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     Mark Westley Richardson was born on 8 October 1833 at Harrison Co, WV.. He was the son of William Lewis Richardson and Mary Luisa Rowand. He served in Union Army during the Civil War in 1864. He married Minerva Jane Sine, daughter of Alfred Flowers Sine and Mary Ann Chesney, on 3 April 1864 at Flat Run, Mannington, Marion Co, WV..⁶ He and Minerva Jane Sine were divorced. He died on 1 February 1911 at Huntington Twp, Ross Co, OH., at age 77.⁷

     Anna A. Merdian was born in July 1871 at Woodford, IL.. She was the daughter of George Merdian and Loney Heider. She married Frederick Henry Moore, son of John Henry Moore and Celestia A. Burch, on 11 May 1896 at Vancouver, WA..¹⁰ She and Frederick Henry Moore adopted Nolan. She had a table setting of over 500 dishes hand carved from fungi she found in the woods in 1949 at Seaside, OR..¹¹ She died on 20 January 1950 at Seaside, OR., at age 78.

     Mary Euphamia Gerrard was born on 17 January 1872 at Goodrich, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Alex Gerrard and Marion Campbell. She immigrated in 1893. She married William Charles Moore, son of John Henry Moore and Celestia A. Burch, on 29 October 1896 at Riverside, CA..⁶ She travelled back from Hawaii in 1922. She died on 2 March 1936 at Pomona, CA., at age 64.⁷ She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, CA..⁸

     Charles Alfred Cover was born on 5 August 1877 at KS. He married Winifred Abigail Moore, daughter of John Henry Moore and Celestia A. Burch, on 14 March 1900 at Riverside, CA.. He was a salesman in a shoe store in 1910 at Long Beach, CA.. He was a retail merchant in 1920 at Long Beach, CA.. He and Winifred Abigail Moore were divorced from 1920 to 1930. He married Dorothy E. (---) from 1930 to 1940. He died on 16 August 1963 at Los Angeles, CA., at age 86.

     George Marion DeBolt was born in March 1866 at PA. He married Mary Elizabeth Cunningham, daughter of Henry Harrison Cunningham and Nancy Anne Sine, on 12 July 1885 at Mannington, WV..^8,9,10 He served in Co. D, 1st Reg, WV National Guard in 1892.¹¹ He was a carpenter in 1930 at Knox Co, OH.. He died on 17 December 1939 at Richland Co, OH., at age 73.

     Thomas Amos Jones was born on 8 June 1871 at Marion Co, WV..¹⁰ He was the son of Sanford C. Jones and Margaret Ellen Eddy. He married Anna Myrtle Cunningham, daughter of Henry Harrison Cunningham and Nancy Anne Sine, on 24 December 1895 at Flat Run, Marion Co, WV..^11,12 He lived at Plum Run, Marion Co, WV.. He died on 1 September 1953 at Marion Co, WV., at age 82.

     Orion Lyle Gooch was born on 13 May 1907 at Marion Co, WV.. He married Virginia Mary Keenan, daughter of Henry "Harry" Patrick Keenan and Sarah Virginia Cunningham, on 2 June 1930.⁸ He worked as a fireman.⁹ He died on 21 January 1980 at El Dorado Co, CA., at age 72.

     Modesto "Musty" Armand was born on 18 February 1914 at Turin, Italy. He married Thelma Juanita Hickman, daughter of William Benton Hickman and Clara Monica Schulte, in 1933 at Milwaukee, WI.. He died on 2 April 1970 at Peewaukee, WI., at age 56.

     Clara Elizabeth Mansfield married Newton Enos Jamison, son of John Foster Jamison and Mary Jane Lough, on 27 January 1909.

     Mollie Loraine Hartzel was born on 16 May 1904 at WV. She married Arnie Roy Jones, son of Thomas Amos Jones and Anna Myrtle Cunningham, in 1923. She died in April 1977 at age 72.

     Daisy B. Renner was born on 2 October 1893 at Kirby, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Lindsey P. Renner and Nancy J. Dorman. She married Miles "Mack" Cyrenius Haines in 1912. She lived in 1949 at Fordyce, PA..

     Charles Wisehard Renner was born on 28 December 1881 at Springhill Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Barnet F. Renner and Martha Jane Anderson. He married Mary Agnes Kimble circa 1906. He was a farmer. He and Mary Agnes Kimble were divorced after 1930. He died on 31 October 1953 at Littleton, Wetzel Co, WV., at age 71. He was buried at Rosemont Cemetery, Hundred, WV..

     Lawrence J. Chess was born on 12 July 1887 at Bristoria, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of William Jasper Chess and Emma Richardson Smith. He married Margaret McCollum on 25 April 1909 at Jackson Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was a barber. He died on 30 September 1965 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 78.

     Daisy May Chess was born in February 1889 at Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of William Jasper Chess and Emma Richardson Smith. She married Fred Moore Lightner on 17 December 1910 at Washington, PA.. She died on 25 September 1969 at Multnomah Co, OR., at age 80.

     Louise Blance Chess was born on 23 December 1890 at Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of William Jasper Chess and Emma Richardson Smith. She married Samuel Newton Kern on 22 June 1912 at Woodruff, PA.. She died on 19 March 1980 at Ft. Atkinson, WI., at age 89.

     Nancy Annie Chess was born on 3 November 1892 at Richhill Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of William Jasper Chess and Emma Richardson Smith. She married William Leroy Kinney on 30 March 1912 at Rogersville, PA.. She died on 10 December 1971 at Norwalk, OH., at age 79.

     Margaret Sara Chess was born on 17 February 1898 at Morris Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of William Jasper Chess and Emma Richardson Smith. She married John Lafayette Hughes, son of John Hughes and Sadie Rice, on 9 November 1918 at Rogersville, PA.. She owned and operated Lady Margaret Beauty Shop at Waynesburg, PA.. She married Robert Milton Rush. She died on 25 December 1986 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 88.

     William Leroy Kinney Jr. was born on 4 February 1913 at Jackson Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of William Leroy Kinney and Nancy Annie Chess. He died on 21 October 1981 at Wheeling, WV., at age 68.

     Ada Chess was born on 18 March 1896 at Bristoria, PA.. She was the daughter of William Jasper Chess and Emma Richardson Smith. She married Alonzo Lewis Poland on 6 November 1912 at Greene Co, PA.. She died on 8 February 1936 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 39.

     Harry Richard Chess was born on 26 July 1900 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of William Jasper Chess and Emma Richardson Smith. He was a barber at Fort Jackson Hotel. He lived at Amity, PA.. He died on 1 October 1957 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 57.