Valentine CAIN [Parents] was born 1818. He married Cynthia Ann MCFEE on 24 Dec 1835 in Jackson Co., VA.
Cynthia Ann MCFEE married Valentine CAIN on 24 Dec 1835 in Jackson Co., VA.
William Hank THORN [Parents] "Will" was born 1825. He died 1902 in Hazelton, IN and was buried in ThornHill Cenetery. Will married Jemina CAIN on 2 Jun 1842 in Jackson Co., VA.
Notes for William Hank Thorn:
Article by Vera Thorn Williams: "At the outbreak of the Civil War William H Thorn and Jemima and family were living on Thorn Run in Wirt County, WV. He was engaged in farming a tract of land which he had cleared. At the close of the war, he moved his family to Gibson Co, IN where he bought 300 acres of land in White River Twnshp...William H was a respected member of the Hazleton community and served as Justice of the Peace for several years. He also operated a hotel there in the 1860'w. He was a member of a Masonic lodge in Vincennes, IN. He is buried at Thorn Hill Cemetery."
Source: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/e/n/Betty-D-Renick/FILE/0009page.htmlMoved to Gibson Co, IN after Civil War.
Wm was a JP and operated a hotel there in the 1860s.
Jemina CAIN [Parents] was born 19 Nov 1824 in Wirt Co., VA. She died 16 Nov 1901 in Hazleton, IN. Jemina married William Hank THORN on 2 Jun 1842 in Jackson Co., VA.
Wilson SHEPPARD [Parents] was born 1833. He married Margaret CAIN on 12 Aug 1855 in Jackson Co., VA.
Union Jackson County Home Guard
SHEPPARD, William H., private, 21; (Rowley); he mustered in Ravenswood, 7\--\61; born in Pennsylvania residence Ravenswood, 1860.Wirt County, (W)VA 1860 Federal Census
Sheppard Jonathan, Jr 33 Virginia 173--- 5 5
Sheppard Wilson 24 Va 173---11 5
Sheppard Margaret 23 Va 173---12 5
Sheppard Eunice 27 Va 173--- 6 5
Sheppard Mary Jane 11 Va 173--- 7 5
Sheppard Pascal 8 Va 173--- 8 5
Sheppard Tarlton 5 Va 173--- 9 5
Sheppard Florence 2 Va 173---10 5
Margaret CAIN [Parents] married Wilson SHEPPARD on 12 Aug 1855 in Jackson Co., VA.
James CAIN [Parents] was born 1837 in Wood Co., VA. He married Sarah Jane WEST on 25 Jul 1858 in Roane Co., VA.
Sarah Jane WEST married James CAIN on 25 Jul 1858 in Roane Co., VA.
Rev. Thomas CAIN was born 1781 in New Jersey. He died 1840 in Jackson Co., VA. Thomas married Margaret LEDSOM.
Other marriages:HOMER, Mary
First pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church
Margaret LEDSOM married Rev. Thomas CAIN.
Jefferson AYERS [Parents] was born 10 Aug 1835 in Carroll Co., VA. He married Mary Jane SHEPPARD on 29 Jan 1857 in Wirt Co., VA.
Muster Roll - 17th Virginia Cavalry, CSA; Company F Nighthawk Rangers
Ayers, Jefferson Private
enlisted 10/1/62 deserted 7/25/63 POW 8/20/63 Took Union Oath 1/17/64
Ayres, Jefferson Private
Alternate Name
Source: National Archives Film Number M382 roll 2
[listed as prisoner with Henry Amick]
On Smith Band Moccasin Rangers Guerilla ListTrimble Letter of Guerilla list: J. Ayers
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: Jefferson AyersAYERS FAMILY
Jeremiah Ayres lived at the "Clem" Davis place, a short distance up the right fork of Big Run, at the opening of the Civil War.
Ayres was from Carrol County, Ohio, and father of Jeff Ayers, formerly of Wirt County, and Buenos Ayres, County Superintendent of Roane County, in 1876.
There was another family of Ayres, who lived near Ripley, William G. Ayres, and his wife, Phebe. They came from Pocahontas County, and are buried in the Old Ripley graveyard, side by side.
He was born in 1800, and she twenty four years later, so may be a second wife. He had a son, John, buried by them, who died in 1857, aged twenty four years.
The Harpers were in some way connected with them.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs/upmillc2.htm#01
Source: History of Mill Creek and Sandy Valley and its Early Settlement; Compile by John A. House; 1906; http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs/title.htm#01Wirt County, (W)VA 1860 Federal Census
Ayres Jefferson 23 Ohio 172---37 4
Ayres Margaret J 7/12 Virg'a 172---39 4
Ayres Mary Jane 20 Virg'a 172---38 4.... 3 Mary J Sheppard b: 1839 d: 1914
....... +Jefferson Ayers b: 1835 d: 1887
....... 4 Jonathan Ayers b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 4 Price Ayers b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 4 Martha Ayers b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 4 Margaret Ayers b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 4 Iva Ayers b: Unknown d: Unknown
.... *2nd Husband of Mary J Sheppard:
....... +Elias Parsons b: 1830 d: Unknown
Source: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/u/n/d/Carla-M-Underwood/ODT1-0007.html
Mary Jane SHEPPARD [Parents] was born 1839 in Jackson Co., VA. She married Jefferson AYERS on 29 Jan 1857 in Wirt Co., VA.
She was married to Jefferson Ayres on 29 Jan 1857 in Wirt Co , WV.(112)
Hardesty's History of Wirt Co, WV, pg 44 Children were: Cornelia Ayres, Margaret J Ayres, Jonathan Lee Ayres, Martha C Ayres, Price Ayres, Iva L Ayres.
Richard M. SHEPPARD [Parents] was born 1841 in VA. He married Martha J. ENOCH on 3 Mar 1859 in Wirt Co., VA.
Trimble Letter of Guerilla list:
Wheeling Intelligencer, 12/27/61: R. M. J. Sheppard
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:.... 3 Richard M. J. Sheppard b: 1841 d: 1864
....... +Martha J Enoch b: 1843 d: 1898
....... 4 Bascom Sheppard b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 4 Fannie Sheppard b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 4 Catherine Sheppard b: Unknown d: Unknown
Source: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/u/n/d/Carla-M-Underwood/ODT1-0007.html
Martha J. ENOCH [Parents] married Richard M. SHEPPARD on 3 Mar 1859 in Wirt Co., VA.
Jeremiah AYERS was born 1809 in Carroll Co., OH. He married Margaret Hodge HODGE.
Other marriages:CAMPBELL, Eleanor M.
Trimble Letter of Guerilla list: Jeremiah Ayers
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:
AYERS FAMILY
Jeremiah Ayres lived at the "Clem" Davis place, a short distance up the right fork of Big Run, at the opening of the Civil War.
Ayres was from Carrol County, Ohio, and father of Jeff Ayers, formerly of Wirt County, and Buenos Ayres, County Superintendent of Roane County, in 1876.
There was another family of Ayres, who lived near Ripley, William G. Ayres, and his wife, Phebe. They came from Pocahontas County, and are buried in the Old Ripley graveyard, side by side.
He was born in 1800, and she twenty four years later, so may be a second wife. He had a son, John, buried by them, who died in 1857, aged twenty four years.
The Harpers were in some way connected with them.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs/upmillc2.htm#01
Source: History of Mill Creek and Sandy Valley and its Early Settlement; Compile by John A. House; 1906; http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs/title.htm#01History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927
William H. Bishop, Esq.
p 437-438
Margaret Hodge HODGE married Jeremiah AYERS.
They had the following children:
M i Jefferson AYERS was born 10 Aug 1835. F ii Elizabeth AYERS. M iii Ballard AYERS.
Jeremiah AYERS was born 1809 in Carroll Co., OH. He married Eleanor M. CAMPBELL on 21 Sep 1843 in Jackson Co., VA.
Other marriages:HODGE, Margaret Hodge
Trimble Letter of Guerilla list: Jeremiah Ayers
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:
AYERS FAMILY
Jeremiah Ayres lived at the "Clem" Davis place, a short distance up the right fork of Big Run, at the opening of the Civil War.
Ayres was from Carrol County, Ohio, and father of Jeff Ayers, formerly of Wirt County, and Buenos Ayres, County Superintendent of Roane County, in 1876.
There was another family of Ayres, who lived near Ripley, William G. Ayres, and his wife, Phebe. They came from Pocahontas County, and are buried in the Old Ripley graveyard, side by side.
He was born in 1800, and she twenty four years later, so may be a second wife. He had a son, John, buried by them, who died in 1857, aged twenty four years.
The Harpers were in some way connected with them.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs/upmillc2.htm#01
Source: History of Mill Creek and Sandy Valley and its Early Settlement; Compile by John A. House; 1906; http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs/title.htm#01History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927
William H. Bishop, Esq.
p 437-438
Eleanor M. CAMPBELL married Jeremiah AYERS on 21 Sep 1843 in Jackson Co., VA.
They had the following children:
M i Buenos AYERS was born 1848. F ii Gelia AYERS.
William BEATY was born 1814. He died 28 Jul 1870. William married Rhoda SAYRE on 8 Apr 1838 in Jackson Co., VA.
Other marriages:CAIN, Rachel
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:
Rhoda SAYRE was born 1820. She married William BEATY on 8 Apr 1838 in Jackson Co., VA.
They had the following children:
M i George Washington BEATY was born 1840.