West Virginia Pioneers
Family: Matthew Geary / Almira Elizabeth Ashley (F13498)
m. 23 Aug 1825-
Father | Male
Matthew Geary
Born 10 May 1791 Down County, Ireland 
Died 15 Mar 1865 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Buried Rolling Hill Cemetery, Amma, Roane Co, WV Married 23 Aug 1825 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Father Mother
Mother | Female
Almira Elizabeth Ashley
Born 6 Mar 1806 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Died 6 Oct 1894 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Buried Rolling Hills aka Sandy Brae Cemetery, Osbornes Mills, WV Father John Wiley Ashley | F10948 Group Sheet Mother Mary Alford | F10948 Group Sheet
Child 2 | Female
Caroline Geary
Born Abt 1828 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Lewis J Ashley | F17721 Married Apr 1850 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Child 3 | Female
Julia May Geary
Born Abt 1831 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Jacob Young | F13508 Married 17 Oct 1850 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Child 4 | Female
Isabella Geary
Born Abt 1835 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Patrick McCann | F13509 Married 10 May 1851 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Child 5 | Male
John Matthew Geary
Born Abt 1837 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Phebe Elmira Carper | F13497 Married 1 Jan 1861 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Child 6 | Female
Salena Miriam Geary
Born Abt 1838 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Benjamin M Hensley | F13510 Married 8 Apr 1856 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Child 7 | Female
Elizabeth M Geary
Born Abt 1842 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse George W Osborn | F13511 Married 6 Aug 1862 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Child 8 | Male
William A Geary
Born 9 May 1845 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Died 26 Mar 1929 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Mary Esther Jarrett | F13504 Married 5 Sep 1866 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Child 9 | Female
Lenora Virginia Geary
Born 15 Aug 1847 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse John H Osborn | F13513 Married 9 Dec 1868 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Child 10 | Female
America A Geary
Born 1849 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Lewis A Rader | F13506 Married 21 Apr 1869 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
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Notes
KCMR - is this them? Her name is wrong and the last name is realllllly misspelled but it is close. There is a John and Mary Ashley in Kanawha Co during that time period.
Garsy, Matthew, and Elizabeth Mary Ashley, Aug. 23, 1825.
1840 Kanawha, VA
Matthew Garey
1m 0-5 John
2m 15-20
1m 20-30
1m 40-50
1f 0-5 Salena
2f 5-10 Julia, Isabelle
2f 10-15 Emeline
1f 40-50
1850 Kanawha, VA #1674 -1715 7 Nov 1850
Mathew Gearey 58 Ireland
Elizabeth 45 Va
Emmeline 25 Va (Idiotic)
Julia 19
Isabella 15
John 13
Salena 12
Elizabeth 8
William 5
Leonard 3
America 9/12
William Hall 12
[next is John D Young, who has a 6 yr old Harriet Ashley]
They are the only Geary family in Kanawha Co, so is Caroline their child?
KCMR
Ashley, Lewis J., and Caroline Geary, Apr. (???), 1850.
1860 Roane, WV # 25
Matthew Geary 66 Ireland
Elizabeth 54 NC
Emaline 34 Va idiotic
Mariam 17
William 15
Virginia 12
America 11
Wm Hall 20 farm laborer
1880 Census Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia Page 21C
Wm. GEARY Self M M W 32 VA VA VA
Ester GEARY Wife F M W 30 VA
Saml. GEARY Son M S W 13 WV
Annie GEARY Dau F S W 11 WV
Mathew GEARY Dau F S W 9 WV
Melvin GEARY Son M S W 7 WV
Ola GEARY Dau F S W 3 WV
W. GEARY Dau F S W 1 WV
Myra GEARY Mother F W W 73 VA NC NC