James W. SIAS & Louisa Mae HUNTER

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James W. SIAS
Louisa Mae HUNTER

Husband: James W. SIAS
Birth: Sep 1835-40, Fayette Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 1905, Lincoln Co., WV
Father: James SIAS
Mother: Rebecca ADKINS

Marriage: 27 Mar 1862, Kanawha [now Lincoln] Co., VA [now WV]

Wife: Louisa Mae HUNTER
Birth said to be: Apr 1845, Cabell Co., VA [now WV]

Children:

— born in Kanawha [now Lincoln] Co., WV:
1. John W. SIAS, b. 1862/3
2. William C. A. SIAS, b. Apr 1865
3. Cora Belle SIAS, b. 1866/7

— born in Lincoln Co., WV:
4. Andrew L. SIAS, b. 1868
5. Rebecca E. SIAS, b. 1870
6. Martha "Marthy" SIAS, b. 1871/2
7. Thomas A. SIAS, b. 1873/4
8. Charlotta F. SIAS, b. 1875/6
9. Cetavy E. SIAS, b. 1877/8
10. Louisa SIAS, b. 1878/9
11. James B. SIAS, b. Sep 1884;
12. Rosie A. SIAS, b. 21 Feb 1890

Sources (n.b., WV formed from VA in 1863; Lincoln Co. formed in 1868 from Kanawha, Logan, Cabell, and Boone Cos.):

1. Julia Wintz. 1975. Kanawha County Marriages, January 1, 1792, to December 31, 1869. McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV (the introduction by the compiler is dated 1933; online at GenealogyLibrary.com). On p. 154:

Sias, James W., and Louisa Hunter, Mar. 27, 1862.

2. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #72-73 of 136): Griffithville P.O., Jefferson Twp., Lincoln Co., WV, pp. 455B-456A, PN 2-3, 15/15, enumerated 1 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Sias James 32 M W Farmer 300 110 Va

____ Louisa 23 F W Keeps House Va

____ John W 7 M W at Home Va

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____ William C A 5 M W at Home Virginia

____ Kora Belle 3 F W at Home Va

____ Andrew L 1 M W at Home Va

Apparently our subjects haven't accepted the fact "their" VA is now WV. Also in the county: Andrew SIAS, William A. SIAS, and "Hervy C." SIAS. Several "ELKINS" in neighborhood who are probably "ADKINS."

3. 1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):

Census Place:Laurel Hill, Lincoln, West Virginia

Source:FHL Film 1255406; NARA Film T9-1406; Pg 188A

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

James SEIAS Self M M W 44 WV Farmer WV WV

Louisa SEIAS Wife F M W 34 WV Keeping House WV WV

John W. SEIAS Son M S W 17 WV Works On Farm WV WV

William SEIAS Son M S W 15 WV Works On Farm WV WV

Corabell SEIAS Dau F S W 13 WV At Home WV WV

Andrew L. SEIAS Son M S W 12 WV Works On Farm WV WV

Rebeca E. SEIAS Dau F S W 10 WV At Home WV WV

Marthy SEIAS Dau F S W 8 WV WV WV

Thomas A. SEIAS Son M S W 6 WV WV WV

Charlotta F. SEIAS Dau F S W 4 WV WV WV

Cetavy E. SEIAS Dau F S W 2 WV WV WV

Louisa SEIAS Dau F S W 1 WV WV WV

Mary E. DAVIS Other F M W 19 WV Servant WV WV

James F. DAVIS Other M S W 1 WV WV WV

4. 1890 Census: the 1890 census population schedules were destroyed.

5. 1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com): Laurel Hill Dist., Lincoln Co., WV, p. 283A, SN 17, SD 4, ED 45, enumerated 11 Jul 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

262 262 Sias James W Head W M Sept 1835 64 M 39 WV WV WV Farmer Y Y Y O F F 221

____ Louisa Wife W F Apr 1848 52 M 39 12 11 WV WV WV N N Y

____ James B Son W M Sept 1884 15 S WV WV WV Farm Laborer Y Y Y

____ Rosa A Daughter W F Feb 1890 10 S WV WV WV At School 4½ Y Y Y

Living three doors from William SIAS.

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