John S. Roush ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

The parentage of John is uncertain simply because there were multiple persons all named John Roush living in the same general area.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 370A, District 99, Family 42, Roll 1408
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
John S. Roush..Head..26..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Nov 1852, then his age should have been 27 instead of 26.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 25 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 56, Family 226
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 24 years
J. S. Roush..Head..Nov 1852..47..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 21 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 106, Family 79, Roll 1689
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 34 years
John S. Roush..Head..56..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Nov 1852, then his age should have been 57 instead of 56.
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• He was buried in 1917 in the Graham Cemetery in , Mason, West Virginia, United States.

Find a Grave Memorial 85702327
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John married Margaret Weaver, daughter of Nicholas Weaver and Dorothy Roush, in 1876 in , Mason, West Virginia, United States.^{1 2 3 4} (Margaret Weaver was born on 29 March 1834 in , Mason County, VA,^{2 4 6 7} died on 17 November 1924 in , Mason, West Virginia, United States ⁷ and was buried after 17 November 1924 in Graham Cemetery, Mason County, WV ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 370A, District 99, Family 42, Roll 1408
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
John S. Roush..Head..26..West Virginia..Farmer
Margaret Roush..Wife..46..Ohio..Keeping House
Lydia Goodnight..none..24..Virginia..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 25 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 56, Family 226
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 24 years
J. S. Roush..Head..Nov 1852..47..West Virginia..Farmer
Margaret Roush..Wife..Mar 1840..60..West Virginia..0/0
Lavina Weaver..Servant..Jul 1886..13..West Virginia

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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 21 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 106, Family 79, Roll 1689
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 34 years
John S. Roush..Head..56..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Margaret Roush..Wife..76..Ohio..2nd marriage
Minnie Layne..Cousin..34..West Virginia..Servant, Private Family
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  Marriage Notes:

Probable Marriage Record but not confirmed if this were the correct Margaret Weaver who was known to have been previously married to Joseph Siegrist but this record shows the bride's married name as Gregorish.

Event Type: Marriage
Name: John S Roush
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1876
Marriage Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
Spouse's Name: Margaret Gregorish
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 1456

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTF3-S2T : 11 February 2018), John S Roush and Margaret Gregorish, 1876; citing Mason, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,390.
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