Elizabeth Weese (abt. 1834 - aft. 1860)

Born about 1834 in Virginia, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1834. She was the daughter of Elijah Weese and Catharine Armentrout. She married Allen White, son of Thomas & Mary White, on 8 Mar 1860. In the 1860 census, she is living with Allen and his 4 children. She passed away some time after 1860. I did search for her in 1870 but did not see her. Also checked death records, could not be sure any were her.

United States Census, 1840^[1]

United States Census, 1850^[2]

West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 ^[3]

• Name: Elizabeth Weiss
• Gender: Female
• Birth Date: abt 1834
• Birth Place: Hardy County, West Virginia
• Age: 26
• Spouse's name: Allen White
• Spouse Gender: Male
• Spouse Age: 41
• Spouse Birth Place: Randolph
• Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1860
• Marriage Place: Hardy Co., West Virginia
• Marital status: Single
• Father's name: Elijah Weiss
• Mother's name: Cath Weiss
• Spouse Father's Name: Thos White
• Spouse Mother's Name: Mary White

Year: 1860; Census Place: Pendleton, Virginia^[4]

• Allen White 40/m, laborer, $0 $50, VA (md within yr)
• Eliz White 26/f, VA (md within yr)
• Joseph L White 16/m, laborer, VA, school
• John White 11/m, VA, school
• Jacob White 8/m, VA, school
• Phoebe C White 6/f, VA

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB9-9BP : accessed 23 August 2015), Elijah Weese, Not Stated, Hardy, Virginia; citing p. 118, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 562; FHL microfilm 29,687.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DW-3J3 : accessed 23 August 2015), Elizabeth Weese in household of Elijah Weese, Hardy county, part of, Hardy, Virginia, United States; citing family 814, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971; "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records.
4. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Pendleton, Virginia; Page: 108; Family History Library Film: 805370; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM4-1DH : 19 March 2020), Allen White, 1860.

Footnotes

Source: #FN01 Hardy County. FN01 Hardy County, Virginia was created in 1786 from Hampshire County, Virginia. It did not become part of West Virgina until the state of West Virginia was created in 1861.

Acknowledgments

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