Harrison County - Benjamin F. SAINT Family submitted by Inez R. Garrett ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** My ancestor was Benjamin F. SAINT b. Oct 1827 mar. abt 1849 Mary Jane WILKINSON b. abt 1830. This couple moved from Uniontown, Fayette Co. PA to Shinnston, Harrison Co.WV abt. 1854 to 1856, with their children 1)Annah SAINT b. 1851 PA who mar. George SHINN 1872, and 2)Anthony Wayne SAINT b. 1853 PA. Children born in Shinnston WV are 3)Harriette SAINT b. 7 Apr 1856 who mar. John H. McDONALD in 1873/74, 4)Frances SAINT b. 7 Apr 1859 who mar. Jay F. OGDEN, and 5)Henry F. SAINT b.1862. Benjamin F. SAINT was a shoemaker and a member of AM & FM Lodge #24 at Shinnston WV, passing to the degree of Master Mason 11 November 1871. He d. 9 Dec 1879 and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery there. 21 Sep 1858 Benjamin F. SAINT was granted a title bond by William KNOX. Benjamin F.'s wife Mary J. SAINT was granted Lot #70, Shinnston by William KNOX 22 Feb 1864. Anthony Wayne SAINT left WV and went KS, CO and MT. Henry F. SAINT moved to western PA and is located near Charleroi in the early 1900s. Mary Jane SAINT (nee WILKINSON) is living with her daughter Harriette and son-in-law Jno. H. McDONALD in Shinnston in 1880. This family has a daughter Mary E. McDONALD age 6 and a son, Hugh McDONALD age 1. *************************************************************************