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Lydia Harpold

Female 1837 - 1879  (42 years)


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  • Name Lydia Harpold 
    Born 1837  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Dec 1879  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
      Surname: Lydia Pounds
      Year: 1880
      County: Mason CO.
      State: WV
      Age: 42
      Gender: F (Female)
      Month of Death: Dec
      State of Birth: OH
      ID#: 197_265390
      Occupation: HOUSEWIFE
      Cause of Death: CONSUMPTN

      Lydia Harpold Roush
      Birth: 1837
      Death: 1879
      Family links:
      Spouses:
      Bradford Roush (1827 - 1869)*
      Joseph M. Pounds (1835 - 1909)*
      Children:
      Arminta Pounds Norris (1876 - 1924)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Letart Falls Cemetery
      Letart Falls
      Meigs County
      Ohio, USA
      Created by: Jackie & Ralph
      Record added: Jul 10, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 93398496
    Person ID I107190  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2014 

    Father Adam Harpold,   b. 9 Oct 1790, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1869, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Roush,   b. 24 May 1794, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1865  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1812  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Gallia Co, OH, Marriage Record
      Adam Harpole to Dolly Roush
      1/23/1912

      1820 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Aam Harpole
      3m 0-10 [Henry 1817, Peter 1818, Spencer 1815]
      1m 26-45
      2f 0-10 [Christenia 1813]
      1f 26-45

      1830 Sutton, Meigs, OH
      Adam Harpole
      1m 0-5 [Phillip 1822]
      1m 5-10 [William 1825]
      3m 10-15
      1m 30-40
      2f 0-5 [Mary Virginia 1823]
      1f 5-9
      1f 10-15
      1f 30-40

      1840 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Adam Harpold
      1m 0-5 [John]
      2m 5-10
      1m 10-15
      1m 15-20
      1m 20-30
      1m 40-50
      f 0-5 [Lydia]
      1f 5-10
      2f 10-15
      1f 15-20
      1f 40-50

      1850 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Adam Harpold 59 VA
      Dorothy 56 VA
      John 14 OH
      Lydia 13 OH
      Barbara Ann 9 OH

      1860 Letart, Meigs, OH # 1735-1688
      Adam Harpole 69 VA
      Dorothy 66 VA
      Margaret Hester 7 OH

      Pioneer Histor of Meigs County (Ohio)
      page 157
      Adam Harpold was born October 9, 1790, and came to Letart, O., in 1812, where he married Dorothy Roush in August, 1812. They settled on a farm, and Mr. Harpold conducted a store, the first one for dry goods and groceries in Letart township. After the county of Meigs was organized and Courts of Common Pleas were held in the meeting-house in Salisbury township - in the July term of 1819, among the jurors impaneled is the name of Adam Harpold. He was prominent in township offices and a patron of education, strictly honest in business transactions, and maintained the respect and confidence of the community. Mrs. Harpold was a woman of strong character of wonderful physical power and vitality. They had a family of sixteen children, and all save one child, who was drowned at seven years - seven sons and eight daughters - grew up and married, each making a new home of thrift and industry. The sons were mostly farmers and have been identified with the material prosperity of Meigs county for more than sixty years. Henry Harpold, Spencer Harpold, Peter Harpold, Philip Harpold, William Harpold, George B. Harpold, John Harpold. The daughters, Mes. Pickens, widow, later Mrs. Wolf; Mrs William Hester, widow, Mrs. Jacob Baker; Mrs. Michael Bentz, nee Polly Harpold; Mrs Eben sayre, Mrs. Augustus Justice, Mrs. Hezekiah Quillen, Mrs Bradford Roush, Mrs Barbara Ann McDade.
      The greater number of the Harpold sons and daughter had large families, so that the descedant in the third and fourth generations were notably numerous. Mr Adam Harpold died in October, 1869, and his wife, Mrs Dorothy Harpold, died in December, 1865, having lived in their Letart home for more than fifty years.
    Family ID F27244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bradford Roush,   b. 15 Sep 1827, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1869, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 13 Aug 1856  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH
      Bradford Roush
      Lydia Harpold
      8/13/1856

      1860 Mason, VA
      Bradford Roush 30 VA
      Lidia 21 OH
      John 3 VA
      Amanda 11/12 VA 8/11/1859

      1870 Graham, Mason, WV
      Roush, Lydia 33 Ohio
      John 13 VA
      Amanda 11 VA
      Harvey 9 VA
      Jonas 7 WV
      Viola 5 WV 12/26/1865
      Mary 3 WV 5/1/1868
      Wilson 3/12 WV May

      1880 Letart, Meigs, Ohio
      Henry R. MCDADE Self M M W 42 OH
      Occ: Farmer Fa: EAST VA Mo: EAST VA
      Barbara A. MCDADE Wife F M W 38 OH
      Occ: Keeps House Fa: EAST VA Mo: EAST VA
      Nathan MCDADE Son M S W 21 OH
      Hannah D. MCDADE Dau F S W 18 OH
      Henry L. MCDACE Son M S W 11 OH
      Viola ROUSH Niece F S W 14 OH
      Mary ROUSH Niece F S W 12 OH
      Edward MCDADE Father M S W 89 EAST VA
      Occ: Retired Farmer Fa: IRE Mo: EAST VA

      1880 Graham, Mason, WV
      Sayre, Charles W 26 OH VA OH
      Martha A 23 OH OH VA
      Eva B 3/12 da WV OH OH
      Roush, Amanda 20 cousin WV VA OH

      1880 Letart, Meigs, OH
      living with Eben Sayre family
      Roush, Willson 10 boarder crippled deaf only WV WV OH
      living with Leonidas Hayman family
      Roush, Harvey 18 works on farm WV WV OH
      living with Quillen Manchester family 6/17/1880 #119
      Roush, Jonas 16 works on farm OH WV OH

      1900 Letart, Meigs, OH
      McDade, Henry R 5/1838 wd OH WV MD
      Henry L son 10/1869 OH OH OH
      Roush, Mary niece 5/1868 s WV WV OH
      Viola niece 12/1865 s WV WV OH
    Children 
     1. John Roush,   b. CA 1857, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Amanda Roush,   b. 11 Aug 1859, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Harvey Roush,   b. CA 1861, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Jonas Roush,   b. CA 1863, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Viola Roush,   b. 26 Dec 1865, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary Roush,   b. 1 May 1868, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Wilson Roush,   b. May 1870, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F27246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lieut Joseph Pounds,   b. 16 Sep 1835, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1909, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1870  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/10/1870
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Joseph Pounds, 35, single, Monroe Co OH, Mason Co, WV; James & Lydia Pounds
      Lydia Roush, 33, wid, Meigs Co OH, Mason Co WV, Adam & Dolly Harpold

      1880 Graham, Mason, WV
      Pounds, J M 44 OH PA NJ
      Arletta 8 da WV OH OH
      Arminta 3 da WV OH OH

      1900 Letart, Meigs, OH #273-274
      McDade, Nathan 5/1859 m 15y OH OH OH
      Esther A 7/1865 m 15y 3-3 children OH OH OH
      Oscar son 5/1886 OH OH OH
      Neva da 2/1889 OH OHOH
      Clarence son 9/1891 OH OH OH
      Pounds, Minta cousin 12/1876 sWV OH OH
    Children 
     1. Arletta Pounds,   b. 28 Sep 1871, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1952, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Arminta Pounds,   b. 8 Dec 1876, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1924, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F27247  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S180] Census Mortality Schedule.

    3. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.

    4. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.