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- [S1657] Chrystie Myers, Myers Genealogy, (Name: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/maternalbios.html;).
My maternal grandmother, "Lucille (Sallie) Lawrence THOMAS/LEMLEY was the daughter of Robert "Bob" THOMAS (a.k.a. Sanford LEMLEY) and Malissa Jane WHITEMAN. The WHITEMAN family migrated into WV (once VA) ca1847 from Washington Co., PA. It is believed that they were possibly "Mennonite" but it's speculative. The THOMAS, LEMLEY, BROOKOVER and STEWART bio's will follow. Malissa Jane WHITEMAN was born on March 22, 1858 and though I was always told she was from an area called "Minnie", my cousin, a WHITEMAN, from the area tells me she was but a small girl in an area of Wetzel Co., WV called "Honeytown Bend". I know that she attended Snuff's Chapel as well as a school on what was once known to the my folks as "WHITEMAN'S KNOB" or MTN., though only a small portion of the area is now owned by ancestors. You can see their lineage by clicking here. Malissa was known to my line as "Rebecca" yet another cousin who's also a great grandson of Malissa Jane says his family knew her as "Missy and Janie". She died in 1942 in Preston Co., WV. She married abt 1887-1889 in the Cumberland area of Allegheny Co., Maryland to Robert H. THOMAS, son of Nancy THOMAS of OH/WV/PA, but went by the name of Sanford LEMLEY. That's how I grew-up knowning of him, as well from their daughter, my grandmother Lucille and her siblings. My grandparents raised me from the time I was 6 weeks old so the information I have here regarding the WHITEMAN'S is 1st hand family heritage that was told to me while growing up and I'm doing the best I can to remember everything and I'm going by old postcards, letters and writings on the back of old family photos to help jog my memory. I also traveled back to these areas with m y grandparents as well as with their youngest daughter, my aunt, many many times - so I'm going by what I seen and heard, too
- [S743] Public Member Trees, aa good photos & records, Database online.
Record for John L Brookover
- [S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Price Family Tree, Owner: joanmorris184 Last viewed: John Marshall Whiteman, Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for John Marshall Whiteman
- [S1657] Chrystie Myers, Myers Genealogy, (Name: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/maternalbios.html;), "NOTE: John L. BROOKOVER'S "biography" will follow:".
Malissa Jane WHITEMAN was married prior to Robert "BobSanford " THOMAS/LEMLEY to John L. BROOKOVER b. in 1851 in Tyler Co., WV though some researchers have in born in Gilmer and Wetzel. They were married on Aug. 20, 1876 at the home of Malissa's father's, "Marshall WHITEMAN" in Minnie, WV. John L. BROOKOVER and Malissa Jane WHITEMAN had (6) children together and they are as follows: 1 - T. A. - no other information. 2 - James W. b. 1878 probably in Wetzel Co., WV. 3 - Jessie Theodore was b. Ju. 1879; d. 1962. He married Flora May HAWKINS b. Sept 15, 1881; d. Feb. 1, 1972. They m. on Nov. 12, 1898 and thus far I only have one child listed for them. Her name was Cora May BROOKOVER, b. September 25, 1904; d. March 10, 1983. She m. Aug 1, 1882 in Marion, WV to Lloyd S. SMITH, and in 1922 to Warden Perry COLLINS. 4 - Linda was b. abt 1887; d. Aug. 24, 1969 and married a BOURNE. I have not worked on her line yet, but hope to in the near future. 5 - George Washington was b. April 26, 1888. I have no other information on him either. 6 - Ida Jane "Eliza". We knew her as "Jane". She was born on August 3, 1889 and died before her 21st birthday of "Tyhpoid Fever". Though she was John L. BROOKOVER'S daughter, Malissa took "Jane" with her when she married my great grandfather, "Robert/Sanford THOMAS/LEMLEY and was raised with my grandmother and her siblings as one of their own. She's buried in WV. Malissa Jane WHITEMAN was the daughter of John Marshall WHITEMAN, known as "Marsh". He was born Feb 15, 1828 in Finley Twp., Washington Co., PA; died in 1922 in Wetzel Co., WV. He married Oct 1850 to Eliza Jane BUCHANAN at big Fishing Creek in Wetzel and together they had (10) children and they were as follows: 1 - David Andrew was b. August 24, 1852; d. May 20, 1856. 2 - Phebe Hannah was b. on September 15, 1854 in Wetzel Co., WV; d. Apr. 17, 1914 in Parkersburg, WVA. She was m. to George F. DILLION and I ... cf. notes
- [S733] Public Member Trees, a new rotation 20130407, Database online.
Record for Jessie T. Brookover
- [S1376] census 1880 USA WV Tyler, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), WETZEL, John etal. consol (17) facts Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1414; Family History Film: 1255414; Page: 66D; Enumeration District: 182.
John WETZEL (17) facts
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Eliza Mary Frances Wetzel (4) facts ......... (33)
Eli Jeremiah Wetzel (4) facts .................... (37)
Record for Eli Wetzel (29) facts ................ (75)
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20191020Chesterfield Record for Eli Wetzel (23) facts ................................................................... (81)
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1880 United States Federal Census, Ellsworth, Tyler County, WV, USA about John Wetzel
date: 19 June 1880
enum: Arthur B. Smith
Name: John Wetzel
Home: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia
Age: 41
birth: ca 1839 Virginia
Relation: Self (Head)
Spouse: Hannah Wetzel
Father's birth: Virginia
Mother's birth: Virginia
Occ: Farmer
Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wetzel 41 WV WV WV farmer
Hannah Wetzel 40 WV WV WV
Martha A. Wetzel 19 WV WV WV
Jerry Wetzel 13 WV WV WV
Mary C. Wetzel 10 WV WV WV
Eliza F. Wetzel 6 WV WV WV
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia; Roll: 1414; Family History Film: 1255414; Page: 66D; Enumeration District: 182; .
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1880 United States Federal Census Ellsworth, Tyler County, WV, USA
John Wetzel Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1839 Virginia Self (Head)
Hannah Wetzel John Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1840 Virginia Wife
Martha A. Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1861 Virginia Dau
Jerry Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1867 West Virginia Son
Mary C. Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1870 West Virginia Dau
Eliza F. Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1874 West Virginia Dau
William H. Wetzel Laverna F. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginiaabt 1858 Virginia Self (Head)
Laverna F. Wetzel William H. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1863 Virginia Wife
Eli Wetzel Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1842 Virginia Self (Head)
Julia A. Wetzel Eli Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1853 Virginia Wife
Mary M. Wetzel Eli,Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1870 West Virginia Dau
John H. Wetzel Eli, Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1871 West Virginia Son
Henrietta F. Wetzel Eli, Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1874 West Virginia Dau
William Wetzel Eli,Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1876 West Virginia Son
Rebecca J. Wetzel Eli, Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1878 West Virginia Dau
Eli Brookover Catharine Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1827 Virginia Self (Head)
Catharine Brookover Eli Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1827 Virginia Wife
Jacob P. Brookover Eli, Catharine Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1856 Virginia Son
John L. Brookover Melissa J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1851 Virginia Self (Head)
Melissa J. Brookover John L. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1859 Virginia Wife
James W. Brookover John L., Melissa J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1878 WV Son
Jesse T. Brookover John L., Melissa J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1879 WV Son
William Brookover Alcie Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1856 Virginia Self (Head)
Alcie Brookover William Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1860 Virginia Wife
Mary C. Brookover William, Alcie Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1880 WV Dau
Stephen Marcus Hester Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1817 Virginia Self (Head)
Hester Marcus Stephen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1843 Virginia Wife
Samantha J. Cross Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1863 Virginia Dau
Louise Marcus Stephen, Hester Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1872 West Virginia Dau
Lban Mercer Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1846 Virginia Self (Head)
Rebecca J. Mercer Lban Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1844 Virginia Wife
William S. Mercer Lban, Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1870 WV Son
Lydia A. Mercer Lban, Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1872 WV Dau
Emil H. Mercer Lban, Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1875 WV Son
Reuben M. Mercer Louisa S. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1848 Virginia Self (Head)
Louisa S. Mercer Reuben M. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1855 Virginia Wife
Adam A. Mercer Reuben M., Louisa S. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1876 WV Son
James M. Jacobs Martha E. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1849 Virginia Self (Head)
Martha E. Jacobs James M. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1853 Virginia Wife
Charles B. Jacobs James M., Martha E. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1878 WV Son
James F. Beaty Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1839 Virginia Self (Head)
Mary A. Beaty James F. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1850 Ireland Wife
Susan R. Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1865 WV Dau
Julia C. Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1868 WV Dau
Samantha E. Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1874 WV Dau
Susanna Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1877 WV Dau
Peter Yost Ellen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1819 Virginia Self (Head)
Ellen Yost Peter Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1842 Virginia Wife
Susan Yost Peter, Ellen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1860 Virginia Dau
Mary Yost Peter, Ellen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1867 West Virginia Dau
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1880 United States Federal Census Ellsworth, Tyler County, WV, USA
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U.S.census 1880 Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV, 19.06.1880
239/247 Wetzel, John 41 farmer
Hannah 40 wife keeping house
Martha A. 19 daughter at home
Jerry 13 son
Mary C. 10 daughter
Eliza F. 6 daughter
/248 Wetzel, William H. 22 farmer
Laverna F. 17 wife keeping house
240/249 Wetzel, Eli 38 farmer
Julia A. 27 wife keeping house
Mary M. 10 daughter
John H. 9 son
Hermitta F. 6 daughter
William 4 son
Rebecca J. 2 daughter
241/250 Brookover,Eli 53 farmer
Catharine 53 wife keeping house
Jacob P. 24 son works on farm
242/251 Brookover, John L. 29 farmer
Malissa J. 21 wife keeping house
James W. 2 son
Jessie T. (July) 10/12 son
243/252 Brookover, William 24 farmer
Alcia 20 wife keeping house
Mary C. (May) 1 mo daughter
244/253 Marcus, ...
245/254 Mercer, Leban 34 farmer
Rebecca J. 36 wife keeping house
William S. 10 son
Lydia A. 8 daughter
Emil H. 5 son
246/255 Mercer, Reuben M. 32 farmer
Louisa S. 25 wife keeping house
Adam A. 4 son
247/256 Jacobs, James M. 31 farmer...
1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, ED 182, roll T9_1414, page 66.4000, image.
John Wetzel Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1839 Virginia Self (Head)
Hannah Wetzel John Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1840 Virginia Wife
Martha A. Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1861 Virginia Dau
Jerry Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1867 West Virginia Son
Mary C. Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1870 West Virginia Dau
Eliza F. Wetzel John, Hannah Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1874 West Virginia Dau
William H. Wetzel Laverna F. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1858 Virginia Self (Head)
Laverna F. Wetzel William H. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1863 Virginia Wife
Eli Wetzel Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1842 Virginia Self (Head)
Julia A. Wetzel Eli Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1853 Virginia Wife
Mary M. Wetzel Eli,Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1870 West Virginia Dau
John H. Wetzel Eli, Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1871 West Virginia Son
Henrietta F. Wetzel Eli, Julia A.Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1874 West Virginia Dau
William Wetzel Eli,Julia A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1876 West Virginia Son
Rebecca J. Wetzel Eli, Julia A.Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1878 WV Dau
Eli Brookover Catharine Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1827 Virginia Self (Head)
Catharine Brookover Eli Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1827 Virginia Wife
Jacob P. Brookover Eli, Catharine Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1856 Virginia Son
John L. Brookover Melissa J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1851 VirginiaSelf (Head)
Melissa J. Brookover John L. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1859 Virginia Wife
James W. Brookover John L., Melissa J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1878 WV Son
Jesse T. Brookover John L., Melissa J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1879 WV Son
William Brookover Alcie Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1856 Virginia Self (Head)
Alcie Brookover William Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1860 Virginia Wife
Mary C. Brookover William, Alcie Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1880 WV Dau
Stephen Marcus Hester Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1817 Virginia Self (Head)
Hester Marcus Stephen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1843 Virginia Wife
Samantha J. Cross Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1863 Virginia Dau
Louise Marcus Stephen, Hester Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1872 WV Dau
Lban Mercer Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1846 Virginia Self (Head)
Rebecca J. Mercer Lban Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1844 Virginia Wife
William S. Mercer Lban, Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1870 WV Son
Lydia A. Mercer Lban, Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1872 WV Dau
Emil H. Mercer Lban, Rebecca J. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1875 WV Son
Reuben M. Mercer Louisa S. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1848 Virginia Self (Head)
Louisa S. Mercer Reuben M. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1855 Virginia Wife
Adam A. Mercer Reuben M., Louisa S. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1876 WV Son
James M. Jacobs Martha E. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1849 Virginia Self (Head)
Martha E. Jacobs James M. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1853 Virginia Wife
Charles B. Jacobs James M., Martha E. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1878 WV Son
James F. Beaty Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1839 Virginia Self (Head)
Mary A. Beaty James F. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1850 Ireland Wife
Susan R. Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1865 WV Dau
Julia C. Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1868 WV Dau
Samantha E. Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1874 WV Dau
Susanna Beaty James F., Mary A. Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1877 WV Dau
Peter Yost Ellen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1819 Virginia Self (Head)
Ellen Yost Peter Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1842 Virginia Wife
Susan Yost Peter, Ellen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1860 Virginia Dau
Mary Yost Peter, Ellen Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia abt 1867 WV Dau
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census 1880 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth 182_66or28D WETZEL Brookover Mercer
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map USA WV Tyler Middlebourne in Co wiki 20250128GHLn-
Location of Middlebourne in Tyler County, West Virginia.
FIPS code: 54-53572
Own work, based on concept by Arkyan, using Census Bureau Tiger GIS data and a custom fork of Kartography adapted for this purpose, available at
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census 1880 USA WV Tyler Ellsworth WETZEL John Wm Eli Brookover Mercer 20190505HAv- re-worked, already(!) Consolidated with other empty references.
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1880 United States Federal Census, Ellsworth, Tyler County, WV, USA about John Wetzel
date: 19 June 1880
enum: Arthur B. Smith
Name: John Wetzel
Home: Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia
Age: 41
birth: ca 1839 Virginia
Relation: Self… |
- [S1720] Public Member Trees, N/A, 20200115HAv- N/A Public Member Trees, aa good photos & records Record for John L Brookover (29) facts.
Record for John L Brookover (29) facts
20200115HAv- N/A Public Member Trees, aa good photos & records
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