Husband Isaac Stiers
Born: Abt 1838 - Missouri 104
Died:
Buried:
Father: J. Stiers ( - ) 104
Mother: Lydia (Unknown) Stiers ( - ) 104
Married: 19 Apr 1871 - Putnam County, West Virginia 104
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, 1871 - Lawyer
Wife Alice B. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1843 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Father: Benjamin Franklin Ruffner (Abt 1810- ) 65
Mother: Rebecca A. Ruffner (1817- )
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1850 - Putnam Co. VA #34-36
• Census, 1870 - Putnam Co. WV Hutton Diist #276-260
Husband (Unknown) Watson
Born: - Missouri 854
Died:
Buried:
Married:
Wife Ann Placentia Ruffner
Born: Abt 1853 - Kanawha County, Virginia 17
Died:
Buried:
Father: Charles Ruffner (1801-1881)
Mother: Elizabeth Wilson (Abt 1812-Bef 1871)
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1860 - Kanawha Co. VA #2406
Husband Benjamin Ruffner
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Married:
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence, 1827 - Ohio
Wife
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Mary Ruffner
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Levi Ross ( - )
Marr: 20 Feb 1827 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2
Husband Benjamin Franklin Ruffner 65
Born: Abt 1810 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Father: Tobias Ruffner (1770-1834) 65
Mother: Mary Musselman (Abt 1770-After 1850)
Married: 2 Sep 1833 - Page County, Virginia 39
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, 1850 - Farmer
• Occupation, 1880 - Farmer
• Census, 1850 - Putnam Co. VA #34-36
• Census, 1870 - Putnam Co. WV Hutton Diist #276-260
• Census, 1880 - Putnam Co. WV Union Dist. Pg27
Wife Rebecca A. Ruffner
Born: 31 Mar 1817 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Father: Jonas Ruffner (Bef 1780-1839)
Mother: Ann Mauck (1787-1828)
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1850 - Putnam Co. VA #34-36
• Census, 1870 - Putnam Co. WV Hutton Diist #276-260
• Census, 1880 - Putnam Co. WV Union Dist. Pg27
Children
1 F Frances A. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1837 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Peter J. White (Abt 1825- )
Marr: 27 Sep 1855 - Putnam County, Virginia 104
2 F Emma T. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1839 - Kanawha County, Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Stephen B. Thompson (Abt 1836- )
Marr: 23 Sep 1874 - Putnam County, West Virginia 104
3 F Helen W. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1841 - Mason County, Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: George A. Wright (Abt 1842- )
Marr: 5 Oct 1869 - Putnam County, West Virginia
4 F Alice B. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1843 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Isaac Stiers (Abt 1838- )
Marr: 19 Apr 1871 - Putnam County, West Virginia 104
5 F Luella Ruffner
Born: Abt 1845 - (Now) West Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Granville Goodwin (Abt 1848- )
Marr: 20 Sep 1876 - Putnam County, West Virginia 104
6 M Benjamin Franklin Ruffner
Born: Abt 1847 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
7 F Hadassa M. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1849 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
8 F Mary D. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1849 - Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Augustus McClung ( - )
Husband David C. Ruffner 2823
Born: - Ohio
Died:
Buried:
Married:
Wife Catherine Ruffner
Born: 24 Sep 1799 - Charleston, Kanawha County, Virginia 1074,2823
Died: 1849 - Ohio 1074
Buried:
Father: Daniel Ruffner (1779-1865) 65
Mother: Elizabeth Painter (Abt 1769-1841)
Husband Charles Ruffner
Born: 1801 - Virginia 572
Died: 1881 1074
Buried:
Father: Daniel Ruffner (1779-1865) 65
Mother: Elizabeth Painter (Abt 1769-1841)
Married: 25 Oct 1844 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2
Other Spouse: Ann M. Hedrick (1806-1842) - 20 Jun 1826 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, 1870 - Farmer
• Census, 1850 - Kanawha Co, VA #697-701
• Census, 1860 - Kanawha Co, VA #2406
• Census, 1870 - Kanawha Co, WV Chas. Dist. #68-68: Resident Of Wood Hote
Wife Elizabeth Wilson
Born: Abt 1812 - Virginia 5
Died: Bef 13 May 1871 - Cabell County, West Virginia 585
Buried:
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1860 - Kanawha Co. VA #2406
Children
1 M Charles B. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1845 - Kanawha County, Virginia 5
Died: - Died Young 854
Buried:
2 F Elizabeth V. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1848 - Kanawha County, Virginia 5
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Morgan W. Rider ( - ) 854
Marr: 14 Nov 1878 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
3 F Agnes Goodrich Ruffner
Born: Abt 1851 - Kanawha County, Virginia 17
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Sampson Simmons ( - )
4 F Ann Placentia Ruffner
Born: Abt 1853 - Kanawha County, Virginia 17
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: (Unknown) Watson ( - )
5 F Ella Ruffner
Born: Abt 1856 - Kanawha County, Virginia 17
Died: - Died Young 854
Buried:
Wife's General Notes
From Journal of the KVGS Vol.23, No.2, pg31: Abstracts of The Christian Observer, Vol.1 1867-1875 by Sherri Pettit
May 13, 1871
D. Ruffner at houseof her son-in-law, Mr. Simmons in Cabell County - Mrs. Elizabeth W. Ruffner, wife of Col. Charles Ruffner, aged 59.
Husband Daniel Ruffner 65
Born: 1779 - Shenandoah County, Virginia 854
Died: Jul 1865 - Kentucky 854
Buried:
Father: Joseph Ruffner (1740-1803)
Mother: Anna Heistand (1742-1820) 1369
Married: 1844 - Not On Cd #229 2869
Other Spouse: Elizabeth Painter (Abt 1769-1841) - Not On Cd #229
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1810 - Kanawha Co, VA #2-12
• Census, 1820 - Kanawha Co, VA #20-17
• Census, 1830 - Kanawha Co, VA #211-23
Wife
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Walter Ruffner
Born: 1845 66
Died: - Died Young
Buried:
2 M Daniel Ruffner Jr.
Born: 1847 - Kanawha County, Virginia 66
Died: 1909 - Never Married
Buried:
3 M Joseph Ruffner
Born: 29 Oct 1848 - Cincinnati, Ohio 66
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Mary A. Jackson (1857- ) 66
Marr: Abt 1875 1
4 F Virginia Ruffner
Born: 1850 66
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: J. E. M. Stroughton ( - ) 66
5 M William St. J. E. Ruffner 2823
Born: 1853 66
Died: - Kentucky? 66
Buried:
Spouse: Miss Montague ( - )
Husband's General Notes
1810 Kanawha Co, VA census: 1 male 26-45; 2 females 26-45; 1 female 45+; 1 female 10-16; 5 males 0-10; 1 female 0-10; and 0 slaves.
1820 Kanawha Co, VA census: 1 male 45+; 2 females 45+; 10 males 26-45; 2 females 26-45; 7 males 18-26; 2 females 16-26; 2 males 16-18; 3 males 10-16; 3 females 10-16; 1 male 0-10; 1 female 10-16;4 females 0-10; and 19 slaves.
1830 Kanawha Co, VA census: 1 male 50-60; 1 female 60-70; 2 males 20-30; 1 female 15-20; and 13 slaves.
General Notes for Child Joseph Ruffner
A major subject of the Laidley Book, pgs. 742.
Husband David Lewis Ruffner
Born: 10 Jan 1829 - Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia 1273
Died: 1896 1077
Buried:
Father: Henry Ruffner (1790- )
Mother: Sarah Mintgomery Lyle ( -Bef 1849) 1273
Married: 7 Jul 1853 1080
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, Sep 1860 - Professor
• Occupation, 1880 - Lawyer
• Census, 1860 - Kanawha Co. VA #1104
• Census, 1870 - Kanawha Co, WV Malden Dist. #134-134
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV Chas. Dist. #2, Pg40
Wife Frances Eleanor Ruffner
Born: 1830 - Kanawha County, Virginia 5
Died: Bef 1911 985
Buried:
Father: Joel Ruffner (1802-1882)
Mother: Diana S. Marye (1809-1881)
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1850 - Kanawha Co, VA #1984-2034
• Census, 1860 - Kanawha Co, VA #1104
• Census, 1870 - Kanawha Co, WV Malden Dist. #134-134
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV Chas. Dist. #2, Pg40
Children
1 F Sallie Lyle Ruffner 1273
Born: Abt 1855 - Kanawha County, Virginia 17
Died:
Buried:
2 M Joel Henry Ruffner 1273
Born: 23 Apr 1859 - Kanawha County, Virginia 1077
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Dorcas Blaine Laidley (1865- ) 1077
Marr: 8 Jun 1886 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
3 M David Lewis Ruffner 1273
Born: 13 Sep 1860 - Kanawha County, Virginia 6
Died: 1904 1273
Buried:
Spouse: Blanche Lynch ( -After 1911)
4 F Ethel Mayre Ruffner 1273
Born: Abt 1869 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 25
Died:
Buried:
General Notes for Child Joel Henry Ruffner
A major subject of the Laidley Book, pgs. 508-509.
Husband Nathaniel Venable Wilson Sr.
Born: 1814 - Farmville, Virginia 2,5
Died: 1905 - Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia 123
Buried:
Father: Goodrich Alexander Wilson (Abt 1776-1849) 123
Mother: Elizabeth Venable (Abt 1784- ) 123
Married: 30 Jul 1835 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2
Other Spouse: Celia Elswick (Abt 1838-Bef 1900) - 25 Dec 1892 - Dry Ridge, Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1850 - Kanawha Co, VA #2107-2157
• Census, 1860 - Kanawha Co, VA #1903
• Census, 1880 - Kanawha Co, WV Big Sandy Dist. Pg7
• Census, 1900 - Kanawha Co, WV Elk Dist. (Ed-49) #253-255
Wife Elizabeth V. Ruffner
Born: Jul 1810 - Virginia 1074
Died: 8 Feb 1892 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2870
Buried:
Father: Daniel Ruffner (1779-1865) 65
Mother: Elizabeth Painter (Abt 1769-1841)
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1850 - Kanawha Co, VA #2107-2157
• Census, 1860 - Kanawha Co, VA #1903
• Census, 1870 - Kanawha Co, WV Malden Dist. #362-362
Children
1 F Catherine A. Wilson
Born: 11 Jun 1836 - Kanawha County, Virginia 123
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Phillip Haber Noyes Sr. (1835-1898) 122
Marr: 14 Oct 1868 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2
2 M Daniel A. Wilson
Born: Abt 1838 - Kanawha County, Virginia 5
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Nannie White (Abt 1862- )
Marr: 10 Jan 1885 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
3 F Elizabeth J. Wilson
Born: Abt 1840 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Charles Cameron Lewis (1839-1917)
Marr: 19 Oct 1864 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2 ,229
4 F Anna F. Wilson
Born: Aug 1842 - Kanawha County, Virginia 1
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Andrew W. Allemong ( -Bef 1900)
Marr: 14 May 1869 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
5 F Virginia Wilson
Born: Abt 1844 - Kanawha County, Virginia 5
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Rev. Dr. J. G. Hall ( - )
Marr: 12 Nov 1874 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
6 F Wilhelmina M. P. Wilson
Born: Abt 1847 - Kanawha County, Virginia 5
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Charles H. Rooke (1853- )
Marr: 6 Jun 1876 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
7 M Nathaniel Venable Wilson Jr.
Born: Abt 1849 - Kanawha County, Virginia 5
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Sarah Alice Spriegel (1855- )
Marr: 3 Feb 1874 - Kanawha County, West Virginia 2
8 M James W. Wilson
Born: 28 Apr 1853 - Kanawha County, Virginia 31
Died: After 1892 2870
Buried:
Husband's General Notes
Per Laidley Book, page 139, he was a saltmaker who arrived in the Kanawha Valley in 1830.
Per Laidley Book, page 506, he was educated at Hamden-Sidney College, and arrived in Kanawha Valley in 1834.
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He separated from his wife prior to 1862 and lived in the household of a widow, Celia Elswick White for many years, fathering at least 8 children by her. When his wife died in 1892, he promptly married Sealy.
1880 Kanawha Co, WV census, Big Sandy Dist, pg 7:
White, John P. (s) WM 18 farmer WV WV WV
, Sealy (w) WF 39 mother housekeeping WV KY WV
, Nancy WF 14 sister at home WV WV WV
, Mary WF 12 sister at home WV WV WV
, Samuel WM 10 brother at home WV WV WV
, Sophy WF 8 sister at home WV WV WV
, Anne WF 6 sister at home WV WV WV
, George WM 4 brother at home WV WV WV
, Benjamin WM 1 brother at home WV WV WV
Wilson, N. V. (m) WM 67 boarder VA VA VA
Wife's General Notes
From West Virginia Newspapers Obituaries 1822-1899, Vol.1, pg28:
The Charleston Daily Gazette
Tuesday, February 9, 1892
Sunday evening last Mrs. E. V. Wilson was taken suddenly ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Lewis, on Kanawha Street, and died at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Her children who survive, besides Mrs. Lewis, are Mrs. P. H. Noyes, Mrs.A. W. Allemong, Mrs. J. G. Hall, Mrs. C. H. Rooke, Daniel Wilson, Nathan Wilson and James W. Wilson who have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in this, their sad affliction. Deceaded was in her eighty second year and was a daughter of Daniel Ruffner. She was born at the old Ruffner homestead, just above the city and was beloved by all who knew her. Her good qualities led her to many acts of charity and kindness and she will be greatly missed. The funeral will take place from the residence of C. C. Lewis, Wednesday morning, but the time has not been fixed. Interment in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
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From West Virginia Newspapers Obituaries 1822-1899, Vol.1, pg31:
The Charleston Daily Gazette
Wednesday, February 24, 1892
On the eighth of February 1892, suddenly and silently the Great Reaper came and took from family and friends Mrs. E. V. Wilson.
Mrs. Wilson was the daughter and youngest child of Daniel Ruffner, one of the earliest settlers of this vivinity.
She was born at the old "Ruffner House" just beyond the limits of the city, where she lived until she was married in 1835, thence she moved to a home given by her father, a short distance above her old home, where she reared a family of eight children. For a number of years she made her home with a daughter, Mrs. C. C. Lewis. (Edited)
Husband Stephen B. Thompson
Born: Abt 1836 - Harrison County, Virginia 82,104
Died:
Buried:
Father: William M. Thompson ( - ) 104
Mother: S. K. (Unknown) Thompson ( - ) 104
Married: 23 Sep 1874 - Putnam County, West Virginia 104
Other Spouse: Ora W. Forbes (Abt 1847-Bef 1874) - 19 Dec 1866 - Putnam County, West Virginia 82
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation 82, 1866 - Physician
• Occupation, 1870 - Physician
• Occupation 82, 1874 - Physician
• Occupation, 1880 - Physician
• Census, 1870 - Putnam Co, WV Scott Dist. #193-191
• Census, 1880 - Putnam Co, WV Scott Dist. Pg43
Wife Emma T. Ruffner
Born: Abt 1839 - Kanawha County, Virginia 115
Died:
Buried:
Father: Benjamin Franklin Ruffner (Abt 1810- ) 65
Mother: Rebecca A. Ruffner (1817- )
Noted events in her life were:
• Census, 1850 - Putnam Co, VA #34-36
• Census, 1870 - Putnam Co, WV Hutton Diist #276-260
• Census, 1880 - Putnam Co, WV Scott Dist. Pg43
Children
1 F Tell. T. Thompson
Born: Abt 1876 - Putnam County, West Virginia 111
Died:
Buried:
2 M Black R. Thompson
Born: Abt 1877 - Putnam County, West Virginia 111
Died:
Buried: