Selected Families and Individuals


Alfred STEWART [Parents] was born 1824 in Wood Co., VA. He died 14 Sep 1886 in Roane Co., VA. Alfred married Elizabeth SHEPPARD on 21 Apr 1845 in Jackson Co., VA.

Elizabeth SHEPPARD [Parents] was born 1829 in Jackson Co., VA. She died May 1887. Elizabeth married Alfred STEWART on 21 Apr 1845 in Jackson Co., VA.

Other marriages:
ANDERSON, John


William STEWART "Old Billy" married Mary BOARD.

15. WILLIAM4 STEWART (CHARLES3, WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born June 23, 1790 in Greene Co., PA, and died October 01, 1877 in Reedy, Roane Co., WV. He married MARY POLLY BOARD May 23, 1816 in Wood Co., Reedy Dist., WV, daughter of PATRICK BOARD. She was born October 20, 1792 in Maryland, and died December 24, 1866 in Reedy, Roane Co., WV.

Notes for WILLIAM STEWART:
Source: The Records of Gordon C. Baker
William & Polly lived in Greene Co., PA

William Stewart served in the Pennsylvania State Militia in the Wheeling area with his brother Charles; Patrick Board; and Henry Blosser. They went down the Ohio river to what is now West Virginia and about 1816 settled at Three Forks of Reedy Creek. William married Patirck's sister, Mary "Polly" Board. One of William's sisters married Robert Blosser. William was also close friends with David and Thomas Seaman.

* This part of Wood County became part of Jackson County in 1831. This part of Jackson County became part of Wirt County in 1848. This part of Wirt County became part of Roane County in 1856.

References:
"The Burning Springs and Other Tales Of the Little Kanawha"..1968
"Looking Backward One Hundred Years In Appalachia"...1981
Both books (in addition to others) by Howard B. Lee, born in 1879
and still alive in Stuart, Florida as of December, 1982.
"History of Roane County" by William H. Bishop...c1927
"History of Wood, Wirt, Jackson & Roane Counties"...c1883, parts of a aeries published by Hardesty.

1816 William came from Pennsylvania to Three Forks
1816 Married Mary "Polly" Board
1820 Census, Wood County, page 193
1830 Census, Wood County, page 400
1840 Census, Jackson County, page 229
1850 Census, Wirt County, page 061-2
1860 Census, Roane County, page 560 ?664
1866 Mary "Polly" Board Stewart died
1869 William Stewart's will dated 15 March 1869
1873 William executed a codicil to his Will
1877 William died
1879 Will admitted to probate

More About WILLIAM STEWART:
Burial: Reedy-Roberts-Stewart Cemetery, Reedy Roane Co., WV

More About MARY POLLY BOARD:
Burial: Reedy-Roberts-Stewart Cemetery, Reedy Roane Co., WV (next to William)

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM STEWART and MARY BOARD:
Source: The Records of Gordon C. Baker
William and Mary's marriage was the first performed in that District. An early Methodist Episcopal preacher, Reece Wolf, officiated. A district is similar to a "township" elsewhere. See Wood County Marriage Book No. 1, Page 12.


More About WILLIAM STEWART and MARY BOARD:
Marriage: May 23, 1816, Wood Co., Reedy Dist., WV

Children of WILLIAM STEWART and MARY BOARD are:
i. BEE5 STEWART.
ii. JANE STEWART.
30. iii. JOHN WASHINGTON STEWART, b. March 12, 1817, Reedy, Wood Co., WV; d. February 14, 1895, Arkansas City, Cowley Co., Kansas.
31. iv. JOSEPH STEWART, b. May 12, 1819, Reedy, Wood Co., WV; d. November 15, 1879, Reedy, Roane Co., WV.
32. v. ANDREW "ANDY" STEWART, b. 1820, Reedy, Wood Co., WV; d. June 23, 1898, Reedy, Roane Co., WV.
vi. ALFRED STEWART, b. 1824; m. ISABEL ??, 1849.

More About ALFRED STEWART and ISABEL ??:
Marriage: 1849

vii. ELIZABETH STEWART, b. May 15, 1827, Reedy, Wood Co., WV; d. 1886; m. JOHN G. GOFF, 1847.

More About JOHN GOFF and ELIZABETH STEWART:
Marriage: 1847

viii. MARY STEWART, b. 1829, Reedy, Wood Co., WV; d. Aft. 1873; m. ANDREW B. CHANCEY, September 19, 1851.

More About ANDREW CHANCEY and MARY STEWART:
Marriage: September 19, 1851

ix. WILLIAM STEWART, b. 1831, Reedy, Jackson Co., WV; d. Aft. 1873.
x. SUSAN STEWART, b. 1834, Reedy, Wood Co., WV; d. Aft. 1873; m. COL. THOMAS A. ROBERTS, November 11, 1852.

More About COL. ROBERTS and SUSAN STEWART:
Marriage: November 11, 1852

xi. MINERVA STEWART, b. 1837, Reedy, Jackson Co., WV; d. Aft. 1873; m. CHARLES W. COTTLE, 1857.

More About CHARLES COTTLE and MINERVA STEWART:
Marriage: 1857

xii. SARAH JANE STEWART, b. 1839; m. CHARLES M. BOGGS.
Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walnutridge/farm_view_00000b.htm

Mary BOARD "Polly" married William STEWART.

They had the following children:

  M i Alfred STEWART was born 1824 and died 14 Sep 1886.

Dr. Daniel CAIN [Parents] was born 22 Jan 1828 in Jackson Co., VA. He married Letitia SHEPPARD on 7 Sep 1851 in Wirt Co., VA.

Letitia SHEPPARD [Parents] was born 11 Oct 1830 in Wirt Co., VA. She died 1 Jan 1883. Letitia married Dr. Daniel CAIN on 7 Sep 1851 in Wirt Co., VA.


Rev. Thomas CAIN was born 1781 in New Jersey. He died 1840 in Jackson Co., VA. Thomas married Mary HOMER on 1810 in New Jersey.

Other marriages:
LEDSOM, Margaret

First pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church

Mary HOMER was born 1791 in New Jersey. She married Rev. Thomas CAIN on 1810 in New Jersey.

They had the following children:

  M i Gamaliel CAIN was born 1810.
  M ii Alfred CAIN was born 1812.
  M iii Rev. Thomas Horner CAIN was born 22 Oct 1814.
  M iv John W. CAIN was born Dec 1820.
  v Teiga CAIN was born 1821.
  F vi Rachel CAIN was born 1822.
  F vii Mary Elizabeth CAIN was born 1822 and died 1900.
  M viii Valentine CAIN was born 1818.
  F ix Jemina CAIN was born 19 Nov 1824 and died 16 Nov 1901.
  M x Dr. Daniel CAIN was born 22 Jan 1828.
  F xi Eunice CAIN.
  F xii Margaret CAIN.
  M xiii James CAIN was born 1837.
  M xiv George CAIN was born 1841.

Gamaliel CAIN [Parents] was born 1810 in New Jersey. He married Mary BOARD on 19 Jan 1837 in Jackson Co., VA.

Trimble Letter of Guerilla list: Gamaliel Cain
Wheeling Intelligencer, 12/27/61:
West Virginia Database (Boggs captured):
West Virginia in the Civil War, Ripley Raid:
West Virginia in the Civil War, captured after Ripley Raid:
Camp Chase list of Prisoners, OR, Series II, Vol. 2. Page 263 - 266:

Wirt County, (W)VA 1860 Federal Census
Cain Gamaliel 57 Penn'a 171---38 3
Cain Mary 41 Virg'a 171---39 3
Cain John W 18 Virg'a 171---40 3

Mary BOARD married Gamaliel CAIN on 19 Jan 1837 in Jackson Co., VA.


Alfred CAIN [Parents] was born 1812. He married Mary Jenny CORBITT on 26 Aug 1836 in Jackson Co., VA.

Mary Jenny CORBITT married Alfred CAIN on 26 Aug 1836 in Jackson Co., VA.


Rev. Thomas Horner CAIN [Parents] was born 22 Oct 1814 in Greene Co., PA. He married Elizabeth DYE on 1836 in Greene Co., PA.

Elizabeth DYE married Rev. Thomas Horner CAIN on 1836 in Greene Co., PA.

They had the following children:

  M i Disusaway CAIN was born 1838.
  F ii Dililia Jane CAIN was born 1840.
  F iii Mary Ann CAIN was born 1841.
  M iv Elijah CAIN was born 1843 in VA.

no further history
  F v Elizabeth CAIN was born 1845.

John W. CAIN [Parents] was born Dec 1820. He married Louisa Ann COONROD on 15 Jun 1842 in Jackson Co., VA.

Trimble Letter of Guerilla list: J. W. Cain
Wheeling Intelligencer, 12/27/61:
West Virginia Database (Boggs captured):
West Virginia in the Civil War, Ripley Raid:
West Virginia in the Civil War, captured after Ripley Raid:
Camp Chase list of Prisoners, OR, Series II, Vol. 2. Page 263 - 266:

Louisa Ann COONROD married John W. CAIN on 15 Jun 1842 in Jackson Co., VA.


William BEATY was born 1814. He died 28 Jul 1870. William married Rachel CAIN on 28 Apr 1841 in Jackson Co. VA.

Other marriages:
SAYRE, Rhoda

Trimble Letter of Guerilla list: Wm. Beatty
Wheeling Intelligencer, 12/27/61:
West Virginia Database (Boggs captured):
West Virginia in the Civil War, Ripley Raid:
West Virginia in the Civil War, captured after Ripley Raid:
Camp Chase list of Prisoners, OR, Series II, Vol. 2. Page 263 - 266:

Rachel CAIN [Parents] was born 1822. She married William BEATY on 28 Apr 1841 in Jackson Co. VA.


Thomas LEE Jr. was born 1821. He married Mary Elizabeth CAIN on 23 Jun 1842 in Jackson Co., VA.

Mary Elizabeth CAIN [Parents] was born 1822. She died 1900. Mary married Thomas LEE Jr. on 23 Jun 1842 in Jackson Co., VA.

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