DEATHS 3 REEL 847170 Harrison Co., WV Deaths
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Eliza Jane Boggess April 19 1853 Harrison Co Cause unknown 1y 4m Geo W and Mary Boggess
Eleanor Boggess Oct 12 1853 of Liver Complaint and Dropsy 50y 6m Born Maryland w/o Alonzo
Boggess Geo W Boggess, son, reports
Columbia Jane Garrett June 20 1853 Davidsons Run of Chronic Croup 3y Hugh and Elizabeth
Garrett
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Rhoda Hall Dec 20 1853 Tenmile of Typhus Fever 40y Jesse and Ruth Hall Born Harrison Co
single
Mary Crim Sept 10 1853 Tenmile of Typhus Fever 20y William and Betsey Nay w/o Peter Crim
Ann Nay, sister reports
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Charles Alfred Boggess Feb 16 1853 Bingamon of Pulmonary 8y Fielding Boggess, father
Mary Ann Smith Sept 1 1853 Tenmile of Child birth 19y 6m Wm R and Elizabeth Ogden
w/o Josiah P Smith Isaac Smith, father in law, reports
Rezen Elbert Fortney Dec 11 1853 Lamberts Run of Sore throat 2m Hirum J and Sarah Ann
Fortney
Page 130 Lower District
William J Backus Oct 7 1886 Weston District of Consumption 30y 2m Sanford and E H Backus
Occupation-Crazy (?) single
Delbert G Coffman Feb 1 1886 Sardis District of Croup 4m Jesse F and V A Coffman
(Virginia A Harbert) Born Sardis District
John S Cunningham Aug 28 1886 Marion Co of Fever 32y Geo and Emily Cunninham Born
Marion Co Farmer Emma S Cunningham, wife, reports
Emma Crim July 17 1886 Clay District of Consumption 22y ____ and Elizabeth Crim single
Mary Jackson, aunt, reports
George W Crim Aug 28 1886 Clay District of Consumption 56y 2m Jacob and Elizabeth Crim
Born HC Blacksmith h/o Mary Crim Creed Crim, son, reports
Page 131 Lower District
Richard H Harr Mar 9 1886 Eagle Dist of Accident 14y S Z and (Lucretta Robey) Harr Born
Eagle Dist
Gennett S Harbert Aug 29 1886 Sardis District of Fever 37y 5m Isaac and Florence Martin M L
Harbert, husbnd, reports (Buried Sardis Cemetery, Sardis District)
Page 132 Lower District
Fielding Nay Apr 17 1886 Coal District of Accident 18y Fielding and Mary Nay Granville
Bartlett, neighbor, reports
Page 132 Lower District
Mary Swiger June 20 1886 Eagle district of Conumption 52y Jesse and ___ Greene w/o Austin
Swiger Edmund J Swiger, nephew, reports
Matilda Sturm Nov 14 1886 Eagle district of Paralysis 74y Caleb and Susan Davis Born Marion
Co w/o Jesse Sturm Mrs. J W Hess, daughter, reports (Mary M Hess also reported father's death)
Page 141 Lower District
Mary E Coffman Feb 3 1887 Eagle dist Cause unknown 68y George and Malinda Boggess R R
Coffman, husbanc, reports
George A Gifford 1887 Clay District of Cholera Infautem 1m Thomas S and Mary A Gifford
Born Clay District
Howard S Griffin Aug 1 1887 Eagle District Cause unknown 3m U G and Alice Griffin Born
Eagle District
Joshua H Griffin May 1887 Eagle District of Broken Leg 64y J S and Martha Griffin Born
Harrison Co Farmer h/o Mildred Griffin T T Griffin, son, reports
Almira Haggerty Oct 14 1887 Simpson District of Consumption 37y Granville and Lucinda
Cunningham F M Haggerty, husband, reports
Elizabeth Hall Sept 1887 Simpson District Hung herself 50y Jno Haddon w/o Job Hall
Mrs. Geo T Smith, neighbor, reports
Jno M Harbert Feb 16 1887 Simpson District Cause unknown 64y Thomas and Hannah Harbert
Eliza A Harbert, wife, reports
Page 142 Lower District
Nellie Marsh Mar 20 1887 Sardis District Old Age 88y Parents unknown Edmund G Swiger,
grand son in law, reports
Olive Martin March 1887 Sardis District of Fever 22y E E and Angeline Watkins Born Sardis
District w/o Joshua L Martin Geo L Martin, father in law, reports
James Nay 1887 Sardis District Old Age Cause unknown 88y h/o Sarah A Nay A P
Lander/Lauder, son in law. reports
Guiford Ogden male Oct 5 1887 Clay District of Diphtheria 5y W R and Mary Ogden Born Clay
District
Page 143 Lower District
Jesse Talkington Jan 1887 Sardis District of Paralysis 67y Jacob and ___ Talkington h/o
Elizabeth Talkington Luther R Talkington, son, reports (buried in Talkington Cemetery, Big
Elk, Sardis District)
Page 144 Upper District
Samuel Boggess Feb 2 1887 Old Age 77y married
Grace Cunningham Sept 6 1877 of fever 15y Joseph and Susan Cunningham
John T Williams Feb 24 1887 of Consumption 26y Parents not known married (This could
be Mary Melissa Harbert's husband but there is not proof at this time)
Page 147 Lower District
Elizabeth Crim Aug 11 1888 of Nuralgia 77y Born Barbour Co w/o Jacob Crim
Elizabeth Crim May 9 1888 of Consumption 50y Jacob and Elizabeth Crim
Page 148 Lower District
James R Harbert Sept 26 1888 of Erisypelas 65y Jesse and Jane Harbert Farmer Jno Harbert,
brother, reports
Almira Haggerty Oct 14 1888 of Consumption 37y G and L Cunningham w/o F M Haggerty
Minnie M Harbert Oct 21 1888 of Spinal Fever 7m J T and Susan E Harbert
Evert N Harbert Sept 24 1888 of Spinal Fever 2y 7m Samson and Rebecca Harbert
James William Harbert Apr 24 1888 of Spinal Fever 7m Samson and Rebecca Harbert (buried
Masonic Cemetery, Shinnston)
Orby D Kellison male Oct 20 1888 of Dyphtheria 6y Aaron and Matilda (Robey) Kellison
Page 149 Lower District
James Nay Feb 15 1888 Old Age 88y 11m Benj and Margaret Nay Born Virginia Farmer h/o
Sarah Nay. Wife reports
Selden M Ogden Jan 2 1888 of Inflamation of Bowels 66y Wm R and Phebe Ogden Farmer
Lucinda Ogden, wife, reports
Nettie Ogden female Aug 19 1888 Cause Unknown 1y M K (or M F) and Angeline Ogden
Page 150 Lower District
Lewis A Swiger Apr 26 1888 of Paralysis 65y Jeriah and Ruth Swiger Farmer Lucretia (Harbert)
Swiger, wife, reports
Ruhama Stark Dec 23 1889 Old Age 75y Samuel and Abigail Harbert w/o Henry Stark
Lavina Harbert, neighbor, reports
Ann H Stark Apr 1889 Cause unknown 60y James and Mary Stark Moses Stark, brother, reports
Granville D Shreves June 26 1889 of Consumption 22y Fielding and Charlotte Shreves Farmer
h/o Jane Shreves Fielding Shreves, father, reports
Page 151 Lower District
Peter Crim July 30 1890 of Gun shot Peter and Susanna Crim Farmer Mary A Crim, wife, reports
Frank Cunningham Apr 23 1890 of Cancer 61y ____ and Susan Cunningham Farmer Susan L
Cunningham, wife, reports
Martha Griffin May 27 1890 Old Age 87y Jno and Sarah Harbert Housewife w/o James L Griffin
John L Griffin, son, reports
Edgar L Harbert Aug 19 1890 of Scrofula 28y 7m F W and Ruth Harbert Olive Harbert, wife,
reports
Page 151 Lower District
Zana M Harbert Mar 1 1890 of Diphtheria 14y 5m J H and Louisa Harbert Louisa V Harbert,
mother, reports
Elizabeth Pigott Oct 7 1890 of Infamation of Bowels 57y 6m Bassel and Rebecca Harvey
Housewife w/o Geo L Pigott George L Pigott reports
Page 152 Lower District
M Mary Swiger June 18 1890 of Consumption 33y John and Frances Strother Housewife
Solomon Swiger, husband, reports
Page 155 Lower Distrct
Gideon D Cunnningham May 3 1890 Eagle district Accident 42y 1m James and Christina
Cunningham Farmer h/o Malissa Cunningham Cora Hawker, daughter, reports
Aceneth Harbert Dec 29 1890 Sardis District Cause unknown 71y Thomas and Hannah
Harbert Isaac N Harbert, husband, reports
Page 156 Lower district
Delila Robinson Sept 22 1890 Eagle District of Consumption 41y Wm and Melissa (Robey)
Boggess Born Eagle District Housewife Ben F Robinson, husband, reports
Bessie L Sandy April 1890 Sardis District of Pneumonia Fever 9y Benj T and Mariah Sandy
Page 157 Upper district
Susan A Cunningham Oct 28 1890 Clarksburg of Dropsy 68y Greyson Cunningham, Drummer,
reports
Page 159 Upper district
C A Griffin May 28 1891 Clarksburg of Consumption 50y Born Marion Co w/o D S Griffin
(buried IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg, Clark District)
Page 169 Lower District
Francis M Cunningham Male July 20 1891 Sardis District of Typhoid Fever 28y Frances and
Susan L Cunningham single
Harrison C Fortney Aug 7 1891 Simpson District of Cholera Infantum 7m Jacob and Virginia B
Fortney
Roanna Polen March 7 1891 Clay District of Pneumonia 74y Michael and Catherine Small
House wife w/o Wm Polen John C Hall, son, reports
Mary E Jackson Nov 10 1891 Coal District of Cancer 53y Jacob and Elizabeth Crim Born
Barbour Co Irvin Jackson, husband, reports
Page 161 Lower District
Fielding Shreves Aug 1891 Eagle District of Blood Poisoning 63y Jacob and Ruth Shreves
Farmer Charlotte Shreves, wife, reports
Melissa J Talkington Feb 10 1891 Sardis District of Consumption 24y Geo W and Harriet
Talkington (buried Talkington Cemetery, Big Elk, Sardis District)
Page 163 Upper District
Fielding L Nay July 16 1892 Clarksburg of Scarlet Fever 1y 6m A B and Mary M Nay Born
Clarksburg
Sarah A Rector Jan 8 1892 Clarksburg of La Grippe 69y 11m John and Rebecca Keen Born New
Jersey Housekeeper Daniel W Rector, husband, reports (buried IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg,
Clark District. There is a second death year, 1893, for Sarah but 1892 also agrees with the Cemetery
records)
Page 164 Lower District
Mattie A Cunningham Apr 23 1892 Sardis District of Brain Disease 22y 6m Jeremiah and
Harriet A Cunningham single J R Cunningham, father, reports (buried Sardis Cemetery, Sardis
District)
Dorsey Cunningham Feb 5 1892 Sardis District of Cholera Infantun 5m Marion T and Francis A
(Harbert) Cunningham
John G Coffman Dec 8 1892 Eagle District of Brights Disease 76y 6m Henry and Elizabeth
Coffman Farmer Aschsah Coffman, wife, reports
Foust Edgell May 19 1892 Sardis District of Catarrh Fever 1m
Ulysses and Lettie Edgell (Ulysses was Rosetta Griffin's second husband)
Jesse B Fletcher Sept 20 1892 Eagle District Cause unknown 3m Temp and Claudie (Harbert)
Fletcher
Mary A Griffin July 11 1892 Sardis district of Inflamation of Stomach 15y 4m C L and Nancy J
Griffin single
Mariah Loy Jan 19 1892 Sardis District of Pneumonia Fever 69y 5m Jesse and Cassa Swiger
housewife Wm Loy, husband, reports
Page 165 Lower District
Lawrence R Robey male Dec 20 1892 Eagle District of Pneumonia Fever 1m Gustavus N and
Elizabeth Robey
French Strother Oct 28 1892 Sardis District Killed by Horse 45y 4m Sanford and Ellen Strother
Harriet R Strother, wife, reports
Female Sturm April 29 1892 Clay District Cause unknown;no age listed James and Mattie
(Matilda Robey) Sturm
Robert Swiger Aug 24 1892 Sardis District of Inflamation of stomach 1m Lott and Maggie A
Swiger
Page 167 Upper district
David S Griffin July 10 1893 Clarksburg of Overdose of Morphine 46y Benj F and Eliza Griffin
Born Clarksburg Tinner Benj F Griffin, brother, reports (buried IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg,
Clark District)
Page 170 Lower District
Lycurgus Fortney Octr 15 1893 Sardis District of Typhoid Fever 32y Jacob and Mary Fortney
Clara (Harbert) Fortney, wife, reports
Elzina Harbert Apr 9 1893 Eagle district of Dypepsia 71y Enoch and Mary McCarty Columbus
Harbert, son, reports
Mary A Gifford Oct 18 1893 Clay District of Childbed Fever 29y J E and Edith A Janes T S
Gifford, husband reports (This could be Thomas Sherman Gifford, but no proof at this time)
Zerelda Griffin Sept 25 1893 Eagle District of Brain Fever 68y James A and Nancy John L
Griffin, husband, reports
Page 170 Lower District
Mildred Griffin Dec 24 1893 Eagle District of Paralysis 74y Peyton and Ruth Rogers w/o J H
Griffin
Page 171 Lower District
Alice Hustead July 6 1893 Sardis District of Consumption 24y Justin and Margaret Rittenhouse
w/o Ardis Hustead
Amelia McIntire Nov 29 1893 Sardis District of Dropsy 65y Jesse and Jane Harbert John
McIntire, husband, reports
Amelia Robinson Oct 3 1893 Eagle District of Paralysis 70y Alonzo and Elenor Boggess G N
Robinson, husband, reports
Charlotte Shreves March 30 1893 Eagle District of Brain Fever 62y d/o Jacob Fortney Hamon
F Shreves, son, reports
Owen Moore Oct 30 1892 Eagle District of Scarlet Fever 9m Elias and Sena Moore Born Marion
Co
John B Righter Dec 1 1893 Clay District of Typhoid Fever 33y John B and Emily J Righter
Page 172 Lower District
Bessie Swiger June 4 1893 Simpson District of Diphtheria 2y W J and Emeline Swiger
Harriet Talkington Sept 17 1893 Sardis District of Cancer 53y Job and Elizabeth hall George
Talkington, husband, reports (buried Talkington Cemetery, Big Elk, Sardis District. I don't believe
that Harriet is the daughter of Elizabeth, wife of Job, who committed suicide by hanging. Elizabeth
would have been less than 13y when Harriet was born.)
Register of deaths 2 1887-1903
Page 3 Absolum Harbert 76y Dec 12 1887 in Jones Run Born HC buried near house Dec 13 1887