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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.
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