West Virginia Pioneers

Dorcas Phoebe Crihfield

Female 1860 - 1944  (84 years)


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  • Name Dorcas Phoebe Crihfield 
    Born 1860  Barbour County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 1944  [3
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23475  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2006 

    Father John Crihfield,   b. Abt 1823, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Eleanor Sarah Maine,   b. 28 Dec 1829, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1889, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Notes 

    • This is the only family of Crihfields I see in the area, and the Henry M is the right age to be H Melvin
      RCDR for Nancy shows she was born in Doddridge County.

      1850 Aleppo, Greene, PA # 154 all born PA
      John Critchfield 27
      Ellen 20
      William 5
      Joseph 3
      Sarah 1/12

      1860 Doddridge, VA # 625-626 all born Pa
      J Crihfield 36 PA
      Elenor 31
      Wm 15
      J 12 m
      S 10 f
      EJ 8 f
      Nancy 6 f
      S E 4 f
      T 2 m

      1870 Walton, Roane, WV # 78
      Crichfield, J 50
      Elliner 40
      Sarah 19
      Elizabeth 17
      Nancy 15
      Simelda 13 f
      Thos R 11
      Dorcas F 9
      Frances M 7 f
      Henry M 7
      Saml P S 3/12

      1880 Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia Page 125C
      John CRIHFIELD Self M M W 57 PA
      Occ: Farmer Fa: NJ Mo: PA
      Eleanor CRIHFIELD Wife F M W 51 PA
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: VA
      Nancy CRIHFIELD Dau F S W 25 PA
      Similda E. CRIHFIELD Dau F S W 22 PA
      Thos. R. CRIHFIELD Son M S W 21 PA
      Dorcas P. CRIHFIELD Dau F W 19 PA
      Frances R. CRIHFIELD Dau F W 17 PA
      Henry M. CRIHFIELD Son M S W 12 PA
      Saml. S. CRIHFIELD Son M S W 10 PA
      Matilda G. CRIHFIELD Dau F S W 8 PA
      Rocelia E. CRIHFIELD Dau F S W 6 PA
      Massa V. CRIHFIELD Dau F S W 2 PA
    Family ID F7357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Edgar Linger,   b. 30 May 1856, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1951, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1882  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1900 Spencer, Roane, WV # 343-352 [next to brother Perry] all born WVWVWV
      Linger, William E 5/1856 m 18y
      Dorcas F 9/1860 m 18y 8-6 children
      Sarah E da 11/1882
      Nicholas W son 6/1884
      John E 1/1886
      Wm B son 2/1888
      Ota D da 9/1893
      Tloey Mc son 11/1896 [Floyd M]

      1910 Spencer, Roane, WV # 138 all WVWVWV
      Linger, William E 53 m1 - 28y
      Phebe 49 m1- 28y 9-7 children
      John E son 24 s
      William B son 22 s
      Ottie D da 16 s
      Floyd M son 13
      Lucy P da 9

      RCBR
      Floyd M to Wm E & Phebe
      Other birth records show they were both born Upshur Co.
      female stillborn 4/25/1891to WE (34) & DP Crichfield (31) Linger
      twin daughter 8/15/1891 to WE & Phoeba
      female 9/26/1891WE (34) & DP Crichfield (31) Linger [Is this Ota with the year wrong?]
      E A (f) twin 8/15/1891 to WE & Phoeba

      RCDR
      Estha 1 d 11/15/1891, WE & Phoeba
      female Linger, parents not given, 3m, 8/15/1891

      These dates are confusing. I suspect Esta was EA and her twin was stillborn sometime in 1891.
    Children 
     1. Sarah E Linger,   b. Nov 1882, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Nicholas W Linger,   b. 1 Jun 1884, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Edgar Linger,   b. Jan 1886, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William B Linger,   b. Feb 1888, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Daughter Linger,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1891, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. E A Linger,   b. 15 Aug 1891, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Ota D Linger,   b. Sep 1893, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Floyd M Linger,   b. 24 Nov 1896, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Lucie Pearl Linger,   b. 2 Feb 1901, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.

    3. [S522] Cem RCHS.