Person Page - 19

Father: still living
Mother: still living

Only five months into the pregnancy, Elizabeth was stillborn on 25 April 1998 Wheeling Hospital, 1 Medical Park, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.¹

Father: Joseph Summers
Mother: Martha Ellen Matthew

Birth date: 20 January 1868
Birth place: Tyler County, West Virginia.^2,1

Photograph of Phoebe with her parents and her children. Date taken: unknown. Location: unknown. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.³

Phoebe married Thomas J. Davis, son of Thomas Davis and Sarah (unknown), on 18 January 1898 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Simon A. Knotts; Thomas was identified as a widower, Phoebe was single.⁴

At age 47, Phoebe died on 27 February 1915.^5,6

Father: Isaac Richmond
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Irey

Birth date: about 1845
Birth place: Virginia.¹

Father: Thomas Davis
Mother: Sarah (unknown)

Birth date: about 1853
Birth place: Marshall County, Virginia.¹

Thomas's third marriage was to Phoebe Ellit "Phebe" Summers, daughter of Joseph Summers and Martha Ellen Matthew, on 18 January 1898 in Calhoun County, West Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Simon A. Knotts; Thomas was identified as a widower, Phoebe was single.¹

Thomas was a miller.¹

Father: Joseph Summers
Mother: Martha Ellen Matthew

Birth date: 24 November 1872
Birth place: Taylor County, West Virginia.^2,3

She was commonly known by the nickname, Till. One of her great-nephews remembers hearing her called "Aunt Till" by nieces and nephews.¹

Matilda married Sida H. Hathaway, son of Francis Hathaway and Clory McCulty, on 9 December 1893 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.⁴ Matilda reported having 4 children; 4 were still living.⁵

Photograph of Matilda with her parents and several siblings. Date taken: August 1917. Location: unknown. Eight of their 14 children are in this photo. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.⁶

Photograph of Matilda with Sida H. Hathaway. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.⁷

At age 71, Matilda died on 17 July 1944 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.^3,8 Interred on 18 July 1944 in the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Zion, Calhoun County, West Virginia, her name appears on the gravestone as "Matilda J. Hathaway." An additional inscription reads, "Sida H. Hathaway and Matilda J., his wife."^9,8

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Father: Francis Hathaway
Mother: Clory McCulty

Birth date: 22 December 1868
Birth place: Calhoun County, West Virginia.^2,3

His middle initial is shown as an "M" on his death certificate.⁴

Sida married Matilda Jane "Till" Summers, daughter of Joseph Summers and Martha Ellen Matthew, on 9 December 1893 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.⁵

Photograph of Sida with Matilda J. Hathaway. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.⁶

At age 71, Sida died on 1 December 1940 in Calhoun County, West Virginia.⁴ Interred on 3 December 1940 in the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Zion, Calhoun County, West Virginia, his name appears on the gravestone as "Sida H. Hathaway." An additional inscription reads, "Sida H. Hathaway and Matilda J., his wife."^2,4

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

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

Rev. Bond officiated at the wedding of John Harris Sr. and Nancy Binnegar on 20 August 1801 at Frederick County, Virginia.¹

He was interred in the Fork Ridge Universalist Church Cemetery, Fork Ridge Road, Glen Easton, Marshall County, West Virginia; his name appears on the gravestone as "Lieut. Francis Harris." The inscription reads, "Co. L. 4 W. Va. Cav."²
Father: Benjamin Harris
Mother: Nancy Agnes Campbell

Birth date: about 1836.^1,3 It has also been reported that Francis was born in 1835.⁴
Birth place: Virginia.^1,3,4

Commonly known as Frank per a handwritten note found by another Harris researcher.⁵

Francis reportedly married Lucinda Aojelo.⁶

Photograph of Lieutenant Frank Harris, 4th WV Cavalry. Date taken: Civil War era. Location: unknown. Click on camera to view full (or larger) image than the one shown here, then use your browser's back button to return to this page.⁵

It is estimated that Francis died after 1 June 1900 based on the following rationale: his mother, Nancy Agnes Harris, reportedly had 5 of 6 children still living per the 1900 U.S. census; brother John A. had died in 1894.⁷

Father: Benjamin Harris
Mother: Nancy Agnes Campbell

Birth date: 14 October 1840
Birth place: Fork Ridge, Marshall County, Virginia.²

George married Elzina Terrill, daughter of Amos Terrill and Matilda Lewis, on 17 August 1862 in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Samuel Vanetta, Justice of Peace, reportedly performed the ceremony.^3,4

At age 77, George died on 11 January 1918 in Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia.

An obituary was published on 18 January 1918 the Moundsville Weekly Echo, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia.² The following is a transcription of that obituary:


He was interred on 21 January 1918 in the Fork Ridge Universalist Church Cemetery, Fork Ridge Road, Glen Easton, Marshall County, West Virginia; his name appears on the gravestone as "George W. Harris."²

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Father: Amos Terrill
Mother: Matilda Lewis

Birth date: 19 February 1839.¹
Birth place: unknown.

Her surname can also be found spelled as Terrell.²

Elzina married George W. Harris, son of Benjamin Harris and Nancy Agnes Campbell, on 17 August 1862 in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Samuel Vanetta, Justice of Peace, reportedly performed the ceremony.^3,2

At age 94, Elzina died on 24 February 1933 in Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia.¹ She was interred in the Fork Ridge Universalist Church Cemetery, Fork Ridge Road, Glen Easton, Marshall County, West Virginia; her name appears on the gravestone as "Elzina Harris." The inscription reads, "G. W. Harris ~ Elzina his wife."⁴

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