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Mr Counts

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  • Name Mr Counts 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 


    • The 1880 shows only one Counts family in Kanawha County. James A, son of John and Margaret, was born about 1858. It looks like it could be him in 1900, born Apr 1857, in Kanawha Co, married to Virginia, age 25, (7/1874 in VA) married for 6 years, 2 children: George D, age 4 (8/1895) and a daughter, Earcie M or Earlie M, born 12/1898. It could be them in Boone Co in 1920, this time she is listed as Rosa V, age 40, and George is down the page. George and family are back in Kanawha by 1930 and Virginia, widowed, lives 2 houses before them. I found George's marriage (as GD Counts) in Kanawha in 1915. There - James died in Kanawha Co in 1923. Looks like Virginia remarried in Kanawha Co in 1925 to A R Laughry - but she was a Counts widow in 1930, so maybe not.


      Marriage Record
      Date: 2/5/1838
      Place: Cabell
      John Counts to Margaret Lilly

      1840 Kanawha, VA
      Jno Kounts
      2m 0-5
      1m 30-40
      1f 15-20

      1850 Kanawha, VA all born VA
      John Counts 44 Overseer
      Margaret 34
      William 11
      Samuel F 8
      Mary E 2
      Louisa F Lanham 12

      1860 Kanawha, VW PO Tyler Mt
      John Countz 50
      Margaret 42
      William H 21
      Samuel F 18
      Mary B 12
      John C 8
      Emma J 5
      James A 3

      1870 Union, Kanawha, WV
      Countz, John 63 Va now WV
      Margaret 55 Va now WV
      John 20 Va now WV
      Mary E 22 Va now WV
      Emma J 16 Va now WV
      James A 13 Va now WV

      1880 Union, Kanawha, WV
      Counts, John 73 WV Germany VA
      Margaret 65 WV Tenn VA
      John C 28 son WV WV WV
      James A 22 son WV WV WV





      1900 Cross Lanes, Kanawha, WV
      Counts, James A 4/1857 m 6y WV WV WV farmer
      Virginia 7/1874 m 6y 4-2 children VAVAVA
      George D son 8/1895 WV
      Ercie M da 12/1898 WV

      1910 Union, Kanawha, WV indexed as Cannt
      Counts, James A 52 m2 - 17y WVWVWV
      Janeva 34 m1- 17y 3-3 children VAVAVA
      Dana son 14 WV
      Masel da 11 WV
      Bernice da 7 4/13/1903 Moler, Kanawha Co to JA & Jennie Counts

      1920 Sherman, Boone, WV
      Counts, James A 62 WVWVWV
      Rosa V 40 VAVAVA


      Marriage Record
      Date: 9/4/1915
      Place: Kanawha
      G D Counts, 21, Nicholas Co?, Kanawha
      Maggie White, 18, Kanawha, Kanawha

      1920 Sherman, Boone, WV
      Counts, George D 24 WV WV VA
      Margaret M 19 WV WV WV
      Mildred I da 2 6/12 WVWVWV

      Marriage Record
      Date: 12/4/1914
      Place: Kanawha
      Ira Weeks, 20, Kanawha, Kanawha
      Maysel Counts, 17, Kanawha, Kanawha
      Birth Record
      Name: E.M. Counts
      Birth Date: 09 Dec 1898
      Birth Place: Lock Turn, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Sex: Female
      Mother: J.A. Counts
      Father: J. Counts

      Social Security Death Index about George Counts
      Name: George Counts
      SSN: 236-09-7207
      Last Residence: 25320 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States of America
      Born: 14 Aug 1895
      Died: Aug 1968
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      Name: George Danna Counts
      Birth Date: abt 1896
      Death Date: 8 Aug 1968
      Death Place: Raleigh, West Virginia
      Death Age: 72
      Marital Status: Married
      Gender: Male
      Father Name: James Albert Counts
      Mother Name: Virginia Cook
      Spouse Name: Margaret White
      FHL Film Number: 1992194


      West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 about Virginia Laughry Kurkendal
      Name: Virginia Laughry Kurkendal
      [Virginia Laughry Cook]
      Birth Date: 5 Jul 1877
      Birth Place: Virginia
      Death Date: 21 Oct 1958
      Death Place: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Burial Date: 23 Oct 1958
      Burial Place: St Albans
      Death Age: 81
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Gender: Female
      Residence: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Father Name: Abraham Cook
      Mother Name: Amanda
      FHL Film Number: 460376

      1880 North River, Augusta, Virginia
      Abraham Cook 42
      Amanda J. Cook 33
      Mary E. Cook 15
      Sarah A. Cook 13
      Laura B. Cook 11
      Jacob Cook 9
      George W. Cook 6
      Rosa V. Cook 4
      Bertie L. Cook 2
      Almira C. Cook 3m

      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12694762&Type=Marriage
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=1570029
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12582566&Type=Marriage
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1029627&Type=Death
      Shows her parents were Abraham & Amanda Cook.
    Person ID I63173  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2011 

    Family Lenora Bell Tolley,   b. Abt 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1926, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1900 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Tolley, Granville 2/1834 m 43y VAVAVA carpenter
      Martha M 4/1839 m 43y 9-9 children
      Nora 12/1872 S
      Hays 10/1878
      Cunningham, Martin gs 4/1884
      Tolley, Jane gd 9/1887
      Arthur gs 3/1890
      John gs 7/1892
      Zona gs 3/1896
      Benjamin gs 1/1899

      1910 Union, Clay, WV #10
      Casto, Theodore M 32 m1 - 9y WVWVWV coal miner
      Lenora A 41 m2- 9y 7-7 children WV VA WV
      Benjamin A son 8 WVWVWV
      Charles F son 6 WVWVWV
      Theodore R son 4 WVWVWV
      Counts, William A ss 22 s WVWVWV coal miner
      John E ss 17 WVWVWV coal miner
      Arzona M sd 14 WVWVWV
    Children 
     1. Jane Counts,   b. 8 Sep 1887, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1945, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. William Arthur Counts,   b. Mar 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 Sep 1957  (Age ~ 67 years)
     3. Arizona Missouri Counts,   b. 15 Mar 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1972, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F16920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart