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Melissa Ann Darnell 1874–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1874

Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 01/09/1880

Death Location: Cisco, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joshua Darnell

Mother: Mary Pribble

Spouse(s): Elias Cain

Children(s): Sarah Cain, Lorenzo Cain, Mary Cain, JOHN CAIN, Prudence Cain, Hiram Cain, Lafayette Cain, Lovey Cain

The story of Melissa Ann Darnell began in 1874 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Melissa Ann Darnell resided in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia. In 1860, Melissa Ann Darnell resided in Ritchie, Virginia. Melissa Ann Darnell married Elias A Cain, and had children including Hiram Prible Cain, John Purviance Murphy Cain, Lafayette Cain, Lorenzo Dow Cain, Lovey Ann Cain, Mary S Cain, Prudence Cain, Sarah E Cain. Melissa Ann Darnell passed away in 1880 in Cisco, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Ann Darnell began in 1874 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Melissa Ann Darnell resided in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia.
  • In 1860, Melissa Ann Darnell resided in Ritchie, Virginia.
  • Melissa Ann Darnell married Elias A Cain, and had children including Hiram Prible Cain, John Purviance Murphy Cain, Lafayette Cain, Lorenzo Dow Cain, Lovey Ann Cain, Mary S Cain, Prudence Cain, Sarah E Cain.
  • Melissa Ann Darnell passed away in 1880 in Cisco, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Darnell
1787–1854
Birth Location: , Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Pribble
1791–1861
Birth Location: , Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elias Cain
1893–1913
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Cain
1865–1931
Birth Location: , Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
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Lorenzo Cain
1854–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Cain
1850–1927
Birth Location: Ritchie, , Virginia, USA
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JOHN CAIN
1846–1914
Birth Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia
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Prudence Cain
1847–
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Hiram Cain
1846–1929
Birth Location: Ritchie, , Virginia, USA
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Lafayette Cain
1845–1846
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Lovey Cain
1859–1948
Birth Location: Petroleum, Ritchie Co., Virginia
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Melissa Darnell's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Darnell
1874–1880
Birth Place: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joshua Darnell
1787–1854
, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Pribble
1791–1861
, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Pribble
1760–1836
Town, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Hannah Enoch
1766–1846
Hampshire, , Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Darnell's Descendants

1.
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Melissa (Ann) Darnell (1874–01/09/1880) m. Elias (A) Cain (18 Sep 1893–5 Feb 1913)
  1. 1. Sarah (E) Cain 1865–1931 m. Thomas (Andrew) Douglass 1857–1945
    1. 1. Bertha (P) Douglas 1896–1918
    2. 2. DOLLIE (DOUGLAS) Twins 1891–
    3. 3. Roy (Ival) Douglas 1898–1981
    4. 4. Lovie (Douglass) Twins 1891–1981
    5. 5. Lula (M) Douglass 1894–
    6. 6. Birtus (G) Douglas 1892–1892
  2. 2. Lorenzo (Dow) Cain 1854– m. Catherine Bradley 1854–
    1. 1. Edward (Bradley) Cain 1889–1969
    2. 2. Agnes (B) Cain 1880–
  3. 3. Mary (S) Cain 1850–1927 m. John Delaney 1847–
    1. 1. Ben (F) Delaney 1890–
    2. 2. Hattie Delaney 1886–
    3. 3. Grover Delaney 1884–
  4. 4. JOHN (PURVIANCE MURPHY) CAIN 1846–1914 m. Pemealy (M.) Pribble 1845–1921 m. Elizabeth Carir 1846–
    1. 1. Reese Cain 1876–
    2. 2. L. (Dow) Cain 1878–
    3. 3. Rosetta Cain 1880–1967
    4. 4. Elzada Cain 1874–
    5. 5. M. (Ann) Cain 1868–
    6. 6. Ellen (L.) Cain 1870–
    7. 7. Olive (V.) Cain 1872–
  5. 5. Prudence Cain 1847–
  6. 6. Hiram (Prible) Cain 1846–1929 m. Rachel (Jane (McCoy)) Reeder 1839–1919
    1. 1. Clarinda Cain 1877–1929
    2. 2. Ura Cain 1864–
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Dulaney 1881–1927
    4. 4. Charles (L) Cain 1873–1927
    5. 5. James (E) Cain 1870–1948
    6. 6. Uva Reeder 1874–
  7. 7. Lafayette Cain 1845–1846
  8. 8. Lovey (Ann) Cain 1859–1948 m. Martin (Matthew) Tennant 1852–1918
    1. 1. Ora Tennant 1900–1984 m. Dolly (Docia) Cantwell 1905–1980 m. Mildred (Violet) Cantwell 1905–1993
      1. 1. James (Edward) Tennant 1925–1940
      2. 2. Mary (Lou) Tennant 1930–2009
      3. 3. Unnamed Tennant 1925–1940
      4. 4. Unnamed Tennant 1925–1940
      5. 5. James (Edward) Tennant 1925–1940
    2. 2. Cecil Tennant 1898–1978 m. Fairy (Gay) Rogers 1905–
    3. 3. Charles (Lewis) Tennant 1894–1973 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bond 1911–1991 m. Edna (Isabel) Wilson 1909–1931
      1. 1. Thos (E) Tennant 1925–
      2. 2. John (L) Tennant 1919–
      3. 3. Mary (R) Tennant 1922–
      4. 4. Martin (K) Tennant 1926–
      5. 5. Donald (Bond) Tennant 1938–1938
    4. 4. Ned (Roy "Ray") Tennant 1886–1971 m. Virginia ("Jennie") Lemmon 1888–1971
      1. 1. Mary (Ramona) Tennant 1932–2011
      2. 2. Virginia (Ruth) Tennant 1922–1997 m. Robert Rawson 1916–1981 m. Harvey Brown –1967
      3. 3. Mildred (Louise) Tennant 1918–1990 m. Jacob Boyce 1915–1992 m. Sherman (Kinley) Sartor 1917–1981
        1. 1. Sherman (Gary) Sartor 1937–1990
      4. 4. Glenna Tenant 1917–1995
      5. 5. Edith (Florence) Tennant 1915–1987 m. Ernest (Theo) Yoho 1915–1998
      6. 6. Hellen (Marie) Tennant 1912–1972
      7. 7. Opal (Naomia) Tennant 1909–1995 m. Charles (Ernest) Harmon 1911–
    5. 5. Thomas (Clinton) Tennant 1883–1946
    6. 6. Ben Tennant 1890–1937
    7. 7. Adam (Monroe) Tennant 1878–1923 m. Otsie (D.) Cain 1888–1963
      1. 1. Tennant 1910–1910
      2. 2. Wildow Tennant 1913–1915
      3. 3. Aliah Tennant 1917–
      4. 4. Ardaliah Tenant 1919–1921
      5. 5. Herman Tennant 1921–
      6. 6. Virginia (O) Tennant 1914–1914
      7. 7. William Tennant 1911–1911
      8. 8. Aliah (Laoris Tennant) (Kelly) 1916–2003
    8. 8. Hulda (J.) Tennant 1877–1963 m. Thomas (E.) Backus 1868–1930
      1. 1. Bernice (Mae) Backus 1916–1989 m. William Frazier 1912–1968
        1. 1. Larry (Dean) Frazier 1949–1985
        2. 2. June (Elaine) Frazier 1939–1993 m. Walter (Dale) McFee 1930–1985
        3. 3. Willie (Frazier) Jr 1937–1993
        4. 4. John (Thomas) Frazier 1938–2017
      2. 2. Mary (Elzada) Tennant 1903–1951 m. Everett (Franklin) Lowe 1900–1984
        1. 1. Raymond (D) Lowe 1925–
        2. 2. Velma (Loraine) Lowe 1931–1987 m. Gerald (Lee) Davis 1926–2002
        3. 3. Raymond (Donald) Lowe 1925–1990
        4. 4. Robert (Edward) Lowe 1930–1998
    9. 9. Daniel (Elias) Tennant 1888–1968 m. Edna (Alice) Harbert 1897–1970
      1. 1. James Tenant 1923–
      2. 2. Infant Tennant 1921–1921
      3. 3. Daniel (Shirley) Tennant 1919–1945 m. Hilddegard Niebur 1921–2006
        1. 1. Donald (James) Tennant 1939–2011 m. Charlotte 1939–2012
    10. 10. Hiram (Joshua) Tennant 1892–1976 m. Clara (Ellen) Harbert 1894–1958
      1. 1. Daniel Tennant 1918–1918
      2. 2. Jack (Lee) Tennant 1928–2005
      3. 3. Beulha (Pauline) Tennant 1922–2008 m. Michael Kimko 1917–1944
      4. 4. Howard (Bernard) Tennant 1919–1989 m. Margaret Redash –2013 m. Virginia (Lee) Allen 1920– m. Nancy (Leona) Cunningham 1930–2004
      5. 5. Edna (Jean) Tennant 1931–2013 m. Ray (Conread) Buchanan 1924–1990 m. Marilyn (Earl) Bennett 1931–2009
        1. 1. Roger (Lee) Buchanan 1948–1964
        2. 2. Charles (Ray) Buchanan 1949–1980 m. Cathy (Lenell) Collins 1948–2019

Melissa Darnell's Timeline

4 Records

1850
1850
Melissa Ann Darnell resided here in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia
Western District, Ritchie, Virginia
1860
1860
Melissa Ann Darnell resided here in Ritchie, Virginia
Ritchie, Virginia
1874
1874
Birth of Melissa Ann Darnell in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
1880
01/09/1880
Age 6
Death of Melissa Ann Darnell in Cain Cemetery Newark, Wirt County, West Virginia
Cain Cemetery Newark, Wirt County, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1374; Page: 536; Image: 556.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M432_973; Page: 217B; Image: .
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M432_973; Page: 217B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ritchie, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1374; Page: 536; Image: 556.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01091880
    Event Place: Cain Cemetery Newark, Wirt County, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cisco, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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