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| Cemetery Name: |
Pitzer Family |
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| County: | Marion | |
| USGS Quad: | Grant Town | |
| Coordinates: | 39.5557ºN 80.2294ºW | |
| Maintained by: | Mr. Robert Longstreth | |
| Land owner: | Mr. Robert Longstreth | |
| Date added to WVCPA register: | July 2005 | |
| Condition of cemetery**: | Good (January 2005) | |
| Accessibility: | This cemetery is located in Lincoln District of Marion County, about 4 miles directly west of Grant Town, north of Upton. | |
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may not be representative of care at other times of the year Scale: Excellent - Good - Fair - Poor - Abandoned |
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| Last Name: | First Name: | Born: | Died: | Inscription: | Photo: | Source: |
| Billingslea | Curtis F. | September 1872 | 1 November 1883 | "Son
of J.E. & C. Billingslea" "Aged 11Ys 2Ms" |
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| Curtis F. Billingslea (as spelled on his grave stone), was the son of John E. Billingsley (as spelled on his grave stone) and Caroline (Pitzer) Billingsley. | ||||||
| Billingsley | Elbert C. | 1867 | 2 March 1883 | "Son
of J.E. & C. Billingsley" "Aged 16 Ys __Ms 10Ds" |
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| Billingsley | J. E. | 1841 | 1933 | [Husband
and wife - shared stone] "His Wife" |
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| Billingsley | Caroline | 1837 | 1910 | |||
| John E. Billingsley (his parents are unknown) married 3 September 1865 in Marion Co., WV, Caroline Pitzer, daughter of Anthony and Elenor Caroline (Dawson) Pitzer. To this union two children were known to have been born: Elbert C. and Curtis F. | ||||||
| Martin | Bertha | 1871 | 9 September 1874 | "Aged
2Ys 10Ms" (?) [rest of inscription illegible in photo] |
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| Bertha Martin, daughter of Zepheniah J. and Garlinda "Gertrude" (Youst) Martin, lived only three years. | ||||||
| Martin | Garlinda | 12 February 1839 | 5 January 1876 | "Wife
of Z.J. Martin" "Aged 36Ys 10Ms 21Ds" [rest of inscription illegible in photo] |
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| Garlinda "Gertrude" Youst, daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Pitzer) Youst, married Zepheniah J.L. Martin, son of Samuel and Chloe Ann Martin. Garlinda and Zepheniah had four children: Clara Mazell, Willey Gaul, Bertha and Sarah E. | ||||||
| Martin | Willey Gaul | 11 November 1867 | 6 June 1910 | [Son of Zepheniah J. and Garlinda Martin] |
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| Pitzer | Anthony | 1 September 1799 | 13 April 1892 |
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| Anthony Pitzer, son of John and Elizabeth (Price) Pitzer, married first, 27 April 1826 in Monongalia Co., (W)Va., Jemima Dragoo, daughter of Peter and Ann (Prickett) Dragoo. Anthony and Jemima had one daughter: Ronna. He married second, 6 October 1836 in Monongalia Co., (W)Va., Elenor Caroline Dawson (her parents are not known). Anthony and Elenor had 7 daughters: Caroline (Pitzer) Billingsley, Eveline (Pitzer) Morris, Margaret B. (Pitzer) Youst, Jemima, Henrietta "Hattie" M., Mary and Elizabeth. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Coonrod | 15 August 1835 | 26 February 1855 | "Son
of F. & M. Pitzers" "Aged 19 Years 6 Months 11 Days" |
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| Coonrod (or "Conard" as some have recorded) Pitzer was the son of Richard and Mary (Rice) Pitzer. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Cora M. | 17 April 1867 | 15 April 1916 | "Daugh. of J.F. & M.M. Pitzer" |
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| Cora M. Pitzer, daughter of John Franklin and Mary M. "Amanda" (Bell) Pitzer. It is thought that Cora married John C. Toothman, but no proof of this has been found. No children have been recorded for them. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Elenor Caroline Dawson | 15 August 1806 | 26 June 1891 | "Wife
of A. Pitzer" |
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| Elenor Caroline Dawson (her parents unknown) married Anthony Pitzer, son of John and Elizabeth (Price) Pitzer. To this union came 7 children: Caroline (Pitzer) Billingsley, Eveline (Pitzer) Morris, Margaret B. (Pitzer) Youst, Jemima, Henrietta M. "Hettie", Mary and Elizabeth. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Fred Lee | 18 November 1876 | 19 February 1897 | "Son of J.E.H. & Rhoda Pitzer" |
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| Fred Lee Pitzer, son of John E.H. and Rhoda Ellen (Bainbridge) Pitzer, lived 20 years, 3 months and 1 day. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Hettie M. | 12 February 1846 | 21 February 1926 |
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| Hettie M. Pitzer (or Henrietta as recorded), daughter of Anthony and Elenor Caroline (Dawson) Pitzer lived 80 years and 9 days. | ||||||
| Pitzer | James A. | 19 June 1852 | 14 February 1919 | [Husband and wife - shared stone] |
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| Pitzer | Margaret R. | 15 April 1858 | 6 March 1939 | |||
| James Albert Pitzer, son of Joel S.R. and Rebecca B. (Robinson) Pitzer, married Margaret R. Hawkins (marriage date unknown). James and Margaret had seven children: Della M., Roy, Daniel Ross, Elias, Walter, Jessie and Cody. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Jemima | 19 March 1844 | 2 August 1884 |
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| Jemima Pitzer, daughter of Anthony and Elenor Caroline (Dawson) Pitzer, lived 40 years, 4 months and 14 days. No further information has been discovered regarding Jemima. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Joel S.R. | 8 March 1807 | 28 February 1868 |
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| Joel S.R. Pitzer, the son of John and Elizabeth (Price) Pitzer, married Rebecca B. Robinson 15 August 1837 in Harrison Co., (W)Va. Joel and Rebecca had six children: John Franklin, Mary Elizabeth, Amelia C. "Milly", Sarah Levena, Anthony Wilson and James Albert. | ||||||
| Pitzer | J.F. | 4 July 1837 | 29 October 1926 | "CO.
F 12TH W.VA. VOL. INF." [Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife" |
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| Pitzer | Amanda Bell | 1843 | 1922 | |||
| John Franklin Pitzer, son of Joel S.R. and Rebecca B. (Robinson) Pitzer, married 29 April 1866 in Marion Co., WV, Mary M. "Amanda" Bell. John and Mary had four children: Nora Jane who married Newton Toothman, Dove who married Albert L.B. Dudley, John A. and Cora M. who is believed to have married John C. Toothman. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Mary | 1801 | 16 February 1843 | "Wife of R. Pitzer" |
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| Mary Rice (her parents are unknown) married 23 October 1823 in Monongalia Co., (W)Va., Richard Pitzer, son of John and Elizabeth (Price) Pitzer. Mary and Richard had nine children: Anthony Asbury, Elizabeth Ann (Pitzer) Dragoo, Eunice (Pitzer) Poling, John Harmon, Jemima, Coonrod, Sarah E., Richard S. and Benjamin Sedgwick. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Rebecca | 9 June 1812 | 21 February 1879 | "Wife
of Joel Pizer" [rest of inscription illegible in photo] |
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| Rebecca B. Robinson (her parents are unknown) married on 15 August 1837 in Harrison Co., VA, Joel S.R. Pitzer, son of John and Elizabeth (Price) Pitzer. Rebecca and Joel had six children: John Franklin, Mary Elizabeth, Amelia C. "Milly", Sarah Levena, Anthony Wilson and James Albert. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Rhoda Ellen | 17 September 1857 | 10 May 1884 | "Wife
of J.E.H. Pitzer" "Aged 26Y 7M 23D" |
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| Rhoda Ellen Pitzer (maiden name unknown), married on 17 February 1876 John E.H. Pitzer, son of Anthony Asbury and Elizabeth Ann (Morris) Pitzer. To this union four known children were born: Ida Carrie, Fred Lee, Charles Sidney and Clyde. After Rhoda's death, John married a second time to Sarah Almer Miller (her parents are unknown). John and Sarah had one child: Mark Miller Pitzer. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Richard | 13 June 1801 | 14 September 1879 | "Aged
78 Ys. 3 Ms. 1 D." [rest of inscription illegible in photo] |
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| Richard Pitzer, son of John and Elizabeth (Price) Pitzer, married first Mary Rice, then on 16 July 1845 in Monongalia Co., (W)Va. married Joanna Toothman, daughter of John and Sarah (Windsor) Toothman. Richard and Joanna had two children: Louisa Virginia and Martha Jane. | ||||||
| Pitzer | Sarah Alice | 26 February 1855 | 1 January 1903 |
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| Sarah Alice Wells, daughter of Richard, Jr. and Teressa (Lough) Wells, married 20 January 1906 in Marion Co., WV, Anthony Wilson Pitzer, son of Joel S.R. and Rebecca B. (Robinson) Pitzer. Sarah and Anthony had four children: Georgia Ethel, Maude M. (Pitzer) Talkington, Claude S. and Lola M. | ||||||
| Pitzer-Toothman | Elizabeth Ann Morris | 1827 | 10 August 1894 |
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| Elizabeth Ann Morris, daughter of H. Clark and Sarah (Henkins) Morris, first married about 1850 to Anthony Asbury Pitzer, son of Richard and Mary (Rice) Pitzer. Elizabeth and Anthony had four known children: Richard Clark, Mary C., Minerva Ellen who married Thomas Welch, and John E. Pitzer. Secondly, Elizabeth married 6 January 1860 Eli Toothman, son of Michael Toothman and Babary (maiden name unknown). Elizabeth and Eli had two children: Elzina and Lewis "Louis". | ||||||
| Poling | Boyd Blaine | 6 December 1860 | 25 September 1889 |
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| Boyd Blaine Poling, son of Richard and Elizabeth J. (Youst) Poling, married Mary Catherine (maiden name unknown). Boyd and Mary had four children: Blaine Boyd, Aaron Blaine, Nellie Elizabeth and Lizzie. | ||||||
| Poling | Elizabeth J. Youst | 26 September 1831 | 31 January 1881 | "Wife
of Richard Poling" "Aged 50Ys 4Ms 7Ds" [additional illegible inscription] |
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| Elizabeth
J. Youst, daughter of Aaron & Sarah (Youst) Pitzer, married 12 March
1854 to Richard Poling, son of Peter and Joanna (Toothman) Poling.
Elizabeth and Richard had four known children: Alice V., Felix Alonzo,
Boyd Blaine and Mary Helen. WVCPA NOTE: if her age at death inscribed on the stone is correct, Elizabeth's birth and death dates do not match her age. Family researchers seem to be somewhat divided on these dates, but if the inscriptions on the stone is assumed correct, her birth date would be 24 September 1830. |
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| Poling | Lizzie | 15 April 1886 | 16 September 1886 | "Daugh.
of R.B. & M.C. Poline" [rest of inscription illegible in photo] |
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| Lizzie Poling, daughter of Boyd Blaine and Mary Catherine Poling, lived only 5 months and 1 day. | ||||||
| Poling | Mary E. | 22 January 1837 | 9 March 1896 | "Wife of Richard Poling" |
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| Mary E. Clayton (her parents are unknown) married 24 April 1888 Richard Poling, son of Peter and Joanna (Toothman) Poling. Mary was either the second or third wife of Richard Poling. His first wife was Elizabeth J. Youst, and the other one, "Rachel", is mentioned in the book "History and Genealogy of the Poling Family" by Clerissa H. Tatterson. | ||||||
| Poling | Richard | 28 February 1829 | 17 November 1899 | "Aged 70 YRS 8 MOS 19 DS" |
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| Richard Poling, son of Peter and Joanna (Toothman) Poling, married 12 March 1854 Elizabeth J. Youst, daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Pitzer) Youst. To this union came four known children: Alice V., Felix Alonzo, Boyd Blaine and Mary Helen (Poling) Wagner. Richard married second, on 24 April 1888, Mary C. Clayton. He later married a "Rachel" (marriage date and her maiden name are unknown). | ||||||
| Talkington | Daniel L. | 1873 | September 1917 | [Husband
and wife - shared stone] "His Wife" |
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| Talkington | Maude M. | 28 September 1873 | 21 April 1928 | |||
| Daniel Loey Talkington (parents unknown) married 12 May 1894 in Marion Co., WV to Maude M. Pitzer, daughter of Anthony Wilson and Sarah Alice (Wells) Pitzer. Daniel and Maude had two children: Goldie and Fred. | ||||||
| Toothman | Burtis Clark | 19 January 1898 | 16 March 1921 | "Gone But Not Forgotten" |
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| Burtis Clark Toothman, according to his WWI Draft Registration and 1900 Federal Census records for Marion County, WV, was the eldest son of Festus Luther (b. Feb. 1873) and Maggie (b. Dec. 1874) Toothman. | ||||||
| Toothman | Cora M. Pitzer | 17 April 1867 | 15 April 1916 | [See entry for Cora Pitzer above] |
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| Toothman | Elizabeth Pitzer | 7 May 1827 | 10 August 1894 | "Wife
of Eli Toothman" "Aged 67 Ys. 3 Ms. 3 Ds." |
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| Elizabeth Pitzer (her parents are not known) married early to Eli Toothman, son of Michael and Babary Toothman. It is recorded in the Virginia 1860 census the following children: Waitman b. 1841, Andrew b. 1843, Louisa b. 1845, Nelson b. 1848, Emery b. 1852, Mary C. b. 1854, and John E. H. b. 1857. There are two more recorded after 1860, Elzina b. abt 1862, and Lewis "Louis" b. 1869. | ||||||
| Toothman | Sarah Windsor | 1782 | 29 April 1859 |
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| Sarah Windsor (parents unknown), married 1805 in Monongalia co., (W)Va., John Toothman, son of Johannes Diederich Toothman/Dutchman and Barbara Rice. Sarah and John had three known children: Joanna (Toothman) Pitzer, Ara Mary (Toothman) Poling and William who married Mary McDougal. | ||||||
| Toothman | Wilbur "Bud" Neeson | 5 April 1858 | 1 December 1930 | [Son of Bartlett J., Sr. and Jemima (Pitzer) Toothman] |
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| Veach | John, Jr. | 4 July 1836 | 7 June 1917 | [Husband
and wife - shared stone] "His Wife" |
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| Veach | Mary J. | 15 September 1836 | 24 April 1892 | |||
| John Veach, Jr., son of John, Sr. and Rebecca Veach, married Mary J. (maiden name unknown). No children are recorded for this couple. | ||||||
| Veach | John, Sr. | 12 June 1800 | 22 June 1857 |
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| Veach | Rebecca | 1799 | 25 June 1883 | "Wife of John Veach" |
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| John Veach, Sr. was married to Rebecca (maiden name unknown). John and Rebecca had two known children: John, Jr. and Samuel. | ||||||
| Veach | Samuel | 2 March 1834 | 2 October 1923 | "Co
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[Husband and wives - shared stone] |
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| Veach | Sarah L. | 22 October 1846 | 27 September 1905 | |||
| Veach | Susanna | 29 May 1832 | 10 August 1888 | |||
| Samuel Veach, son of John, Sr. and Rebecca Veach, married first 27 September 1855 in Marion Co., (W)Va., Susanna Youst, daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Pitzer) Youst. Samuel and Susanna had three children: Martha, John A. and Mary Jane. Samuel married second, on 11 January 1889 in Marion Co., WV, Sarah Levena Pitzer, daughter of Joel S.R. and Rebecca B. (Robinson) Pitzer. There were no children from that union. | ||||||
| Wagner | Mary Helen Poling | 8 February 1864 | 15 May 1894 |
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| Mary Helen Poling, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth J. (Youst) Poling, married Summer L. Wagner (date and place unknown). Mary and Summer had two children: Margaret and Hazel. | ||||||
| Youst | Aaron | 1800 | 20 June 1879 | "Aged
77 Years" [Rest of inscription difficult to read] |
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| Youst | Sarah Pitzer | 1810 | 6 February 1886 | |||
| Sarah Pitzer, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Price) Pitzer, married 8 October 1829 in Monongalia Co., (W)Va, Aaron Youst, son of John, Jr. and Susanna (Dawson) Youst. Sarah and Aaron had 11 children: Wesley, Elizabeth J. (Youst) Poling, Susannah (Youst) Poling, Dr. Jorier, Mary Ellen, Rachel C., Garlinda "Gertrude", Ella Adaline "Delia", John Wesley, Frances Helen and Jonas Lloyd. | ||||||
| Youst | Ella Adaline | 1843 | 24 March 1862 | [Ella Adaline "Delia", daughter of Aaron and Sarah Youst] |
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| Youst | Elza Waman | March 1869 | 29 February 1880 | [Daughter of Emory and Margaret Youst] |
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| Youst | Emory D. | 26 September 1839 | 5 August 1903 | "Aged 63 Yrs 10 Mo. & 5Dys" |
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| Emory D. Youst, son of Lemuel and Mary (Dudley) Youst, married 19 May 1867 in Marion Co., WV Margaret B. Pitzer, daughter of Anthony and Eleanor Carline (Dawson) Pitzer. Emory and Margaret had one son, Elza Waman Youst. | ||||||
| Youst | Felix R. | 1848 | "CO M 4TH W.VA. CAV." |
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| Felix R. Youst, son of Lemuel and Mary (Dudley) Youst, may have died in the Civil War as his marker indicates that he was in Co. M of the 4th W.Va. Cavalry (Union). | ||||||
| Youst | Frances Helen | 1849 | 14 February 1862 | [Daughter of Aaron and Sarah Youst] |
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| Youst | John, Jr. | 1776 | 13 August 1850 | "Aged ___" |
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| John Youst, Jr., son of John, Sr. and Catherine Eunice "Snuiche" (Snook) Youst, married Susannah "Susie" Dawson, daughter of Charles and Ruth (Piles) Dawson. To this union came 9 children: Aaron, Henry, Catherine, Charity, Lemuel, Enoch, Uriah, Elisha and William. | ||||||
| Youst | John Wesley | 1846 | 17 November 1874 |
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| John Wesley Youst, son of Aaron and Sarah (Pitzer) Youst, married 4 February 1869 in Marion Co., WV, Lorinda Belle Dudley (her parents are unknown). To this union came three daughters: Allie Cary, Minnie May and Sarah H. | ||||||
| Youst | Jonas Lloyd | 1 June 1858 | 28 December 1861 | [Son of Aaron and Sarah (Pitzer) Youst] |
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| Youst | Margaret B. | 11 September 1840 | 1 September 1922 | "Wife of E.D. Youst" |
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| Margaret B. Pitzer, daughter of Anthony and Elenor Caroline (Dawson) Pitzer, married 19 May 1867 in Marion Co., WV, Emory D. Youst, son of Lemuel and Mary (Dudley) Youst. Margaret and Emory had one child, Elza Waman. | ||||||
| Youst | Marshall | 1842 | 15 September 1859 | [Son of Uriah and Susannah (Poling) Youst] |
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| Youst | Martha | 1852 | 10 April 1853 | [Daughter of Uriah and Susannah (Poling) Youst] |
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| Youst | Mary Ellen | 1837 | 28 December 1861 | [Daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Pitzer) Youst] |
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| Youst | Minnie May | 1871 | 3 December 1874 | [Daughter of John Wesley and Lorinda Belle (Dudley) Youst] |
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| Youst | Rachel C. | 29 January 1840 | 30 December 1861 | [Daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Pitzer) Youst] |
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| Youst | Sarah H. | 2 October 1874 | 15 February 1875 | "Dau
of J.W. & L.B. Youst" "Aged 4 Ms 13 Ds" [rest of inscription illegible in photo] |
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| Youst | Uriah | 18 August 1812 | 30 July 1892 |
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| Youst | Susannah | 1824 | 2 January 1865 |
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| Susannah Poling, daughter of Jonas and Phebe (Headley) Poling, married 4 March 1841 in Monongalia Co., (W)Va., Uriah Youst, son of John Jr. and Susannah "Susie" (Dawson) Youst. Susannah and Uriah had two children: Martha and Marshall. | ||||||
| Youst | Susannah | 1776 | 2 September 1864 | "Wife
of John Youst" "Aged 88 Years" |
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| Susannah "Susie" Dawson, daughter of Charles and Ruth (Piles) Dawson, married 17 October 1799 in Monongalia Co., (W)Va, John Youst, Jr., son of John, Sr. and Catherine Eunice (Snook) Youst. To this union came 9 children: Aaron, Henry, Cathering, Charity, Lemuel, Enoch, Uriah, Elisha and William. | ||||||
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Dates in Red are not inscribed on the tombstone and have either been calculated based on death date or are as a result of research on the individual. The majority of the information and photos on this page were provided by Pitzer family researcher, Philip Pitzer. The photos were taken by Marion Co., WV researcher MaryA. "Dede" Burnell for Philip Pitzer in the winter of 2004. For further information and the latest updates on research into these families listed on this page, visit Philip's family research website. |
Updated: 07 September 2012