[Debi]

I’m working on my Dameron family but don’t have very much….Can anyone help me out here?

I have: #1-John Dameron Married to Elizabeth…W.Va. don’t have any dates or places on them though.

#2-Stephen Dameron b. 1850 married to Polley b. 1856…..W.VA.

#3-

John

Nathan

Minerva J. b. 1888 Logan W.VA d. May 1965

Thanks,

Debi

[Bill Childs]

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1860 Logan Co (W)Va Census, P.O: Warfield, Ky; 1 August; p.109: household 694:

John DAMRON, 33, m, W, Farmer, $250, Va.

Elizabeth……, 27, f, W, Va.

STEPHEN……, 7, m, W, Va.

Marion………., 5, f, W, Va.

James M……., 3, m, W, Va.

Rebecca……., 1, f, W, Va.

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More information is needed…where did your Stephen go & who was his wife’s name.

….

Bill

[Debi]

Bill,

Thank you for the census info. All the place information that I have lies with Stephen’s daughter Minerva J. B.1888 she married Alfred W. Napier b. 1885 in Wayne (co) W.VA.

Stephen’s wife was “Polley”b.1856 in W. VA. I know this is only a nickname but it’s all I have for now.

Debi

[Bill Childs]

Wayne Co., WV Marriage Index:

Stephen Damron marr’d Polley PERRY, on 13 Aug 1875.

(on the 1880 Wayne Co census, she’s listed as Mary, 22, b.WV. Polly was the nickname for Mary)

Some info from an Ancestry.com online tree – but you’ll need to verify it:

John Damron m’d Elizabeth Marcum, about 1851 in Wayne Co., (W)Va.

Elizabeth, b.abt.1831 Wayne Co., Va; d. 14 Mar 1918 Wayne Co., WV; is listed as the daughter of Jacob M. Marcum, b. 24 Feb 1780 Lee/Washington Co., Va; d. 29 Jan 1872 Wayne Co., WV; and his 2nd wife Rhoda Saddler, b.18 July 1787 Lee/Washington Co., VA; d. 1880 Wayne Co., WV.

John Damron, b.abt. 1827 Floyd Co., Ky; d.1883 Wayne Co., WV;

son of

Moses Damron, b.abt. 1789 Russell Co., Va; d.abt. 1860, Wayne Co., WV;

m’d 1st) on 8 Mar 1811 in Floyd Co., Ky

Mary Preston, b.abt. 1789 Bedford Co., Va; d.abt. 1834 Cabell Co., Va.

(dau of Nathaniel Preston, b.4 Sep 1750 Bedford Co., Va; d. 6 Aug 1832 Floyd Co., Ky; marr’d Aug 1780 Bedford Co., Va Elizabeth Vaughn, b. 18 Sep 1755 Bedford Co., Va; d. 29 Jan 1846 Johnson Co., Ky (dau of William Shields Vaughan, b.30 Jan 1730 New Kent Co., Va, d. 1 July 1797 Charles City Co., Va; and Hannah Crew, b.abt.1722 Charles City Co., Va; marr’d 4 Sep 1750 at Henrico Monthly Meeting (Quaker) Charles City Co., Va.

Nathaniel Preston’s father Phillip Preston, b.1711 Straffordshire, England, d. Apr 1774 Bedford Co., Va; mother Mary Doss, b. 1715/1718 England or Va; d.abt. 1814/20 Bedford Co., Va. )

Parents of Moses Damron, b.abt. 1789, is listed as Lazarus Dameron, b.1760 Stokes Co., NC, d.1829 Cabell Co., Va and Nancy Elizabeth Short, b.1765 Augusta Co., Va, d.1827 Wayne Co., (W)Va (dau of Thomas Short, b.1730 Scotland, d. 1785 Russell Co., Va, and Nancy McNairy, b.1734, d.1812. )

Parents of Lazarus Dameron is listed as Moses Dameron, b.1735 Albemarle Co., Va, d.1812, m’d abt. 1755 Aggie Ogle/Aul/Awl/Owl, b.abt. 1737 Va.

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Bill

[tarcarion]

Debi,

I found some Damrons living near my Clay family in Wayne Co, WV. Here’s the link.

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wayne/deeds/grants-d.txt

Jim

[Debi]

Bill and Jim,

Thank you both so very much……:)

I go away for a week and look what happens.

Bill,

I will confirm these…….

Jim,

I’ll check it out!

Thank you again!

Debi

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