West Virginia Pioneers
Minerva Green
1823 - 1894 (71 years)-
Name Minerva Green Born 24 Feb 1821 OR 26 Feb 1823 [1] Gender Female Died 11 Dec 1894 Malheur County, Oregon, USA [1] Person ID I3728 WVPioneers Last Modified 2 Nov 2019
Father David GREEN, Sr, b. Abt 1797, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Sarah 'Sally' MEADOWS, b. Jan 1801 OR 1798, Virginia, USA , d. After 1880 census was taken Notes
1830 Wood Co, VA
Green, Sarah
2m 0-5 William & David
1f 0-5 Isabelle
1f 5-10 Minerva
1f 10-15 Miranda
1f 20-30
1840 Jackson county, VA
Sarah Green
male
5-10 ---2 Spencer & ?
10-15 ---1 William
20-30 ---1 David ?
female
0-5 ---1 Melissa
5-10 ---1 Isabelle
10-15 ---1 Mary Ann
15-20 ---1 Minerva -- or Miranda ? Miranda m in May
30-40 ---1
1850 Jackson, VA # 330-334
Green Sarah 52 F Va
Green Spencer 14 M Va
Green Malissa 10 F Va
Green Clark 8 M Va
1860 Jackson, VA # 844
Sarah Casto, 58 VA
Clark W Green, 17 OH
1870 Harper Dist., Roane Co., WV
Jones, Mary A. 41 Keeping House b May
Perry 3 (m) July
Harper, Wm 19 Jan
Joseph F 17 Augt
Jas H 14 Augt
Jonathan S 12 Mar
Henry R 12 Augt (or 42)
Nelson 7 Jan
Casto, Sarah 69 Jan
1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
Mary A. HARPER Self F D W 49 VA
Occ: On Farm Fa: --- Mo: VA
Henry HARPER Son M S W 19 VA
Occ: Work On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA
Nelson HARPER Son M S W 17 VA
Occ: Work On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA
Jenerl W. HARPER Son M S W 7 WV
Fa: VA Mo: VA
William TAYLOR Other M S W 28 VA
Occ: Work On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA
Sarah GREEN Other F S W 79 VA
Occ: Sick Fa: VA Mo: VA
John House: Roane County:
in a sketch about AB Chancey:
During the war, his mother’s sister, widow of David Green, lived in a little hut on the Harvey Chancey place, above.
Family ID F254 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John D Westfall, b. 6 Dec 1818, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 11 Jul 1877, Burrell Springs, Wyoming (Age 58 years) Married 8 Nov 1838 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
1840 Jackson, VA
1m 20-30
1f 0-5
1f 10-15 sister?
1f 15-20
1850 Jackson, VA # 331-335
Westfall John D 32 M Farmer Va
Westfall Minerva 27 F Va
Westfall Elizabeth J 11 F Va
Westfall James 8 M Va
Westfall Mary A 6 F Va
Westfall William 2 M Va
From Richard M Johnson:
Moved to Iowa c 1852
John D. enlisted in 36th Iowa Inf., Co. F, USA on 9 Aug 1862. He was discharged in 1864 because of bad health. By the time of the 1870 U.S. Census he had moved to Henry Co., Missouri where he received an invalid pension in 1875. His doctor advised him to travel for his health. Little good it did him as he was accidentally shot on 11 July 1877 in Burrell
Springs, Wyoming.
Minerva continued to live in Clinton, Missouri through the 1880 U.S. Census. She filed for a widow's pension in 1888 in Baker Co., Oregon . . . she again filed for a widow's pension in 1890, this time from South Denver, Colorado.
Children 1. Elizabeth Jane 'Jennie' Westfall, b. 11 Aug 1839, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 27 Dec 1865 OR 20 Mar 1868 (Age 28 years) 2. James Watson Westfall, b. 18 Oct 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 31 May 1913, Westfall, Malheur County, Oregon, USA (Age 71 years) 3. Mary Ann Westfall, b. 22 Jun 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Sarah Ellen Westfall, b. 19 Nov 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 19 Jan 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 0 years) 5. William Green Westfall, b. 28 Aug 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 30 Jul 1907, La Junta, Otero Co., CO (Age 58 years) 6. George Washington Westfall, b. 10 Feb 1851, Jackson County, Virginia, USA , d. 29 Jan 1911, Kansas City, Jackson County, Nissouri, USA (Age 59 years) 7. John Franklin Westfall, b. 2 Nov 1854, Monroe County, Iowa, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 8. Mina Belle Westfall, b. 20 Nov 1859, Iowa, USA , d. 14 Aug 1867 (Age 7 years) Family ID F1271 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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