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Howard L., son of A. J. and Xantippe (Crawford) Col- lett, was born in 1883. Mr. Collett was educated in public schools and Mountain State Business College where he grad- uated in 1904. For twelve years he has been teller in the Davis Trust Company, Elkins, West Virginia.
Bernard C. Collett, son of Solomon and Mary (Hill) Col- lett, was born in 1885, married Bessie, daughter of Martion Weese. Children, Russell.
Mr. Collett is in the employ of the Crawford and Corroth- ers Lumber Company near Elkins.
Chas. H. Collett, son of Solomon and Mary (Hill) Collett, was born in married Stella, daughter of Geo. and Chris- tina (Weese) Hill. Children, Richard.
Mr. Collett is a foreman for Crawford and Corrothers Lumber Company near Elkins.
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THE CHANNELL FAMILY.
The Channell Family. The Channell family was among the first settlers of Randolph. Jeremiah was the first of the name to locate in this county. He came from Hardy in the first decade of the pioneer period in Randolph. He married Sallie Steele and they were residents of the county at the time of the massacre of the Connolly family by the Indians. Jere- miah located on land opposite the town of Huttonsville. The farm is now owned by Patrick Crickard. The children of Jere- miah and Sallie (Steele) Channell were, John, Samuel, An- drew, Susan, Elizabeth and Jemima.
Enoch W., son of Noah S. and Mary ( Crickard) Channell, married Eliza, daughter of Martin and (Bell) Wamsley. Children, Elenor and Carl.
Mr. Channell is of English and Irish descent and is a member of the pioneer family of Channells of Randolph. Mr. Channell is postmaster at Huttonsville.
G. N. Channell, son of Samuel and Susan (Taylor) Chan- nell. was born in 1849, married Jemima Jane, daughter of James M. Wilmoth. Children, Tippie, Belva, Clay, Fletcher, Cletus and Grover. Bernice and Clyde died in infancy. Mr. Channell was born and raised in the vicinity of Kernes, and is a grandson of Samuel Channell, the pioneer.
G. Clinton Channell, son of Noah S. and Mary ( Crickard ) Channell, was born in Huttonsville, Febuary, 1884, married April 25, 1905, to Dora, daughter of Zacharia and Margaret Talbott. Children, Marguerite, Earl, Woodrow and Garland.
Mr. Channel came to Elkins in April, 1912. He is pro- prietor of the Grove Feed and Storage Co., and is vice-presi- dent of the W. Va. Feed and Flour Co. at Clarksburg.
THE CRICKARD FAMILY.
The Crickard Family. The Crickards are of Scotch-Irish descent. My great grandfather was a resident of that part of Ireland known as Ulster. He was an officer in King James army and fought at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690. The Irish forces were defeated by William Ill of England. After this battle many of the estates of the Irish were confiscated and divided among William's followers who were largely
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Protestants. My great grandfather, being loyal to Ireland and a Catholic, his estate was confiscated. My grandfather resided in the County of Doun. My father, John Crickard, and his brothers came to America in 1834-40. They settled in Augusta County, Virginia. My father, John Crickard, and my uncle, Peter Crickard, built the Staunton and Parkersburg Pike from Greenbrier to Cheat Bridge. After the completion of this work, my father located on Shavers Run in Valley Bend District. My only brother, Peter Crickard, lived and died there. He was the father of the present sheriff of Ran- dolph, A. J. Crickard. Thos. Michael Plunkett, member of the British Parliament is a cousin of the Crickards of Ran- dolph. My mother's name was Mary (Plunkett) Crickard. My grandfather, Michael Crickard, took part in the Emmett Rebellion of 1803 .- Patrick Crickard.
John R. Crickard, son of Patrick and Amanda (Currence) Crickard, was born in 1860, married Alverda, daughter of John and Hannah (Currence) Bell. Children, Patrick E., Nixon J., Robert B., Eva B., Peter W., Mary A., Jonas F., Anne C. and Rose P.
Mr. Crickard was educated in public schools and at Rock Hill College, Maryland. He was for several years one of the prominent school teachers of the county and served several terms as president of the Board of Education of Mingo Dis- trict. He was also justice of the peace of Mingo District for twelve years. In 1910 he was elected justice of the peace of that district on the Socialist ticket, giving him the distinction of being the only man having been elected by the adherents of that political faith in Randolph. Mr. Crickard is prominent in fraternal circles and is a member of the A. F. and A. M., I. O. O. F., K. P. and M. W. W.
THE CAPLINGER FAMILY.
The Caplinger Family. This name is of German origin and was originally spelled Keplinger. In the early records of Pendleton the name was spelled Caplinger, Kaplinger, Kep- linger and Coplinger. The Caplingers were among the pion- eers of Pendleton. Samuel Caplinger was the first of the name in Pendleton. He died in that county in 1769. He had
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a son named George, who died in 1773. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war of 1754-60, from Augusta, now Pendleton County. George, son of the first George, resided in Pendleton and was relieved from military duty on account of physical disability in 1792. Whether he was a soldier in the Revolution is not known, however, he submitted a claim for supplies furnished the American army in that war.
George, grandson of the first George, was born February 3, 1784. He moved to Randolph from Pendleton in about 1800. He was the first of the name to locate in Randolph and founded the Caplinger settlement. Many of his descend- ants still live in the community and the original homestead remains in the possession of members of the family.
George Caplinger married Sarah Collett in 1804. Their children were, Thomas J., George W., Solomon C., Adam D., Margaret and Elizabeth.
Thomas J. Caplinger married Margaret Chenoweth, daughter of Jehu Chenoweth. Children, George, John, Jehu, Lloyd, Adam, Rachel, Eliza and Ann.
Geo. W. Caplinger married Jane Heavener of Upshur County. Children, Alice, who married Marion Grose, and Caroline, who married Jacob Chenoweth. Two children, Elias and Jacob died in youth.
Adam D. Caplinger married Elizabeth, daughter of Wil- liam B. Wilson. Children, Theodore, Edwin Duncan, Wil- liam B., Ida E., Pattie C. and Lee Duncan. Ilis second wife was Sabina Saulsbury. Children, Mary, Perry L., Hattie B. and Addie W. Mary married Iddo Ward; Hattie B. married Fritz Hanger and Addie W. married Michael Weese.
Edwin Duncan Caplinger died when 18 years of age. Ida, daughter of Adam D. Caplinger married Randolph M. Harper. Pattie C. Caplinger, daughter of Adam D. Caplinger, married Henry A. Harper.
Wm. B. Caplinger married in 1839 Phoeba, daughter of Henry A. Harper. She died the same year and some years thereafter Mr. Caplinger married Elva Riggleman.
Lee Duncan, son of Adam D. and Elizabeth (Wilson) Caplinger, married Lucy, daughter of Henry A. Harper. Chil- dren, Frank and Hoke. Frank died when 12 years of age.
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Thomas J., son of George and Sarah (Collett) Caplinger, married Margaret Chenoweth. Children, Lloyd, George C., John C., Jehu C., Adam C., Rachel, Ann and Eliza.
Lloyd Caplinger, born in 1849, married in 1892, Bernice, daughter of John B. and Bettie (Currence) Earle. Children, Earle. Some years later after the death of his first wife Mr. Caplinger married Ida Durett. Rachel, daughter of Thomas Caplinger, married Elisha Talbott ; Ann, daughter of Thom- as J., married Augustus Moore ; Eliza. daughter of Thomas J., married Edward Skidmore.
John C. Caplinger, born in 1844, son of Thomas J. Cap- linger, married in 1873, Sydney, daughter of John W. and Mary Wood Moore. Children, Lena, Rizpaw, Lawrence and Ada.
Jehu, son of Thomas J. Caplinger, born in 1848, married in 1873, Ida W., daughter of Joseph Harding. Children, Viva, Marion F., Roberta B., Belva, Bernice F. and Geo. H.
Adam C., son of Thomas J., married Mary Grose. Chil- dren, Martha, who married a McDaniel and Nettie, who mar- ried Charley Skidmore.
Solomon Chenoweth Caplinger was born in 1811, died in 1893. His first wife was Mary, daughter of Gabriel Chen- oweth. Children, Laban D., Phoeba C., Sarah E., Calvin L., Margaret and Maryette. The wife of his second marriage was Mary A., daughter of John Ryan. Children, Solomon C., Julius C., Delia W. and Robert Bruce. Laban D. and Sarah E. died in youth. Martha B. married Hanning Foggy : Phoe- ba C. married A. C. Rowan ; Calvin L. married Belle Wilson. Children, Lillie, who married Lee Chenoweth; Grace, who married a Mr. Lough ; Daisy married a Mr. Eslack, Rosa mar- ried S. M. Kendall; Margaret married John Hart. Maryette, daughter of Solomon C. and Mary Chenoweth Caplinger, married Rev. S. D. Lewis. Solomon C. Caplinger, Jr., went West when a young man and is now in Dawson City, Alaska. Robert Bruce, son of Solomon and Mary A. (Ryan) Cap- linger, married Jesse May, daughter of John W. Detter. Children, Hilda, St. Clair, Clyde, John, Guy, Mary Edith, Ju- lius and Richard died in early childhood. Julius, son of Sol- omon and Mary (Ryan) Caplinger, married Alema, daughter
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of Eli H. Rowan. Delia, daughter of Solomon and Mary (Ryan) Caplinger, married Vernon Lough.
Solomon C. Caplinger was sheriff of the county in 1857 and commissioner of the County Court in 1880. He was one of the prominent, intelligent and substantial citizens in the early history of the county.
THE COFF FAMILY.
The Coff Family. Patrick Coff came to America from Ireland in about 1800, settling on Mill Creek, Bath County, Virginia. He married Martha Lyle. To this union were born eight children, all living except second daughter. James Lyle Coff was born October, 1844. He learned the carpenter trade and later studied vocal music at Singers Glen, Virginia, under Joseph Funk and Aldine S. Keifer. Mr. Coff is promi- nent in the councils of the Democratic party and was justice of the peace of Mingo District four years. He married Diana F. Jordan, daughter of George and Frances Jordan, of Green Valley, Virginia, and moved to Randolph in 1877.
Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Coff. James W., farmer, who lives with parents at Mingo; Martha, who married P. O. Louk and lives in Elkins; Lena died in 1893 ; Mary, who married K. D. Marshal and lives in Mingo. They have one child, Nina, who is a student of the Wesleyan University, Buckhannon. Theodore L. never married and is orderly to Col. Treat of the U. S. Army, now stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. John K., also single and lives with his parents at Mingo. Jacob F. married Laura Beale and lives at Dunmore, West Virginia. She was the daughter of James Beale of Linwood, West Virginia. Commodore Coff, the third, son of James Lyle and Diana Coff is a photographer in Elkins.
THE CURTIS FAMILY.
Thomas P. Curtis was born in Pittsylvania County, Vir- ginia, in 1804. He died in Randolph in 1856. He came to Randolph in 1828. He married Mary, daughter of Peter Con- rad. She was born in 1815 and died in 1880. Children, J. Milton, Laban B., Sarah, Thomas C., America, David Black- man, Emma, John C. and Almeda.
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Thomas P. Curtis had a store in what is now Elkins in 1834. Ilis storehouse was located in what is now known as Park View Addition.
John Milton Curtis was assessor in 1864 and was twice re-elected. He was township clerk in 1865. He was collector of Internal revenue in 1862, 1863, 1864 and 1865. His terri- tory embraced Randolph, Tucker and Webster counties.
David Blackman Curtis, born in 1841, died in 1893. Mr. Curtis was for many years one of the prominent educators of the county. In 187 .... he married Virginia, daughter of George McLean.
George McLean Curtis was born in 1872. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1895.
Mr. Curtis married Ora, daughter of Andrew and Xantip- pie (Crawford) Collett. He is connected with the Inter-State Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C., as chief clerk.
THE CASSITY FAMILY.
The Cassity Family. John and Peter Cassity located in Valley Bend District prior to 1780. In the early records of the county the name is spelled Cashedy. They settled on land now owned by Lee Rosecranse. Peter Cassity was com- missioner of the Revenue in 1789, and was a member of the first County Court of Randolph County. He was captain of the militia at the time of leaving the State in 1792 and was succeeded by John Haddan.
THE CONNOLLY FAMILY.
The Connoly Family. Wither's Border Warfare men- tions the Connolly family as being among the first settlers of Randolph. They settled in what is now Mingo District on a creek that has since borne their name. They were of Irish ancestry. Withers and other historians were in error in stating that the Darby Connolly family were killed by the Indians. Connolly himself was killed but his family had not come to Randolph at that time. He was placing the roof on his cabin when he was shot and killed by the Indians. The murder occurred December, 1772. Jacob Conrad became the
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owner of the Connolly land and it has remained in possession of his heirs for more than a century.
THE CHENOWETH FAMILY.
The Chenoweth Family. The Chenoweth family in America has descended from John Chenoweth, who came to this country from Isle of Wright in 1652. He settled in Mary- land and married Mary Calvert, daughter of Lord Baltimore. William, a son of this marriage was a member of a colony that settled in Frederick County, Maryland, prior to 1750. John, a son of Willaim was born in 1755. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and drew a pension. He was in Pendleton in 1790 and entered 50 acres of land in that county in that year. The Pughs who were related to the Chenoweths and came to Randolph with them, also entered land in Hamp- shire in the year of 1790. John Chenoweth entered land in Randolph in 1792, but perhaps he had been a resident of the county a few years previous.
A monument was unveiled to the memory of John Chen- oweth about three miles south of Elkins on the Job Daniels place October 16, 1915. On one side is the inscription : John Chenoweth, Born November 15, 1755, Died June 16, 1831. A Soldier of the Revolution. On another side is the inscription to his wife as follows: Mary Pugh, Wife of John Chenoweth, Born January 29, 1762, Died February 1, 1849. They were married on January 7, 1779.
On another side are the names of all the children as fol- lows: Robert, William, Mary, John, Jehu, Gabriel, Nellie.
John Chenoweth was captain of the militia in 1794; coro- ner in 1803: sheriff in 1810: justice of the peace in 1799. His son Robert was commissioner of the Revenue in 1816: sheriff in 1827. Z. T. Chenoweth was sheriff in 1884.
THE CRAWFORD FAMILY.
The Crawford Family. Andrew and Robert Crawford, two brothers, came to Randolph a few years prior to 1800. The Crawfords immigrated to Augusta County, Virginia, a few years previous to the revolution. They were of Scottish ancestry. Andrew Crawford was twice married. His first
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wife was a Miss Stephenson, who died in 1829. His second wife was a Miss Hyre, of Upshur County. Their children were, James C. Crawford, W. H. Crawford, Absalom Craw- ford, Adam Crawford, J. W. Crawford, Eliza Crawford, Rob- ert Crawford, Jennie Crawford, Andrew Crawford. Robert and Andrew Crawford located on Shavers Run on the farm at this time owned by D. R. Baker. Robert, a short time af- terward, moved to Lewis County this State and settled near Walkersville. J. S. Crawford moved to Clermont County. Ohio, and W. H. Crawford moved to Tuscaroras County, the same State.
Absalom, son of Andrew, married Emily, daughter of joseph Hart. Children, Emmett, Rush, Amanda, Cora, Delia. Jennie and Maggie.
John W. Crawford married Edith, daughter of Peter Buckey. Children, Clay and Columbia.
Adam, son of Andrew Crawford, married Mary, daugh- ter of Dr. Squire Bosworth. Children, Kent Bosworth Craw- ford, Lucy, Florida, Harriet. Augusta and Emily.
Eliza, daughter of Andrew Crawford, married Elias Wil- moth.
Jennie, daughter of Andrew Crawford, died in youth.
Bushrod W. Crawford, born in 1818, died in 1893: son of Andrew Crawford, married first, a Miss Wilson. Children, Xantippe, who married Andrew J. Collett. Some years after the death of his first wife Mr. Crawford married in 1850. An- zina, daughter of Archibald Earle. Children, Laura. Earle, Jefferson and Andrew.
Kent B. Crawford, born in 1848, son of Adam, married in 1876, Mary A., daughter of Franklin and Lucinda (Earle) Leonard. Children, Herbert and Stella.
Emmett Crawford, son of Absalom and Emily (Hart) Crawford, married in 1869, Margaret, daughter of Mathew and Eunice (Harper) Wamsley. Children, Burns, Rossie. Maggie, Ocia, Leah, Maud, Matie and Emmett. In 1882, af- ter the death of his first wife, he married Minerva, daughter of Sampson Shifflett. Mr. Crawford was a soldier in the Con- federate army and was a participant in many of the hard bat-
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tles of that war. He was highly esteemed by his comrades in arms as well as by his neighbors in civil life.
Jefferson A. Crawford, son of Bushrod and Anzina (Earle) Crawford, married in 1887, Nora, daughter of George W. and Keziah (Boyers) Davis. Children, Earle, Davis, George Watts and Annie Laura.
Rush Crawford, born in 1855, son of Absalom, married in 1880. Melissa Shreeve, and after her death he married in 1895, Emma Yokum. Children, Plummer B., Dale W., Asa and Clinton.
Andrew Crawford, the pioneer, was an adherent of the Presbyterian faith and was an active organizer of that de- nomination in Randolph. The early Presbyterians of Ran- dolph were of scrupulous Purintanical piety and did much to enforce and make respected the civil laws against immorality and the violation of Sabbath observance.
Andrew Crawford was sheriff in 1820; commissioner of Revenue in 1818. John W. Crawford was county clerk in 1845. B. W. Crawford was assessor in 1843. Absalom Craw- ford was assessor in 1849. K. B. Crawford was commissioner of the County Court.
THE COBERLY FAMILY.
Coberly. James Coberly was the progenitor of the Co- berly family in Randolph. He married Julia Vanscoy. The name is of German origin. The children of James and Julia Vanscoy) Coberly, were Aaron Levi, born 1824, married Mary Canfield in 1846: John, born 1829, married in 1854 to Janet Gainer: Randolph, born 1830, died 1884, married in 1853 to Jane M., daughter of Archibald Wilson. Children, Helen, Martha E., John, Alfred T., Archibald, James, Wm. H., Ida J. and Julia E.
James A., son of Randolph and Jane M. (Wilson) Cober- ly, born in Barbour County, 1864; came to Randolph in 1883, locating in Elkins in 1894. He was deputy surveyor four years ; elected justice of the peace of Leadsville District in 1892. After studying law at State University he was admit- ted to the bar in 1898.
Mr. Coberly married (first) Delphia, daughter of Nicho-
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las and Amanda (Taylor) Marstiller. She died in 1895. Chil- dren, Otto Glen, who is deputy assessor of Randolph County, Cleon Edwards, Ohley Francis, and Virgil J. Mr. Coberly married (second) Mary Hannagan, of Monroe County, West Virginia.
THE CUNNINGHAM FAMILY.
The Cunningham Family. In 1753, John, James and Wil- liam Cunningham, three brothers from Dublin, Ireland, set- tled on the North Fork in what is now Pendleton County. James Cunningham had several sons and daughters among whom was William. Solomon, son of the second William was born in 1830. He married in 1857, Mary J., daughter of Lenox and Elizabeth Lantz. Children David S., James 1., Abraham, Absalom M., Charles B. Y., Mary E., Arthena, Martha P., Anna B. and Solomon T.
James Cunningham, the pioneer, was captured by the Indians in 1758. He was kept a prisoner for seven years and became nearly blind as a result of starvation while in captiv- ity. After his release and return to his people he moved to Randolph. John, James and William Cunningham were in the French and Indian war of 1754-60. John, James and Wil- liam Cunningham had their claims certified by the County Court of Augusta for supplies furnished the American Army in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Arnold Cunningham, a member of another branch of the Cunningham family, but a descendant of the pioneer family of Pendleton, was born April 27, 1861 : son of Andrew J. and Eleanor (Wimer) Cunningham, was married Septem- ber 2, 1888, to Rosa Anna, daughter of Jacob and Catherine Knutti. Mr. Cunningham was constable of Dry Fork District for several years and later represented Randolph and Tucker in the State Legislature. He is at present a prominent farm- er and stock raiser of Alfena.
Absalom Marion Cunningham, son of Solomon and Mary Jane (Lantz) Cunningham, born in 1864 in Upshur County, West Virginia. Mr. Cunningham was educated in the public schools of the State and at the age of sixteen entered the pro- fession of teaching which he followed for twelve years. Dur-
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ing the last four years of his school work he applied himself to the study of law. In 1892 he opened a law office in Davis and subsequently moved to Parsons. In 1909 he moved to Elkins.
Mr. Cunningham was prosecuting attorney of Tucker from 1893-7, and represented that county in the Legislature in 1903-4.
Mr. Cunningham married first, Maude, daughter of Dan- iel and Eliza (Lantz) Auvil. Children, Eugene Blaine, Stan- ley Charles, Neil, McKinley Hobart and Absalom Marion Jr. Mr. Cunningham married second, Grace Isabel, daughter of John W. and Mary (Coston) Keith. Children, Marion Keith and Ruth Lantz.
George W. Cunningham, son of Jackson and Eleanor (Wimer) Cunningham, born in 1858, married Mollie Hamick. Children, Babel, Delmar, Lois S., S. Lutie, Reta, Hurst J., Ella and Wimer W. Mr. Cunningham has taught school thir- ty-seven years and has always held a first grade certificate. Ile has taught three terms in Barbour and fifty-five terms in Randolph County. The first school attended by Mr. Cun- ningham was in a building without floor or chimney. Mr. Cunningham has gained a place among the prominent educa- tors of the county.
Abraham L. Cunningham, son of Solomon and Mary (Lantz) Cunningham, born in Gilmer County, 1861, married Catherine B., daughter of Wm. and Martha (Waybright) Hinkle. Children, Lelsa and Vista, Zenia, died aged 26: Wil- liam II., died at age of four, and Edith in the fifth year of her age. Mr. Cunningham is an undertaker and cabinet-maker at Job.
THE COWGER FAMILY.
The Cowger family live in the southwestern part of Randolph and are of German descent. Michael Cowger was, perhaps, the first of the name to locate in Virginia. He en- tered 900 acres in the Shenandoah Valley in 1753. His de- scendants moved to Pendleton where many families of that name now reside. Michael Cowger lived in Pendleton prior to 1782. George Cowger lived in Pendleton in 1775, when Pendleton was a part of Augusta.
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THE CONRAD FAMILY.
Conrad. The Conrad family moved to Randolph from Pendleton prior to 1792, the exact date is not known. Peter Conrad, the progenitor of the Conrad family in Randolph, settled on the farm which had been owned by Darby Con- nolly before he was murdered by the Indians. Peter Conrad, the pioneer, was the son of Jacob Conrad and the grandson of Jacob Conrad, who came to America and settled in Pendle- ton in 1750. He was born in 1705 and died December 1, 1775. He had a brother, Ulrich, who came to Pendleton with him. They were from Canton Berne, Switzerland. The Conrad brothers located on the South Branch, Jacob selecting a tract of land on which there was a "squaw patch," or a small clear- ing made by the Indians.
Ulrich Conrad was a soldier in the French and Indian War from Pendleton, and represented that county in the Vir- ginia Assembly in 1792-3.
Jacob Conrad was foreman of the first grand jury in Pendleton in 1787.
Children of the first Jacob: Barbara, who married Chas. Hedrick : Elizabeth, who married Geo. Fisher, and Jacob, who married first, Hannah Bogard, and second, Barbara Probst.
The second Jacob Conrad had the following children : Sabina, Frances, Barbara, Jacob, Benjamin. Peter, Daniel, John, Ulrich, Mary and Phoeba. Peter moved to Randolph : Daniel. John and Benjamin moved to Braxton : Ulrich lived in Pendleton and married Sarah Currence. He was born in 1786, and died in 1867. Sabina married John Colaw ; Barbara married Adam Harper: Jacob married Magdalena Hedrick : Benjamin married Barbara Hedrick; Mary married Geo. Kyle, Phoeba married Samuel Kyle; Daniel married Margaret Shieldh : John married Elizabeth Currence.
Peter Conrad, who located in Mingo District at an early date, was born in 1777. He had three sons, John. Jacob and Peter. His daughters were Elizabeth, who married David Saulsbury : Sarah, who married Joseph Wamsley : Phoeba. who married Jeremiah Cowger: Alcey, who married Daniel Wamsley : Diana, who married Lewis Cowger: Maria, who married Isaac Dodrill: Polly, who married Thomas Curtis
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