West Virginia Pioneers

Minnora Jane Lanham

Female 1863 - 1926  (63 years)


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  • Name Minnora Jane Lanham 
    Born 9 Mar 1863  Wilkesville, Vinton Co, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Oct 1926  Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Starcher Cemetery, Henry's Fork, Calhoun Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name: Nora Jean Wright
      Sex:
      Death Date: 17 Sep 1926 10/9/1926
      Death Place: Rocksdale, Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 63y7m
      Cemetery: Starcher Cem
      Birth Date: 3/9/1863
      Birth Place: Wilksville, O
      Marital Status: widow
      Occupation: midwife
      Mother: Nancy Truman
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Jesse Leanham
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant:Bert Mace, Rocksdale

      1840 Jackson, VA
      John Collins
      1m 20-30
      1m 50-60
      1f 20-30

      1850 Wirt, VA # 121
      John C Collins 38 Va
      Mary 35 Va
      Elizabeth Lanham 64 Va (Mulatto)

      1870 Burning Springs, Wirt, WV # 190-184
      Collins, J C 64 Maryland
      Mary 62 VA
      Lanham, M 7 f Ohio
      Greathous, L 60 m Virginia

      1880 Clay, Wirt, WV #111-115
      Collins , John C 64 MD MD MD
      Elizabeth 28 VA VAVA
      Wm.A. 6 son WV
      Mary A. 2 da WV
    Person ID I59364  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2009 

    Father Jesse Lanham,   b. Abt 1821, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Nancy Truman,   b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Ripley, Jackson, VA inmate of jail
      Jesse Lanham 28 shoemaker VA

      1860 Vernon, Scioto, OH # 248-245
      Jesse Lanham 40 Va
      Nancy 24 Va
      William A 11 OH
      Russell P 2 Oh

      1870 Burning Springs, Wirt, WV # 190-184
      Collins, J C 64 Maryland
      Mary 62 VA
      Lanham, M 7 f Ohio [I think this is Minnora]
      Greathous, L 60 m Virginia

      1850 Wirt, VA # 121
      John C Collins 38 Va
      Mary 35 Va
      Elizabeth Lanham 64 Va (Mulatto)
      [I think Elizabeth is Mary's mother and also Jesse's mother]
    Family ID F17551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Henry Starcher, Jr,   b. 1834, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1915, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1886  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Notes 

    • Roane Co marriage
      Henry Starcher 40 (w) res Roane
      Nora Lanham, 24, Vinton co, OH, Roand 8/2/1886

      1900 Lee, Calhoun, WV # 215-217
      Starcher, Henry 2/1845 55 m 13y
      Nora J wife 3/1863 37 m 13y 6-6 children
      Dona M da 8/1884
      Henry H son 2/1886
      Jahu son 5/1888
      Lihu F son 8/1890
      Russel P son 9/1892
      Ina N da 6/1897

      1910 Lee, Calhoun, WV #110-115
      Starcher, Henry 77 m3- 25y WV
      Norah 48 m1- 25y 5-5 children OH
      Lihew son 19
      Ina da 13
      Mace, Ray, lodger 4
    Children 
     1. Idona M Starcher,   b. Aug 1884, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Henry Harrison Starcher,   b. 23 Feb 1886, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1967, Van Buren Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Jehu Poe Starcher,   b. 11 May 1888, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1959, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. Lihu B Starcher,   b. Aug 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Russell P Starcher,   b. Sep 1892, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ina Nell Starcher,   b. Jun 1897, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age ~ 62 years)
    Family ID F15998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Noah Edward Wright,   b. 10 Jan 1862,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 6 Sep 1916  Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 

    • Calhoun Co marriage record
      Date: 6 Sep 1916
      Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
      Ed Wright, widowed, 54, Roane, Calhoun, Jackson Wright
      Nora Starcher, widowed, 53, --, Calhoun, Jesse Hall
      Married at the home of the bride

      1920 Lee, Calhoun, WV #160-161
      Wright, Edward 58 m
      Nora 56 m
      Perry D son 20
      Cleo C son 16
      Hugh S son 13
    Family ID F17552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S656] Robert Johnston.

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

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

    5. [S587] Tammy Sampson.

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

    7. [S177] Marriage Records, Calhoun Co, WV.