Ritchie County, West Virginia Deaths 1871 ********************************************************************** 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. ********************************************************************** Submitted by Janet Waite The following death records were taken from microfilmed county records for Ritchie County, West Virginia. Deaths in Ritchie County, WV in 1871 ______ Pribble 6-20-1871 3 mo Parents Hugh and Mary E. Pribble Informant Hugh Pribble Jr. father Francis Rinehart 1-20-1871 45 yrs Parents John and ______ Blankenship Informant Henry Guckert Son-In-Law Catharine Rinehart 11-16-1871 97 yrs Informant Henry Guckert grandson Rebecca Shields 9-11-1871 54 yrs Parents Jonas and Tabitha McDonald Informant Andrew Shields husband Nannie Young 6-30-1871 80 yrs Parents Wm and Ellen Hall Informant Belle Young daughter John Davis 6-3-1871 50 yrs Parents Nathan and Sarah Davis Rachel Elliott 9-11-1871 52 yrs Parents George and Elizabeth Shoemaker Informant Wm Elliott husband Samuel Hileman 6-22-1871 54 yrs Parents Geo. and Sophia Hileman Informant Samuel R. Hileman son Ulysses Hibbs 11-24-1871 20 yrs Parents Jacob and Ellen Hibbs Informant Jacob Hibbs father Leroy Hammond 6-23-1871 1 mo Parents Wesley and Cynthia E. Hammond Informant Wesley Hammond father Henry L. Guckert 2-15-1871 8 mo Parents Henry and Addie Guckert Informant Henry Guckert father Elizabeth Laird 4-3-1871 40 yrs Parents Henry and Effa Moats Informant Adam Laird husband Mary J. Moats 12-15-1871 22 yrs Parents Andrew and Ann Cokeley Informant Wm Moats husband James Maul 10-1871 40 yrs Parents David and Mary Maul Informant Elizabeth J. Maul wife _______ Maxwell 6-15-1871 1 d Parents J.T. and A.I. Maxwell Informant J.T. Maxwell father _________ Jefferies 1-26-1871 1 d Parents Thos. and Ann Jefferies Informant Ann Jefferies mother Alfred Nay 1-23-1871 25 yrs Parents James and Sarah A. Nay Informant Jas. Nay father Ellen Naughton 10-8-1871 26 yrs Parents Michael and Mary McCann Informant John Naughton husband Elizabeth Mason 2-19-1871 1 yr Parents Philip and Martha Mason Informant Martha Mason mother ________ Martin 5-1-1871 15 d Parents G.W.B. and E.H. Martin Informant G.W.B. Martin father Franklin C. Miller 5-15-1871 11 d Parents Henry and Mary Miller Carl Mason 11-21-1871 1 d Parents Eli and Rejina Mason Informant Rejina Mason mother Joseph Morehead 10-31-1871 40 yrs Parents Evan and S. Murehead Informant Evan Murehead father ** Note surnames were spelled differently on filmed records Andrew C. Peirpoint 12-21-1871 23 yrs Parents Z.M. and M. Peirpoint Informant Z.M. Peirpoint father Ester E. Phelps 4-10-1871 5 mo Parents Eli and Melissa Phelps Informant Eli Phelps father Zilla Pool 8-14-1871 1 yr 4 mo Parents S.B. and H.A. Pool Informant S.B. Pool father Mary Reed 6-22-1871 60 yrs Parents John and Sarah Jett Informant J. Reed husband Charles I. Somerville 10-2-1871 16 yrs Parents M.S. and S. Somerville Informant M.S. Somerville father Belinda Trimble 3-27-1871 44 yrs Parents N. and R. Neel Informant Isaac Trimble husband Wm F. Troy 12-15-1871 18 yrs 9 mo 2 d Parents J.W. and R.T. Troy Informant J.W. Troy father Mary A. Thomas 7-28-1871 44 yrs Parents D. and E. Haymond Informant Sane Thomas husband Margaret M. Williams 5-23-1871 15 yrs Parents I. and J. Williams Informant I. Williams father Albert Wamsley 5-10-1871 1 mo 11 d Parents A. and M.J. Wamsley Informant A. Wamsley father Malinda Whaley 7-17-1871 19 yrs Parents Wm and J. O'dell Informant Jas. M. Whaley husband Mary Collins 5-11-1871 50 yrs Parents Henry and Betsy Lanam Informant John C. Collins husband David Dye 6-20-1871 22 yrs Parents Dennis and Ann Dye Informant Ann Dye mother Sarah Adams 12-15-1871 75 yrs Parents J. and M. Adams Informant Hiram Adams friend James L. Bee 7-1-1871 1 yr 11 mo 6 d Parents J. and T.J. Bee Informant Jeremiah Bee father Peter Conaway 11-1-1871 16 yrs Parents Thos. and Catharine Conaway Informant Thos. Conaway father Dorcas E. Dotson 5-4-1871 34 yrs Parents J. and E. Ferebee Informant Lamon Dotson husband John J. Elliott 1-18-1871 6 d Parents T.J. and E. Elliott Informant T.J. Elliott father Veletha A. Elder 3-12-1871 12 yrs Parents Wm and Sarah Elder Informant Sarah Elder mother Elizabeth J. Elder 2-18-1871 7 yrs Parents John and Mary Elder Informant John Elder father Martha A. Elder 2-20-1871 3 yrs Parents R.L.B. and S. Elder Informant R.L.B. Elder father Jas. W. Finch 5-13-1871 1 yr 10 mo Parents J.W. and Mary Finch Informant J.W. Finch father Edgar Risher 6-17-1871 24 yrs 6 mo Parents W. and E. Fisher Informant Drusilla Fisher wife Albert Fisher 9-4-1871 7 mo Parents E. and D. Fisher Informant Drusilla Fisher mother Smith C. Hall 3-16-1871 38 yrs Parents Wm and Mary A. Hall Informant Virginia Hall wife Ossa A. Law 5-30-1871 2 mo Parents T.W. and E.S. Law Informant E.S. Law mother Annie Lawson 8-8-1871 43 yrs Parents Peter and Elizabeth Pritchard Informant B.W. Lawson husband Henry L. Mallory 6-1871 2 yrs Parents J. and M. Mallory Informant J. Mallory father Macy(?) A. Musser 7-29-1871 47 yrs Parents _____ and Sarah Owens Informant D. Musser husband Lillian A. Mason 1-21-1871 1 yr 3 mo Parents E. and M. Mason Informant E. Mason father *******************************************************************