Mahala Flesher

1805 - 1861  (55 years)

• Name	Mahala Flesher
  Born	28 Dec 1805	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Oct 1861  [2, 3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Mahalah Flesher Allen Birth: Dec. 29, 1805 Death: Oct. 17, 1861 Mahalah was the daughter of Adam & Elizabeth Staats Flesher. She wed Jesse Allen on 20 Jan 1825 in Lewis Co., VA. Inscription shows age at death: 55 years, 9 months, 19 days. Birthdate is calculated from that information. Family links: Parents: Adam Flesher (1764 - 1854) Elizabeth Staats Flesher (1776 - 1869) Siblings: George A Flesher (____ - 1878)* Henry Flesher (1795 - 1881)* Rebecca Flesher McCord (1796 - 1862)* Joseph Flesher (1797 - 1861)* Elijah Flesher (1799 - 1862)* Margaret Flesher Goff (1804 - 1881)* Mahalah Flesher Allen (1805 - 1861) Adam Flesher (1807 - 1877)* Dempsey P. Flesher (1809 - 1879)* Noah Flesher (1814 - 1893)* Elizabeth Flesher Snyder (1816 - 1880)* Rheuhanna Or Ruanna Flesher (1818 - 1871)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Baptist Grove Cemetery Jackson County West Virginia, USA Created by: Jerry Thornton Record added: Nov 12, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12317338
  Person ID	I10700	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Adam J Flesher,   b. 29 Jul 1764, Hardy Co, WVa ,   d. 4 Nov 1854, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Staats,   b. 22 Sep 1776,   d. 22 May 1869, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1792	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  Notes	1810 Harrison, VA Adam Flesher 3m 0-10 3m 10-16 1m 16-26 [George] 1m 45+ 3f 0-10 [Mahala] 4f 10-16 1f 26-45 1820 Lewis, VA Flesher, Adam 3m 0-10 [Noah, John] 1m 10-16 1m 16-18 1m 16-26 1m 45+ 2f 0-10 [Elizabeth] 2f 10-16 [Mahala] 1f 16-26 1f 26-45 2 in agri 1830 Lewis, VA Flesher, Adam 1m 15-20 1m 20-30 [Noah] 1m 60-70 2f 10-15 1f 20-30 1f 50-60 1840 Lewis, VA Adam Flesher 1m 0-5 [Van?] 1m 10-15 1m 20-30 1m 70-80 1f 15-20 {Rhu?] 1f 20-30 [Elizabeth] 1f 60-70 The 2 lines before are Elijah (40-50) and John (20-30) Flesher 1850 Lewis, VA #258-259 Noah Flesher 36 Adam 86 Elizabeth 73 Elizabeth 34 Rheuhanna 32 Van 12 Amanda 10 1860 Lewis, VA #1133 Noah Flesher 43 VA Elizabeth 84 VA Ruanna 42 VA Amanda 18 VA John Carpenter 6 VA Christian Fauber 61 Switzerland 1870 Willey, Lewis, WV #314 Flesher, Noah 56 10,000 - 1500 VA Carpenter, John 17 VA Helmick, Barbary 47 VA Rogers, Elizabeth 23? VA Riffle, Rosanna 1 WV Rogers, Birdie 7/12 WV John House, Pioneers of Roane County: Adam Flesher lived on the river two miles below Weston. He married Betsy Staats, a sister of Abraham Staats of Mill Creek. Another sister (or cousin, some say) married a Sleethe, and after his death became the second wife of Charles Parsons, Sr. Adam and Betsy Staats Flesher had a large family. Their children's names were: Dempsey married Elizabeth Jones. Elijah married Nancy Lewis. He was a blacksmith and lived in Weston. George married Sally Connoly. John. Adam married when old, and move "away off". Noah lived on the old home place. Elizabeth never married. Went west. Margaret married Salathiel Goff. Ruanna, "kept the old folks". Mahala married Jesse Allen, and lived on Mill Creek. She was born in 19806 and died in 1861. Another record adds a son, Isaac, born in 1810. His son, Crayton, was in the Union Army.
  Family ID	F2237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jesse Allen,   b. Abt 1803, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Jan 1825	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 1/20/1825 Place: Lewis Co, VA Jesse Allen Mahala Flesher 1850 Jackson, VA #336-340 Allen Jesee 47 M Farmer Va Allen Mahala 44 F Va Allen Leman 18 M Farmer Va Allen Eliza 17 F Va Allen **nna 14 F Va Allen Alexander 6 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 478-445 Jesse, 58 Mahala, 54 Jemima, 24 Alexander, 16 Eliza Jane, Jennie and Jemima are probably all the same but what was her name???
  Children	1. Leman Allen,   b. Abt 1832, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth F 'Lizzie' Allen,   b. Abt 1829, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Eliza Jane Allen,   b. Abt 1833, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jennie Allen,   b. Abt 1836, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alexander Allen,   b. Abt 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated. [S70] John House. [S72] Marriage Records, Harrison Co, WV. [S73] Marriage Records, Lewis Co, WV.