West Virginia Pioneers
Catharine Matilda Feathers
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Name Catharine Matilda Feathers [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Born Abt 1835 Virginia, USA
[4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11] Gender Female Notes - 1850 census, Dist 23, Hardy, VA, page 23, anc 37
Feathers, Geo. W., 45, b: VA
Catherine, 35, b: VA, (Wetzel)
Cornelius, 17, b: VA
Catherine, 14, b: VA
Mary Ann, 12, b: VA
Morgan, 6, b: VA
Margaret, 4, b: VA
Frances, 1, b: VA
1860 census, Boggsville, Roane Co., VA, page 654, anc 116
Feather, Geo. W., 55, b: VA
Catherine, 45, b: VA
Matilda, 25, b: VA
Mary A., 23, b: VA
Morgan, 17, b: VA
Margaret, 15, b: VA
Frances, 12, b: VA
Rachel, 10, b: VA
Geo. W., 6, b: VA
note: per 1850 census Matilda is called Catherine
West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Matilda Feathers
Gender: Female
Spouse's name: John Freeman
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1868
Marriage Place: Jackson
1870 census, Mill Creek Township, Jackson Co., WV, page 376, anc 60
Freeman, John, 56, jb: VA
Matilda, 35, b: VA, (Feather)
Rachel, 14, b :VA
Margaret, 11, b: VA
Mary, 10, b: VA
Nora B., 6/12, b: WV
Feather, Willis, 8, b: WV
neighbor of Jonathan & Eliz. Hyre
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary A. Freeman
Age: 36
Birth Date: Abt 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Dwelling Number: 69
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: John Freeman
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Freeman 52
Mary A. Freeman 36
Nora Freeman 10
Henry Freeman 6
John W. Freeman 4
Ellie S. Freeman 4
Person ID I8207 Conner Family
Family 1 Francis Marion Houchin, b. 3 Apr 1837, Wood County, Virginia, USA
, d. 28 Dec 1918 (Age 81 years) Children + 1. George Willis Houchen, b. 30 May 1861, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
, d. 26 Nov 1933, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
(Age 72 years) [natural]Family ID F23391 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children + 1. George Willis Houchen, b. 30 May 1861, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
, d. 26 Nov 1933, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
(Age 72 years) [natural]Family ID F1171 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Married 1 Jan 1868 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
[5, 9] Family ID F3412 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 4 Charles H. Houchen, b. Abt 1838, Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA
, d. 8 Dec 1863, Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
(Age ~ 25 years) Family ID F27282 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 1850 census, Dist 23, Hardy, VA, page 23, anc 37
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Event Map
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Photos 
Conner-Houchen from Jackson County Past and Present - page 173 
George Willis Houchen - Parents 
Jackson County West Virginia Past and Present 1990 - page 214
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Sources - [S1153] Jackson County, West Virginia: Past and Present - 1990, Jackson County Historical Society, (Name: Walsworth Publishing, Third Printing 1997;), LC#90-71347., 173.
- [S1902] Roane County, Virginia Census 1860, 114.
- [S1521] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1880, Wes Cochran, 8.
- [S2416] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 23, Hardy, Virginia; Roll: M432_950; Page: 23A; Image: 51.
Record for Catharine Feathers
1850 United States Federal Census - [S329] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
- [S410] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Roane, Virginia; Roll: M653_1375; Page: 654; Family History Library Film: 805375.

1860 United States Federal Census - [S87] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Mill Creek, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1689; Page: 376A; Family History Library Film: 553188.

1870 United States Federal Census - [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: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Page: 430D; Enumeration District: 042.

1880 United States Federal Census - [S505] West Virginia, Compiled Marriage Records, 1863-1900, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
- [S1281] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1870, Wes Cochran, 376.
1870 census Mill Creek Township, Jackson Co., WV, page 376 - [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: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Page: 430D; Enumeration District: 042.

1880 United States Federal Census
- [S1153] Jackson County, West Virginia: Past and Present - 1990, Jackson County Historical Society, (Name: Walsworth Publishing, Third Printing 1997;), LC#90-71347., 173.
