Ritchie County, WV: Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862
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Courtesy of the Ritchie County Historical Society Newsletter
January - February, 1975 Vol 3 No 6
page 10 - 11

REGISTER OF MARRIAGES 1853 - 1862 RITCHIE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

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 6   /  5  - William ALKIRE, farmer, age 24, b. Lewis Co., son of James
& Christina; m. Emelija BURCHER, age 24, b. Lewis Co., dau of Elias &
Elizabeth; 8 Apr 1859, by Rev. Samuel Steele.

 6   /  6  - E. BUTCHER, farmer, age 23, b. Lewis Co., son of Elias &
Elizabeth; m. H. A. CROSS, age 17, b. Loudoun Co., dau of James H. &
Elizabeth; 7 Apr 1859, by Rev. Samuel Steele.

 6   /  7  - Thomas F. LEACH, mechanic, age 31 b. Fauquier Co., son of
Thomas & Elizabeth Leach; m. Margaret HARRIS, age 30, b. Wood Co., dau of
John & Agnes Harris; 28 Apr 1859, b. E. Mathers.

 6   /  8  - Barnes SMITH, farmer, age 20, b. Harrison Co., son of Levi &
Catherine Smith; m. Mary DYE, age 20, b. Wood Co., dau of Dennis & Anne
Dye; 5 May 1859, by J. W. Miller.

 6   /  9  - E. MOOREHEAD, farmer, age 23, b. Barbour Co., son of Evin &
Sarha Moorehead; m. H. R. CAIN, age 19, b. Lewis Co., dau of Cornelius &
Rebecca Cain; 8 May 1859, by J. W. Miller.

 6   / 10  - E. CUNNINGHAM, farmer, age 22, b. Wood Co., son of William &
Elizabeth; m. S. A. BENNETT, age 16, b. Mercer Co., Pa., dau of Patrick &
Nancy; 19 May 1859, by Eli Martin.

 6   / 11  - George LEACH, farmer, age 23, b. Wood Co., son of John &
Elizabeth Leach; m. Virginia A. STANLEY, age 30, b. Wood Co., dau of John
& Eleaner Stanley; 22 May 1859, by John Hull.

 6   / 12  - P. STALLMAN, of Calhoun Co., farmer, age 25, b. Lewis Co.,
son of Philip & Nancy Stallman; m. S. D. HICKMAN, age 22, b. Harrison Co.,
dau of Arthur & Margaret Hickman; 19 May 1859, by Eli Riddle.

 6   / 13  - Benjamin BUSH, farmer, age 21, b. Tyler Co., son of Esau &
Elizabeth; m. Ruth JONES, age 21, b. Ritchie Co., dau of S. R. & Ruth Jones;
8 June 1859, by James A. Hogue.

 6   / 14  - G. R. BROWN, of Tyler Co., carpenter, age 30, b. Tyler Co.,
son of L. S. & Roxey Brown; m. Rebecca BROADWATER, age 22, b. Ritchie Co.,
dau of Jefferson & Mary Broadwater; 23 June 1859, by L. Leep.

 6   / 15  - Robert JENKINS, age 25, b. Wood Co., son of John & Nancy Jenkins;
m. H. E. BARNETT, age 21, b. Washington Co., Pa., dau of Thomas & Elizabeth
Barnett; 2 July 1859, by John Huff.

 6   / 16  - Thomas STANLEY, age 45, b. Lewis Co., son of Hiram & Elizabeth
Stanley; m. Mary GRADY, age 17, b. Highland Co., dau of Dennis & Melvina
Grady; 14 July 1859, by John Hull.

 6   / 17  - W. C. WIGNER, farmer, age 28, b. Wood Co., son of Henry & Lydia
Wigner; m. A. J. McDOUGAL, age 21, b. Monongalia Co., dau of Osburn & Sarah
McDougal; 21 July 1859, by Rev. Eli Riddle.

 6   / 18  - H. B. HIGGINS, farmer, age 26, b. Marion Co., son of J. &
Catherine Higgins; m. Nancy R. PRIBBLE, age 22, b. Wood Co., dau of Hugh &
Permillia Pribble; 4 Aug 1859, Not Returned.

 6   / 19  - A. SIMMONS, farmer, age 20, b. Pendleton Co., son of Peter &
Sarah Simmons; m. Phebe REXROAD, age 21, b. Ritchie Co., dau of John &
Phebe Rexroad; 11 Aug 1859, by Rev. Samuel Steele.

 6   / 20  - Levi SHORT, farmer, age 20, b. Gilmer Co., son of John &
Elizabeth Short; m. H. J. McDONALD, age 16, b. Barbour Co., dau of Robert &
Rachel McDonald; 9 Sep 1859, by H. Wright.

 6   / 21  - Eugenius BARKER, farmer, age 21, b. Tyler Co., son of Z & Mary
Barker; m. Lucinda WASS, age 18, b. Ritchie Co., dau of John & Barbara Wass;
18 Sep 1859, by Rev. Samuel Steele.

 6   / 22  - J. J. WEBB, farmer, age 23, b. Rockbridge Co., Va., son of Henry
& Margaret Webb; m. E. A. CHITTAM, age 19, b. Wood Co., dau of H. H. & A.
Chittam; 15 Sep 1859, by Rev. Samuel Steele.

 6   / 23  - Thomas PRATHER, farmer, age 25, b. Maryland, son of Benjamin &
Catherine Prather; m. E. SNODGRASS, age 17, b. Harrison Co., dau of Jeremiah
& E. Snodgrass; 22 Sep 1859, by John W. Miller.

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