Ruth Reger
(1809-1892)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Weaver Marple

Ruth Reger 1 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 14 July 1809, Hackers Creek, Lewis County, WV 1 3 4 6
  • Marriage (1): John Weaver Marple on 12 August 1827 in , Lewis County, VA 1 2 3
  • Died: 6 December 1892, , Upshur County, WV at age 83 4 6 9
  • Buried: After 6 December 1892, Warren District, Upshur County, WV 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1830 US Census in , Lewis County, VA on June 1830. 10

1830 US Census
Page 248 Roll 191
, Lewis County, Virginia
Females
20-30: 1 = (Ruth, wife, age 21)
(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Lewis County, VA on 17 July 1850. 7

1850 US Census
Page 25, Dwelling 331, Family 333, Roll 956
District 30, Lewis County, Virginia
Ruth Marple..41..VA
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 14 Jul 1809, then her age should have been 40 instead of 41.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Warren Township, Upshur County, WV on 19 August 1870. 8

1870 US Census
Page 13, Dwelling 99, Family 96
Warren Township, Upshur County, West Virginia
Ruth Marple..61..VA..Keeping House
(Living with husband, married daughter, Elmira, and her 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 14 Jul 1809, then her age should have been 60 instead of 61.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Warren District, Upshur County, WV on 1 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 117A, District 125, Dwelling 4, Family 4, Roll 1414
Warren District, Upshur County, West Virginia
Ruth Marple..Wife..70..WV..Keeping House..(Mother to Addison)
(Living with her husband at the home of her married son, Addison, and his family.)
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• She was buried after 6 December 1892 in the McVaney Cemetery in Warren District, Upshur County, WV.


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Ruth married John Weaver Marple, son of John Abram Marple and Barbara Anna Weaver, on 12 August 1827 in , Lewis County, VA.1 2 3 (John Weaver Marple was born on 15 April 1805 in Virginia,3 4 6 7 died on 17 August 1880 in , Upshur County, WV 1 4 6 and was buried after 17 August 1880 in Warren District, Upshur County, WV 4 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of Lewis, Virginia and 17 April 1827. 4

• They appeared on the 1830 US Census in , Lewis County, VA on June 1830. 10

1830 US Census
Page 248 Roll 191
, Lewis County, Virginia
Males
20-30:1 = John Marpel (age 25)
Females
0-5: 2 = (Rosetta, daughter, age 2; Samantha, daughter, age 0)
20-30: 1 = (Ruth, wife, age 21)
.

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Lewis County, VA on 17 July 1850. 7

1850 US Census
Page 25, Dwelling 331, Family 333, Roll 956
District 30, Lewis County, Virginia
John Marple..45..VA..Farmer
Ruth Marple..41..VA
Albina Marple..16..VA..Farmer
Addison E. Marple..14..VA
Almira A. Marple..10..VA
Columbus F. Marple..4..VA
Columbia H. Marple..1..VA
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Warren Township, Upshur County, WV on 19 August 1870. 8

1870 US Census
Page 13, Dwelling 99, Family 96
Warren Township, Upshur County, West Virginia
John W. Marple..64..VA..Farmer
Ruth Marple..61..VA..Keeping House
Elmira A. Marple..29..VA
Rossetta Marple..9..VA
Omar S. Marple..7..VA
Electa C. Marple..4..WV

NOTE - Elmirya was widowed and living back home with her 3 young children.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Warren District, Upshur County, WV on 1 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 117A, District 125, Dwelling 4, Family 4, Roll 1414
Warren District, Upshur County, West Virginia

NOTE - The enumerator mistakenly listed the family of Addison's father and Mother as the same family #4 instead of family #5. The relationships below are all to the father and not to Addison.

John W. Marple..(Head)..75..PA..Farmer..(Father to Addison)
Ruth Marple..Wife..70..WV..Keeping House..(Mother to Addison)
Rose E. Robinson..GDau..18..WV..At Home..(Niece)
Omar L. Robinson..GSon..17..WV..Farm Laborer..(Nephew)
Electa C. Robinson..GDau..14..WV..(Niece)

(Living at the home of their married son, Addison, and his family.)

NOTE - Addison Marple was an uncle to the three Robinson children. They were listed as "grandchildren" but that relationship was only to the elderly parents, John W. and Ruth Marple who were living with Addison, at the time of the census. The mother of the Robinson children was Addison's sister, Almyra Arminta Marple, whose husband had died in 1865. It is not known where Almyra was at the time of the 1880 census or why her children had to be cared for by her brother and his wife who had 10 children of their own living at home at the time. I doubt if the elderly parents who were in their 70s were actually caring for the 3 teen-aged Robinson children.
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Sources


1 Marian L. Post, World Family Tree Vol. 052, Ed. 1, Tree #1624 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: February 2000).

2 Genealogy.com, Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850 (Family Archive #229).

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Warren District, Upshur County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 125, p. 117A, dwelling 4, family 4, John Weaver Marple and Ruth Reger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1414.

4 Katharine Williamson, "Benington/Arras/Marple/Williamson" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2648183; Updated: Sat Sep 20 13:45:49 2003).

5 James K. Skeens, "James Kayton Skeens' Tree" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jameskskeens; Updated: 2005-08-07 16:51:01 UTC (Sun)).

6 Daniel C. Hyde, "REGER Family History" (http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/reger/; Updated December 31, 2001).

7 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, District 30, Lewis County, Virginia, p. 25, dwelling 331, family 333, John Weaver Marple and Ruth Reger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Warren Township, Upshur County, West Virginia, p. 13, dwelling 99, family 96, John Weaver Marple and Ruth Reger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

9 Mary F. Shingleton, World Family Tree Vol. 001, Ed. 1, Tree #4417 (Br๘derbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).

10 1830 U.S. census, Lewis County, Virginia, p. 248, John Weaver Marple and Ruth Reger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 191.


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