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Patrick Deems
(1816-After 1860)
Mary Catherine Lazure
(1814-After 1860)
Samuel Barr
(1798-1864)
Rachel Weaver
(1808-1862)
Jacob Deems
(1843-1937)
Mary Elizabeth Barr
(1842-1913)
Amanda Melvina Deems
(1880-1966)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Scott Riddle

2. John H. Hayhurst

Amanda Melvina Deems 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 1880, Calhoun County, WV 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Scott Riddle on 15 September 1902 in Calhoun County, WV 1 2
  • Marriage (2): John H. Hayhurst on 23 September 1930 in Calhoun County, WV 1
  • Died: 1966 at age 86 1
  • Buried: 1966, Center District, Calhoun, WV 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 19 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 265A, District 145, Dwelling 104, Family 109, Roll 1401
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Amanda M. Deems..Daughter..1..WV
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 12 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 21, Dwelling 215, Family 215
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Melvina Deems..Daughter..1880..20..WV
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 22 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 18, Family 78, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
Melvina Riddle..Wife..29..WV..3/3
(Living with husband and children.)
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• She was buried in 1966 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Center District, Calhoun, WV.


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Amanda married Scott Riddle on 15 September 1902 in Calhoun County, WV.1 2 (Scott Riddle was born in 1881 in , Wirt County, WV,1 died in 1911 in Calhoun County, WV 1 and was buried in 1911 in Center District, Calhoun, WV.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 22 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 18, Family 78, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
Alva S. Riddle..Head..27..WV..Farmer, General Farm
Melvina Riddle..Wife..29..WV..3/3
Alva P. Riddle..Son..7..WV
Almeda Riddle..Dau..5..WV
Elder J. Riddle..Son..3..WV

NOTE - Was Scott Riddle's name inadvertently entered by the enumerator as the same as his oldest son, Alva P. Riddle? Or was his real name Alva and Scott was a nickname as hinted by the middle initial of S on this census?
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Calhoun County, West Virginia Marriages
Bride: DEEMS, Melvina
Age: 22
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parents: E & Jacob
Groom: RIDDLE, Scott
Age:20
Birthplace: Wirt
Parent: JMW
Marriage date: 15 Sep 1902
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Amanda next married John H. Hayhurst, son of John Hayhurst and Alcinda Frances Cornell, on 23 September 1930 in Calhoun County, WV.1 (John H. Hayhurst was born in August 1875 in Calhoun County, WV 1 5 6 and died after 23 September 1930.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Calhoun County, West Virginia Marriages
Groom: HAYHURST, John H
Age: 55
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parents: John & Alcinda
Bride: RIDDLE, Melvina
Age: 45-W
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parents: Jacob & Betty Deems
Marriage date: 23 Sep 1930
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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 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 5A, family 78, Scott Riddle and Amanda Melvina Deems; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1677.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 145, p. 265A, dwelling 104, family 109, Jacob Deems and Mary Elizabeth Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 12B, dwelling 215, family 215, Jacob Deems and Mary Elizabeth Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 145, p. 263A, dwelling 85, family 89, John Hayhurst and Alcinda Frances Cornell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Apr 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 13B, dwelling 229, family 229, John H. Hayhurst; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


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