West Virginia Pioneers

Elizabeth Wetherholt

Female 1828 - 1880  (52 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Wetherholt 
    Born 22 Jul 1828  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Oct 1880  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Elizabeth/Pfost
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 05 Oct 1880
      Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 52y2m14d
      Birth Place: Lewis Co, WV
      Spouse: Jonathan Pfost
      Father: Weatherlock/
      Cause: consumption
    Person ID I3071  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father William Wetherholt,   d. Bef 1850 
    Mother Hetty Pringle,   b. Abt 1805, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 20 Jan 1822  Lewis County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 20 Jan 1822
      Place: Lewis County, West Virginia
      Mr William Wetherholts
      Miss Hatty Pringle
      There is a second record showing the date 2 Jan 1823

      1850 Jackson, VW
      Living with Jonathan Pfost
      Hetty, 45
    Family ID F1038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jonathan Pfost,   b. 18 Aug 1819, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1886  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 8 Mar 1845  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 

    • 1850 Jackson, VA # 379-383
      Pfost Jonithan 31 M Farmer Va
      Pfost Elizabeth 27 F Va
      Pfost Margaret J 4 F Va
      Pfost George W 2 M Va
      Weatherholt Hetty 45 F Va
      Weatherholt William J 15 M Farm VA
      Weatherholt Angeline 9 F Va

      1860 Jackson, VA # 371--340
      Jonathan, 41
      Elizabeth, 33
      Marg, 14
      George W, 12
      Louisa C, 9
      John W, 6
      Warrick B, 2
      Isaac T, 6/12
      Hetty Wetherholt, 55
      James Elliott, 18, f/l

      1870 Jackson, WV Mill Creek Dist # 209-209
      Jonathan, 50
      Elizabeth, 43
      John W, 16
      Warrick B, 11
      Mary M, 8
      Jacob H, 6
      Midkiff, Moses, 26, fl
      Jeffers, Nancy, 34, domestic

      1880 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Pfost, Jonathan 60 VAVAVA
      Elizabeth 53 WVWVWV
      Warwich B 22 son WVWVWV
      Jacob O 16 son WV VA WV
      Wetherholt, Hettie 75 mil WV VA VA
      Harrison, James 17 nep WWVWV
      Wetherholt, Mary E 12 Niece WVWVWV
      Good, Perry 21 servant WVWVWV

      Old Pfost/Reynolds Cemetery, Fairplain
      Jonathan Pfost
      Margaret Pfost Elliott
      John W Pfost
      George W Pfost
      5 infant children of Jonathan and Elizabeth
      Mary M Shinn
      They buried 9 children before they died. Lucinda and Isaac were probably 2 of them, which means they had a total of 12 children.
    Children 
     1. Margaret Jane Pfost,   b. 7 Jan 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1873  (Age 27 years)
     2. George W Pfost,   b. 17 Sep 1847, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     3. Louisa C Pfost,   b. Abt 1851, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John Wilson Pfost,   b. 6 Jan 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1879  (Age 26 years)
     5. Lucinda Jane Pfost,   b. 26 Dec 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Warrick B Pfost,   b. Abt 1858, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Isaac T\F Pfost,   b. 26 Nov 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Mary M Pfost,   b. 28 Feb 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1885  (Age 23 years)
     9. Jacob H Pfost,   b. 10 Apr 1864, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1934, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F1041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S73] Marriage Records, Lewis Co, WV, in History of Upshur County.

    4. [S1205] Census, 1860 JC annotated.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.