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Minerva M Westfall

Female 1847 - 1923  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Minerva M Westfall 
    Born Feb 1847  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 1923  [2, 3
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • She was 6 in the 1850 JC census.
    Person ID I655  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2011 

    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  [4
    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 Hiram Thomas Randolph,   b. 27 Jan 1843, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1926, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1863  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • 1870 Roane Co, Harper twp, Flat Fork
      H. Randolph, 27 farmer WV June 400/200
      Minerva, 23 " July
      John W, 5 " Mar
      Emily J, 3 " Jan
      Wm A, 1 " Aug (this is James' father)

      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Hyram RANDOLPH Self M M W 37 WV
      Manurva RANDOLPH Wife F M W 33 WV
      John W. RANDOLPH Son M S W 15 WV
      Emly J. RANDOLPH Dau F S W 13 WV
      William A. RANDOLPH Son M S W 10 WV
      George E. RANDOLPH Son M S W 9 WV
      James I. RANDOLPH Son M S W 7 WV
      Mary I. RANDOLPH Dau F S W 6 WV
      Cornela A. RANDOLPH Dau F S W 3 WV

      1900 Roane Co pg 130, # 173-173
      Hiram, HOH, Jan 1843, 57, 36
      Minerva, wife, 2/1847, 53, 36, 11-9
      Granvill S, s, 12/1883, 16
      Thomas M, s, 11/1885, 13
      George E, s, 8/1870, 29, married, 1
      Florence, dil, 6/1880, 19, m, 1

      1910 Roane Co
      Brabham, Verna V, 9, gd
      Randolph, Florence, 7, gd

      1920 Wolf Camp, Roane, WV #41
      Randolph, Hiram T 76
      Minerva 73

      Both are bured in the Mt Herman Cemetery, Roane Co, WV
      Hiram T 1843-1926
      Manervia 1847-1923

      'Roane County, WV Family History':
      Hiram and John and their families were members of a small farming community, centered around Flinttown, Roane County. They were farmers, stone masons and small store keepers.
    Children 
     1. John Wesley Randolph,   b. 1 Mar 1865, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1938, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Emily Jane "Emmie" Randolph,   b. 9 Jan 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. William Albert Randolph,   b. 8 Aug 1868, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1944, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. George Irwin Randolph,   b. Aug 1870, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age ~ 76 years)
     5. James Isaac Randolph,   b. 19 Aug 1872, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1947, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. Mary Ida Randolph,   b. May 1874, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Cornelia Alice Randolph,   b. 24 Aug 1876, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1930, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     8. Granville Sherman Randolph,   b. 16 Dec 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1959, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Thomas Milton (Tunas) Randolph,   b. 1 Dec 1885, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1922, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     10. Baby Randolph,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S7] Gravestone.

    3. [S101] Roane Co Family History 1989.

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