On 13 Mar 1842, my 3x great grandfather James Benjamin Houdeshell was born in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) to Adam and Mary (Sine) Houdeshell.
Surname Saturday: Alexander Bonnington
From Scotland to West Virginia Alexander Bonnington was born on 16 August 1875 in Durhamtown, Bathgate, Linlithgow, Scotland, the third son of Peter Purvis and Elizabeth (Buchanan) Bonnington.[1] He grew up in the lowlands of Scotland between Edinburgh and Glasgow. His father died on 16 September 1891 when Alexander was 16 years-old.[2] On 27 January… read more
Peter Purvis Bonnington
Peter3 Purvis Bonnington (William2, Robert1) was born ca 1844 in Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland, son of William and Margaret (Purves/Fairborn) Bonnington.[1] Peter died in Mayburn, Loanhead, Lasswade Parish, Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 Sep 1891; he was 47.[2] He was enumerated with his family on the 1851 census for Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland, at age 8; the 1861… read more
Photo: Hoover/Riddle Children
From left to right: Gilbert Riddle, Hugh Riddle, Walter Riddle, Nora May Hoover, Jesse Riddle, Sherman Hoover, Robert Riddle The children of Ida Christine Watson and her first husband, Nathan Bragg Riddle, and her second husband, Simon Edward Hoover. Photo courtesy of: Beverly Christensen.
Photo: Nora (Hoover) Rice’s Children
The children of Nora (Hoover) Rice. From left to right: Richard, Mary, John, Marjorie, Joseph, Beverly, William and David Photo courtesy of: Beverly Christensen.
Photo: Nora and Sherman Hoover
Nora and Sherman Hoover were the son and daughter of Simon Edward and Ida Christine (Watson) Hoover. Nora was born in 1902 and Sherman in 1905, both in Davis, West Virginia. Photo courtesy of: Beverly Christensen.
Photo: Alexander Bonnington
A photo of my great-great grandmother Eliza Craig (Bonnington) Smith’s brother Alex.
Adam HOWDYSHELL/HOUDESHELL
I am struggling to locate Adam and Mary (SINE) HOWDYSHELL and their sons, Adam, Jr., Daniel, Isaac, John W. and George Westfall(?) after the Civil War.
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