William Straight was born February 14, 1774, in "Finches Run," Virginia, in what would become West Virginia in 1863, during the American Civil War. William is a son of Jacob Straight and Elizabeth Dragoo. In October 1776, Monongalia county was formed from parts of the District of West Augusta (Virginia). It was named in honor of the Monongahela River, named by the Algonquin (Delaware) Indians. The year that William was born, his father had settled land along what would become Straight's Run in the Fairmont District (later Marion county, West Virginia).
In 1799, William married Martha Hays, also born in Monongalia county, a daughter of William and Susanna Hays. William and Martha had at least 12 children, including: Henry Straight; Alexander Straight; Benjamin Straight or Streight; Arizona or Arzanna Mariah Conaway; Susanna Rice; Amos Hayes Straight; Jacob H. Straight; Rachel (Straight) Thorn; Martha Straight; Alpheus Straight; Sarah (Straight) Barrac; and Garlinda (Straight) Thorn.
Martha was born in 1782 and died April 7, 1831, at the age of 49 years. From William's Will, she appeared to have been buried along Straight's Run, near Barrackville. Marion county Virginia was established on January 14, 1842. On November 16, 1843, in Marion county, William married Mrs. Mary (?nee) Freeland. William Straight seems to have adopted the three children of Mary Freeland, by her first marriage to John Freeland, who were William E., Michael and Rebecca, and were shown with surname Straight, in their 1850 Census record. [1]
William Straight died November 25, 1854, in Marion county, Virginia, at the age of 80 years. Note: West Virginia was formed on June 20, 1863, as a result of the American Civil War.
Name: William Straight Event Type: Census Event Date: 1850 Event Place: Marion county, Marion, Virginia, United States Event Place (Original): Marion county, Marion, Virginia Gender: Male Age: 76 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1774 Birthplace: Virginia Schedule Type: 1850 Population House Number: 170
Household ID: 170 Line Number: 8 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 958 GS Film Number: 444948 Digital Folder Number: 004206380 Digital Folder Number: 004206380 Image Number: 00342 Image Number: 00342 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01074-6 Record Number: 14114
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