West Virginia Pioneers

Melissa Jane Booher

Female 1844 - 1924  (79 years)


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  • Name Melissa Jane Booher 
    Born 19 Apr 1844  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Feb 1924  [2
    Buried Gibson Cemetery, Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Gibson Cemetery
      Malissa J. Tanner - 19 Apr 1844 - 26 Feb 1924)
    Person ID I11491  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 

    Father Jacob T Booher,   b. Abt 1814, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Nancy McCune,   b. Abt 1818, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Wirt Co # 187 all b VA
      Booher, Joseph, 36
      Nancy 33
      Peter 14
      Jemima 11
      Asenath 9
      Melissa 7
      Margaret 4
      Clarissa 1/12
      McCune, Timothy, 13

      1860 Calhoun, VA # 972-874
      Jacob R Booher 44 Lewis Co, VA
      Nancy 42 " "
      Malissa J 17 Jackson Co, VA
      Margaret 13 " "
      Martha 7 Wirt Co, VA
      John J 4 " "
      Queen Victoria 2 Calhoun Co, VA

      1870 Lee, Calhoun, WV # 354-355
      Booher, Jacob J 55 all born va
      Nancy 53
      Martha 17
      John 14

      1880 Lee, Calhoun, WV #7
      Booher, Jacob J 54 VAVAVA
      Nancy 63 VAVAVA
      Write, Dora N 14 WV VAVA
    Family ID F3894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Starcher,   b. Abt 1836, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1866, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Married Y  [2
    Notes 

    • 1880 Lee, Calhoun,WV
      TANNER, Malissa...w...WF...37...Keeping House...VA...VA...VA
      John...WM...17...Son...VA...VA...VA
      Luverna...WF...14...Dau...WV...VA...VA
      Lenora...WF...10...Dau...WV...VA...VA

      1910 Lee, Calhoun Co, WV
      Enumerated April 15, 1910
      Daniel's Run
      All born and parents born in West Virginia
      5/5
      Malissie J Tanner Head FW 67 W 6/3 Retail Merchant, General Store
      Lenora Cline Dau FW 41 M once 22 yrs 0/0 Retail Merchant, General Store
      Ferrell Starcher GSon MW 7
    Children 
     1. Jehu Starcher, Jr,   b. 1 Jan 1863,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Roseanne Starcher,   b. Abt 1864,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Laverna Starcher,   b. 1 Apr 1866, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1926, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F17609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 William Tanner,   b. Abt 1834, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 22 Sep 1867  Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Calhoun, West Virginia, Marriage Record
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5823&Type=Marriage
      Date: 22 Sep 1867
      Wm Tanner, 28, widowed, Roane Co, Roane Co, Jesse & Mary Tanner
      Melissa Starcher, 24, widowed, Wirt Co, Calhoun Co, Jacob & Nancy Booher

      1880 Spencer, Roane, WV # 224 all WVWVWV
      Tanner, William 50
      Mary 20 wife
      James 7 son

      1880 Lee, Calhoun,WV
      TANNER, Malissa...w...WF...37...Keeping House...VA...VA...VA
      John...WM...17...Son...VA...VA...VA
      Luverna...WF...14...Dau...WV...VA...VA
      Lenora...WF...10...Dau...WV...VA...VA
    Children 
     1. Lenora Tanner,   b. Abt 1869, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James Tanner,   b. Abt 1873, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F3893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S656] Robert Johnston.

    3. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.