Abraham Roush

1799 - 1868  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Abraham Roush
  Born	CA 1799	Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Oct 1868	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1]
  Notes	Death Record Name: Abraham/Roush Sex: Male Death Date: 22 Oct 1868 Death Place: Mason C, West Virginia Age at Death: 67y Birth Place: Mason Co, W Va Marital Status: M Spouse: Jane/Roush Occupation: Farmer Mother: Elizabeth/Roush Father: Geo/Roush Informant: Jane Roush, wife Cause: accidental drowning
  Person ID	I26412	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	George Roush,   b. CA 1762, Maryland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth [Roush],   b. CA 1760,   d. Between 1840 and 1850  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Notes	1830 Ohio, VA George Roush 1m 5-10 1m 20-30 1m 60-70 1f 15-20 [Sarah?] 1f 60-70 1840 Mason, VA pg 43 George Roush 1m 70-80 1f 80-90 Also on the same census page is Abraham as well as: 1840 Mason, VA pg 43 James Roush 3m 0-5 1m 5-10 1m 20-30 1f 0-5 1f 5-10 1f 10-15 1f 30-40 John Roush 1m 10-15 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 1f 10-15 2f 15-20 1f 40-50 George Roush 1m 0-5 1m 5-10 1m 10-15 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 2f 5-10 1f 10-15 f1 15-20 f1 30-40 1850 Mason, VA # 366-367 Henry Love 43 VA Sarah 34 PA Virginia E 15 VA George 13 Robert 11 Columbus 9 James L 7 Mary M 5 Rebecca A 3 Nancy J 1 George Roush 88 VA Abraham's wife's maiden name is McKnight. Married in Ohio, across the Ohio River from Wheeling, WV, where Abraham's father, George Roush was a property owner. George was born in Frederick Co., MD, before 1770, fought in RevWar. After the war, like many veterans, was given land grants in the Ohio territory. This George was not one of the "Roush brothers" mentioned in the four-volume book on the Rausch/Roush families. This George is referred to as "George, the cousin" in the mentioned book. He, and his children migrated down the Ohio River into the Mason Co.,WV-Meigs Co.,OH area and settled. This George lived into his 90s, and it is unknown exactly where he is buried.
  Family ID	F20038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane McKnight,   b. CA 1800, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Ohio, USA
  	From Gene Payne: Believe Abraham's wife's maiden name is McKnight. Married in Ohio, across the Ohio River from Wheeling, WV, where Abraham's father, George Roush was a property owner.
  Notes	1830 Ohio, VA Abraham Roush 2m 5-10 1m 15-20 1m 20-30 2f 0-5 1f 20-30 1840 Mason, VA pg 43 Abraham Roush 1m 0-5 [Joe] 1m 5-10 [Tom] 2m 15-20 [John & ?] 1m 40-50 2f 15-20 1f 30-40 1850 Mason, VA # 570-577 Abraham Roush 52 Pa Jane 50 O George 26 Va Thomas J 18 Va Joseph 13 Va Elvira 8 Va 1870 Cooper, Mason, WV # 119 Roush, George 40 Jane 63 Fellmore 14 Abraham 12 Charles 10 Susan 8 Believe Abraham's wife's maiden name is McKnight. Married in Ohio, across the Ohio River from Wheeling, WV, where Abraham's father, George Roush was a property owner. [Gary Payne]
  Children	1. John Roush,   b. CA 1822, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George W Roush,   b. Abt 1824, Marshall County, Wes Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas J Roush,   b. CA 1832, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Roush,   b. CA 1837, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elvira Roush,   b. CA 1842, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CA 1799 - Virginia, USA Died - 22 Oct 1868 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.