USA > West Virginia > Randolph County > The history of Randolph County, West Virginia. From its earliest settlement to the present, embracing records of all the leading families, reminiscences and traditions > Part 42
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61
LEE DUNCAN CALPINGER, son of Adam D., born August 7, 1857, near Beverly. His mother was Catherine E., daughter of William B. Wilson. He married, 1889, Lucy M., daughter of Henry A. Harper. He owns a fine farm and has one child.
WILLIAM BLACKBURN CAPLINGER, son of Adam C., born 1849; mar- ried, 1889, Phobe, daughter of H. A. Harper; maiden name of wife's mother, Mary Ward; wife died in 1889; he owns 260 acres.
HOY CALAIN, born 1853, son of John and Jemima (Isner) Calain; Irish; married 1886, Cordelia, daughter of Jefferson and Martha E. (Phillips) Isner; children, James A., Stella and Mary; ownes 50 acres, 20 cleared.
JAMES CALAIN, born 1865; son of John; was married in 1894 to Mattie Lucinda, daughter of John W. and Sarah A. (Summerfield) Day; children, Mertie Ethel, John, Omar; owns 125 acres, 40 cleared.
SOLOMON CARR, born 1831, son of Eli and Martha (White) Carr; Irish and German parentage; in 1851 he married Susanna, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Moats) Simmons; children, James B., Martha, Alice, Cora, Eliz- abeth, Sarah, Dortha E., Flernoy A .; lived awhile in Barbour County, then on Middle Mountain; now owns a mill and carding machine on Dry Fork. He attended school only four months, but has a good business education; has been a great hunter, killing 700 dear and one panther.
JAMES B. CARR, born 1856, son of Solomon; in 1882 he married Mahala C., daughter of Amby White; children, Columbia Elizabeth, Jacob Cleve- land, George Washington, Susann, Solomon, Flurnoy, Clyde, Edward, Wil- liam Thaddeus; farmer.
NOAH J. CARR, born 1870, son of Solomon; in 1887 he married Ursula, daughter of Lafayette Elza; children, Zernia M., Effie A., Chloe Bonnie, Lafayette J., Floyd, Burdella, Denelia. .
GEORGE A. CARR, born 1875, son of George Anson and Phoebe Jane (Roy) Carr; he married at Red Creek, 1893, Annie Jane, daughter of Samp- son and Margaret (Arbogast) Mick; children, Mary Magdalene, Wilbert Mckinley; farmer; lived in Randolph all his life except two years in Up- shur County; 16 acres, ten improved.
JOSEPH CARR, born 1859, son of George Anson Carr; German; in 1881 he married Dartha Ellen, daughter of Solomon and Susanna Carr; chil- dren, James William, Eli Acham, Lucy May, Ira Chance, Leslie Lee, Ros- coe Newton, Harvey Flurnoy Russell; farmer; lived five years in Upshur County.
341
FAMILY HISTORY.
JACOB W. CARR, born 1853, son of Enos; married, 1874, Mary A., daughter of John S. Kerns; children, James H., Hulda J., Barbara E., Al- bert L., French, Martin L., Asa, Eliza A., Enos, Jacob K., Job, John; far- mer; owns 725 acres, 100 improved; was first settler on the lower end of Middle Mountain, his nearest neighbor being seven miles distant.
JEFFERSON GROVES CARR, born 1871 in Tucker County, son of Sylven- us and Jane (Bonner) Carr; German parentage; in 1896 he married Phoebe Catharine, daughter of George Anson and Phoebe Jane (Roy) Carr; chil- dren, Lester, Omar, Peach, Lena; farmer.
NEHEMIAH CARPER, born 1835, son of Abram and Margaret (Stewart) Carper; German and Scotch parentage; in 1857 he married Abigail, daugh- ter of David and Jane (Stewart) Bennett; children, Georgiana; Maggie B., Pearl; farmer near Beverly; owns 800 acres.
JOHN W. CARPENTER, born 1873; married Rosa Morrison, 1893; child, Arta; lumberman at Pickens.
SAMUEL M. CARY, born 1833, son of Philip and Maria (Gregory) Cary ; married, 1862, Harriet S., daughter of Augustus and Mary V. (Wood) Wood; painter by trade.
G. F. CALLAHAN, born 1861; married Alissa Humphreys, 1885; children, Stella V., Penelope M., Flora M., second marriage to Minnie McCallum.
HARRISON COLUMBUS CANFIELD, born 1866, son of Samuel and Ruma- hàh (Bennett) Canfield, German ancestors; married, 1885, Elizabeth, daughter Cornelius and Martha (Vanscoy) Corley; children, Ella Blanche, Belle, Wil- lie Lee; owns 28 acres, 11 improved.
C. CASSEL, born 1860, son of William; was married in 1889 to Anna Geiger; children, Edna, John P., Charles C .; blacksmith at Huttonsville.
W. M. CARTER, born 1845, son of W. M. and Evaline Carter; in 1867 he married Sarah V. Williams; children, Robert M., Lizzie B., Laura A., Susan A., Eva G., James W .; farmer.
L. H. CAMPBELL, born 1839 in Pocahontas County, son of Harrison W. and Nancy (Hilley) Campbell; Scotch parentage; married, 1862, Angeline, daughter of Isaiah Wilson; she died in 1874, and two years later he married Margaret, daughter of Jacob Arbogast, of Pocahontas County; children, Wm. Frederick, Sidney Johnston, Lucy Virginia, Maggie, Eugene B., Har- rison W., Daisy, Pearl Estella; house painter; moved with his parents to Beverly in 1841; to Philippi 1859; to Elkins 1889; was Constable in Barbour County. His grandfather, James Campbell, came to America when 17 years old, was a soldier under General Braddock, and settled in Rockingham County, Va. His grandmother on his father's side was named Harrison, and from her people the town of Harrisonburg, Va., was named. His father was born there, moved to Pendleton County 1820, thence to Huntersville,
342
FAMILY HISTORY.
JOHN S. CARLILE, born in Winchester, Va., December 16, 1817, began the practice of law at Beverly about 1840. He was a politician rather than a lawyer. In 1847 he was elected to the Virginia Senate; a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1850; in Congress 1850; in 1861 in the convention which passed the Ordinance of Session; in Congress in 1861, in the United States Senate soon after. His course in the Senate in regard to the admission of West Virginia as a State, has never been satisfactorily ex- plained. At first he was a strong supporter of the new State movement, even so strong that many considered that his zeal outran his reason. Sud- denly he changed front and opposed the admission of the State, and went to extremes to defeat the measure. The legislature of the re-organized Virginia Government, sitting at Wheeling, asked him to resign his seat in the Senate because he was not representing but misrepresenting the wishes of the people. He refused to resign. When his term expired he lived in Clarksburg. He espoused the cause of General Grant when he ran for the presidency the first time; and Grant appointed him minister to Stockholm, Sweden. The Senate refused to confirm the appointment, a rather unusual thing to do. It is said, on good authority, that Roscoe Conkling prevented the confirmation of his appointment by making a quiet personal canvass among the Senators, and representing to them that it would be unbecoming a great nation to send as a representative to a foreign court, a man whose shirt front was constantly stained with tobacco. Carlile died in Clarksburg in 1878.
J. R. CHADWELL, born 1874, is a son of Henry Chadwell.
GEORGE O. CLARK, born 1860 in Lewis County, son of Melvin and Susan (Anderson) Clark; Irish ancestry; married, 1889, Alcinda, daughter of James and Susan (Morgan) Shahan; children, James M., Davis M., Rogers, Andrew; owns 86 acres, partly improved. He was educated in the common schools, and at Centerville; taught 32 months than turned to farming.
HENRY H. CLAYTON, born 1860 in Pendleton County; son of Samuel and Margaret (Davis) Clayton; in 1893 he married Rosella, daughter of Abram Waybright. She died the same year, and he married Lily May, daughter of Conrad Smith of Rich Mountain; children, Mary Jane and Rosa Catherine.
SAMPSON COLLINS, born 1868, son of Matthew and Rachel (Mack) Col- lins; German parentage; married, 1891, in Tucker County, Martha, daughter of John L. and Minerva (McLudin) Rader; child, Esta Ann; farmer on Bonner Mountain, 115 acres, 25 improved; lived in Tucker County 12 years.
D. M. CORDER, born 1859, son of Joseph C. and Catherine (Patten) Corder; married, 1886, Maud Trimble; children, Peter T. and Frank.
343
FAMILY HISTORY.
L. G. CORRICK, son of W. Corrick, born 1867; married, 1891, Emma Hamilton; children, Denver Dayton, Mason Mckinley.
WILLIAM H. COLLIER, born 1841 in Ohio, son of John and Mary (Jen- kins) Collier; Irish parentage; married, 1863, to Mary, daughter of Jona- than and Elizabeth (Clem) Workman; children, Aaron, Elizabeth, John, William, James R., George W .; was in the Federal Army under Reynolds, Milroy and Averell; was in the battles of Second Bull Run, Rappahannock, Alleghany, McDowell, Cross Keys, Strasburg, Culpeper, Robinson River. Droop Mountain, Rocky Gap, near White Sulphur, where he was knocked down by a shell, though not hit. He came to Randolph in 1867; farmer; owns 215 acres, 100 improved, near Elkins. His son, James R., enlisted in the Spanish War, April 1898, under Capt. Zan. F. Collett.
JOHN CONNOLLY, born 1834, in Ireland, son of Thomas; in 1869 he married Mary McGinnis; children, Patrick V., Anna, Mary L., John, Thomas; farmer, 137 acres.
S. R. CUTRIGHT, born 1872, married Virginia E. Dupoy, 1898.
A. W. CURRY, son of W. H. Curry, born 1849; married, 1849, to Jennie C. Mayers; child, Maude E .; he is a jeweler in Beverly.
JOEL CUTRIGHT, born 1844, son of George and Susanna (Pringle) Cut- right; married Almira Ware, 1867; children, Susanna E., Lucinda M., Jos- eph D., William G., Gilmore C., Edward J., Magdalene.
JEREMIAH CHANNEL, who appears to have been the first of that name in Randolph, came from the South Branch. His wife's maiden name was Steel, and their children were Samuel, Elizabeth, John, Jemima, Susan and Andrew. The dates of his birth, marriage and death are not known; but in 1804 his son Samuel married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Hornbeck.
JOHN CHANNEL, born 1834; was married first to Virginia Currence, second to Tabitha A. Ware, third to Mary V. Simmons, fourth to Martha E. Pritt; children, Mary E., Harriet E., Jane L., Wirt B., Della J., Flor- ence E.
N. S. CHANNEL, born 1838, son of Samuel and Sarah (Wamsley) Chan- nell; English parentage; in 1867 he married Mary, daughter of John and Betty Crickard; children, Ignatius H., Cornelia; John H., Anna B., Enoch W., Grover C., Myrtle; farmer near Huttonsville; was a Confederate sol- dier; captured near Winchester; of his children, John is a groceryman at Beverly; Ignetius is a teacher.
ISAAC W. CHANNEL, born 1846, son of Samuel and Susan (Taylor) Channell; married in 1866, Columbia, daughter of John and Susan (Coberly) Taylor; children, Haymond T., Dama G. His father was born 1822, married Susan, daughter of Isaac Taylor, and located near Kerens. His grand- father was also named Samuel.
344
FAMILY HISTORY.
C. W. CHANNEL, born 1862, son of Samuel; married Madora E. Simmons, 1882; children, Morgan R., Lena C., Sarah A., Mattie J., Gertie L., Russie M., Elihu P., John D., Major A.
DAVID C. CHANNEL, born 1836; married, 1858, Henrietta Snelson; chil- dren, Marion, James, May; farmer, owns 200 acres; he is a grandson of Jeremiah Channel.
J. C. CHANNEL; married Elizabeth Ware, 1881; children, Charles, Sophia J., Luther J., Branch, Lona E., Flora A., Jacob E., Clinton, Lucy A., Loula R.
JOHN I. CHENOWETH, born 1790, died 1874; son of John Chenoweth, the Revolutionary soldier who was from Hampshire County, and an extensive landowner there. Mother's maiden name was Mary Pugh; married Mary, daughter of Andrew Skidmore; children, Lemuel, Washington, Elijah H., Eli, Archibald, Thomas, Martha and Jerusha. These children married as follows: Washington to Rachel Wees; Elijah to Nancy C. Ward; Eli to Rebecca Brown; Archibald to Margaret Hyre; Thomas to Florida Wilson; Martha to Job Daniels; Jerusha to Allison Daniels. The children of John Chenoweth, the Revolutionary soldier, were John I., Robert, William (mar- ried Lydia Kittle), Jehu (married Ellen Skidmore); Gabriel (married Eliza- beth Currence); Mary, and Eleanor (married James Hart). The Chenoweths are of a very ancient family, of Welch origin. The name was originally Trevelisich, but one of them built a castle called "Chenouth," and the name was changed to Chenoweth, the English spelling of the word "Chenouth." The family settled in Maryland very early, and one branch intermarried with the family of Lord Baltimore, and another branch with the Cromwells, whereby that ancient family (to which the great Oliver Cromwell belonged) became related to the Chenoweths.
LEMUEL CHENOWETH, son of John I. Chenoweth, born 1811; mother's maiden name Mary Skidmore; married, 1836, Nancy Ann, daughter of Jos. Hart; maiden name of wife's mother, Mary Kittle. Children, Joseph H., John I., Mary, Bernard, Hattie, Christina, Margaret, Zachary Taylor, Hart, Stout, Lou Ella May, Blanche Alpin, Charles W., Harold Lee. Of these children, Joséph became professor of mathematics in the Agricultural Col- lege of Maryland, and graduated at the Virginia Military Institute; was Major in the Confederate army and was killed at Port Republic, June 9, 1862. Mary married John I. Weymouth, D. D. S .; Hattie married Captain T. S. Edwards, of Stanbury, Mo .; Christina married D. R. Baker; Zachary married Miss Julia A. Smith. He was in the Confederate army. Blanche married W. T. Blackman, Hastings, Neb .; Charles married Margaret Car- per. Mr. Chenoweth, by profession, was an architect and builder of bridges. He took an active part in politics.
C. W. CHENOWETH, son of Lemuel, born 1857; married, 1886, Maggie
345
FAMILY HISTORY.
B., daughter of Nehemiah Carper. Children, Blanche A., Charles F., Ab- bie H., Pearl G., Rowena M.
ANDREW CRAWFORD, the founder of the name in Randolph County, was a native of Bath County, Virginia, where he was born January 9, 1775, and his wife Elizabeth was born February 13, 1776. His people came from Scotland and were strict Presbyterians, and Andrew saw to it that his chil- dren were regular in their attendance at church so long as they remained under his roof. It was a choice between church or a whipping, and they chose the former. He came to Randolph in company with his brother Rob- ert and settled at the mouth of Shaver Run, where they raised a crop, and Andrew then returned to Virginia and brought his wife to Randolph. Some time after this, Robert Crawford went to Lewis County, where his descend- ants still live. Andrew often spoke of the days spent in the cabin at the mouth of Shaver Run as the happiest of his life. This land now belongs to Daniel R. Baker, and is on the east side of the river, about seven miles above Beverly. Mr. Crawford was one of the founders of the brick church above Huttonsville, and was buried there. The church was torn down in 1862 by Federal soldiers, who used the bricks to build chimneys to their winter quarters. The beautiful Presbyterian Church at Huttonsville is its successor. Mrs. Crawford's maiden name was Stephenson. She died Febru- ary 28, 1829. He then married Catharine Hyre, from French Creek, Up- shur County, who died 1832. The record of their children is as follows:
James S. Crawford, born January 27, 1800.
W. H. Crawford, born October 5, 1801.
Absalom Crawford, born October 26, 1803, died January, 1868.
Adam Crawford, born December 8, 1805; died 1860.
J. W. Crawford, born October 8, 1807, died 1860.
Eliza Crawford, born October 8, 1809, died 1895.
Robert Crawford, born December, 1812, died December, 1882.
Jenny Crawford, born March 4, 1814, died in youth.
Andrew Crawford, born May 30, 1816, died in youth.
Bushrod W. Crawford, born May 16, 1818, died May 21, 1893.
J.S. Crawford moved to Clermont County and W.H. Crawford to Tusca- roras County, Ohio. The above is copied from blank leaves in the Confession of Faith, printed in 1795, and on one of the leaves is written: "Andrew Craw- ford's book, brought from Winchester by Mr. Robert Maxwell, price $1.25."
BUSHROD WASHINGTON CRAWFORD, born 1818, died 1893, son of An- drew Crawford; married, 1850, Anzina, daughter of Archibald Earle. Chil- dren, Laura, Earle, Jefferson, Andrew; first marriage to Miss Wilson; child, Xantippe. He was County Commissioner, Assemblyman and Assessor.
JEFFERSON ANDREW CRAWFORD, born 1855, son of Bushrod and
346
FAMILY HISTORY.
Anzina (Earle) Crawford; in 1887 in Marion County, he married Nora Lou, daughter of George W. and Kezia (Boyers) Davis; children, Earle Davis, George Watts, Annie Laura.
KENT BOSWORTH CRAWFORD, born 1848, son of Adam and Mary E. (Bosworth) Crawford; married 1876, Mary A., daughter of Franklin and Lucinda (Earle) Leonard; children, Herbert Adam, Stella Georgia; owns 2000 acres, 400 improved.
EMMET CRAWFORD, son of Absalom and Emily (Hart) Crawford, born 1844; married, 1869, Margaret, daughter of Matthew and Eunice (Harper) Wamsley. Children, Burns, Rossie, Maggie, Ocia, Leah, Maud, Matie, Emmet. 2nd marriage 1882 to Minerva Shiflette; owns 140 acres, was in the Confederate army, and took part in many hard battles, being taken priso- ner below Richmond.
RUSH CRAWFORD, born 1855, son of Absalom, married 1880, Melissa E. Shreve, and in 1895 married Emma Yokum. Children, Plummer B., Dale W., Asa B. F. and Clinton.
PERRY WEES CHENOWETH, born 1865, son of John S., and Deborah (Wees) Chenoweth; married Xantippe, daughter of Jacob and Caroline (Caplinger) Chenoweth. Children, Maggie, Roy Perry, Ruth, Hattie. Carpenter.
HAYMOND TAYLOR CHANNEL, born 1867, son of Isaac W. and Columbia (Taylor) Channel; in 1895 he married Bertie, daughter of George W. and Louisa (Taylor); carpenter in the machine shops at Elkins.
JEREMIAH C. CHANNEL, born near Huttonsville, 1824, son of Samuel and Sarah (Wamsley) Channel; in 1848, at Mingo, he married Clarinda, daughter of Joseph and Amanda (Wood) Moore. Children, Samaria A., Flora Amanda, Charles and Laura. His grandfather, Jeremiah Channel, was born in Hardy County and came to Randolph in an early day.
EUGENE BRANNON CAMPBELL, born at Philippi 1870, son of L. H. and Angeline (Wilson) Campbell; in 1894 at Elkins he married Missouri, daugh- ter of Peter and Maria Poe; Child, William Sidney. He is a carpenter and house painter.
JAMES CAIN, born 1864 on Roaring Creek, son of John and Mary (Moyle) Cain, Irish; married Annie, daughter of John and Mary (McGinnis) Conley. Children, Mary Regina, Anneta, James Alexander; merchant at Elkins.
CLAY CHANNEL, born 1875, son of George N. and Jemima (Wilmoth) Channel: he married Maggie Wolf, daughter of John F. and Mary (Tech- nell) Sharpless. Child, Moody Sewell.
JAMES LYLE COFF, born 1844, son of Patrick and Martha (Lyle) Coff; Irish parentage; married, 1867, Diana, daughter of George and Fannie
-
347
FAMILY HISTORY.
(Hess) Jordan. Children, James William, Martha Frances, Commodore Maury, Lena Moore, Mary Cameron, Theodore Ligon, John Kyd, Jacob Flint; owns 9 acres, 4 improved; carpenter by trade, and his sons, J. W. and C. M., are also carpenters.
RANDOLPH COBERLY, born on Shaver's Fork, 1832, died 1885, son of James and Julia (Vanscoy) Coberly; married, 1858, Jane M., daughter of Archibald Wilson. Children, Helen, Martha E., John, Alfred T., Archi- bald, James, William H., Ida J., Julia E. Blacksmith, and owned a small farm.
JAMES COBERLY, born 1863, son of Randolph; Irish and German de- scent; married, 1885, Delphia B., daughter of Nicholas and Amanda (Tay- lor) Marstiller; she died 1895. Children, Otto G., Cleon, Ohley R., Carl D., Virgil M. Spent his early life in Barbour County; came to Randolph in 1883, to Elkins 1894; elected Justice of the Peace 1892; studied law in the West Virginia University; was admitted to practice in 1898.
LEVI COBERLY, born 1824, died 1883, son of James and Julia (Vanscoy) Coberly; was married 1846, on Cheat River, to Mary, daughter of Amos and Nancy (Schoonover) Canfield. Children, Luceba, Louis, Juliann Columbia, Amanda, Nancy E., Christopher Columbus, Lucy B., Lydia Ann, Sarah Jane. His grandfather, Lewis Coberly, married Margaret, daughter of Daniel Cunningham, the man who was captured by Indians.
JESSE COBERLY, born 1829, son of James and Julia (Vanscoy) Coberly; English; married 1854, Jennette, daughter of G. W. and Phœbe (Schoon- over) Gainer. Children, James G., A. Burr, Douglas E. Owns 555 acres, 125 improved. Mrs. Coberly's grandfather, David S. Schoonover, came to Leading Creek about 1790, with his wife, carrying their worldly goods on their backs.
DOUGLAS EDWIN COBERLY, born on Shaver's Fork, 1860, son of Jesse and Jeannette (Gainer) Coberly; Irish and English ancestry; married, 1892, Mollie Belle, daughter of George W. and Sarah E. (Phares) Kalar. Child, Bessie Dovie. Mr. Coberly is a farmer, owns 312 acres, 60 improved. Taught school twelve terms; was elected Justice of the Peace in 1884, and every term since; is chairman of the District Democratic Committee.
WILLIAM HARRISON COBERLY, born 1865, son of Randolph and Jane M. (Wilson) Coberly; in 1887 he married Margaret E., daughter of W. C. and Jane (Nelson) Taylor. Children, Mota and Howard. Blacksmith at Harding.
JAMES GEORGE COBERLY, born 1857 on Shafer's Fork, son of Jesse and Delila (Gainer) Coberly, was married 1880 to Mary Ellen, daughter of James S. and Rebecca A. (Phares) Hyre. Children, Glenn D., Stark L., Guy E. Oda B., Ettie D., Ray J. and Clare. He began life as a farmer, then went into the saw-mill business at Montrose, and in 1890 engaged in
348
FAMILY HISTORY.
the mercantile business with Dr. W. E. Byrd and J. S. Hyre, and four years later was in the saloon business and followed that three years. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
ANTHONY B. COBERLY, born 1863, son of Jesse; married, 1881, Anna B., daughter of James Murphy. Children, Maud O., Jesse B., Douglas C., Eva, Columbus C., William J.
JOHN COBERLY, son of James Coberly, born 1826 on Shaver's Fork; mother's maiden name Julia Vanscoy; married, 1851, Harriet, daughter of Archibald Wilson. Children, James and Millard.
E. W. COBERLY, son of Williams, born 1858, married, 1883, Louise C. Clem. Children, Frances M., Bernice -E., A. Blanche, Vinnie M., Leroy Haymond. Farmer, owns 70 acres.
ALLEN COBERLY, born 1858, son of Archibald and Caroline (Taylor) Coberly; English; married, 1878, Antippe, daughter of John and Jemima (Isner) Calain. Children, Missouri, Eva, Albert, Pearlie, Anna, Emma, Harley B.
THOMAS J, COBERLY, born 1878, son of Bushrod W .; married Minnie White, 1898; child, Bessie F .; farmer and railroader.
JESSE CHENOWETH COBERLY, born 1848 near Elkins, son of William H. and Ruthanna (Hart) Coberly; English parentage; at Kelly Mountain, 1870, he married Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Isaac and Eunice (Triplett) Taylor; children, Lee, Lummie, Minnie; farmer and stockman, lived 27 years on Shaver's Mountain; member of the American Detective Agency.
EDMOND WILMOTH COBERLY, born 1858 in Barbour County; son of William and Mary (Wilmoth) Coberly; married, 1883, Louisa C. daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cooper) Clem; children Frances Mary, Ida Belle, Bernice Elizabeth, Ades Blanche, V. Maude, Leroy Haymond. Mrs. Coberly died 1893, and he married Mrs. Birdie E. Wees, widow of Jefferson D. Wees; farmer near Kerens. His father was born in Bath County, Va .; his grandfather, Joseph Coberly, was in the War of 1812, and afterwards settled in Barbour. .
WILLIAM HARRISON COBERLY, born 1824 in Barbour County, son of Jesse and Margaret (Chenoweth) Coberly; in 1846 he married Ruth Ann, daughter of James and Nellie (Chenoweth) Hart. Children, Jesse, Lummie Jane; farmer, owns 1337 acres, 250 improved, on Shaver's Mountain, and house and lot in Elkins. His father was born on Cheat River 1796; his grandfather was Levi Coberly. He was in the Confederate Army.
JAMES ALLEN COBERLY, born 1852, son of John and Harriet (Wilson) Coberly; married near Belington, 1872, Hattie A., daughter of William P. and Eliza (Simmons) Wilson. Children, Flory Jackson, John Painter, Charles Shaffer, Eliza Wilson, Missouri, Emory Camden, Jasper Mack,
349
FAMILY HISTORY.
Belva, Lida Ferrell; farmer, owns 180 acres north of Elkins; educated in the common schools; member of Leadsville Board of Education; prominent in secret society circles. His son, Flory Jackson, taught school three years and entered the ministry, M. E. Church, South; Charles S. taught two years and in 1898 entered the ministry, same church. The Coberlys came from the South Branch; John was born in Randolph, 1826; was Jus- tice of the Peace during the war; John's father was James, and he lived on Cheat River, married Julia Vanscoy, and died 1855; James' father was Levi, and he married a Cunningham.
MILLARD J. COBERLY, born 1860; married, 1886, to Ellen Bonner. Children, William T., Leland, Frank, Jackson. He has 300 bullets and an unexploded shell fired at the Confederates under Jackson, a mile above Beverly, in 1863; owns 210 acres, 180 improved.
CALVIN COLLETT, born 1818, died 1880, son of Thomas Collett; mar- ried, 1849, Louise, daughter of William and Emeline (Vandevender) Hyre; of Upshur County. Children, Columbus, Christina, Florence May, Lena Bird, William Thomas.
A. J. COLLETT, son of Thomas and Nancy (Petro) Collett, born 1837; married, 1868, Xantippe Crawford. Children, Beulah, Laura, Albert, Ora, Bushrod C., Howard L., Susan, Katherine Ward.
PARKINSON COLLETT, son of Thomas Collett, born March 29, 1828, of French ancestry; mother's maiden name, Mary Pedro, belonging to one of the oldest families of Randolph; married February 19, 1866, Anzina, daugh- ter of Alba Chenoweth. The maiden name of Mrs. Collett's mother was Emily Wilmoth. Children, Zan F., Mittie, Thomas J., Emma, Louise, Alba and Florence. He is a merchant and farmer and resides in Beverly. He served nearly four years in the Confederate Army; was first lieutenant of McClanahan's battery, and was wounded three times. His grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier. Mr. Collett, in the Confederate Army, took part in many hard battles, among them being Gettysburg, Lynchburg, New Hope, Winchester, and many others. He was Assessor two terms before the war and two after, and worked on the earliest records in Tucker County.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.