West Virginia Family Group Sheet for the Alexander Orahood Family *********************************************** Copyright Jeanne Crews. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Jeanne Crews Email address: Husband: Alexander Orahood Birthdate: 18 Dec 1801 Birthplace: Hampshire Co., Virginia Death date: 29 Nov 1892 Place of death: Burial: Robinson Burying Ground, Doddridge Co., West Virginia Father: Joshua Orahood Mother: Catherine Norman Marriage date: 25 Jun 1829 Marriage place: Hardy Co., Virginia Wife: #1 Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Feaster Birthdate: about 1813 Birthplace: Death date: 28 Apr 1883 Place of death: Doddridge Co., West Virginia Burial: Robinson Burying Ground, Doddridge Co., West Virginia Father: J. Henry Feaster II Mother: Catherine Seiver CHILDREN Child No. 1: Catherine Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: 5 Jun 1831 Birthplace: Hardy Co., Virginia Death date: 6 Jan 1919 Place of death: Toronto, Woodson Co., Kansas Burial: Marriage date: 31 Oct 1856 Marriage place: Doddridge Co., Virginia Spouse's name: Abraham A. Mullennax Child No. 2: Job Orahood Sex: m Birthdate: about 1833 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: 3 Jul 1863 Place of death: Beverly, Randolph Co., Virginia Burial: Grafton, Taylor Co., West Virginia Marriage date: 21 Feb 1857 Marriage place: Doddridge Co., Virginia Spouse's name: Hester Ann Heck Child No. 3: Sarah Jane Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: 18 Jan 1833 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: 4 Mar 1918 Place of death: Doddridge Co., West Virginia Burial: Masonic Cem., West Union, Doddridge Co., West Virginia Marriage date: 22 Nov 1863 Marriage place: Doddridge Co., Virginia Spouse's name: David Musgrave Leggett Child No. 4: Mary Eliza Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: 6 Feb 1840 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: 26 May 1912 Place of death: Burial: Robinson Burying Ground, Doddridge Co., West Virginia Marriage date: 1 Apr 1867 Marriage place: Doddridge Co., West Virginia Spouse's name: Robert Sylvester Gabbert Child No. 5: Alexander Orahood Sex: m Birthdate: about 1842 Birthplace: Death date: 1864 Place of death: Andersonville Prison, Georgia Marriage date: Burial: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: Nancy Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: Jun 1843 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: after 1880 Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: 22 Nov 1865 Marriage place: Doddridge Co., West Virginia Spouse's name: John P. Wolf Child No. 7: Henry Orrahood Sex: m Birthdate: 12 Mar 1848 Birthplace: Doddridge Co., Virginia Death date: 29 Jan 1939 Place of death: Big Isaac, Doddridge Co., West Virginia Burial: Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Doddridge Co., West Virginia Marriage date: 1st 4 Apr 1869 2nd unknown Marriage place: Doddridge Co., West Virginia Spouse's name: 1 Mary Ellen Nutter 2 Eva Dell Gaston Child No. 8: Frances Jane Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: about 1853 Birthplace: Doddridge Co., Virginia Death date: after 1880 Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: 18 Oct 1874 Marriage place: Doddridge Co., West Virginia Spouse's name: George W. Benson Child No. 9: John Orahood Sex: m Birthdate: 26 Feb 1855 Birthplace: West Union, Doddridge Co., Virginia Death date: 3 Nov 1921 Place of death: Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia Marriage date: 12 Jan 1880 Marriage place: Harrisville, Ritchie Co., West Virginia Spouse's name: 1 Mary Elizabeth Leggett (unmarried) 2 Caroline Hannah Nulter Documentation: Alexander Orahood also married Elizabeth Miller 30 Jul 1884. She may have been married previously 1830 Hardy Co., Alexander Orrowhood 1m<5 1m 20-30 1f 20-30 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/boone/census/18509b.txt CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: WV COUNTY: Doddridge DIVISION: Dist. No. 13 REEL NO: M432-942 PAGE NO: 13a Doddridge Co., VA 1850 census Alexander Arrowhood, 49 b. VA Mary Arrowhood, 38 b. VA Catharine Arrowhood, 18 b. VA Sarah Arrowhood, 17 b. VA Job Arrowhood, 15 b. VA Elizabeth Arrowhood, 13 b. VA Mary E. Arrowhood, 11 b. VA Alexander Arrowhood, 9 b. VA Nancy Arrowhood, 6 b. VA Henry Arrowhood, 2 b. VA Jain Arrowhood, 7 months b. VA (David & Jane Heck and family next door. 1870 ORRAHOOD ALLEX R 68 M W VA WV DODDRIDGE NEW MILTON TWP Mary Orrahood New Milton, Doddridge, WV 58 1811 Virginia White Female Jane Orrahood New Milton, Doddridge, WV 19 1850 Virginia White Female John Orrahood New Milton, Doddridge, WV 15 1854 Virginia White Male New Milton, Doddridge Co. 1880 census Alexander Orechard 78 farmer Mary E. Orechard 68 John Orechard 25 Caroline Orechard 19 daughter-in-law Flora Jackson 21 .