John Henry Wetzel

1811 - 1891  (80 years)

• Name	John Henry Wetzel
  Born	1811	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Nov 1891	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: John H./Wetzel Sex: Male Death Date: 13 Nov 1891 Death Place: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia Age at Death: 75y Burial Place: Weston, Lewis, W. VA. Burial Date: 14 Nov 1891 Cemetery: Hospital Cemetery Birth Place: , , W. Va. Marital Status: W Occupation: Tailor Cause: heart failure, complication: insanity - 29 yrs 3 da John Henry Wetzel, father of Mrs Elizabeth Chase, of Ripley, and Mr Robert T, Dr John H and Mr J P Wetzel of Ravenswood, died at the Insane Asylum at Weston, friday last, and was buried at Ravenswood Sunday. He was 82 years old last September, was about the first citizen of Ripley, moving here in 1832 from Point Pleasant and engaging in the tailoring trade. He later served a term as county commissioner and was several years jailer. His mind failed in 1862 from excitement incident to the war. Jackson Herald, Nov 25, 1891. "History of Mill Creek and Sandy Valley and its Early Settlement" (Jackson County Pioneers) by John House John H. Wetzell was born at the Point in 1811. When a young man, arrayed in tow linen breeches, young Wetzell walked to Charleston, seeking his fortune. There he learned the tailor’s trade. He came to Ripley about 1830, and was one of the Virginia Gazetteer’s two tailors mentioned. This essential avocation of the pioneer days, like that of the hatter, has gone from our midst, years ago, and even the calling of boot and shoe maker is fast disappearing. He was assessor in 1864, and was postmaster at Ripley for many years.
  Person ID	I11219	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Adam Wetzel,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	McDaniel,   b. Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet Lowther,   b. 12 Dec 1817,   d. 7 Mar 1845  (Age 27 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1835	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA John Wetzel 1m 0-5 2m 20-30 1f 0-5 1f 10-15 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson, VA # 989-995 Whetzel Jno 39 M Jailor Va Whetzel Ann 39 F Va Whetzel Elizabeth 13 F Va Whetzel Robt 11 M Va Whetzel William 1 M Va "History of Mill Creek and Sandy Valley and its Early Settlement" (Jackson County Pioneers) by John House He was married to Harriet Lowther, a descendant of Col. Wm. Lowther, of Harrison County, and daughter of Robert Lowther. A gray old weatherbeaten headstone under the shadowy beeches of the central part of the old Ripley graveyard bears the quaint inscription – “Here lys the body of Harriet Wetzel wife of John Wetzel born Dec the 12th 1817 and died the 7th of March 1845” John and Harriet Lowther Wetzell’s children were: Hon. Robert T. Wetzell, of Ravenswood. Elizabeth Wetzell, married Ben Chase, who was killed in the Confederate Army, at Lloyd’s Mountain. They had a daughter, Greek Chase, who married a Park. She was very proud of her New York origin. She once said “Virginia doesn’t hustle enough to suit me. One class does not have to work, and the other won’t”.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Wetzel,   b. 3 Jul 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Apr 1924  (Age 86 years)   2. Robert T Wetzel,   b. 14 Sep 1843, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1922, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Hall,   b. 1821, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 1904, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1848	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1850 Jackson, VA # 989-995 Whetzel Jno 39 M Jailor Va Whetzel Ann 39 F Va Whetzel Elizabeth 13 F Va Whetzel Robt 11 M Va Whetzel William 1 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 34 Wetzel, John H, 48, tailor Ann, 36 William O, 17 Sarah H, 8 John H Jr, 5 Bryant, Huldah, 18, domestic 1870 Ripley, Jackson, WV #17 Wetzel, Ann 40 VA Sarah 16 VA Perry 10 VA 1870 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV Sayre, William 27 OH Kate 26 OH Wetzel, John H 15 VA 1880 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV Wetzel, Ann 59 wife WV Penn Penn Sarah H 27 da WV VA VA John H 26 son keeping drug store WV WV WV Joseph P 20 son clerk in drug store WV WV WV 1900 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV #184-187 Wetzel, John H 11/1854 m 16y VA VA VA Physician Mary E wife 12/1852 m 16y 5-3 children VA VA VA Charles H son 8/1885 WV VA VA Chloris M da 3/1887 WV VA VA Clarence C son 2/1881 WV VA VA Ann mother 5/184- 79 yr wd 2-2 children VA VA VA Sarah H brother Femae 6/1851 s VA VA V A Bennet, Tennie M 7/1885 WV KY WV 1910 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV Wetzel, John H 54 m1- 25y WV WV WV Physician Mary E wife 53 m1- 25y 5-2 children WV WV WV Chloris da 21 S WV WV WV Annie boarder 6 unk unk unk Sarah sister 59 s WV WV WV
  Children	1. William O Wetzel,   b. Abt 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Helen Wetzel,   b. 20 Jun 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1923, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years)   3. Dr John H Wetzel,   b. 7 Nov 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1917, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years)   4. Jospeh Perry Wetzel,   b. CA 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1927  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F4530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

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