4 October 1884
- Theodoshia "Doshia" Church+8 b. 20 January 1886, d. 6 May 1954
- Verna Church+9 b. 6 January 1888, d. 5 July 1932
- Bertha Belle Church+ b. 15 April 1890, d. 22 April 1984
- Sarah Myrtle Church+ b. 18 May 1892, d. April 1984
- Pearl M. Church+10 b. 12 August 1894, d. 1966
- William J. Church+11 b. 30 April 1897, d. 27 February 1948
- John W. Church+ b. November 1899
- Jessica Alice "Jessie" Church+ b. 6 May 1906, d. December 1966
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=11 Feb 2020
Citations
- [S565] Marriage License for Samuel Church and Mary Virginia Bradley, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4234103_00187.jpg.
- [S1662] Samuel and Jennie Bradley Church, Find A Grave memorial no. 37510060, created by Carl on 25 May 2009, online http://www.findagrave.com. Photograph of gravestone by Witch of Pungo (#47433724), added 16 Aug 2011.
- [S1663] Mary Virginia Bradley Church, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1953685_0002494.jpg.
- [S1664] Mary Virginia Bradley Church, Wetzel County Indexed Register of Deaths, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file _00212.jpg.
- [S371] Robinson's Ridge Cemetery, gravestone readings, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwetzel/center/robinson.htm
- [S1667] Samuel Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Center District, Enumeration District 92, sheets 5A (5 stamped) and 5B, National Archives micropublication T623_1775.
- [S2691] Lizzie Church, Calhoun County Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file 808278_00082.jpg.
- [S939] Theodoshia Anderson, Certificate of Death, Marshall County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984370_0001118.jpg.
- [S1666] Vernia Mahala Church Lemley, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1953684_0002513.jpg.
- [S2536] Unnamed Church, Calhoun County Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file 808278_00173.jpg.
- [S919] William J. Church, Wetzel County Indexed Register of Deaths, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file _00213.jpg.
Theodoshia "Doshia" Church1
ID#429, b. 20 January 1886, d. 6 May 1954
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 20 January 1886
Birth place: Calhoun County, West Virginia.1
Theodoshia married Frank Anderson.
At age 68, Theodoshia died from myocardial degeneration on 6 May 1954 at Glen Dale Hospital (now Reynolds Memorial Hospital), Glen Dale, Marshall County, West Virginia. She had been a bedfast invalid for a long time per her death certificate.1 She was interred on 9 May 1954 in the Big Run Cemetery, Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia.1
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 20 January 1886
Birth place: Calhoun County, West Virginia.1
Theodoshia married Frank Anderson.
At age 68, Theodoshia died from myocardial degeneration on 6 May 1954 at Glen Dale Hospital (now Reynolds Memorial Hospital), Glen Dale, Marshall County, West Virginia. She had been a bedfast invalid for a long time per her death certificate.1 She was interred on 9 May 1954 in the Big Run Cemetery, Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia.1
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=13 Oct 2012
Citations
- [S939] Theodoshia Anderson, Certificate of Death, Marshall County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984370_0001118.jpg.
Frank Anderson1,2,3
ID#430, d. before 1966
Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.
Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.
Frank married Theodoshia "Doshia" Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley.
Frank died before 1966.
Mother: not yet identified.
Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.
Frank married Theodoshia "Doshia" Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley.
Frank died before 1966.
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=14 Sep 2012
Citations
- Informant on his wife's death certificate was B. F. Anderson; perhaps Frank was his middle name?
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S939] Theodoshia Anderson, Certificate of Death, Marshall County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984370_0001118.jpg.
Verna Church1
ID#431, b. 6 January 1888, d. 5 July 1932
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 6 January 1888.2,3 It has also been reported that Verna was born about 1891.4
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.4 It has also been reported that Verna was born in Calhoun County, West Virginia.2
Verna married M. Lemley on 20 December 1913 at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. W. E. Pierce certified that he united them in marriage.4
At age 44, Verna died from myocarditis on 5 July 1932 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2 She was interred on 7 July 1932 in the Robinson Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery, Knob Fork, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 6 January 1888.2,3 It has also been reported that Verna was born about 1891.4
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.4 It has also been reported that Verna was born in Calhoun County, West Virginia.2
Verna married M. Lemley on 20 December 1913 at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. W. E. Pierce certified that he united them in marriage.4
At age 44, Verna died from myocarditis on 5 July 1932 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2 She was interred on 7 July 1932 in the Robinson Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery, Knob Fork, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=20 Mar 2013
Citations
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S1666] Vernia Mahala Church Lemley, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1953684_0002513.jpg.
- [S1667] Samuel Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Center District, Enumeration District 92, sheets 5A (5 stamped) and 5B, National Archives micropublication T623_1775.
- [S1665] Marriage License for M. Lemley and Verna Church, Marshall County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4130837_00182.jpg.
M. Lemley1
ID#432, b. about 1892
Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: about 1892
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
M. married Verna Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 20 December 1913 at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. W. E. Pierce certified that he united them in marriage.1
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: about 1892
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
M. married Verna Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 20 December 1913 at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. W. E. Pierce certified that he united them in marriage.1
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=12 Oct 2012
Citations
- [S1665] Marriage License for M. Lemley and Verna Church, Marshall County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4130837_00182.jpg.
Bertha Belle Church1
ID#433, b. 15 April 1890, d. 22 April 1984
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 15 April 1890
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1,2
Bertha married James Edward Strosnider on 26 October 1912 at Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Arthur Lazenby certified that he united them in marriage.3
At age 94, Bertha died on 22 April 1984.2
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 15 April 1890
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1,2
Bertha married James Edward Strosnider on 26 October 1912 at Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Arthur Lazenby certified that he united them in marriage.3
At age 94, Bertha died on 22 April 1984.2
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=7 Jul 2013
Citations
- [S924] Bertha Belle Church, Wetzel County Index and Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file _00144.jpg.
- [S1859] Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, reading by Arthur Miller in 1999 with additional information added by Karen Hucko, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/clay/…
- [S1860] Marriage License for James E. Strosnider and Bertha B. Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4130836_00639.jpg.
James Edward Strosnider1,2
ID#434, b. 25 March 1890, d. 14 May 1961
Father: reportedly James Strosnider
Mother: reportedly Serilda Kirkpatrick
Birth date: 25 March 1890.2,1
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
Commonly known by his middle name, Edward.3
James married Bertha Belle Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 26 October 1912 at Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Arthur Lazenby certified that he united them in marriage.1
At age 71, James died from coronary thrombosis on 14 May 1961 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.4
Mother: reportedly Serilda Kirkpatrick
Birth date: 25 March 1890.2,1
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
Commonly known by his middle name, Edward.3
James married Bertha Belle Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 26 October 1912 at Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Arthur Lazenby certified that he united them in marriage.1
At age 71, James died from coronary thrombosis on 14 May 1961 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.4
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=7 Jul 2013
Citations
- [S1860] Marriage License for James E. Strosnider and Bertha B. Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file 4130836_00639.jpg.
- [S1859] Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, reading by Arthur Miller in 1999 with additional information added by Karen Hucko, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/clay/…
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S1861] James Edward Strosnider, Wetzel County Indexed Register of Deaths, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file _00418.jpg.
Sarah Myrtle Church1
ID#435, b. 18 May 1892, d. April 1984
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 18 May 1892
Birth place: West Virginia.2,3,1
Sarah married Henry C. Postlewait on 5 November 1916 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. James J. Gross, Pastor of the M. E. Church in Uniontown, W. Va., certified that he united them in marriage at the bride's residence, reported to be in Littleton.1
At age 91, Sarah died in April 1984.4,3
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 18 May 1892
Birth place: West Virginia.2,3,1
Sarah married Henry C. Postlewait on 5 November 1916 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. James J. Gross, Pastor of the M. E. Church in Uniontown, W. Va., certified that he united them in marriage at the bride's residence, reported to be in Littleton.1
At age 91, Sarah died in April 1984.4,3
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=7 Jul 2013
Citations
- [S1853] Marriage License for Henry C. Postlethwait and Sarah Myrtle Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00535.jpg.
- [S1667] Samuel Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Center District, Enumeration District 92, sheets 5A (5 stamped) and 5B, National Archives micropublication T623_1775.
- [S1859] Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, reading by Arthur Miller in 1999 with additional information added by Karen Hucko, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/clay/…
- [S1858] LIVING Walker, "West Virginia Heritage - Direct Descendants of William S. Church," e-mail to Jo Ellen Dalton, 06 July 2013.
Henry C. Postlewait1,2
ID#436, b. about 1893, d. 1959
Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: about 1893
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
Henry married Sarah Myrtle Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 5 November 1916 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. James J. Gross, Pastor of the M. E. Church in Uniontown, W. Va., certified that he united them in marriage at the bride's residence, reported to be in Littleton.1
Henry died in 1959.3
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: about 1893
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
Henry married Sarah Myrtle Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 5 November 1916 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. James J. Gross, Pastor of the M. E. Church in Uniontown, W. Va., certified that he united them in marriage at the bride's residence, reported to be in Littleton.1
Henry died in 1959.3
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=21 Jun 2017
Citations
- [S1853] Marriage License for Henry C. Postlethwait and Sarah Myrtle Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00535.jpg.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S1859] Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, reading by Arthur Miller in 1999 with additional information added by Karen Hucko, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/clay/…
Pearl M. Church1,2
ID#437, b. 12 August 1894, d. 1966
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 12 August 1894
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,4
An unnamed female was reported as born in "Whetzel County" to Samuel and Mary V. (Bradley) Church even though the event is recorded in Calhoun County. While she is recorded as Mary's seventh child, I believe this is Pearl. I currently show her as the sixth child, but I suspect I am missing a child - probably their first. More research should clarify the issue.3,4
Pearl married Herbert F. Albaugh on 24 December 1914 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. C. A. Matheny, a Methodist minister, certified that he united them in marriage "at Samuel Church's."5 At that time, both of them were living at Littleton, West Virginia.5
Pearl died in 1966.1
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 12 August 1894
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,4
An unnamed female was reported as born in "Whetzel County" to Samuel and Mary V. (Bradley) Church even though the event is recorded in Calhoun County. While she is recorded as Mary's seventh child, I believe this is Pearl. I currently show her as the sixth child, but I suspect I am missing a child - probably their first. More research should clarify the issue.3,4
Pearl married Herbert F. Albaugh on 24 December 1914 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. C. A. Matheny, a Methodist minister, certified that he united them in marriage "at Samuel Church's."5 At that time, both of them were living at Littleton, West Virginia.5
Pearl died in 1966.1
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=11 Feb 2020
Citations
- [S1859] Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, reading by Arthur Miller in 1999 with additional information added by Karen Hucko, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/clay/…
- [S1858] LIVING Walker, "West Virginia Heritage - Direct Descendants of William S. Church," e-mail to Jo Ellen Dalton, 06 July 2013.
- [S2536] Unnamed Church, Calhoun County Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file 808278_00173.jpg.
- [S1667] Samuel Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Center District, Enumeration District 92, sheets 5A (5 stamped) and 5B, National Archives micropublication T623_1775.
- [S1852] Marriage License for H. F. Albaugh and Pearl Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00258.jpg.
Herbert F. Albaugh1,2
ID#438, b. 24 February 1893, d. January 1976
Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: 24 February 1893
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3
Herbert married Pearl M. Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 24 December 1914 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. C. A. Matheny, a Methodist minister, certified that he united them in marriage "at Samuel Church's."2 At that time, both of them were living at Littleton, West Virginia.2
At age 82, Herbert died in January 1976.3
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: 24 February 1893
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3
Herbert married Pearl M. Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 24 December 1914 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. C. A. Matheny, a Methodist minister, certified that he united them in marriage "at Samuel Church's."2 At that time, both of them were living at Littleton, West Virginia.2
At age 82, Herbert died in January 1976.3
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=13 Jan 2018
Citations
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S1852] Marriage License for H. F. Albaugh and Pearl Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00258.jpg.
- [S1859] Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, reading by Arthur Miller in 1999 with additional information added by Karen Hucko, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/clay/…
William J. Church1
ID#439, b. 30 April 1897, d. 27 February 1948
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 30 April 1897
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1,2
William married Mamie Burch.3
William died from coronary occlusion [blockage of a coronary artery] at age 50 on 27 February 1948 near Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.1 He was interred on 29 February 1948 in the Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia.1
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 30 April 1897
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.1,2
William married Mamie Burch.3
William died from coronary occlusion [blockage of a coronary artery] at age 50 on 27 February 1948 near Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia.1 He was interred on 29 February 1948 in the Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia
.1- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=13 Oct 2012
Citations
- [S510] William J. Church, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984018_0002644.jpg.
- [S1667] Samuel Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Center District, Enumeration District 92, sheets 5A (5 stamped) and 5B, National Archives micropublication T623_1775.
- [S919] William J. Church, Wetzel County Indexed Register of Deaths, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file _00213.jpg.
Mamie Burch1
ID#440, d. before 1966
Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.
Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.
Mamie married William J. Church, son of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley.2
Mamie was listed as the informant on the death certificate of her husband, William J. Church, dated 27 February 1948.3
Mamie died before 1966.
Mother: not yet identified.
Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.
Mamie married William J. Church, son of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley.2
Mamie was listed as the informant on the death certificate of her husband, William J. Church, dated 27 February 1948.3
Mamie died before 1966.
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=14 Sep 2012
Citations
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S919] William J. Church, Wetzel County Indexed Register of Deaths, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file _00213.jpg.
- [S510] William J. Church, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1984018_0002644.jpg.
John W. Church1,2
ID#441, b. November 1899
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: November 1899
Birth place: West Virginia.1
John married Barbara Summers.3
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: November 1899
Birth place: West Virginia.1
John married Barbara Summers.3
Deceased Child of John W. Church and Barbara Summers:
- Forest Dale Church4 b. 25 July 1924, d. 23 August 1938
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=14 Oct 2012
Citations
- [S1667] Samuel Church household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wetzel County, West Virginia, Center District, Enumeration District 92, sheets 5A (5 stamped) and 5B, National Archives micropublication T623_1775.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S1670] John Church household, 1930 U.S. Census, Monongalia County, West Virginia, Union District, Enumeration District 31-31, sheet 11B, National Archives micropublication T626_2548.
- [S1673] Forest Dale Church, Certificate of Death, Harrison County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1983334_0001566.jpg.
Barbara Summers1
ID#442, b. about 1904
Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: about 1904
Birth place: West Virginia.2
Barbara married John W. Church, son of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley.2
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: about 1904
Birth place: West Virginia.2
Barbara married John W. Church, son of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley.2
Deceased Child of Barbara Summers and John W. Church:
- Forest Dale Church3 b. 25 July 1924, d. 23 August 1938
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=15 Oct 2012
Citations
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S1670] John Church household, 1930 U.S. Census, Monongalia County, West Virginia, Union District, Enumeration District 31-31, sheet 11B, National Archives micropublication T626_2548.
- [S1673] Forest Dale Church, Certificate of Death, Harrison County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1983334_0001566.jpg.
Jessica Alice "Jessie" Church1
ID#445, b. 6 May 1906, d. December 1966
Father: Samuel C. Church
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 6 May 1906
Birth place: Long Drain, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2,3
Jessica married Charles Albert "Bert" Longwell on 2 July 1925 at New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. F. B. Smith, a minister of the Church of Christ, certified that he united them in marriage.3
At age 60, Jessica died in December 1966.4 She was interred in the Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia.4
Mother: Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley
Birth date: 6 May 1906
Birth place: Long Drain, Wetzel County, West Virginia.2,3
Jessica married Charles Albert "Bert" Longwell on 2 July 1925 at New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. F. B. Smith, a minister of the Church of Christ, certified that he united them in marriage.3
At age 60, Jessica died in December 1966.4 She was interred in the Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia
.4- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=24 Sep 2013
Citations
- [S1849] LIVING Walker, "West Virginia Heritage - Direct Descendants of William S. Church," e-mail to Jo Ellen Dalton, 04 July 2013.
- [S1851] Jessie Church, Wetzel County Index and Register of Births, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx, file _00145.jpg.
- [S1850] Marriage License for Charles Albert Longwell and Jessie Alice Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00484.jpg.
- [S1858] LIVING Walker, "West Virginia Heritage - Direct Descendants of William S. Church," e-mail to Jo Ellen Dalton, 06 July 2013.
Charles Albert "Bert" Longwell1,2
ID#446, b. 6 April 1904, d. September 1983
Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: 6 April 1904
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,1
Charles married Jessica Alice "Jessie" Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 2 July 1925 at New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. F. B. Smith, a minister of the Church of Christ, certified that he united them in marriage.1
At age 79, Charles died in September 1983.3
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: 6 April 1904
Birth place: Wetzel County, West Virginia.3,1
Charles married Jessica Alice "Jessie" Church, daughter of Samuel C. Church and Mary Virginia "Jennie" Bradley, on 2 July 1925 at New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. F. B. Smith, a minister of the Church of Christ, certified that he united them in marriage.1
At age 79, Charles died in September 1983.3
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=8 Jul 2013
Citations
- [S1850] Marriage License for Charles Albert Longwell and Jessie Alice Church, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00484.jpg.
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S1859] Anderson-Bethel Cemetery, reading by Arthur Miller in 1999 with additional information added by Karen Hucko, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/clay/…
Rhoda Gump1,2
ID#447, b. 1877, d. 1930
Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: 1877
Birth place: West Virginia.2,3
Rhoda married Anderson Church, son of William S. "Bill" Church and Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts, on 13 November 1898 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. James Vanhorn, a minister, certified that he united the couple in marriage.4
Rhoda died in 1930.3 She was interred in the Lowe Cemetery (a/k/a Lowe-Higginbotham), Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.5
Mother: not yet identified
Birth date: 1877
Birth place: West Virginia.2,3
Rhoda married Anderson Church, son of William S. "Bill" Church and Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Roberts, on 13 November 1898 at Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia. James Vanhorn, a minister, certified that he united the couple in marriage.4
Rhoda died in 1930.3 She was interred in the Lowe Cemetery (a/k/a Lowe-Higginbotham), Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia.5
Deceased Children of Rhoda Gump and Anderson "Anner" Church:
- Edna Church b. about 1900
- William Daniel "Dan" Church6 b. 12 July 1902, d. October 1977
- Charles R. "Charlie" Church b. 8 November 1905, d. 1910
- Arlie A. Church b. 31 August 1910, d. 18 July 1933
- Family Line(s):
- Church Index
Last Edited Date=8 Jul 2014
Citations
- [S54] Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, compiler, History of the Roberts Clan, by Carrie C. (Roberts) Richmond, 1966.
- [S266] Arlee Church, Certificate of Death, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx, file 1953775_0000376.jpg.
- [S267] Lowe-Higginbotham Cemetery, gravestone readings, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/grant/…. Information pertaining to Read by Bill Cunningham 11 April 1999.
- [S1932] Marriage License for Anderson Church and Rhoda Gump, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _01643.jpg.
- [S267] Lowe-Higginbotham Cemetery, gravestone readings, presented by Wetzel County WVGenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwetzel/grant/…. Information pertaining to Read by Bill Cunningham 11 Apr 1999.
- [S1736] Marriage License for William Daniel Church and Vernice Myrl Stoneking, Wetzel County, electronic image by West Virginia Archives & History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx, file _00130.jpg.