West Virginia Pioneers

Ellen Comfort Houchin

Female 1850 - 1889  (39 years)


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  • Name Ellen Comfort Houchin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 16 Jan 1850  Wirt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Sep 1889  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I40463  Conner Family

    Father John Houchin,   b. 13 Feb 1804, Bath County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1887, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rachel Higgins,   b. 11 Jun 1814, Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1897, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 17 Nov 1831  Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8
    Family ID F23404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lovell C. Gates,   b. 2 Aug 1845, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1926, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1869  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Family ID F25502  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Apr 1869 - Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Sep 1889 - Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Ellen Comfort (Houchin) Gates - Headstone
    Ellen Comfort (Houchin) Gates - Headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S10190] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 70, Wirt, Virginia; Roll: M432_981; Page: 76B; Image: 156.
      1850 United States Federal Census
      1850 United States Federal Census


    2. [S505] West Virginia, Compiled Marriage Records, 1863-1900, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).

    3. [S172] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Page: 486C; Enumeration District: 063.
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census


    4. [S40] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    5. [S2892] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    6. [S10189] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Wirt, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 232; Family History Library Film: 805384.
      1860 United States Federal Census
      1860 United States Federal Census


    7. [S87] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Burning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1701; Page: 247B; Family History Library Film: 553200.
      1870 United States Federal Census
      1870 United States Federal Census


    8. [S989] Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).