Re: Fam. History
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In reply to:
Fam. History
JOHN STRAIGHT 7/23/97
I find it very interesting the number of Jacob Straight's there are.I ran across this information:The Straight family in Marion County, WV trace their roots back to "Llewellyn the Chieftain" in 1283 Wales.Jacob Straight came from Fayette Co., PA to Marion Co., WV in the mid-1700's.He settled on Straights Run above Barrackville, now known as Fort Hill Road.Nicholas Woods came with him and settled on the opposite side of the hill known as Woods Run on Paw Paw Creek. He and Jacob were killed by Indians in 1786. Jacob's wife, Elizabeth Dragoo Straight fled. She was the sister of John Dragoo.Jacob's land went to sons William and Peter.William married Martha Hayes.They had Amos, Gabriel, Alexander, Mary Ann, Susanna and Alpheus.Alpheus married Mary Koon and had several sons and daughters.One was William Emory Straight who married Margaret Lavina Ice, daughter of Fielding and Louisa Dragoo Ice.They continued to live on the land settled by Jacob.William Emory and Margaret Lavina Straight had 11 children:Ida m. Otis Hibbs: children Harold and Edith; Bird m. Fleming Wismann: children Edwin, Virginia, Margaret...she then married Charles Robinette and had Frank, Camilla, and James;Cordelia married Wayne R. Powell: they had Lucy Margaret (m. Herman Gribble or Ribble and had child Terry-lived in Wheeling, WV);Willis married Minnie Vangilder and had son Wilbert;Leora, Russell married Maggie Shuck and had Everett; Glen married Mary Lakins and hadeight children: Donald (m. Mary Hardman, had Donna Ware), Mildred (m. Carl Trisler, had Thomas and James), Kenneth (m. Katie Iaquintoo, had Paula and Jennifer), Doris (m. Carl Simms, had Susan), William (m. Sally Paugh, had James and Linda), Richard (m. Virginia Watson, had John, Brad and Thomas), George (went to Ohio), and John (went to Indiana); Cecil m. Bessie ? and had Robert and Lois...went to Ohio; Claude m.(!) Ruth Ball and Had Juanita and Paul James (Paul James m. Delfia Cox and had Claude, Paul, Lloyd and Susan); m. (2) Lena Nester and had Barbara, Claudette, Joseph and Beth Ann; Roy Straight never married and Jessie Straight m. Oral Wilson and had a daughter Vera Jean.
So this is another piece of information, good or bad, right or wrong, to go along with all the other.
And all I was looking for was the ICE family.
Isn't that ironic?