Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Page Book: Descendants of William Lake 1745-1826: Register Report of William Lake

Prev Page

Prev Item

Contents

Index

Go to Page

Home Page

Next Item

Next Page

Page 28 of 97

Descendants of William Lake

87. THOMAS PORTER⁵ LAKE (MARSHALL B.⁴, PEYTON³, VINCENT², WILLIAM¹) was born March 24, 1868, and died January 13, 1947. He married ESTA BARTLETT May 08, 1895. She was born June 15, 1877, and died September 08, 1962.

Notes for THOMAS PORTER LAKE:
Will Book 5 - Page 367
Thomas P. Lake
July 25, 1938

I, Thomas P. Lake, a resident of Simpson, Taylor County, West Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all other wills or codicils heretofore by me made.
      First: I direct my executor, hereinafter named, to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses, which may exist against my estate or against me at the time of my death.
      Second: I direct that a monument be placed on my lot in Simpson Cemetery, the expense and cost of placing such monument to be paid out of the assets of the estate. It is also my will that my son Hobert B. Lake, shall have one half (1/2) of said lot for burial purposes.
      Third: I give and bequeath my automobile to my son, Hobert B. Lake, to be his absolutely and in fee.
      Fourth: I will and bequeath to my wife, Esta Lake, a one third (1/3) interest in all my real estate and personal property which remain after the payment of the above bequests mentioned in paragraphs numbered one, two and three of this my will.
      Fifth: To my grandchildren hereinafter named, I will and bequeath the following: To Ralph Thomas Stipe, three hundred dollars ($300.00); to Frank Junior Stipe, three hundred dollars ($300.00); and to Paul Allen Stipe, four hundred dollars ($400.00).
      Sixth: I will and direct that after the payment of the above bequests, that my children, Hobert B. Lake, Bertha B. Westfall and Wayne Marshall Lake, each receive a one third interest in and to all the remaining real and personal property which I may have at the time of my death, but I hereby specifically set fourth and direct that Bertha B. Westfall and Wayne Marshall Lake shall have the George Fleming farm as a part of their share in my estate.
      Seventh: I hereby appoint my son, Hobert B. Lake, to be the executor of this my last will and testament and I direct that he be not required to give any bond for the faithful performance of his duties as such executor.

Witness my hand and seal this the 25th day of July, 1938, in the presence of the witnesses whose names are subscribed below.

Thomas P. Lake
Eugene E. Moyer
Earl Watkins

(1) Taylor County Birth Book 2 - Pages 89 & 158 (Hobert), Book 2 - Page 176 (unnamed), Book 3 - Page 13 (Betty), Book 4 - Page 113 (Marshall).
(2) Records and interview with Hobert Lake by the author about 1970.
(3) Harrison County, Grafton, West Virginia Will Book 5 - Page 367 for Thomas P. Lake. Dated July 25, 1938.

More About THOMAS PORTER LAKE:
Will: July 25, 1938, See Notes

More About THOMAS LAKE and ESTA BARTLETT:
Marriage: May 08, 1895

Children of THOMAS LAKE and ESTA BARTLETT are:

151.	i.	HOBERT BAILEY⁶ LAKE, b. October 04, 1896, Taylor County, WV; d. 1972.
	ii.	UNNAMED LAKE, b. April 07, 1899, Taylor County, WV; d. April 07, 1899.
152.	iii.	ALTA ANNA LAKE, b. May 06, 1900; d. June 11, 1934.
153.	iv.	BERTHA BETTY LAKE, b. August 10, 1905, Taylor County, WV; d. October 10, 1982.
154.	v.	WAYNE MARSHALL LAKE, b. August 11, 1912, Taylor County, WV; d. March 27, 1966, Monongalia County, WV.

88. JOSEPH MARSHALL⁵ LAKE (MARSHALL B.⁴, PEYTON³, VINCENT², WILLIAM¹) was born November 04, 1877 in Taylor County, WV (Buck Run, Simpson, WV), and died June 28, 1940 in Barbour County, WV. He married DAISY MINA HADDIX. She died February 19, 1940.

Notes for JOSEPH MARSHALL LAKE:
Joseph was the only son of Marshall and Virginia West Lake. He was named for his grandfather Joseph West and his father. He was born on Buck Run, Simpson, West Virginia. He spent his life working for different coal companies. He was a member of the Simpson Union Baptist Church and is buried there.

(1) Barbour County death records (Joseph).
(2) Records of Parker Selvey.
(3) Taylor County Birth records: Book 2 - Page 6 (Joseph), Book 2 - Page 193 (Opal), Book 3 - Page 13 & Book 3A - Page 133 (June), Book 3A - Page 37 (Marie), Book 3A - Page 173 (Victor), Book 3A - Page 222 (Opal), Book 4 - Page 112 (Paul & Kyle), Book 4 - Page 113 (Anna & Mina), Book 4 - Page 114 (Herlitt), Book 4 - Page 115 (Rosey), Book 7 - Page 191 (unnamed), Book 9 - Page 108 (Gerald).

More About JOSEPH MARSHALL LAKE:
Burial: Simpson Church Cemetery, near Grafton, WV

Children of JOSEPH LAKE and DAISY HADDIX are:

	i.	MARIE⁶ LAKE, b. February 19, 1900, Taylor County, WV.
155.	ii.	ORAL J. LAKE, b. July 12, 1902, Taylor County, WV.
	iii.	JUNE LAKE, b. 1905, Taylor County, WV.
	iv.	VICTOR LAKE, b. December 13, 1906, Taylor County, WV.
	v.	OPAL FRANCIS LAKE, b. January 1909, Taylor County, WV.
156.	vi.	PAUL LAKE, b. April 07, 1910, Taylor County, WV.
	vii.	KYLE LAKE, b. June 29, 1911, Taylor County, WV.
	viii.	ANNA M. LAKE, b. August 20, 1912, Taylor County, WV.
	ix.	MINA LAKE, b. September 29, 1913, Taylor County, WV.
	x.	HERLITT LAKE, b. November 07, 1914, Taylor County, WV.
157.	xi.	GERALD RAY LAKE, b. November 07, 1914, Taylor County, WV.
	xii.	ROSEY LAKE, b. February 19, 1916, Taylor County, WV.
	xiii.	UNNAMED LAKE, b. June 10, 1922, Taylor County, WV.

89. DORA BELL⁵ SELVEY (FRANCIS MARTHA⁴ LAKE, PEYTON³, VINCENT², WILLIAM¹) was born November 15, 1860, and died April 01, 1902. She married JAMES LEWIS GOODRIM.

Child of DORA SELVEY and JAMES GOODRIM is:

PARKER⁶ SELVEY, b. October 06, 1878; d. November 08, 1960, Grafton, WV - Taylor County.

Notes for PARKER SELVEY:
PARKER SELVEY

Much information on the Lakes/Selveys included in this book came from an old manuscript compiled by Parker Selvey of Grafton, West Virginia. It appears from that record that Parker was the son of Dora Bell Selvey (above) prior to her marriage to James Lewis Goodrim. The record does not admit that, but he has his mother's maiden name. Parker was born Sunday October 6, 1878, married Nelia Evelyn Nixon on Sunday December 10, 1911 and had no children. He died in Grafton (WV) Hospital of a heart attack on November 8, 1960. He is buried at Simpson, West Virginia. Bertha Lake Westfall of Grafton had a copy of his research in 1968 and I produced a typewritten copy of this record which is included in my workpapers (Rex Lake, Author).

More About PARKER SELVEY:
Burial: Simpson Church Cemetery, near Grafton, WV

90. CAROLINE M.⁵ LAKE (LEMUEL M.⁴, HARRISON B.³, WILLIAM LAKE² JR., WILLIAM¹ LAKE) was born February 11, 1846 in Taylor County, WV, and died March 31, 1877. She married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WALLER December 31, 1865 in Taylor County, WV, son of GEORGE WALLER and MELINDA LEWIS. He was born December 01, 1843 in Cameron Parish, Loudoun County, Virginia, and died January 30, 1924 in Ritchie County, WV.

More About CAROLINE M. LAKE:
Burial: Simpson Church Cemetery, near Grafton, WV

Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WALLER:
Gertrude and Harriet were born in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois. The other children were born in Taylor County, West Virginia. After Caroline's death, Benjamin married Emily Emma Meredith (310) on November 4, 1880. Emily was the daughter of Thomas and Edith A. Hartley Meredith.

Emily Emma Meredith Waller was born November 18, 1847 and died October 9, 1887. She is buried at the Baileytown Methodist Church Cemetery at Rosemont, West Virginia.

After Emily's death, Benjamin married for the third time on May 26, 1889 to Sarah Catherine Freeman (311). She was the daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Ann Finley Freeman. Sarah was born May 13, 1839 and died April 20, 1920. Benjamin and Sarah lived in Ritchie County, West Virginia near Mahone, between Harrisville and Smithville. They had no children.

Benjamin Franklin Waller was born in the Cameron Parish area of Loudoun County, Virginia. His father was a blacksmith. Benjamin was the youngest of fourteen children and the only one of the sons who did not learn at least some knowledge of the blacksmith trade.

Sometime between 1844 and 1850, the George Waller family came to Taylor County, Virginia (now West Virginia), as they are enumerated in the 1850 census of Taylor County. Also, a married son, Joseph and his wife Priscilla Shores Waller, moved with them. It is believed that the Wallers were motivated to move to Taylor County because of the work created for blacksmiths by the building of a railroad westward. Joseph Waller, also a blacksmith, followed the railroad as it progressed westward and was enumerated in the 1870 census of Ritchie County. At that time, he was a resident of Cairo, West Virginia. During the 20th century, numerous Wallers worked as engineers, firemen, brakemen and conductors on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. During the Civil War, four of George Waller's sons fought on the Union side of the conflict:
Charles L. Waller - Company A, 14th West Virginia Infantry
George Harrison Waller - Company F, 6th West Virginia Cavary
Thomas J. Waller - Company F, 6th West Virginia Cavalry and Company D, 17th West Virginia Infantry
Benjamin Franklin Waller - Company H, 12th West Virginia Infantry.

Benjamin was a coal miner after the war, first in Lincoln, Illinois and then in Taylor County, West Virginia before becoming a farmer at Mahone, West Virginia. He was a member of the King Knob Methodist Church at Mahone.

(1) Taylor County Marriage Book 0 - Page 64 (Caroline and Benjamin).
(2) Family records of John F. Cooper, Arlington, Virginia (1978).
(3) Simpson Cemetery, Taylor County, West Virginia (Caroline).

More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WALLER:
Occupation: Coal miner, then farmer
Religion: King Knob Methodist Church, Mahone, WV

More About BENJAMIN WALLER and CAROLINE LAKE:
Marriage: December 31, 1865, Taylor County, WV

Children of CAROLINE LAKE and BENJAMIN WALLER are:

	i.	GERTRUDE⁶ WALLER, b. June 10, 1867, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois.
	ii.	HARRIET BELL WALLER, b. September 03, 1870, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois; d. February 22, 1947.
	iii.	MATILDA MARTHA WALLER, b. October 04, 1873, Taylor County, WV; d. August 24, 1906.
	iv.	CHARLES WALLER, b. October 04, 1873, Taylor County, WV.
158.	v.	OTTO HAYES WALLER, b. November 28, 1876, Taylor County, WV; d. June 27, 1968, Harrisville, WV Ritchie Co..

Page 28 of 97

Prev Page

Prev Item

Contents

Index

Go to Page

Home Page

Next Item

Next Page