Abraham T. ECHOLES & Sarah STROUP

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Abraham T. ECHOLES
Sarah STROUP

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Husband: Abraham T. ECHOLES / ECHOLS / ACKLES / AKLES
Birth: 1750-60
Death: 1830-40, presumably in Ohio Co., VA [now Marshall Co., WV]

Given Abraham's age when he married Sarah, she is almost certainly his second wife.

Marriage: 5 Jul 1791, Ohio Co., VA [now WV]

Wife: Sarah STROOP / STROUP
Birth: 1774/5, Ohio Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 1850-60, Ohio Co., VA [now WV]
Father: Conrad STROUP
Mother: Margaret __?__

Children — born in Elizabeth, Ohio Co., VA [now Moundsville, Marshall Co., WV]:

1. (Daughter A) ECHOLS, b. 1791-94
2. (Son A) ECHOLS, b. 1794-1800
3. (Son B) ECHOLS, b. 1794-1800
4. Margaret "Peggy" ECHOLS, b. 17 Jan 1801, PA?
5. (Daughter B) ECHOLS, b. 1800-1810
6. (Son C) ECHOLS, b. 1800-1810 — possibly Henry ECHOLS
7. (Son D) ECHOLS, b. 1800-1810 — possibly Jeremiah ECHOLS
8. (Son E) ECHOLS, b. 1800-1810 — possibly Thomas ECHOLS
9. (Son F) ECHOLS, b. 1800-1810 — possibly David ECHOLS
10. (Daughter C) ECHOLS, b. 1810-15
11. (Son G) ECHOLS, b. 1810-15

Ohio and Marshall Cos., WV, are right on the state line with PA, so it's possible Margaret was born in PA.

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Sources (n.b., Marshall Co. was formed in 1834 from Ohio Co.):

1. First Marriages in Ohio County, VA (WV) (online at the Marshall County WVGenWeb site; submitted by Phyllis Slater):

Abraham T. Echoles Sarah Stroup Jul 5, 1791

2. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, but the entire VA census was lost.

3. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #21 of 46 — indexed "Ackler"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1810 VA [now WV] Ohio [now Marshall] Co. Elizabeth [now Moundsville] Roll M252_70 p. 1055 Ln. 18 Abram Ackler/Ackles 42001-20110-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

4 males 9 or under 1800-1810 = Son F
= Son E
= Son D
= Son C

2 males 10-15 1794-1800 = Son B
= Son A

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1765 = Abraham

2 females 9 or under 1800-1810 = Daughter B
= Margaret (b. 1801)

1 female 16-25 1784-1794 = Daughter A

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = Sarah (b. 1774/5)

There are only two other ECHOLS/ECHOLES/ECCLES/etc. indexed in the entire VA census: 1) a Joel ECHOLS in Sussex County and 2) a James ECHOLES in Bedford County.

4. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 34 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 VA [now WV] Ohio [now Marshall?] Co. Roll M33_140 p. 12B Ln. 7 Akles Abraham 121101-11101-0-400 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1810-1820 = Son G

2 males 10-15 1804-1810 = Son E or F
= Son D or E

1 male 16-18 1801-1804 = Son C

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = Son A or B

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Abraham

1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Daughter C

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = Daughter B

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Margaret (b. 1801)

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Sarah (b. 1774/5)

4 persons engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

Listed one line above Henry AKLES (æ 19-25; 000100-00100-0-100).

5. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #33-34 of 120 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 VA [now WV] Ohio [now Marshall?] Co. Roll 198 p. 213 Ln. 27 Echols Abraham 000 121 000 100 - 000 100 010 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 = Son G

2 males 20-29 1800-1810 = Son E or F
= Son C or D

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Son A or B

1 male 70-79 1750-1760 = Abraham

1 female 15-19 1810-1815 = Daughter C

1 female 50-59 1770-1780 = Sarah (b. 1774/5)

Also in Ohio County: Thomas ECHOLS (æ 20-30) and Jeremiah ECHOLS (æ 30-40 — see 1840).

6. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #49-50 of 58; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 VA [now WV] Ohio Co. Roll 571 pp. 42B-43A Ln. 19 Wm Gregg 120 211 - 002 001 001 no slaves 0400000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = John Westley GREGG (b. 1838/9)

2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Franklin GREGG (b. 1833)
= William GREGG (b. 1831/2)

2 males 15-19 1820-1825 = Son A GREGG
= Henry GREGG (b. 1823)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = ?

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = William GREGG (b. 1800)

2 females 10-14 1825-1830 = Sarah GREGG (b. ca. 1828)
= Daughter A GREGG

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Margaret (ECHOLS) GREGG (b. 1801)

1 female 60-69 1770-1780 = Sarah (STROOP) ECHOLS (b. 1774/5)

1 person employed in agriculture

Widow Sarah appears to be living with her married daughter, Margaret (ECHOLS) GREGG. The only ECHOLS/etc. indexed in Ohio County are David (æ 30-40), Jeremiah (æ 30-40), Thomas (æ 30-40), Henry (æ 30-40, plus another male of the same age), and Jane (æ 30-40).

7. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #80 of 415): District 44, Ohio Co., VA [now WV], p. 46A, 648/676, enumerated 5 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

William Gregg 49 M Farmer 16000 Pennsylvania

Margret Gregg 48 F Pennsylvania

William Gregg 18 M Farmer Virginia

Franklin Gregg 16 M Farmer Virginia

Westley Gregg 11 M Virginia

Eliza Gregg 9 F Virginia

Robert Gregg 7 M Virginia

Samuel ? Gregg 4 M Virginia

Sarah Echoles 75 F Virginia

Marcus Echoles 16 M Virginia

Isabel Carr 11 F Virginia

Sarah ECHOLES is almost certainly Margaret's mother, who is almost certainly our subject's widow. The only other ECHOLS/etc. living in Ohio County are a widow, Susan (æ 37, b. OH), and her seven children, plus an unmarried Clementine ECHOLS (æ 22, b. VA) living with the NICHOLS family. I don't find Jeremiah, David, Henry, or Thomas anywhere in 1850.

8. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

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