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Dorcas L Westfall

Female 1855 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Dorcas L Westfall 
    Born Jan 1855  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I5594  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2010 

    Father John H Westfall,   b. 18 Oct 1818, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1889  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Miranda Green,   b. 18 Dec 1818, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1901, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 31 May 1840  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1850 Jackson, VA # 81-84
      Westfall Jno H 31 M Farmer Va
      Westfall Melinda 30 F Va
      Westfall Anderson 10 M Va
      Westfall Clark 9 M Va
      Westfall Nathan 8 M Va
      Westfall Minerva 6 F Va
      Westfall Columbus 4 M Va
      Westfall Sarah E 1 F Va

      1860 Roane Co, WV
      626- Westfall- Anderson 19 Farmer Jackson Co., Martha 19 ( Anderson), S.
      John H. & Malinda ( Green) Va
      627-
      Westfall John H. 44 Farmer ( Age 31-1850 Census) Harrison Co.,
      Maranda 40 ( Green) m. John H., S. Andrew & Mary ( Hyre) 5-31-1840, Andrew was s/o Zechariah & Hannah ( Wolfe) who were married in 1788 Andrew Westfall m. Mary Eliz.d. John Hyre, in Harrison Co. 11/11/1809 Va.
      Clark 18 Farmer Jackson Co. Joined Union Army.
      Nathan 16 f/l Jackson Co., Joined Union Army
      Dorcas L. 5 Jackson
      Columbus 15
      Wm. H. 4 Roane
      Minerva 13
      Mary Jane 2 Roane (12?)
      Sarah E. 10
      Lucretia 8
      Eperson 6

      1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 21-24
      Westfall, J H 50
      Maranda 50 [what a scrawl!]
      Lucetta 19
      Dorcas L 15
      Epperson 17
      Wm H 12
      M J (f) 10
      Margaret 7

      1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      John H. WESTFALL Self M M W 60 WV
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Marinda WESTFALL Wife F M W 60 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Mary J. WESTFALL Dau F S W 21 WV
      Occ: Out Of Occupation Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Margaret WESTFALL GDau F S W 19 WV
      Fa: WV Mo: WV

      1900 Harper, Roane, WV
      Columbus Westfall, 6/1845 54 m 32y
      Lucinda R 1/1851 49 m 32y 9-6 children
      Martha J 12/1876
      Cora 7/1882
      Ethel M 10/1884
      Jacob W 3/1889
      Miranda mother 12/1817 82 wd 13-10 children

      'History of Harper District'
      for his second wife he married Mrs Carolyn Ferrell widow of Parrot Ferrell
      [Kathryn Westfall says this is not him. He died before Miranda. Marriage record shows it was his son, Andrew who married her]
    Family ID F755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Allen,   b. Dec 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 31 Dec 1872  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1880 Harper, Roane, WV all WVWVWV
      Thomas ALLEN Self M M W 30
      Dorcas L. ALLEN Wife F M W 24
      Ephrem L. ALLEN Son M S W 6
      Frona E. ALLEN Dau F S W 3

      1900 Curtis, Roane, WV #93 all WVWVWV
      Allen, Thomas 12/1848 m 28y
      D L wife 1/1855 m 28y 5-5 children
      H T son 4/1882 s
      D M da 6/1887 s
      E T da 5/1892

      1910 Curtis, Roane, WV
      Allen, Thos 61 m1- 34y WV WV WV
      Dorcas wife 59 m1- 34y 5-4 children WV WV WV
      Eva da 18 s WV WV WV
      McCrady, W M sil 33 wd WV WV WV
      Lottie gd 3 WV WV WV

      1920 Curtis, Roane, WV # 214-232
      Allen, Thomas 74 wd
      Parsons, Earny W sil 26 m
      Ettie M da 27 m
      Cyrus E son 1 3/12
      Allen, Howard gs 18
      McCrady, Lottie M gd 12
    Children 
     1. Ephraim Lesley Allen,   b. 11 Mar 1873, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1945, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Sophronia E Allen,   b. 10 Apr 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Harley T Allen,   b. 4 Aug 1880, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Myrtle D Emma Allen,   b. 10 May 1887, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1907 and 1910  (Age 19 years)
     5. Etta May Allen,   b. 20 Apr 1892, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F1930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

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