Born in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Fedele Custer
and Anna Katharina (Valentine) Custer
Sister of
Ann Valentine (Custer) Wagner [half], Emmanuel Henry Custer, Mary (Custer) Isenhart, George Washington Custer and Alexander S Custer [half]
Wife of
Jefferson Franklin Pierce
— married
27 Jun 1848 in Wood County, VA (now WV)
Mother of
James Luther Pierce
Died
at age 68
in Leachtown, Wood, West Virginia, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Ellen was the aunt of General George Armstrong Custer.
1850 residence District 65, Wood County, VA (now WV); 1860 residence Wood County, VA (now WV); 1870 residence Clay Twp., Wood County, WV; 1880 residence Rowlesburg, Reno District, Preston County, WV.
The Preston County Journal.
KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 1893.
VOL. XXVII--NO. 15. WHOLE NO. 1427.
Page 2, Column 3
Rowlesburg.
December 11, Mrs. Ellen Virden died near Parkersburg, at the home of her niece, where she had just gone recently to visit among relatives and friends, but was taken ill of pneumonia, which dreaded disease proved fatal. Mrs. V. leaves three children to mourn her loss––Mrs. Jac. Cornell and John F. Pierce of Rowlesburg, and James L. Pierce of Baltimore. The interment was held here, and a host of sorrowing friends and neighbors followed the remains to the cemetery. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community in their loss, but we must remember that “God is just” and trustingly say “Thy will be done.”
She is buried in the Riverview Cemetery, Rowlesburg, Preston County, WV.
Sources
- Familysearch.org, her marriage record, U.S. census returns.
- Source: S35 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry Family Tree 12140450
Mrs Ellen Virden death record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3587395&Type=Death
Mrs. Ellen Virden obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45137863/ellen-virden
Jefferson Pierce-Ellen Custer marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10736850&Type=Marriage
William Virden-Ellen Pierce marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=254135&Type=Marriage
U.S. census returns
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