Stephen
Wriston
Born about in Kingston, Fayette County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William A. Wriston
and Mary A. (Scarborough) Wriston
Husband of
Mary Catherine (Romines) Wriston
— married
25 Dec 1889 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Myrtle Maude (Wriston) Fisher, Ulysses Grant Wriston, Lou Verna (Wriston) Wolfe, Dana Wriston, Nora Madelene (Wriston) Micheals, Violet Wriston, Addie B. Wriston, Delmar Curtis Wriston and Ruby Grace (Wriston) Stover
Died
at about age 76
in Burnwell, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2019
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Biography
Stephen was born about 1861 in Fayette County, West Virginia.[1] He was the son of William Wriston and Mary Scarborough.[2] Stephen married Mary Romines on December 25, 1889 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.[3] Stephen worked as a farmer,[4], as a day laborer,[5] and in the coal mines.[6] He and Mary had at least 10 children, 2 of whom were dead by 1900.[5][4][7] He died on July 9, 1937 in Burnwell, Kanawha County, West Virginia.[8]
Census Notes
- 1870 Census: Falls of Kanawha, Fayette County, West Virginia[1]
- William Riston M 32 Virginia Farmer $62
- Mary Riston F 32 Virginia Housekeeper
- Valantine Riston M 10 Virginia
- Stephen Riston M 7 Virginia
- Isaac S Riston M 4 West Virginia
- 1880 Census: Kanawha, Fayette County, West Virginia[2]
- Wm A Wriston Self M 44 West Virginia Farmer
- Mary A Wriston Wife F 44 West Virginia Keeping house, cannot read/write
- Valentine Wriston Son M 20 West Virginia At school, deaf & dumb
- Stephen Wriston Son M 18 West Virginia, cannot read/write
- Isaac Wriston Son M 14 West Virginia, cannot read/write
- William Wriston Son M 7 West Virginia
- Cora E Wriston Daughter F 3 West Virginia
- 1900 Census: Kanawha District, Fayette County, West Virginia[5]
- Stephen Wriston Head M 35 West Virginia Jan. 1865, Married 13 years, Day laborer
- Mary Wriston Wife F 28 West Virginia April 1872, Married 13 years, 6 children born, 4 living
- Myrtle Wriston Daughter F 12 West Virginia Dec. 1887
- Grant Wriston Son M 10 West Virginia May 1890
- Verna Wriston Daughter F 6 West Virginia March 1894
- Nora Wriston Daughter F 5/12ths West Virginia Dec. 1899
- 1910 Census: Lick Fork Precinct, Kanawha District, Fayette County, West Virginia[4]
- Stephen Wriston Head M 48 West Virginia Married 23 years, Farmer
- Mary Wriston Wife F 39 West Virginia Married 23 years, 8 children born, 7 living
- Myrtle Wriston Daughter F 22 West Virginia
- Grant Wriston Son M 18 West Virginia Laborer, Saw mill
- Verna Wriston Daughter F 15 West Virginia
- Nora Wriston Daughter F 9 West Virginia
- Violet Wriston Daughter F 7 West Virginia
- Addie Wriston Daughter F 5 West Virginia
- Curtis Wriston Son M 2 West Virginia
- 1920 Census: Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia[7]
- Steven Wriston Head M 58 West Virginia Teamster, Coal mine
- Mary K Wriston Wife F 48 West Virginia
- Norah M Wriston Daughter F 20 West Virginia
- Delmer C Wriston Son M 11 West Virginia
- Ruby G Wriston Daughter F 8 West Virginia
- 1930 Census: Kanawha, Fayette County, West Virginia[6]
- Steve Wriston Head M 67 West Virginia Farmer, 1st married at 26
- Mary Wriston Wife F 58 West Virginia 1st married at 17
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FamilySearch 1870 Census
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 FamilySearch 1880 Census
- ↑ FamilySearch West Virginia Marriage
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 FamilySearch 1910 Census
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 FamilySearch 1900 Census
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 FamilySearch 1930 Census
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 FamilySearch 1920 Census
- ↑ FamilySearch West Virginia Death
- United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch 1870 Census, Stephen Riston in the household of William Riston, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 7, family 44, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,185.
- United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch 1880 Census, Stephen Wriston in the household of Wm A Wriston, Kanawha, Fayette County, West Virginia, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 28, sheet 61D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1402; FHL microfilm 1,255,402.
- West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch West Virginia Marriage, Stephen Winston and Mary Romines, December 25 1889; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,720.
- United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Stephen Wriston, Kanawha district (east side), Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 12B, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,758.
- United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, Stephen Wriston, Kanawha, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 30B, family 604, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1680; FHL microfilm 1,375,693.
- United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Steven Wriston, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 81, sheet 16B, line 85, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1957; FHL microfilm 1,821,957.
- United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Steve Wriston, Kanawha, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 34B, line 85, family 623, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2531; FHL microfilm 2,342,265.
- West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, database, FamilySearch West Virginia Death, Stephen Wriston, 09 Jul 1937; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, 10227, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,983,278.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
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~0.78%
Mark Howell
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~0.78%
Jessica (Bartram) McKee :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JessicaMcKee1980
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~0.78%
Jackie Eplin :
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