The Fitzpatricks Of Raleigh County The patriarch of the Fitzpatrick family in Raleigh County was an Irish born immigrant named Timothy Fitzpatrick. According to his death record, Timothy was born about 1820. (1)His wife, Ellen F., was also born in Ireland around 1828. (2) In the records that I have, no mention is made of where in Ireland this couple came from nor when they came to the United States. In the 1860 Raleigh County Census their first child, Jeremiah, is listed as having been born in New Hampshire about 1848. The next two children, John - age 10, and James - age 9, are both listed as being born in Connecticut. (3) The first record that I have of the Fitzpatrick family in Raleigh County is a death record for Timothy and Ellen's daughter, Catherine. Catherine died 20 July 1853 from diarrhea at the age of 1 year and two months.(4) Using various records, I have put together the following list of Timothy and Ellen's children: 1.Jeremiah - born about 1848 in New Hampshire(5) 2.John - born about 1850 in Connecticut(6) 3.James - born about 1851 in Connecticut(7) 4.Catherine - born about May 1852; location unknown(8); (see death date above) 5.Mary Ann - born 6 Aug. 1855 in Raleigh Co. VA(9) 6.Timothy - born 5 Apr. 1857 in Raleigh Co. VA (10) 7.Michael - born 18 Oct. 1858 in Raleigh Co. VA (11) 8.Daniel - born 15 May 1861 in Raleigh Co. VA(12) 9.William - born about 1864 in Raleigh Co. WV(13) 10.Ellen E. - born 27 June 1865 in Raleigh Co. WV(14) By 1870, Timothy's real estate was valued at $1500 and his personal value was $400.(15) His first son, Jeremiah, had married Margaret Mahoney, the daughter of Peter and Mary Mahoney, in Fayette Co. WV on 15 Feb. 1869.(16) Jeremiah and Margaret's first child, James E., was born 15 June 1870.(17) Jeremiah and his new family are listed in the 1870 Census living next door to his father and he was also farming like his father.(18) It is unclear what happened to this family, but they are not listed in the 1880 Census. However one of Jeremiah's children, John age 6, is listed living with his grandparents Timothy and Ellen.(19) Between the years of 1871-1890 there were four marriages recorded in Raleigh County for the Fitzpatrick family. James married Catherine Pittman on 12 Apr. 1876.(20) Daniel married Martha Ann Beckelheimer, daughter of Henderson and Sarah Beckelheimer, on 19 Jan. 1881.(21) Ellen married William Cochren on 20 Aug. 1881.(22) Timothy Jr. married Catharine A. Sullivan on 28 Apr. 1884.(23) Reading through the records, I find the following information for the family of James and Catherine Fitzpatrick. Their first daughter, Stella, was born 19 Feb. 1877.(24) She died almost two years later on 21 Dec. 1878 of an unknown illness.(25) I found no birth record for their second daughter, Jane, but she is listed in the 1880 Census as being born about 1878.(26) Jane married Martin Asa Spangler on 22 Sept. 1897.(27) Their third child, James W., was born 16 Jan. 1880.(28) James died at age 11 on 28 Dec. 1890 of croup.(29) The next child, Timothy, was born 16 Dec. 1881.(30) Daughter Mary E. was born 23 Sept. 1883.(31) The sixth child, John was born 23 May 1886.(32) Although his birth was not recorded, the death of the seventh child was: Robert Fitzpatrick died 10 July 1890 of "cholera infantum".(33) William was born 7 April 1892.(34) He died at the age of 7 on 18 Nov. 1899 of fever.(35) Margaret was born 18 Oct. 1893.(36) Jesse H. was born 15 Oct. 1895.(37) Homer was born 15 Apr. 1896.(38) He died at age 3 on 20 Sept. 1898 of croup.(39) Daniel and Martha suffered the loss of their firstborn as well. John H. was born 17 Nov. 1881.(40) He died at the age of three on 25 Feb. 1882 of an unknown illness.(41) Their second child is listed in the records as Deedy A. and was born 17 Apr. 1886.(42) An unnamed female was born 28 July 1891. (43) John was born 10 Sept. 1893.(44) Lacy was born 10 Feb. 1897.(45) These are all of the recorded births - there may have been others. I did not find a marriage record for Michael Fitzpatrick in Raleigh County. However, a number of children were born to Michael and his wife, Annie Nora, and are recorded. The first child, Dan V., was born 23 Nov. 1889.(46) M. E. was born 5 July 1891.(47) Nellie Catherine was born 20 Jan. 1893.(48) Martin M. was born 24 Dec. 1894. (49) Owen was born 14 Sept. 1896.(50) Maggie was born 4 Jan. 1899.(51) This is far as my birth records go, so I do not know if there were children born after 1900. Michael's wife Annie died 1 May 1910 at Hinton of "t. b. of the bowels".(52) There was one birth listed that I could not readily place. Easter V. was born to G. S. and N. J. Fitzpatrick at Flat Top on 2 Apr. 1899.(53) I do not have a death date for his wife but the patriarch of the family, Timothy, died 10 Apr. 1898 of fever in Raleigh County.(54) This is as complete a record of the family as I can present from the records that I have available. I am not a descendant of this family, so I have not researched this family in other counties or states. I hope this will be helpful to those of you who are descended from Timothy and Ellen or have ties to this family! -- Sources: #1 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 3 1896-1914 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #2 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Records by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. The Fitzpatrick family is listed in the 1860 Census living in the Neighborhood of Beaver Creek District, HH# 98. Ellen is listed as a 32 year old matron born in Ireland. #3 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Record by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. 1860 Census, HH# 98. #4 - Early Deaths Of Raleigh County Vol. 1 1853-1875 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 2. #5 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Record by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. 1860 Census, HH# 98. #6 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Record by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. 1860 Census, HH# 98. #7 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Record by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. 1860 Census, HH# 98. #8 - Early Deaths Of Raleigh County Vol. 1 1853-1875 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 2. #9 - Early Births Of Raleigh County Vol. 1 1853-1870 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 13. #10 - Early Births Of Raleigh County Vol. 1 1853-1870 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 27. #11 - Early Births Of Raleigh County Vol. 1 1853-1870 by Pauline Haga published by author]. Page 35. #12 - Raleigh Co. Marriages Vol. 2 1871-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 54. #13 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Record by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. 1870 Census, HH# 81 Town District. #14 - Early Births Of Raleigh County Vol. 1 1853-1870 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 52. #15 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Record by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. 1870 Census, HH# 81 Town District. #16 - Fayette Co. Marriages 1830-1870 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #17 - Early Births Of Raleigh County Vol. 1 1853-1870 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 71. #18 - 1850-1870 Raleigh Co. Census Record by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. 1870 Census, HH# 82 Town District. #19 - Raleigh County 1880 Census by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. HH# 189, Town District. #20 - Raleigh County Marriages Vol. 2 1871-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 24. #21 - Raleigh County Marriages Vol. 2 1871-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 54. #22 - Raleigh County Marriages Vol. 2 1871-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 58. #23 - Raleigh County Marriages Vol. 2 1871-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. Page 77. #24 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 2 1871-1881 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #25 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 2 1876-1895 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #26 - Raleigh County 1880 Census by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. HH# 204, Town District. #27 - Raleigh County Marriages Vol. 3 1891-1901 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #28 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 2 1871-1881 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #29 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 2 1876-1895 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #30 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 2 1871-1881 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #31 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 3 1882-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #32 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 2 1871-1881 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #33 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 2 1871-1881 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #34 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #35 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 3 1896-1914 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #36 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #37 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #38 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #39 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 3 1896-1914 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #40 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 2 1871-1881 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #41 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 2 1876-1895 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #42 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 3 1882-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #43 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #44 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #45 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #46 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 3 1882-1890 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #47 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #48 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #49 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #50 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #51 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #52 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 3 1896-1914 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #53 - Raleigh County Births Vol. 4 1891-1900 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. #54 - Raleigh County Deaths Vol. 3 1896-1914 by Pauline Haga [published by author]. No page numbers. Submitted By: Melissa Bailey Duggins -- This article was originally posted on the Raleigh Co. 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