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From: "Dana Kime" <>
Subject: Re: [VA-CENSUS-LOOKUP] William H. Funkhouser
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 04:42:45 -0700
References: <MGEBIFEOPNOAALGCLIFFOEHHDMAA.hood@shentel.net>


Jan,
There are 40 Funkhouser's in the 1850, Shenandoah Co, census.
This is the only William and Elizabeth Funkhouser, Shenandoah County, VA.
1850 census.
Funkhouser, William, 45, M, Farmer, $4000
----Elizabeth, 40, F
----Martha T, 16, F
----Mary A, 14, F
----Megan , 10, F
----William T, 1, M

Next door is Abraham 69 and Catharine 64.

Next to them:
John 25, Sarah 21, and Olive 3 months.

Next to them:
George 33 and Mary 29 with children:
Rachel, 6
Sollomon, 4
Catharine, 3
Jacob, 2
George, 8 months

Next to them:
David 73, and Sophia 44 with David Jr 10

On the next page is:
Eliza 36 Female
Martha 18
Milton 13
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Hood" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:53 AM
Subject: [VA-CENSUS-LOOKUP] William H. Funkhouser


> William H. Funkhouser born 1853 - 3 years prior to father William marrying
> Sarah Higgs.
>
> William H's parents, William Funkhouser and Sarah Higgs married 12 June
> 1856, Shenandoah County, Va. Father William was 22 and Sarah 18, which
> makes the 1856 marriage date calculative correct. It shows son William H.
> and Lillie Bell Jenkins married 11 Jan 1883; William H. 30 and Lillie Bell
> 18. This making William H. born 1853 - 3 years prior to his parents
> marriage date!. On 18 Nov 1897, it shows William H. and Lillie Bell
> marrying 'again' with it showing William H. and Lillie Bell both being
'D',
> which I guess stands for 'divorced'...guess they just couldn't stay apart!
> At the time of their second marriage it shows William H. now being 45 and
> Lillie Bell 33, which makes William H. calculative again being born in
1853
> [again 3 years prior to his parents marriage date, which was 1856. Their
> son Joseph was born the following year after their marriage 21 June 1857.
>
> Lillie was from Shenandoah County when they married the first time. When
> they married the second time, Lillie was from Culpeper County. I find the
> date that William's father and mother married in 1856 and their son
William
> H. was born in 1853 (3 years earlier) even more strange! This is what made
> me question William H's parentage, although other Funkhouser's do believe
> him to be the son of William Funkhouser and Sarah Higgs.
>
> I would be most appreciative if someone would be so kind as to look at the
> Census around the appropriate years that would show information on William
> H. He is a 1st cousin twice removed of me and it is my family research
that
> I am trying to put together.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Jan
> mailto:
>
>
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