__________________________ | b. | p. | d. _________________________| p. | b. | m. | p. | p. | d. | Thomas LARGENT | p. | _________________________| m. |_________________________ | b. | p. b. | p. | p. | d. | d. | p. | p. | m. | | p. | | | __________________________ | | | b. | | | p. | | | d. | |________________________| p. | b. | m. | p. | p. | d. | | p. | | |_________________________ Samuel LARGENT b. ________________________ p. b. 04 November 1786 d. p. p. d. July 1865 p. m. __________________________ p. | b. | | p. | | d. | _________________________| p. | | b. | m. | | p. | p. | | d. | | Eleanor SHIVERS | p. | |________________________| m. |_________________________ b. | p. b. p. | p. d. | d. p. | p. | | | __________________________ | | b. | | p. | | d. |________________________| p. b. | m. p. | p. d. | p. | |_________________________ b. p. d. Updated: 03 December 2005 p.
** F A M I L Y S H E E T ** HUSBAND: John Henry LYONS Occ: Canal Lock Tender b. about 1854 prob Hampshire Co, WV d. 10 October 1908 Cumberland, Allegany, MD m. 30 April 1877 Springfield, Hampshire Co, WV b. Camp Hill Cemetary, Paw Paw, WV "Death of John H. LYONS -- John H. LYONS died at his home, 144 Walnut St.; 7:15 o'clock Saturday morning, aged 53 years. Deceased had been ill from dropsy for several months but had borne his sufferings with much fortitude. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Junior Order of United Americans, and is survived by the following children: Myrtle, Pearl, Etta, Ethel, Orrie and Wilbur LYONS living at home, and Samuel, residing at Beryl, WVa. The remains were taken to Paw Paw, WVa., on B&O train No. 8 Monday morning, where the funeral services were held, with interment in Camp Hill Cemetary, at that place." - Cumberland Alleganian, 15 Oct 1908
1900 Census, Morgan Co., WV (Paw Paw)
1880 Census, Allegany Co., MD (1st District - Orleans)
1870 Census, Hampshire Co., WV (Bloomery Township Area)
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Slanesville Post Office Area)
"LYONS, Samuel was born in 1813 and died at Paw Paw, W.VA. in Dec.1898.
His death was reported to the Morgan County, courthouse by John H. LYONS."
- Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia
Wilmer Kerns, 1991
WIFE: Amanda Rebecca MORELAND
b. about 1856 prob Hampshire Co, WV
d. 13 July 1898 prob Morgan Co, WV
b. Camp Hill Cemetary, Paw Paw, WV
"Mrs. John Lyons, who had been ill for some months, died Wednesday night.
She leaves a husband and seven children, the youngest being but two years old.
The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community. Funeral
services were held in the M.E. Church Friday. Interment in Camp Hill Cemetery."
- The Morgan Messenger, 21 July 1898
"Mrs. CRABTREE of Cumberland, Miss McCULLOUGH of Oldtown, Miss GOLDEN of near
Cumberland, and Mr. and Mrs. John MORELAND of Maryland were here attending the
funeral of Mrs. John LYONS."
- The Morgan Messenger, 21 July 1898
1880 Census, Allegany Co., MD (1st District - Orleans)
1870 Census, Allegany Co., MD (Flintstone Area)
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Bloomery Area)
"Marriage: LYONS John Henry 21 MORELAND Amanda Rebecca 21 30 Apr 1877"
- Hampshire County Marriages of the 1800's, Vicki Horton, 1994.
"Married -- On the 30th ult, in Springfield, by the Rev. O.W. FINLEY,
Mr. John H. LYONS to Miss Amanda R. MORELAND, both of this county."
- South Branch Intelligencer, 04 May 1877
CHILDREN:
M Samuel E. LYONS b. Jan 1879 Paw Paw, WV
SP: Paula FILLER d. 08 June 1958 Keyser, WV
F Myrtle "Mary" GROSS b. 28 July 1882 rept WV
SP: John N. GROSS d. 14 Feb 1970 Staunton, VA
M Orie W. LYONS b. 28 March 1885 Paw Paw, WV
SP: Never Married d. 27 March 1965 Cumberland, MD
F Pearl Leata COMBS b. 13 July 1888 Paw Paw, WV
SP: Frank Brown COMBS d. 20 May 1965 Cumberland, MD
F Etta A. S. LYONS b. 29 Jan 1891 prob Paw Paw, WV
SP: Never Married d. 20 Nov 1979 Paw Paw, WV
M Wilbur Vernon LYONS b. Sept 1893 rept WV
SP: Nona WOLF d. 31 July 1968 prob Kingwood, WV
F Ethel E. FARLEY b. 26 Dec 1896 Paw Paw, WV
SP: Guy Otto Farley d. 23 Nov 1981 Paw Paw, WV
Last Update: 12 January 2008
** F A M I L Y S H E E T ** HUSBAND: Amos LYONS Occ: Farmer/Blacksmith b. about 1820 Virginia d. 1880 - 1900 prob WV or VA m. prob before 1846 prob WV or VA
1880 Census, Hampshire Co., WV
1870 Census, Hampshire Co., WV (Bloomery Township Area)
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Slanesville Post Office Area)
WIFE: Eleanor LARGENT
b. about 1824 Virginia
d. after 1900 prob WV or VA
1900 Census, Morgan Co., WV (Paw Paw)
1880 Census, Hampshire Co., WV
1870 Census, Hampshire Co., WV (Bloomery Township Area)
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Slanesville Post Office Area)
CHILDREN:
F Mary H. LYONS b. about 1846
SP: d. before 1944
F Dorcas Ann BURKE b. 14 Aug 1852 Springfield, WV
SP1: Thomas SWEINY d. 16 Apr 1944 Beryl, WV
SP2: William Nolan BURKE
M John Henry LYONS b. about 1854 prob Hampshire Co, WV
SP: Amanda Rebecca MORELAND d. 10 Oct 1908 Cumberland, MD
M Samuel Blakely LYONS b. 29 Jan 1858 Paw Paw, WV
SP: Carrie Susan PARKER d. 14 June 1948 Paw Paw, WV
F Margaret LYONS b. about 1860
SP: d. after 1870
M Benjamin H. LYONS b. 08 Feb 1862
SP: Mary ? d. 02 Jan 1908 Cumberland, MD
F Anna J. LYONS b. about 1871
SP: d. before 1944
Last Update: 11 November 2005
** F A M I L Y S H E E T ** HUSBAND: Samuel LARGENT Occ: Farmer b. 04 Nov 1786 d. July 1865 m.
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Bloomery Area)
1850 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
WIFE: Mary OFFORD
b. 31 July 1790
d. 19 October 1879
1870 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Bloomery Area)
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Bloomery Area)
1850 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
CHILDREN:
F Eleanor LYONS b. about 1824
SP: Amos LYONS d. after 1900
M Benjamin O. LARGENT b. about 1827
SP: d. after 1860
M Silas LARGENT b. about 1830
SP: prob Elizabeth d. after 1870
F Mary LARGENT b. about 1833
SP: d. after 1860
Last Update: 30 October 2006
** F A M I L Y S H E E T ** HUSBAND: Thomas LARGENT Occ: b. d. m. WIFE: Eleanor SHIVERS b. d. CHILDREN: M Samuel LARGENT b. 04 Nov 1876 SP: Mary OFFORD d. July 1865 Last Update: 03 December 2005
** F A M I L Y S H E E T ** HUSBAND: John MORELAND Occ: Farmer b. about 1807 Virginia d. 14 November 1872 rept. Allegany Co. MD m. prob before 1832 prob WV or VA b. rept. Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Cumberland, MD
1870 Census, Allegany Co., MD (Flintstone Area)
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Bloomery Area)
1850 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
1840 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
"Letters of administration were granted to John T. MORELAND, upon the estate
of John MORELAND, and bond filed in penalty of $1000"
- The Cumberland Alleganian, 04 December 1872
WIFE: Mary Margaret MCBRIDE
b. about 1812 Cold Stream, VA
d. 17 February 1897 prob. Paw Paw, Morgan Co., WV
b. Bevans Cemetery, Horseshoe Bend, Paw Paw, WV
"Mrs. MOORLAND, mother of Mrs. John LYONS died last Wednesday a week
and was buried from the M.E. Church on Friday"
- The Morgan Messenger, 04 March 1897
WILL OF MARY MORELAND
"This is my last will to all whom it may concern as follows to wit
that out of my estate my funeral expenses and all honest debts is to
be paid and the residue of my estate to be divided as follows: I
bequeath to AMANDA R. LYONS $80 to DARCAS ANN BURKE I bequeath $25 to
JOHN T. MORELAND and WILLIAM MORELAND and S.E. GOLDSBURG and LYDIA ANN
CRABTREE and SUSAN M. MC CULLOUGH the above 5 named heirs are to have
equal amounts of the Estate after the above stated amounts are paid as
stated I bequeath to Myrtle M. Lyons (grand daughter) my bed and
bedding and carpet. This the 11th day of Feb., 1897.
Witnessed by Benjamin F. Foreman and Mrs. Thomas Kuy Kendall."
EXHIBIT A
"Morgan Co. Court Clerks Office March 5, 1897. A paper purporting to
be the last will and testament of Mary Moreland, deceased, was this
day presented in this...office and it being represented and shown that
the 2 ..witnesses to said will viz: Mrs. Thomas Kuy Kendall and B.F.
Foreman are sick and feeble and unable to travel from the town of Paw
Paw where they reside to this office. It is therefore ordered that
the depositions of the said Mrs. Thomas Kuy Kendall and the said B.F.
Foreman be taken in the said town of Paw Paw on the 8th day of March
1897 and any one authorized to take depositions in this county is
thereby directed and empowered to take the depositions of the said
Mrs. Thomas Kuy Kendall and B.F. Foreman and where so taken and
reduced to writing certify the same so taken ...under my hand and
official seal, FHB Dawson, Clerk of Court of Morgan Co., WV."
"DEPOSITIONS of witnesses taken this 8th day of March 1897 in the town
of Paw Paw County of Morgan State of WV pursuant to the ...order from
the Clerk of the County Court of Morgan Co., WV ordering and directing
that to depositions of B.F. Foreman and Mrs. Thoms Kuy Kendall
witnesses to the last will and Testament of Mary Moreland,
deceased...Mrs. Thomas Kuy Kendall one of the witnesses to said will
being of lawful age and by me first duly sworn deposes and says
Q What is your name, age and place of residence
A unreadable
Q Were you personally acquainted with Mary Moreland, deceased, late of
Paw Paw, Morgan Co., WV
A I was
Q Look at the paper marked Exhibit A and purporting to be the las will
and testament of Mary Moreland, deceased and say whether or not you
subscribed your name as witness thereto
A I did
Q At the time you subscribed your name as a witness to the aforesaid
will was the said Mary Moreland and B.F. Foreman and yourself all
present together and subscribed their names in your presence and in
the presence of each other the said Mary Moreland the testator and the
said B.F. Foreman and Mrs. Thomas Kuy Kendall as witness to said will.
A We were all present together and signed our names in the presence of
each other
Q Were you requested by this testator Mary Moreland to witness the
will
A I was
Q At the time of the execution of said will in your opinion was the
testator Mary Moreland of sound mind memory and understanding and in a
condition mentally to dispose of her property
A She certainly was
Q Did the testator Mary Moreland in your presence and in the presence
of B.F. Foreman acknowledge the signing of said will and declare it to
be her last will and testament
A She did
And further this deponent say thee not Mrs. Thomas Kuy Kendall."
SAME DEPOSITION FOR B.F. FOREMAN
"State of WV, County of Morgan to wit I THB Dawson a notary public in
and for said county of Morgan do hereby certify that the foregoing
depositions of Mrs. Kendall and B.F. Foreman were duly taken by me
pursuant to the annexed notice on order at the time and place in the
notice specified. Given under my hand and notorial seal this 8th day
of March, 1897. TNB Dawson, Notary Public."
"Morgan County Court Clerk Office March 8, 1897 The foregoing last
will and testament of Mary Moreland deceased having been proven by the
depositions of Mrs. Kendall and B.F. Foreman taken in compliance with
an order made on the 5th day of March 1897 and ...said will will
fully show the said last will and testament of the said Mary Moreland
deceased is therefore admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded.
THB Dawson, Clerk."
- Source: Will Transcription from Elaine Tomkins, 15 December 2001
*** 1880 Census - Where ???
1870 Census, Allegany Co., MD (Flintstone Area)
1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA (Bloomery Area)
1850 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
"MCBRIDE, Mary, was born in 1812 at Cold Stream and died on July 16,
1899 at Slanesville. Her husband was John MORELAND."
- Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia
Wilmer Kerns, 1991
CHILDREN:
M Richard D. MORELAND b. about 1832
SP: d.
F Sarah Eleanor MORELAND b. about 1834 Cacapon, VA
SP: poss. GOLDSBURG d.
M Bazil MORELAND b. about 1836
SP: d.
F Elizabeth MORELAND b. about 1839
SP: d.
F Mary J. MORELAND b. about 1841
SP: d.
M John T. MORELAND b. about 1843
SP: Ellen YOUNGBLOOD d. prob after Feb 1897
M William MORELAND b. about 1848 rept VA
SP: Mary Elizabeth SHATZER d. prob after Feb 1897
F Margaret Susan MCCULLEY b. 22 August 1849 Cacapon, VA
SP: John MCCULLEY d. 13 November 1939
M James R. MORELAND b. about 1851
SP: d.
F Lydia Ann CRABTREE b. about 1854
SP: Joseph CRABTREE d. 4 April 1929
F Amanda Rebecca LYONS b. about 1856 prob Hampshire Co, WV
SP: John Henry LYONS d. 13 Jul 1898 prob Morgan Co, WV
Last Update: 27 February 2004
** F A M I L Y S H E E T ** HUSBAND: Richard MORELAND Occ: ?? b. about 1780-1790 ?? d. Sept 1845 Hampshire Co, VA m. 1802 ?? b. In the name of God, Amen. I, Richard Moreland, of the County of Hampshire and State of Virginia, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. First, I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth some beds, bedstead and bedding, also twenty pieces of bed clothing to be selected by her. Secondly, I give to my daughter Margaret one bed, bedstead and bedding, and to my grand daughter Chloe Queen the daughter of Stephen Queen one cow and one bed, bedstead and bedding. Thirdly, to my daughters Mary Queen and Margaret Moreland, and to my sons John, James, William and George, I bequeath the sum of Forty dollars each. Fourthly, I wish all my personal estates except that which is above disposed of, to be sold by my executors, and after the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses and the legacies above mentioned, the balance of the proceeds with all debts due to me to be equally divided between all my children hereinafter named, to wit: Mary Queen, Bazil Moreland, John Moreland, James Moreland, Richard Moreland, Jacob Moreland, William Moreland, Margaret Moreland and George Moreland. I will that the cow and bed and bedding herein left to my grand daughter Chloe Queen should be left in the possession of my dear wife to be by her given to Chloe Queen at her marraige or when she comes of age. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife the farm upon which I now reside including the tract of about one hundred and five acres on the North sides of Spring Gap mountain and the tract of about seventeen or eighteen acres on the Taylor run, to be held by her, for her own use during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided between my said children having named. I wish that the farm upon which my son Bazil now lives shall be sold by my executor as soon after my death as they shall think best either at public or private sale, upon such terms as they may deem most advantageous and the proceeds of such sale be equally divided between my said children. I also wish that my son Bazil may be permitted to retain the farm if he thinks proper to do so at a fair rent until it may be sold. And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son in law Stephen Queen and my son William Moreland Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking any all others. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of August 1845. Signed: Richard Moreland Witness: Mary Geiskell, John Milleson, George Milleson At a Court held for Hampshire County, on the 22nd day of September 1845 this last will and testament of Richard Moreland decd was presented in Court ???? by the ???? of John Milleson and George Milleson ???? thereto and ??? to being account ???? ??? on the ???? of Stephen Queen and William Moreland the executors herein named who made with according to law, certificate of the probate thereof is granted there is ???? on their giving ???? ??? they with George Milleson and John Milleson their presenting ???? with and acknowledged ???? in the ??? of $4000.00 conditioning as the law directs. John B ???? Hampshire County Court
Reportedly 1840 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
Reportedly 1830 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
Reportedly 1820 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
Reportedly 1810 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
WIFE: Elizabeth ??
b. 1783 ??
d. after 1870 ??
b.
Reportedly 1870 Census, Hampshire Co., WV
Reportedly 1860 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
Reportedly 1850 Census, Hampshire Co., VA
CHILDREN:
F Mary QUEEN b. 28 Nov 1803
SP: Stephen QUEEN d. 31 Dec 1861
M Basil MORELAND b. 1805
SP: Sarah ?? d. 1848/49
M John MORELAND b. 1809
SP: Mary Margaret MCBRIDE d. after 1870
M James MORELAND b. 1811
SP: Sarah ?? d. after 1880
M Richard MORELAND b. 04 Sept 1814
SP: Elizabeth ?? d. 27 Dec 1900 Shelby Co, OH
M Jacob MORELAND b. 1818
SP: Sarah A. ?? d. after 1860
M William MORELAND b. 1819
SP: d. after 1850
F Margaret SHANHOLTZER b. 15 Sept 1824
SP: Jacob SHANHOLTZER d. 10 Dec 1905
M George MORELAND b. 1827
SP: d. after 1870
Last Update: 11 April 2002