Minerva Stone

1819 - 1851  (32 years)

• Name	Minerva Stone
  Born	16 Mar 1819	Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Apr 1851  [4]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I5988	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	14 May 2015

  
  

  Father	George Stone,   b. 17 Apr 1791, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 24 Mar 1855  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Miller,   b. Abt 1798, New Jersey, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA George Stone, Esqr 2m 5-10 Elias, Jim? 1m 10-15 John? 1m 15-20 Fred? 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 Samantha 2f 15-20 Sarah & Elizabeth ? 1f 40-50 1850 Jackson, VA # 667-674 Stone George 58 M Farmer Pa Stone Lucinda 52 F N Jersey Stone Elias 19 M Farmer Va Stone Samantha 13 F Va 1860 Jackson, VA p 9 Lucinda, 60, NJ, living with Elias JCMR shows marriage of Barbary - since there are no other Stones, I am putting her as a daughter until I can place her elsewhere or someone tells me otherwise. House, 'Pioneers of Jackson County, pg 152 George stone and wife, Lucinda Miller, and three daughters, Minerva, Sally and Elizabeth, left Greene County in October of 1823, and floated down to the mouth of big Mill creek. They brought two horses, two cows and household goods, settled at the Elias Stone place two miles below Ripley. Fred and Elias, two brothers, survived her (Elizabeth). Hardesty's History of Jackson County Ravenswood District George Stone, grandfather of Otho M., was one of the pioneers of this locality. He came from Greene county, Pennsylvania, to take up his residence on the banks of Mill creek in 1817. He was one of the first squires of the county, and was among the first sheriffs of Jackson county. In starting for himself in life, Otho M. Stone was first engaged in teaching. His first school was at Mt. Olive, this county, his next term at Pleasant Hill, the third at Union, and the fourth and last at Pine Hill, which was his home school. He taught in all four years, and then embarked on a mercantile career. He is dealing in dry goods, notions, hardware, queensware, tinware, cutlery, and the various articles that stock a well-kept store of miscellany suited to the trade he commands. He sells cheap for cash or produce, and all who come to Silverton will do well to remember and investigate the cheap and reliable goods of Otho M. Stone, merchant and postmaster of Silverton, Jackson county, West Virginia.
  Family ID	F2068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Wesley Sayre, Sr,   b. 20 Oct 1810, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 15 Feb 1895  (Age 84 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1838	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 27 Sept 1838 by Philip Hall Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States David Sayre Manerva Stone (indexed as Manersa Staw) 1840 Jackson Co VA 1m 20-30 1f 0-5 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson Co VA # 565-571 Sayre Danl Jr 39 M Farmer Va Sayre Menirva 30 F Pa Sayre George 11 M Va Sayre Lucy 7 F Va Sayre David 5 M Va Sayre Caroline 2 F Va Sayre Reuben 2/12 M Va Hill Marthina 16 F Va Marriage shows David, not Daniel, as does marriage of son David This is the inscription from David and his wives' tombstone: David Sayre Died Feb. 15, 1895 Aged 84Y. 3M. 25D. (north face) Minerva Stone Died Apr. 13, 1851 Aged 32Y. 28D. -- Marthena Hill Died Mar. 10, 1872 Aged 39Y. 5M. 9D. -- Mary J. Stephenson Died Aug. 7, 1875 Aged 51Y. 5M. (east face) Nancy M. Scantlin Born Jan. 6, 1836, Died Feb. 8, 1926 (west face) There is also a very, very worn (obviously original) stone for Minerva leaning up against the obelisk that now marks their plot and carries the above inscriptions. It is of what looks to be sandstone in texture, and has peeled off layers in all the worst places. You can still make out "Minerva, wife of" and a few other key letters and numbers to know that it is her marker.
  Children	1. George W Sayre,   b. Abt 1839, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 1938, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 99 years)   2. Lucy Ann Sayre,   b. 1843, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1869  (Age 26 years)   3. Daniel Sayre,   b. 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1920  (Age 75 years)   4. Caroline Sayre,   b. 23 Feb 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 May 1909  (Age 61 years)   5. Rev Reuben D Sayre,   b. 1 May 1850, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1877  (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F3829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S70] John House. [S1205] Census. [S539] Donna Duprey. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.