G. D. Criss
(Abt 1846-)
M. J.
(Abt 1851-)
Samuel McConaughy Criss
(1876-1948)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ella May Rice

Samuel McConaughy Criss 1 2 3 4

  • Born: August 1876, Calhoun County, WV 3
  • Marriage (1): Ella May Rice on 11 February 1898 in Calhoun County, WV 1 2 3
  • Died: 12 March 1948, Grantsville, WV at age 71 1 4
  • Buried: 16 March 1948, Sheridan Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States 1 4
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 29 March 1874 and a birth location of Calhoun County, WV.

This birth date appears on his gravestone.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sheridan Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 21 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 24, Family 240
Sheridan District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm rented
Married 3 years
McConaughy M. Criss..Head..Aug 1876..23..WV..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He was buried on 16 March 1948 in the Bigbend Cemetery in Sheridan Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States.

Find A Grave Memorial #63511221
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Samuel married Ella May Rice, daughter of Alexander Elihu Rice and Francina Stump, on 11 February 1898 in Calhoun County, WV.1 2 3 (Ella May Rice was born in April 1880 in Calhoun County, WV,1 3 5 died in 1902 in Bigbend, WV 1 6 and was buried in 1902 in Calhoun County, WV 1 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sheridan Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 21 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 24, Family 240
Sheridan District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm rented
Married 3 years
McConaughy M. Criss..Head..Aug 1876..23..WV..Farmer
Ella Criss..Wife..Apr 1880..20..WV..2/2..House Keeper
Evert Criss..Son..Nov 1898..1..WV
Mary F. Criss..Dau..Jan 1900..5m..WV
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Sources


1 Polli Kreaps, "Walker Kreaps APRIL 2008" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pollee_tribe; Updated: 2008-04-10 04:15:54 UTC (Thu)).

2 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 31 May 2015); Name: Samuel M Criss; Spouse's Name: Ella M Rice; Event Date: 11 Feb 1898; Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Sheridan District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, sheet 14B, dwelling 24, family 240, Samuel McConaughy Criss and Ella May Rice; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 31 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63511221.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 143, p. 236B, Alexander Elihu Rice and Francina Stump; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 31 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121428101.


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