Benjamin Park Waybright

1850 - 1931  (81 years)

• Name	Benjamin Park Waybright
  Born	8 Feb 1850	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Mar 1931	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: B. Park/Waybright Sex: Male Death Date: 27 Mar 1931 Death Place: Elkview, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia Age at Death: 81y 1m 19d Cemetery: Chandler Cemetery Birth Date: 2/8/1850 Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV Marital Status: M Spouse: Malissa/Shaffer Father: John/Waybright Informant: (none) Benjamin Park Waybright Birth: Feb. 8, 1850 Virginia, USA Death: Mar. 27, 1931 Falling Rock Kanawha County West Virginia, USA Family links: Spouse: Melissa Edna Shaver Waybright (1853 - 1938) Children: Cornelius Waybright (1871 - 1872)* Lewis Orton Waybright (1874 - ____)* Leonis E. Waybright (1876 - 1952)* Michael Lester Waybright (1881 - 1960)* Jesse Jones Waybright (1886 - 1941)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Chandler Cemetery Elkview Kanawha County West Virginia, USA Created by: Gloria Record added: Nov 05, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 4394305 The Charleston Gazette March 28, 1931 Funeral services for B.P. Waybright, 81, who died yesterday morning at his home on Wills Creek, near Clendenin, will be held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Jordan Light church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Malissa Waybright and four sons, Mike Waybright of Gay, Jesse and Ernest Waybright of Sissonville and Richard Waybright of Wills Creek,
  Person ID	I10697	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	John Madison Waybright,   b. 15 Jan 1810, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Sep 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Nancy McCray,   b. 17 Nov 1806, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1861  (Age 55 years)
  Notes	1850 JC # 432-436 Waybright/Winebright John 40 M Farmer Va Winebright Nancy 43 F Va Winebright Mary J 21 F Va Winebright William L 19 M Farmer Va Winebright Susan 16 F Va Winebright Michal S 14 M Va Winebright Elizatha 11 F Va Winebright Robert 9 M Va Winebright John M 7 M Va Winebright Thos J 5 M Va Winebright Park 4/12 M Va 1860 JC # 947-892 John 51 Nancy 53 Mary Jane 23 John M 17 Robert 20 Park, 10 Warner, Elizabeth, 15, domestic Robert's death record shows parents as John & Luck
  Family ID	F1513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Shafer,   b. Abt 1852, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Jun 1870	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: license 6/7/1870 Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Benjamin P Waybright, 30, Jackson Co, Jackson Co Sarah Shafer, 19, Kanawha co, Jackson Co 1880 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 152-152 Waybright, B P, 30 Sarah, 28, wife Louis O, 6, s Leonns, 4, s Young, Benjamin, 17, nephew Jackson Co Birth Records Children born to B Park & Sarah Waybright Caroline 11/15/1871 (Is this Cornelius??) Leonas 1876 L.D. (male) 1879 Michael 7/4/1881 Jesse J (male) 5/30/1886 Birth Record, delayed Name: Ernest Waybright Birth Date: 25 Feb 1888 Birth Place: near Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Sex: Male Mother: Sally Shafer, born Roane co Father: B. Park Waybright, born Jackson Co Signed: Ernest Waybright, Point Pleasant, WV, May 15, 1942 Proof: Affidavit of brother: L.E. Waybright Cert of Discharge: CCC no CC5-32382, July 2, 1933 Hon. Discharge: US Army, Oct 8, 1920 Affidavit of First cousin: J P Shafer, 5/13/1942
  Children	1. Cornelius Waybright,   b. 10 Nov 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Louis O Waybright,   b. Abt 1874, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Leonis E Waybright,   b. 1 Aug 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1952, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)   4. L D Waybright,   b. 23 Jun 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 May 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. Michael Lester Waybright,   b. 4 Jul 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Jul 1960, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)   6. Jesse Jones Waybright,   b. 30 May 1886, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Jun 1941, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 55 years)   7. Ernest Milford Waybright,   b. 25 Feb 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Sep 1969  (Age 81 years)   8. Richard Waybright,   b. Est 1889–1900,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Melissa Edna Waybright,   b. 17 Sep 1853, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Aug 1938, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	9 May 1906	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 5/9/1906 Place: Kanawha Co, WV B P Waybright, 56, wid, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co Malissa E Shafer, 35, wid, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co 1910 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV Waybright, Benjamin P 60 m2- 5y WV WV WV Malissa E wife 53 53 m2- 5y 2-2 children WV WV WV Shafer, Mahala sd 15 WV WV WV 1920 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV Waybright, Park B 68 WV US US Malissie E wife 56 WV WV WV Macel M gd 9 WV WV WV 1930 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV Waybright, Benjamin P 50 md age 20 WV WV WV Malissia E wife 78 md age 18 WV WV WV
  Family ID	F27927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.