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Mary Jane Westfall 1849–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Hardy County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1923

Death Location: Hardy, West Virginia, United States

Father: Michael Jr.

Mother: Sarah Middleton

Spouse(s): Jacob Riggleman, Isaac Kesner

Children(s): Samuel Riggleman, Wade Kesner, Michael Kesner, Mattie Kesner, Hannah Kesner, George Kesner, Olie Kesner, Mary Sunday

The story of Mary Jane Westfall began in 1849 in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. In 1850, Mary Jane Westfall resided in North Fork Hills, Pendleton, Virginia, USA. In 1868, Mary Jane Westfall established residence. Mary Jane Westfall married Isaac L Kesner, Jacob B Riggleman, and had children including George W Kesner, Hannah R Kesner, Mary Martha Kessner Sunday, Mattie B Kesner, Michael Mike Kesner, Olie E H Kesner, Samuel Perry Riggleman, Wade Hamilton Kesner. Mary Jane Westfall passed away in 1923 in Hardy, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Jane Westfall began in 1849 in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Mary Jane Westfall resided in North Fork Hills, Pendleton, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1868, Mary Jane Westfall established residence.
  • Mary Jane Westfall married Isaac L Kesner, Jacob B Riggleman, and had children including George W Kesner, Hannah R Kesner, Mary Martha Kessner Sunday, Mattie B Kesner, Michael Mike Kesner, Olie E H Kesner, Samuel Perry Riggleman, Wade Hamilton Kesner.
  • Mary Jane Westfall passed away in 1923 in Hardy, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Jr.
1820–1884
Birth Location: Virginia
MJ
Sarah Middleton
1825–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Jacob Riggleman
1848–1936
Birth Location: Grant, Virginia, United States
JR
Isaac Kesner
1844–1932
Birth Location: Brushy Run, Pendelton, VA, USA
IK

Children(s)

Samuel Riggleman
1868–1956
Birth Location: Milroy Township , Grant County, West Virginia, USA
SR
Wade Kesner
1885–1963
Birth Location: Landes, Grant, West Virginia, USA
WK
Michael Kesner
1881–1954
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia
MK
Mattie Kesner
1894–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
MK
Hannah Kesner
1887–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
HK
George Kesner
1879–1957
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
GK
Olie Kesner
1890–1965
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
OK
Mary Sunday
1886–
Birth Location: Bellaire, Ohio
MS

Mary Westfall's Ancestors

Self
Mary Westfall
1849–1923
Birth Place: Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Michael Westfall Jr.
1820–1884
Virginia
Sarah (Ann) Middleton
1825–1880
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Michael (Westfall) Sr.
1782–1845
Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia, USA
Mary Helmick
1784–1824
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Westfall
1763–1803
Eve Wildfang
1765–1802
Adam Helmick
1746–1810
Carrie Idla
1748–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Westfall's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Jane) Westfall (1849–4 Feb 1923) m. Jacob (B) Riggleman (1848–8 Sep 1936) m. Isaac (L.) Kesner (May 1844–30 September 1932)
  1. 1. Samuel (Perry) Riggleman 1868–1956 m. Annie (Marie Ayers Riggleman) * 1871–1943
    1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) Riggleman 1906–1987 m. Ulysess Davis 1898–
    2. 2. Harness (Lester) Riggleman 1903–1962 m. Rhoda (Margaret) Seiver 1908–1982
      1. 1. Arvella (Margaret) Riggleman 1936–2017 m. Billy (Berlin) Biller 1938–2007
      2. 2. Tressie (Irene) Riggleman 1933–1978 m. James (Edward) Ganoe 1915–1993
        1. 1. Edward (William) Ganoe 1950–2014
      3. 3. Harmon (Harrison) Riggleman 1925–1984 m. Leona (Virginia) Flanagan 1926–2000
        1. 1. Jackie Riggleman 1951–2004
      4. 4. Nellie (Virginia) Riggleman 1931–2006 m. Harley (Shull) Pyles 1920–1979
      5. 5. Edgar Riggleman 1950–2018
      6. 6. Audrey (Jean) Riggleman 1945–2022 m. Sevier 1943–2003
    3. 3. Mary (Catherine Riggleman) * 1898–1958 m. James (Michael) Sites 1895–1979
      1. 1. Walter (Grandol) Sites 1920–1921
      2. 2. Melvin (Clinton) Sites 1924–1927
      3. 3. Vergie (Elizabeth) Sites 1923–2012 m. Lester (C Van) Meter 1924–1972
        1. 1. Anna (Marie Vanmeter) Adams 1946–2018 m. Elmer (Lee) Adams 1941–2001 m. Harry (Lee) Clayton 1939–2018
        2. 2. James (Curtis) VanMeter 1944–2009
        3. 3. Larry (Wayne) VanMeter 1948–1977
      4. 4. Warnie (Eston) Sites 1921–1977 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Crites 1927–2008
        1. 1. Sandra (Darlene Sites) Boore 1948–2016
      5. 5. Paul (Theodore) Sites 1932–2021
      6. 6. Cornie (Rebecca) Sites 1926–2003 m. Clark (Edward Legge) Jr. 1929–1995 m. Glenn (William) Turner 1922–1961
        1. 1. Lysle (Glenn) Turner 1947–2017
      7. 7. Roscoe (Stanley Sites) Sr. 1939–2016
      8. 8. James (Samuel "Sam") Sites 1929–1991 m. Martha (Alice) Riggleman 1936–2017
      9. 9. Dorothy (Mae Sites) Crites 1929–2018 m. Arlie (Woodrow) Crites 1923–1999
    4. 4. James (B Riggleman) * 1901–1977 m. Amanda (Jane) Moyers 1903–1991
      1. 1. Bertha (Frances) Riggleman 1941–2001 m. Harlan (Roosevelt) Kuykendall 1934–2004
      2. 2. Glenn (Oliver Riggleman Sr.) * 1931–2018 m. Charlotte (Virginia) Shoemaker 1934–2013
      3. 3. Anna (Kathryn) Riggleman 1924–2004 m. Bruce (Kermit) Bosley 1923–2006
        1. 1. Bruce (Frederick) Bosley 1948–2008
      4. 4. Luther (James) Riggleman 1928–2019 m. Arvella (Virginia) Cannon 1931–2015
      5. 5. Verda Riggleman 1929–2022
      6. 6. Raymond (Harold) Riggleman 1933–2023 m. Betty (Jane) Wmstot 1934–2009
      7. 7. Earl Riggleman 1937–2023
    5. 5. Ada (Belle) Judy 1891–1937
  2. 2. Wade (Hamilton) Kesner 1885–1963
  3. 3. Michael ((Mike)) Kesner 1881–1954
  4. 4. Mattie (B) Kesner 1894–
  5. 5. Hannah (R.) Kesner 1887–
  6. 6. George (W.) Kesner 1879–1957
  7. 7. Olie (E H) Kesner 1890–1965
  8. 8. Mary (Martha Kessner) Sunday 1886–

Mary Westfall's Timeline

9 Records

1849
1849
Birth of Mary Jane Westfall in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 1
Mary Jane Westfall resided here in North Fork Hills, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
North Fork Hills, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
1868
1868
Age 19
Mary Jane Westfall resided here
None
1870
1870
Age 21
Mary Jane Westfall resided here in Milroy, Hopeville, Grant, West Virginia, USA
Milroy, Hopeville, Grant, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 31
Mary Jane Westfall resided here in Mill Run, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Mill Run, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
1881
1881
Age 32
Mary Jane Westfall resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 51
Mary Jane Westfall resided here in Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, USA
Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 61
Mary Jane Westfall resided here in Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, USA
Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, USA
1923
4 Feb 1923
Age 74
Death of Mary Jane Westfall in Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Hardy, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: North Fork Hills, Pendleton, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 29b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: North Fork Hills, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: North Fork Hills, Pendleton, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 29b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1868
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Milroy, Hopeville, Grant, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mill Run, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1923
    Event Place: Hardy, West Virginia, United States
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