Ruth REGER and John Weaver MARPLE

Ruth REGER b. 14 Jul 1809; d. 6 Dec 1892 (82y4m1d); m. 12(bond)/17 Apr 1827 Lewis Co., (W)V John W. Marple b. 1805 s/o John Abram & Barbara (Weaver) Marple; d. 17 Aug 1880 (75y4m2d); Settled on Hacker's Creek near Isaac Reger. Both buried McVaney Cemetery -row 7:

Children of Ruth REGER and John Weaver MARPLE.

1. Rosetta MARPLE b. 17 Nov 1828; d. 26 Dec.1869 plursey, age 41; Bk1:24 Upshur Co., WV: m. 8 Feb. 1848 Lewis Co., John Minion McWhorter, s/o Walter and Margaret Hurst McWhorter; b. 22 Jan 1822; d. 9 Nov 1909 Buckhannon, Upshur Co.; both bur. McWhorter Cemetery, Harrison Co., WV. John's stone reads: Rev. J. M. McWhorter M.D. 1822-1909; Pioneer Advocate of Universalism in WV - cremated.

a. Hyrcanus MARPLE b. 15 Dec 1848; d. 6 Feb. 1849; bur. McWhorter Cemetery

b. C. Columbus F. MARPLE b. 15 Dec. 1848 - twin; d. 17 Apr. 1917; m. 28 Oct 1875 Cassandra Morris; b. 27 Aug 1850; d. 15 Mar 1942/43. 3 children

c. Flavius Josephus MARPLE b. 26 Nov 1849; d. Nov 1922; m. #1 27 Dec. 1871 Upshur Co., (ages 22/18) Olive C.(Catherine?) Reger; d/o Goodman & India d. 23 May 1880 (age 26y7m7d) Bk:1:44 Upshur; bur. Philip Reger Cemetery; #2 15 Oct 1891 Upshur Co., (ages 42w)/27w) Florence (Ervin) McAvoy, b. 1864 Pocahontas Co., d/o Charles W. Ervin; d. 1954; both bur. Heavner Cemetery; at least 1 child; John Scott.

d. Augusta Amsler MARPLE b. 24 Jul 1851 Harrison Co.; d. 14 Mar 1853 (1y2m20d - Harrison Death Records, 1853-1903, by Patti Hickman, Heritage Books.)

e. Lycurgus Diogenes MARPLE b. 4 Aug 1853/59 Harrison Co; d. 18 Apr 1916 Upshur Co. 62y BK:3:11; m. 1 Jan 1876 Upshur Co. (ages 22/21) Louisa Alice Caynor b. 8 Oct. 1854 Upshur; d/o Elias and Sarah A.; d. 1930; both bur. Heavner Cemetery. 10 children : 1900 census for Ritchie County.

f. Cyrus S. MARPLE b. 1 Oct 1855 Harrison Co.; d. 30 Dec. 1915 Redlands, CA; m. 4 Oct 1876 Upshur by T. B. Hughes Viola Bird Williams b. 21 Apr 1858 Upshur Co., WV; d/o Set and Elizabeth May Rohrbough; d. 23 Oct 1944. 1 child, Daisy b. 21 Apr 1878 m. Elmer R. Davis Feb. 1907; res. Sacramento, CA. Cyrus established the Bank of Redlands which prospered. Viola's father, Seth, was a tanner by trade, postmaster of Buckhannon, 1863 Clerk of Town government. Sources: Seth Williams family Bible record; HCPD; Rohrbough Family Books by Fred Ware Rohrbough and J. D. Rohrbough.

g. Sabinos Bruce MARPLE b. 5 Sep 1857; d. 25 May 1899 Claysville, PA; res. Ritchie Co., WV; m. 4/14 Aug 1881 Emmeline May Lawson b. ca 1861; d. 2 Sep 1936; both bur. IOOF Fairview, Berlin, WV; 3 children

h. Lucullus Virgil "Old Wolf" MARPLE b. 29 Jan 1860 Harrison Co., WV; d. 10 Oct 1944 Washington State; bur. Old Section of Tahoma Cemetery in Yakima, Washington; m. 17 Mar 1883 #1 Ardelia Adeline Swisher; b. 6 Oct 1862; d/o George Washington and Mary Boram Swisher; d. 22 Dec. 1893 Upshur Co. BK1A:46 age 31y2m16d; bur. IOOF Fairview Cem., Berlin, Lewis Co., WV. m. 1897 #2 Anna Bowman; Author of Borders Settlers of Northwestern Virginia; 3 children with Ardelia

i. Flora Meade MARPLEb. 29 Sep 1861 Harrison Co.; d. 19 Aug. 1883; m. 19 Aug 1883 Union Chapel (ages 22/28) Upshur Co; George Columbus Lawson, b. 20 June/Aug. 1855 Lewis Co., WV, s/o George and Clarinda L. Cozad Lawson ; d. 2 Mar 1942; 10 children.

j. Lora Lee MARPLE b. 23 Mar 1864; d. 4 May 1864.

k. John Camillus MARPLE (Judge) b. 5 Jul 1866 Upshur Co., WV; d. Thurs. 25 Mar 1937; m. 26 Aug. 1895 (ages 29/25) Elizabeth "Lizzie" Alkire b. May 1870; d/o Washington and Samantha Post Alkire. 3 children. Both bur. Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, WV

l. Lena Leota MARPLE b. 3 Jun 1868 Upshur Co.; m. 24 Dec. 1900 Upshur Co., (ages 32/35) Ulysses Irvin Jenkins.

2. Samantha MARPLE b. 21 Jul 1830; d. 11 Feb 1921; m. 7 Sep 1848 Lewis Co., WV Job B. CASTO b. 31 Aug 1825 s/o David J and Sarah Ward Casto; d. 25 Jul 2909; both bur. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Image of Samantha MARPLE CASTO in Rocker. Image of Samantha from Gerald Baughman.

a. Violetta Alice CASTO b. 22 Oct 1849; d. 26 Apr 1917 Upshur Co; 67y6m4d; Bk;3:15; m. 31 Oct. 1867 Upshur Co. (ages 18/26) by Rev. Elias Bennett Samuel W. Karickhoff b. 1841; d. 1921. Both bur. Mt. Zion Cemetery, Peck's Run U. B. Church. At least 5 children.

b. David Chesterfield CASTO b. Feb. 1851 m. 5 Nov. 1876 Upshur (ages 25/17)by Rev. Oliver Lowther Malinda Annie HODGES b. ca 1859; 6 children. Image of David Chesterfield CASTO. Image of Malinda Annie (HODGES) CASTO. Images of David and Malinda from Gerald Baughman.

c. Florence E. CASTO b. 20 Oct /Aug 1853; m. 26 Feb. 1874 Upshur (ages 20/25) by Rev. Elias Bennett Oscar F. Hodges b. Dec 1848 s/o John R. and Elizabeth Warren Brown; d. 13 Jul 1925, 76y6m27d Bk3:108 Upshur Co: at least 7 children.

d. Oscar L CASTO. b. Nov. 1858; m. 17 Apr 1883 Upshur (age 27/20) by Rev. S. T. Westfall Margaret S. Queen b. Nov 1862; d/o S. L. and Annie Queen. At least 7 children

e. Missouri Isaac CASTO b. 31 Mar 1858 Upshur; m. 11 Nov 1881(ages 23/22) Albinos Queen b. Harrison Co., d/o David and Rebecca Queen; 3 children

f. Eusebuis W. CASTO b. 10 Jun 1861 Upshur; d. 1921; m. 4 Oct 1883 Upshur Co., (ages 22/15) on horseback nr. Buckhannon by Rev. W. E. Lovett Emma E. Johnstone; b. Nov 1867 Barbour Co., d/o Abraham and Martha; d. May 1947; both bur. Mt. Lebanon. 2 children

g. John H. CASTO b. Sep 1863;

h. Orlando CASTO b. 21 Feb. 1867; d. 6 Mar 1867; 13 days; bur. Mt. Lebanon

i. Augustus CASTO d. 10 Jun 1868; bur. McVaney Cemetery beside grandparents in row 7.

3. Albinos Reger Marple b. 27 Jan 1834 Lewis Co; d. 20 Sep 1908 on Hacker's Creek m. 01 Feb 1855 Upshur Co., (ages 21/23) Mary Jane Post, b. 22 Oct 1831 nr Post Mills, Lewis Co.d. 20 Jan 1909: both bur. McVaney Cemetery; (for Post information refer to Doris Poinsett's history of this family. HCPD library has a copy.) Albinos was a farmer at Warren District owning 308 acres of land on the waters of Hacker's Creek. During the Civil War he enlisted for 3 years as Confederate private in Co., D. 20th Regt. VA Cavalry at Hightown, VA. He was described as age 29, five feet four inches, fair complexion, gray eyes, black hair. (Poinsett)

a. Mandema H. "Dem" b. 30 Mar 1856 m. 17 Apr 1883 (ages 27/24) Upshur Co., Joseph A. Lewis Jr. s/o Joseph A. and Sarah.

b. Salukas Eumenis "Luke" b. 21 Sep 1860; d. 12 Feb 1948 Berlin, Lewis Co., WV; bur. IOOF Fairview; m. 8 Jan 1880 Upshur Co., (ages 19/18) Anna Elizabeth Armstrong b. 4 Nov 1861, d/o Harvey and Margaret McCoy Armstrong

1. Moletus/Miletus b. 26 Jun 1882 Upshur Co.; d. 3 Feb 1924 Triplett, Spencer, Roane Co., WV; m. 23 Aug 1908 Edith Bartlett b. 26 May 1883; d/o Theodore and Dora D. Greathouse Bartlett; d. 3 July 1964. Both bur. Little Creek Cemetery, Triplett, Roane Co., WV; 6 children.

2. Arley H/M b. Jun 1883; d. 2. Sep 1944; unmarried; buried Fairview Cemetery

3. Heaston b. 6 Aug 1886 Hacker's Creek; d. 1965 Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV; m. #1 31 Dec. 1905 Upshur Co.,(ages 19/16) Jessie Marie Post , s/o Jefferson and Violetta, at the Bride's home on Hacker's Creek; (Jesse and Heaston were second cousins) #2 4 Jun 1948 Ida Bell Fisher; Heaston lived in Spencer, WV in 1944. 6 children. 1898 Jesse attended Sunday School at Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (Poinsett)

4. Ferras b. 10 Mar 1890; d. 31 Jul 1974 Auburn WV; m. 15 Mar 1912 Roane, Co., Inez Miller b. 1895; child Reta b. 10 Oct 1913 Roane Co., WV; m. Wade Simmons

5. John E. (Exel) b.27 Jul 1894; d. 2 May 1975; m. 13 Aug 1916 Upshur Co. (ages 22/16) Merle Virginia Kinder b. 18 Jan 1900 Upshur Co., d. 17 Nov 1987 (87yrs), d/o Charles & Margaret Snyder Kinder; both bur. Fairview IOOF Cemetery in Berlin, Lewis Co., WV. 5 children

6. Lesta "Leslie" b. 1899; m. 23 Aug 1908 Roane Co., ______ McCue.

7. Lois b. 1902; d. 1984; m. Roy C. Hildreth b. 1893; d. 1975.

Sources: Anna Gandee Herbertson, 1900 Upshur census/marriages, HCPD library sources.

c. Archilles Landollus b. 2/3 Jun 1872 Upshur Co; d.1958 age 86 ; m. 12 Dec 1899 at Mick Hill: Upshur Co., WV; both age 17 by Rev. A. L. McKeever Cora KcKinney b. 21 Nov 1872, d/o George & Mary Bean McKinney; d. Jan 1942; she is buried in Pleasant View Cem. (obit) 10 children

d. Nevada "Vada" b. 4 Apr 1866; d. 27 May1985 m. 22 Mar 1883 Upshur Co., (ages 16/20) Homer W. Reynolds, b. Nov 1861, s/o J. J. & Barbara; farmer; Child: Rosa Reynolds b. 19 April 1890 m. 6 Aug 1907 Clyde "Blinken" Morrison. Two children: Clyde W. Jr. and Reynolds M.

e. Louvernia "Vernie" b. 20 Jun 1859; m. 11 Mar 1876 Churchwell Reeder b. Jun 1856, s/o Moses and Virginia Russell Reeder; 1 child: Lester Roy b. May 1878. This family went to Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., OH.

4. Addison E. Marple b. 17 Apr 1836 Lewis Co.; d. 26 Jun 1921; m. 4 Sep 1859 (ages 23/17) Upshur Co., Marietta Casto b. 10 Jan 1842 Lewis Co., d/o Joel and Jemima Post Casto; d. 5 Nov 1896 54y9m; both bur. McVaney Cemetery. 16 children . Addison m. 21 Jan 1899 Upshur Co., #2. Martha A. Post b. Sept 1850 (age 47w), d/o Joel and Jemima Casto, sister to Marietta. Martha was m. to John Musgrave 2 May 1867; they had 3 children and separated; she then m. 11 May 1892 her first cousin David Hall Post, s/o Jacob and Rebecca Ann Casto Post. He d. 20 Aug 1894. Addison enlisted in the CW and served under Capt. Asberry Lewis' Company, 20th Virginia Vol. Cavalry in Jackson's Brigade, Lomax Division, Fitzhugh Lee Corps. He was a democrat, a farmer and a member of the M. E. Church

a. Ida P. b. 3 Jun 1860; d. 1937 Tuscon, Arizona; bur. IOOF Fairview Cemetery; m. 8 May 1879 Upshur Co. (age 18/19) by Rev. Elias Bennett Rev. Ulyssus Wayne Morrison (related) ; s/o James M. and Sarah J. Bonnett Morrison; (descendant of John and Katherine Shook Brake)5 children

b. Amy C. b. 5 May 1861 Upshur Co.; d. 4 Jan 1936; m. 16 Dec 1880 Upshur (ages 19/20)Rev. Floyd. W. Queen b. 20 Mar 1861 Harrison Co., s/o George W. and Lucinda;d. 3 Aug. 1922; both bur. McVaney Cemetery; 3 children

c. Imboden Lee (Rev.) farmer, minister, teacher, poet b. 14 May 1862 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co; d. 10 Apr 1922 Huntington, WV hospital; bur. McVaney Cemetery m. 28 May 1891 Upshur (ages 29/19) Effie F. Reger b. ca 1872 d/o Philip and Susan A. Pritchard Reger; 2 children. Imboden taught 10 years in the public schools of Upshur Co. He entered the ministry in 1898 and for a number of years was secretary of the Buckhannon District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

A THOUGHT FROM THE SOUTHLAND

Away in the far off Southland,
Where the orange blossoms bloom,
I stood in a quiet graveyard
And gazed upon a tomb
That contained the sacred relics
Of a mother who had gone
To try the stern realities
Of the great unknown beyond
I thought, as I read the story
Told on that humble slab,
Of the cruelty of the white man
Who gave the fatal stab.
For she had "died of a broken heart"
Because her children were taken away
To the merchant-man and sold
She could not help her color
Her servitude or race
She had a soul within her breast,
Though jet black was her face.
And she loved her darling children
With a fervency unknown
To those who never had love
For children of their own.
But they were slaves! The master
Had a right to buy and sell
And trade in human beings -
What a tale these words do tell--
And he had torn those children
From their mother's fond embrace,
And sold them to a merchant,
In a far off distant place.
p. 505 History of Upshur County, by Cutright

d. Esta L. b. 20 Sep 1862; d. 19 Jul 1928 Hiawatha, Kansas m. 15 Nov 1881 Upshur (ages 18/27) b. W. E. Lovett Marshall D. Dawson; 1 child Loy Dawson.

e. Omar Urban (Rev.) b. 15 Jan 1865 Upshur ; d. 16 Jun 1934; m. 4 Mar 1883 Upshur (ages 19/20) by Rev. D. M. Heaston Mary E. "Mamie" McDermott. b. 1863; d. 1934 d/o Thomas and Mary J; both bur. McVaney Cemetery; 4 children . Omar resided on Turkey Run in Upshur Co., He was a minister and a farmer, was ordained in 1891 and retired in 1932.

f. Emma B. b. 16 Nov 1866 Upshur ; d. 12 Jun 1948 age 81y; bur. IOOF Fairview m.8 Nov 1893 Upshur Co., Fernando Rinehart b. 1869 s/o Noah and Tracy Rinehart;d, 1941; bur. IOOF Fairview 2 children

g. Daisy b. 20 Sep 1868; d. 15 Apr 1938 on Buckhannon Run;bur. IOOF Fairview m. 16 Aug. 1890 Upshur (ages 28/21) by Rev. A. L. McKeever #1 James R. Francis; b. 15 Mar 1862; d. 26 Jan 1899; bur. McVaney Cem; 1 child m. abt. 1900 #2 David Marshall Rogers b. 19 Dec. 1857/59; d. 2 Dec 1937 s/o Duff and Harriet Wilson Rogers; bur. Starcher/Rogers Cemetery; 2 children. David was the oldest of eight children, a farmer and mechanic. He owned 90 acres of good land on Buckhannon Run off Hacker's Creek. His first wife was Luvernia Kee, d/o George W. and Nancy Norman Kee.

h. Alva T. b. 29 Aug. 1870; d. 31 Mar 1959; bur. McVaney Cemetery m. 28 Oct 1896 #1 Carrie Lawman b. 1876; d. 29 Jun 1907; bur. McVaney Cem. d/o Samuel & Mary Ella Foster Lawman; 1 child. m. #2 24 Jun 1908 Upshur Co., (ages 38w/25) Ella Kathryn Lawman, b. 25 Dec 1882 Rover's Run, Berlin, WV; d/o Wm Henry & Olive; d. 7 Feb. 1970 Nella's Nursing Home, Elkins, WV; bur. McVaney; 2 children.

i. Claudius S. b. 2 Mar 1872 Upshur Co.; d. 1956; m. 14 Sep 1893 (ages 21/16) Emma Foster b. 21 Mar 1877 Lewis Co. d/o John W. and Harriet McPhearson Foster; d. May 1947; 5 children; members of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church.

j. Arthur C. b. 18 Feb 1874 Upshur Co.; d. 12 Oct 1960 Dayton, Ohio; m. 27 Jul 1898 Upshur Co.,(ages 24/18) at the residence of M. J. Post by Rev. A. M. Linger ; Bessie Post, b. 22 Nov 1880; d. 20 Mary 1950 Buckhannon; d/o Martin and Margaret S. Post; 3 children; both bur. Heavner Cemetery;. In 1894/95 Bessie was a member of the Westfall Chapel M.P. Church.

k. Dulcie M. b. 31 Jan 1876; d. 1938; m. 20 Apr 1896 Upshur Co., (ages 20/25) Ira F. Lawman b. 25 Aug 1870 Rover's Run s/o W. H. & Olive; d. 12 Jul 1926 Clarksburg, WV. Both bur. IOOF Chestnut St., Clarksburg .

l. Dessie J. b. 1878 m. #1 N. Schomerus; #2 Mr. Davis. Res. 1938 California;at least 2 children

m. Goldie b. 1883; d. 17 Dec. 1966; m. Bert E. Rogers b. 30 Apr. 1883; d. 27 Jun 1972; s/o David Marshall and Loverna Kee Rogers. Bur. IOOF Fairview, Berlin, WV. No issue Bert's stepmother was Goldie's sister, Daisy.

n. Creighton Bliss b. Apr 1887; d. 1908 age 21y; bur. McVaney Cemetery

o. Luna Ruth b. 22 Aug 1880; d. 5 Nov 1898; bur. McVaney Cemetery; m. 8 Jun 1898 Upshur (ages 18/24) Clarence Everett Queen b. 8 Jun 1874; d. 11 Nov. 1956; bur. Lorentz Cemetery; s/o Armstead and Julia A. Sim Queen. After Luna Ruth's death C. E. married Iva Myrtle Law.

p. Draper b. 1 Sep 1885; d. 29 Oct 1885 1m 29d; bur. McVaney Cemetery

Sources: Upshur court records; HCPD - Marple notebook; Doris Poinsett - Post book- Greta Proudfoot Papers.

 5. Almyra Arminta Marple b. 25 Sep 1840; d. 14 Oct 1885;(45y 19d) m. 26 Apr 1860 (ages 18/18) Elam Omar Robinson b. 2 May 1841;s/o Nelson and Katherine Lamp Robinson; d. 5 Oct 1865 Bryant, IL. Almyra (widow, age 32) m. #2 Eli Rinehart, a widower age 40, s/o Abram & Elizabeth; on 6 Apr 1873 in Upshur Co., WV.

a. RoseElla b. 30 Jul 1861; d. 25Apr 1923; m. 25 Nov 1883 Upshur Co., Ira Albert Lawson, b. 1 Oct 1858; d. 12 May 1944, s/o William and Nancy; Upshur Co. records show they were m. by Rev. Militus L. Barnett on the public highway in Hacker's Creek. 5 children

b. Omar L. b. 1863; m. 16 Sept. 1885 Upshur Co. May B. Balsley, d/o Wm. & Mary.

c. Electa Cathryn b. 1865 Hacker's Creek; m. 11 Sep 1883 Upshur Co., Alfred Newton "Bud" Kee, s/o James P. & Harriet J.

6. Harrison A. Marple b. 1840

7. Columbus F. Marple b. 1846

8. Columbia Helen Marple b. 6 Dec 1848 Lewis Co.; d. 9 Apr 1926, (87y5m3d ); bur. Stone Coal, Peterson Cemetery nr. Weston, Lewis Co.; m. 01 Oct 1868 by Rev. Joseph Jones (ages 17/21) Elias Miflin Lawson b. 30 Jan 1847 Lewis Co., a/o William & Nancy Myers; d. 24 Sep 1933, 86y7m23d; bur. Peterson Cemetery.

a. Romeo F. b. 27 Jan 1871; d. 5 Apr 1888; bur. McVaney

b. Okey b. ca 1873; res. Arcola, IL in 1928

c. Leroy M. b. Sept 1875; res. Horner, WV

d. John M. b. ca 1876

e. Effie Ruth b. 1878; d. 1966; res. Lorentz 1933 m. 13 Oct 1898 Oscar Bruce Queen b. 1864; d. 1923 both bur. Lorentz.

f. Daughter b. Mar 1880

g. Ira A. b. 25 Mar 1882; d. 8 June 1887; bur. McVaney Cemetery

h. Omar L. b. 23 Jul 1884; d. 11 Jan 1887; bur. McVaney Cemetery

i. Naaman W. b. Sept 1885; res. Horner

j. Cozbi A. b. Sept 1887; d. 30 Jun 1919 Weston, Lewis Co., WV, 31y9m11d; bur. Peterson

k. Lottie R. b. Oct. 1889; res. Milan, MI 1933; m. Elmer Leedy

l. Avis I. B. Jun 1894; res. Gaston, WV 1933; m. J. E. Clark of Skin Creek, WV.

Compiled by Linda Brake Meyers.

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