Daniel C LeMaster (1834 - 1912)

Born Jun 1834 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Gilbert) LeMaster — married 1875 in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1912 at age 77 in Minnie, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States

Biography

Daniel was born in 1834, he passed away in 1912. ^[1]He was the son of James LeMaster and Harriet Cumberledge.

In 1850, he was living in Wetzel, Virginia with his parents and siblings.^[2]

In the 1860 census Daniel (age 26) was in Wetzel, Virginia, United States.^[3]

In the 1870 census Daniel (age 36) was in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.^[4] He married Sarah Thomas in 1872. ^[5]

He married in 1875 in Wetzel, West Virginia, Phebe (Gilbert) LeMaster (1845-) . ^[6] In 1900, he was a farmer on rented land, in Wetzel, West Virginia with his wife, Phoebe and 3 daughters. He married Phoebe in 1875,

They had been married 24 years, at the time of the 1900 census.

Children in household of Daniel C Lemasters, United States Census, 1900 Green district (south side), Wetzel, West Virginia, ^[7]

Eliza J Lemasters Daughter 20 born c. 1880 West Virginia

Sebra Lemasters Daughter 17 born c. 1883 West Virginia

Virginia 'Jenie' F. Lemasters Daughter 15 born 21 July 1885 in Tyler, West Virginia^[8]

In 1910, Daniel and his daughter, Eliza were living with his brother and his brother's daughter's family, the Dawsons in Green, West Virginia.^[9] He passed away in 1912. ^[10]

D died (age 79) on 13 Apr 1912 in Minnie, Wetzel, West Virginia.^[11]

Research notes

According to a book of the LeMaster, family, Daniel served in the Civil War but this needs further sources. ^[12]

Daniel was in a pension record in 1907-1933 in United States.^[13] There are records of two wives, Sarah and Phoebe, three years apart, need to research what happened to Sarah. Her records on FS and Ancestry are conflated with Daniel’s sister, Sarah.

The same day that Daniel Married Sarah in 1872, the preacher married Isaac Barker to Mary McIntyre. Barker was his grandmother's maiden name. It could have been a cousin.

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRT-Y6K : 11 February 2018), D. C. Lemasters, 13 Apr 1912; citing Minnie, Wetzel, West Virginia, County Records, v L-R p 58-b, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,975.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DY-XW2 : 23 December 2020), Daniel Lemasters in household of James Lemasters, Wetzel, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 51; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171753_001_M9ZP-V5B; FHL microfilm: 805384; Image number: 55; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01833-2
   FamilySearch Record: MHMQ-BPD (accessed 22 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-HTS
   Daniel Lemasters (26) in Wetzel, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 4; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 19; Digital film/folder number: 004268439_003_M9CF-MCJ; FHL microfilm: 000553200; Image number: 110; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01486-5
   FamilySearch Record: MZH9-6MS (accessed 22 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTK7-74Y
   Daniel Lemasters (36) in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYTG-RNG : 11 February 2018), Daniel C Lemasters and Sarah Thomas, 1872; citing Tyler, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 850,575.also Deaths, 1853-1899; marriages, 1816-1899 page 118
6. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F132-HQQ : 16 March 2020), Daniel C Lemasters and Phebe Gilbert, 1875; citing Wetzel, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,863,213.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZJ-6XZ : accessed 27 June 2021), Daniel Lemasters, Green district (south side), Wetzel, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 98, sheet 2B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,775.
8. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMSV-6XR : 10 March 2018), Phebe M. Lemasters in entry for Virginia F. Lemasters, 21 Jul 1885; citing Tyler, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 850,570.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJ4-TS2 : accessed 27 June 2021), Daniel C Lemasters in household of Edward Lemasters, Green, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 155, sheet 3B, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1699; FHL microfilm 1,375,712.
10. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRT-Y6K : 11 February 2018), D. C. Lemasters, 13 Apr 1912; citing Minnie, Wetzel, West Virginia, County Records, v L-R p 58-b, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,975.
11. ↑ Death: "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
    citing Minnie, Wetzel, West Virginia, County Records, v L-R p 58-b, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,975
    FamilySearch Record: NMRT-Y6K (accessed 22 January 2024)
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=839975&ImageNumber=79
    D C Lemasters death 13 Apr 1912 in Minnie, Wetzel, West Virginia.
12. ↑ Howard Marshall Lemaster, LeMaster Family, USA (1960). Available at https://archive.org/details/lemasterfamilyun00lema/page/63/mode/2up), p. 63.
13. ↑ Pension: "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933; Affiliate Publication Number: M850; Digital film/folder number: 004693627; FHL microfilm: 001635375; Image number: 365
    FamilySearch Record: 2M2Q-484 (accessed 22 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 939K-8N9Q-4W
    Name: Daniel C Lemasters; Pension Date: 1907-1933; Pension Place: United States; Death Date: 13 Apr 1912; Misc Flag Mil Information: Army Invalid; System Of Record: SLS.