Mollohan,
Franklin D. (1937 - 1937) - male
b.
d. 26 AUG 1937
father: Mollohan, Bernard (1901 - 1948)
mother: Sergent, Edith Emma (1900 - )
Mollohan,
Franklin Delano (1934 - 1936) -
male
b. 16 OCT 1934 in Fenwick, Nicholas County, WV
d. 28 JAN 1936 in Fenwick, Nicholas County, WV
father: Mollohan, Herbert Camden (1895 - 1961)
mother: Tinnel, Perdie Hanna (1894 - 1977)
Mollohan,
Franklin Martin (1907 - ) - male
b. 10 OCT 1907 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, Carey Ellsworth (1866 -
1952)
mother: Mollohan, Elizabeth (1874 - 1943)
spouse: Ward, Lillie B. (~1911 - )
- m. 17 MAY 1934 in Richwood, Nicholas County, WV
----------child: Mollohan, James Franklin
(1939 - 1992)
Mollohan, Fred
Dwayne (private) - male
father: Mollohan, Jack Joe (private)
mother: Crowder, Mary Lou (private)
spouse: Sayre, Lisa Dawn (private)
- m.
Mollohan, Fred
Homer (1909 - 1976) - male
b. 8 FEB 1909 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
d. 15 OCT 1976 in Webster Springs, Webster County, WV
father: Mollohan, Herbert Camden (1864 - 1951)
mother: Upton, Minnie May (1888 - 1955)
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1930 Braxton County, West Virginia; Birch District; Enumeration
District No. 4-2; Page 10A/11; Dwelling 159; Family 159; conducted in April
1930; Information from 1930 Census: Fred H. Mallohan is listed as head of
house, living on a farm which he rents. Fred is male, white, age 20, married,
age at first marriage was 18, born in West Virginia, occupation is working on
his own account as a farmer on a general farm, and was not a veteran of the
U.S. military mobilized for any war. Listed with him are Radie E., wife,
female, white, age 24, married, age at first marriage was 22, born in West
Virginia; Mary L., daughter, female, white, age 2 6/12, single, born in West Virginia; Ruby H.,
daughter, female, white, age 9/12,
single, born in West Virginia.
spouse: Sirk, Radie E. (1905 - 1993)
- m. 21 DEC 1926 in Richwood,
----------child: Mollohan, Mary Lou (1927 - )
----------child: Mollohan, Ruby Helen (1929 -
)
----------child: Mollohan, Gene Paul (1931 - )
----------child: Mollohan, Glen (private)
Mollohan,
Frederick Scott (1894 - 1896) -
male
b. 3 MAR 1894 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
d. 30 AUG 1896 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, Annis Boggs (1863 - 1946)
mother: Upton, Caroline (1869 - 1933)
Mollohan,
Fredrick M. (1872 - 1963) - male
b. 23 FEB 1872 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
d. 11 JUL 1963 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, William Martin (1834 -
1914)
mother: Boggs, Rebecca M. (1840 - 1907)
In the 1900
Federal Census, Fredrick and
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1910 Braxton County, West Virginia; Birch District; Enumeration
District No. 3; Page 12B/37; Dwelling 175; Family 175; conducted on April 29,
1910; Information from 1910 Census: Frederick Mollohan is listed as head of
household dwelling on a farm which he owns free of a mortgage. Frederick is,
male, white, age 38, married 10 years, born in West Virginia, occupation
working on his own account as a farmer on his own farm. Living with him are
Elizabeth J., wife, female, white, age 33, married 10 years, had 5 children of
which 5 children are still living, born in West Virginia; William E., son,
male, white, age 8, single, born in West Virginia; Rebecca A., daughter,
female, white, age 7, single, born in West Virginia; French, son, male, white,
age 5, single, born in West Virginia; Lewis Archie, son, male, white, age 3,
single, born in West Virginia; Ancel, son, male, white, age 9/12, single, born
in West Virginia; William M., father, male, white, age 75, widowed, born in
West Virginia, occupation none.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1920 Braxton County, WV; Birch District; Enumeration District
No. 3; Page 1A; Dwelling 6; Family 6; conducted on January 3, 1920; Information
from 1920 Census: Frederick Mollohan is listed as head of household and owns a
farm free of mortgage. Frederick is male, white, age 47, married, born in West
Virginia, occupation is farmer on his own general farm. Living with him are
Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 43, married, born in West Virginia; William
E., son, male, white, age 18, single, born in West Virginia, occupation teacher
in district school for wages; Rebecca A., daughter, female, white, age 16,
single, born in West Virginia; French, son, male, white, age 15, single, born
in West Virginia; Lewis A., son, male, white, age 13, single, born in West
Virginia; Ancel, son, male, white, age 10, single, born in West Virginia.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1930 Braxton County, West Virginia; Birch District; Enumeration
District No. 42; Page 9A; Dwelling 146; Family 147; conducted in April 1930;
Information from 1930 Census: Fredrick Mallohan is listed as head of house,
living on a farm which he owns. Fredrick is male, white, age 57, married, age
at first marriage was 27, born in West Virginia, occupation is working on his
own account as a farmer on a general farm, and was not a veteran of the U.S.
military mobilized for any war. Listed with him are E. Jane, wife, female,
white, age 54, married, age at first marriage was 23, born in West Virginia; W.
Earl, son, male, white, age 28, single, born in West Virginia, occupation is
teacher in a public school for wages, and was not a veteran of the U.S.
military mobilized for any war; R. Alice, daughter, female, white, age 27, single,
born in West Virginia; French, son, male, white, age 25, single, born in West
Virginia, occupation is working for wages as a laborer on a general farm, and
was not a veteran of the U.S. military mobilized for any war; L. Archie, son,
male, white, age 23, single, born in West Virginia, occupation is working for
wages as a laborer on a general farm, and was not a veteran of the U.S.
military mobilized for any war; Ancel, son, male, white, age 20, single, born
in West Virginia, occupation is working for wages as a laborer on a general
farm, and was not a veteran of the U.S. military mobilized for any war.
spouse: Rollyson, Elizabeth Jane (1876 -
1945)
- m. 16 SEP 1899 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
----------child: Mollohan, William Earl (1901
- 1977)
----------child: Mollohan, Rebecca Alice
(1903 - 1994)
----------child: Mollohan, French (1904 - 1982)
----------child: Mollohan, Lewis Archie (1906
- 1990)
----------child: Mollohan, Ancel (1909 -
1993)
Mollohan,
Fredrick Marshall (1873 - 1873) -
male
b.
d.
father: Mollohan, William Worth (~1850 -
1893)
mother: Beal, Lydia (1853 - 1873)
Mollohan,
Fredrick Norman (1918 - 1934) -
male
b.
d. 28 JAN 1934
father: Mollohan, Thurman M. (1891 - 1970)
mother: Boggs, Grace Bernice (1892 - 1985)
Mollohan,
Fredrick Paul (1914 - ) - male
b. 28 JAN 1914 in Gassaway, Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, Carey Ellsworth (1866 -
1952)
mother: Mollohan, Elizabeth (1874 - 1943)
spouse: Brown, Louise Lenore (1914 - 1992)
- m. 25 DEC 1937 in Richwood, Nicholas County, WV
----------child: Mollohan, June Lenore (private)
----------child: Mollohan, Stephen Paul (private)
Mollohan, French (1869 - 1933) - male
b.
d. 14 JUN 1933
father: Mollohan, Benton (1843 - 1932)
mother: McMorrow, Elizabeth Mary (1847 -
1925)
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1910 Braxton County, West Virginia; Birch District; Enumeration
District No. 3; Page 12A/37; Dwelling 167; Family 167; conducted on April 29,
1910; Information from 1910 Census: French Mollohan is listed as head of
household dwelling on a farm which he rents. French is, male, white, age 40,
married 9 years, born in West Virginia, occupation working on his own account
as a merchant in a dry goods store. Living with him are Lizzie, wife, female, white,
age 30, married 9 years, had 2 children of which 2 children are still living,
born in West Virginia; Bessie M., daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born
in West Virginia; Clara, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born in West
Virginia.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1920 Braxton County, WV; Birch District; Enumeration District
No. 3; Page 1A; Dwelling 10; Family 10; conducted on January 5, 1920;
Information from 1920 Census: French Mollohan is listed as head of household
and owns a farm free of mortgage. French is male, white, age 50, married, born
in West Virginia, occupation is merchant in a dry goods store as employer.
Living with him are Lizzie, wife, female, white, age 40, married, born in West
Virginia; Bessie M., daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born in West
Virginia; Clara, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, born in West
Virginia.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1930 Braxton County, West Virginia; Otter District; Enumeration
District No. 4-12; Page 14A/132; Dwelling 211; Family 211; conducted in April
28, 1930; Information from 1930 Census: French Mollohan is listed as head of
house, living in a non-farm dwelling which he owns and is valued at $7,000.
French is male, white, age 60, married[?], age at first marriage was 31, born
in West Virginia, occupation is working on his own account as a merchant in a
general store, and was not a veteran of the U.S. military mobilized for any
war. Listed with him are Bessie H., daughter, female, white, age 26, single,
born in West Virginia, occupation none; Clara, daughter, female, white, age 24,
single, born in West Virginia, occupation none.
spouse: Chapman, Mary Elizabeth (~1878 -
1929)
- m.
----------child: Mollohan, Bessie M. (1903 -
)
----------child: Mollohan, Clara (1905 - )
Mollohan, French (1904 - 1982) - male
b. 20 DEC 1904 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
d. 3 DEC 1982 in Huntington, Cabel County, WV
father: Mollohan, Fredrick M. (1872 - 1963)
mother: Rollyson, Elizabeth Jane (1876 -
1945)
French never
married.
Mollohan, Gae (~1915 - ) - female
b. ABT 1915 in Walker, WV
father: Mollohan, Lee (1884 - 1975)
mother: Siers, Dora C. (1884 - 1944)
spouse: Mollohan, Julius M. (1915 - 1973)
----------child: Mollohan, Geneva (private)
spouse: Bragg, Ray (~1907 - )
- m. 2 JUL 1936 in Ivydale, Clay County, WV
spouse: Rogers, William H. (~1915 - )
- m. 16 MAR 1940 in Wallback, Clay County, WV
----------child: Rogers, Howard Gale (private)
----------child: Rogers, George Dale (private)
----------child: Rogers, James Edward (private)
Mollohan, Gailey (1893 - 1965) - male
b. 20 MAR 1893 in Frametown, Braxton County, WV
d. 19 APR 1965 in Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
father: Mollohan, Homer Holt (1857 - 1938)
mother: Reip, Julia Ann (1861 - 1915)
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1930 Wayne County, Michigan; Detroit City, Precinct 45; Ward 14, Block
No. 18; Enumeration District No. 82-446; Page 6B; Dwelling 9; Family 21;
conducted on April 9, 1930; Information from 1930 Census: Gailey Mollohan is
listed as head of house, living in a house at 4309 Clements Ave. valued at $55
which he rents and has a radio set. Gailey is male, white, age 37, married, age
at first marriage was 32, born in West Virginia, occupation is working as an
electrician at Edison Co. for wages, and was a veteran of the U.S. military
mobilized for War World I. Listed with him are Celia G., wife, female, white, age 29, married, age at first
marriage was 24, born in Michigan, occupation is working as a teacher at a
public school for wages.
spouse: [---?---], Celia G. (1900 - 1976)
- m. ABT 1924
Mollohan, Gale
Edward (private) - male
father: Mollohan, James Martin (1928 - )
mother: Harmon, Emma Jean (1927 - )
spouse: Smith, Martha Ann (private)
- m.
----------child: Mollohan, Sandra Kay (private)
----------child: Mollohan, Amanda Jean (private)
Mollohan, Garl
Grant (private) - male
father: Mollohan, Elmer Austin (1903 - 1992)
mother: Brown, Winnie Marie (1913 - 1996)
spouse: Myers, Elouise Grace (private)
- m.
----------child: Mollohan, Leilani Louise (private)
Mollohan, Gary (private) - male
father: Mollohan, Virgil A. (1902 - 1999)
mother: Lee, Helen Lucille (1903 - 1980)
Mollohan, Gary
Dwane (1937 - 1985) - male
b. 17 OCT 1937 in Parkersburg, Wood County, WV
d. 2 MAR 1985 in Vincent, OH
father: Mollohan, Earl Vance (1910 - 1977)
mother: Riffle, Charlotte Mae (1910 - 1977)
spouse: Davidson, Mary Ann (private)
spouse: Reynolds, Lucille Bernice (private)
Gary and
Lucille were divorced.
Mollohan, Gary
Lee (private) - male
father: Mollohan, William Ralph Jr. (1927 -
1989)
mother: Howell, Mary Louise (1931 - 1997)
spouse: Holochwost, Jodie J. (private)
- m. 4 JUL 1975 in Pinellas County, FL
----------child: Mollohan, Kristie Lee (private)
----------child: Mollohan, Jaime Lynn (private)
Mollohan, Gary
Lee (private) - male
father: Mollohan, Ira Jilson Jr. (private)
mother: Teeling, Janice Lee (private)
spouse: Conley, Geraldine Frances (private)
- m.
----------child: Mollohan, Amanda Marie (private)
----------child: Mollohan, Matthew (private)
Mollohan, Gene
Delonor (1939 - 1989) - male
b. 28 MAR 1939 in Vienna, Wood County, WV
d. 28 AUG 1989
father: Mollohan, Earl Vance (1910 - 1977)
mother: Riffle, Charlotte Mae (1910 - 1977)
spouse: Carhuff, Edith Marguerite (1926 - )
- m. 23 MAR 1966 in Parkersburg, Wood County, WV
Mollohan, Gene
Paul (1931 - ) - male
b. 10 APR 1931 in Servia,
father: Mollohan, Fred Homer (1909 - 1976)
mother: Sirk, Radie E. (1905 - 1993)
spouse: McGlothlin, Geneva (private)
- m.
----------child: Mollohan, Regina Lynn (private)
Mollohan, Geneva (1932 - 1932) - female
b. 14 JUN 1932 in Nebo, Clay County, WV
d. 14 JUN 1932 in Nebo, Clay County, WV
father: Mollohan, John Demmer (1890 - 1965)
mother: Ellison, Della May (1893 - 1974)
Mollohan,
father: Mollohan, Julius M. (1915 - 1973)
mother: Mollohan, Gae (~1915 - )
spouse: Smothers, Justice L. (private)
- m. ABT 1949 in
Mollohan,
Genevieve Armelia (1910 - 2003) - female
b. 2 DEC 1910 in Caress,
d. 2 DEC 2003 in
Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, Lucius (1886 - 1959)
mother: Kniceley, Eva T. (1893 - 1984)
spouse: Krafft, James Byron (1910 - 1992)
- m. 26 APR 1931 in Braxton County, WV
----------child: Krafft, Louis Blair (1931 - 1985)
----------child: Krafft, Lucius Arden (private)
----------child: Krafft, Norma Mozelle (private)
----------child: Krafft, Farrell Eugene (1936 - 1995)
----------child: Krafft, Lorena Helen (private)
----------child: Krafft, Lola Nelva (private)
----------child: Krafft, Arnold Gordon (private)
----------child: Krafft, Judy Carol (private)
----------child: Krafft, Carl Delmas (private)
----------child: Krafft, Donna Varina (private)
Mollohan,
Genevieve Ellen (1909 - ) - female
b. 5 DEC 1909 in Skyles, Webster County, WV
father: Mollohan, Okey (1875 - 1949)
mother: Baughman, Laura Dora (1880 - ~1916)
spouse: Whaling, Clyde (~1906 - )
- m. 12 SEP 1926 in Webster County, WV
spouse: Thacker, Hubert Dabney (~1905 - )
- m. 6 JUN 1930 in Webster Springs, Webster County, WV
----------child: Thacker, Hubert Donald (1929
- )
----------child: Thacker, Kathleen (private)
Mollohan, George (~1750 - ~1815) - male
b. ABT 1750 in County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland
d. ABT 1815 in Kanawha County, VA
The
The name of the province derives from the Connachta, the large tribal grouping
which dominated the west and north of the island in the first few centuries
A.D. They claimed descent from the mythical
The Uí Brion and the Uí Fiachra , offshoots of the southern Uí Néill based at
Tara in Co. Meath were dynastic kings of Connacht from the fourth century down
to the arrival of the Normans in the late twelfth century, when the entire
territory was granted to the de Burgos. These were eventually completely
assimilated into Gaelic culture, becoming the Mayo and Clanricard Burkes, and,
in true Irish fashion, producing many offshoot families, among them Gibbons,
Because of their remoteness and the relative poverty of the land, the counties
of Connacht, together with Co. Clare, were excluded from the confiscations
following the wars of the seventeenth century, and became a refuge of sorts for
those dispossessed elsewhere. By the nineteenth century the region was densely
populated and desperately poor, with the result that its people suffered
disproportionately in the Famine and the mass emigration that followed.
Originally the territory was under the control of the MacDermots, whose power
was usurped by the Norman de Burgos from the twelfth to the fourteenth
centuries. It was then claimed by a branch of the O’Connors, who ruled under
the patronage of the northern O’Donnells, and became known as the O’Connor
The county is now inextricably linked with the name of W.B. Yeats, the Nobel
prize-winning poet, who spent much of his boyhood here and immortalized its
landscape and culture in his work.
Surnames associated with the county include O’Hara, O’Dowd, Waters, Hargadon,
Killoran, Hart, Finan, Breheny and McSharry. Loughlin, Feeney, MacGovern,
Gallagher and McGuinness are among the most popular surnames in the county.
George immigrated to the Colonies around 1770. It is unknown what port he
arrived at, or where he came from before moving into
In a document dictated by Charles Mollohan, grandson of George and Nancy (which
is not signed, so its veracity is unknown), of which a photocopy was provided
to this researcher by James Harry Mollohan, Jr. of
"My grandfather on my father's side was George Mollohan (perhaps
originally was Monahan or Molyhan). He was from
"My grandmother Agnes, or Nancy Jones before her marriage with George
Mollohan, was an Irish woman who came from
[Perhaps the descendants of Charles Mollohan, who moved to
After moving to
VA Grants 37, p. 280
Library of Virginia Digital Collection:
Land Office Patents and Grants
-------------------------------------------
Ge. Mollihan
352 Acres
Greenbrier
Exam'd
James Wood Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth To all to whom these Presents
shall come Greeting Know ye that by Virtue of a Certificate in right of
Settlement given by the Commissioners for adjusting the titles to unpatented
lands in the District of Augusta Botetourt and Greenbrier and in Consideration
of the Ancient Composition of thirty five shilling sterling paid into the
Treasury of this Commonwealth, There is Granted by the said Commonwealth unto
George Mollihan, a certain Tract or Parcel of Land Containing three hundred and
fifty two Aacres [sic] by survey bearing date the twenty eighth day of August
one thousand seven hundred and eighty six lying and being in the County of
Greenbrier, on sinking Creek, joining the lands of Charles Lewis deceased
Joseph McClung John Williams and the Heirs of James Burns, and bounded as
followeth to Wit, Beginning at two black Oaks corner to Burns and with his
line, south sixty seven degrees West eighty six poles to a red oak south twenty
one degrees West forty poles to a black Oak and white Oak, south fifty degrees
East fourteen poles to a white oak and black oak south two degrees West seventy
two poles to a white oak on Lewis's line and with North seventy degrees West
fifty nine poles to two white Oaks on Richard Williams's line and with the same
[North?] eight degrees West fifty four poles to a white oak on Joseph McClungs
line, and leaving North four degrees West ninety seven poles to a white Oak
North seventeen degrees East one hundred and forty eight poles to a white Oak
North thirty degrees West one hundred poles to a white Oak and hickory North
forty five degrees East ninety six poles to a yellow Lynn south twenty three
degrees East three hundred and seventy poles to the beginning, with its
appurtenances To have and to hold the said tract or Parcel of Land with its
appurtenances To the said George Molliham [sic] and his Heirs forever In
Witness whereof the said James Wood Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of
Virginia hath hereunto set his Hand and caused the lesser seal of the said
Commonwealth to be Affixed at Richmond on the twentieth day of June In the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, and of the
Commonwealth the Twenty first
James Wood
Sometime before 1805, they moved to Skyles Creek in, what would become, Braxton
County and is now in present day Webster County and settled near the Dodrills
who lived on the Birch River near Boggs. The Skyles Creek joins the Birch River
about 4 miles down river from Boggs, Webster County, WV just before the Birch
River leaves Webster County for the last time and crosses into Braxton County,
WV. Later, they sold that property and moved to the
In the period between 1783 and 1786, George appears on the
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1810
There is no record of when or where
"A tragedy not unlike that of Strange occurred about 1815.
George Mollohan who lived with his son, James, on Birch River, left one day to
visit his son John, who resided about sixteen miles distant and near where
Sutton now stands on the Little Kanawha; all within the present bounds of
About ten days after the old gentleman's departure, a settler from the Little
Kanawha came to
An unavailing search was immediately instituted for the missing man. The only
trace ever found of him was his gloves placed in the forks of a bush, and, at
no great distance, his horse feeding in the bottomlands. This incident is here
given for the first time.
George Mollohan, settled in Greenbrier County, in 1780. (12)"(Source: by
Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, William Elsey Connelley and J. P.MacLean, The border
settlers of northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795: embracing the life of
Jesse Hughes and other noted scouts of the great woods of the trans-Allegheny,
(Republican Publishing Company, Hamilton Ohio, Copyright 1915) Page 189).
[footnote 12 is a reference to a book by Virgil A. Lewis, History of
"In 1780, the number of settlers [in
spouse: Jones, Nancy Hanks (~1754 - )
- m. ABT 1774 in VA
----------child: Mollohan, John (~1775 -
1852)
----------child: Mollohan, Elizabeth (~1782 -
>1860)
----------child: Mollohan, George Jr. (~1784 - 1861)
----------child: Mollohan, James (1787 -
~1862)
----------child: Mollohan, Margaret Hope
(~1793 - 1876)
Mollohan, George
Bernard (1873 - 1950) - male
b. 3 DEC 1873 in Webster County, WV
d. 6 MAR 1950 in Sutton, Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, Bernard (1836 - 1899)
mother: Strong, Mary Angela (1844 - 1902)
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1910 Webster County, West Virginia; Hacker Valley District; Enumeration
District No. 158; Page 15B/299; Dwelling 203; Family 203; conducted on May 4,
1910; Information from 1910 Census: George B. Mollohan is listed as head of
household dwelling on a farm which he owns free of a mortgage. George is, male,
white, age 36, married 8 years, born in West Virginia, occupation is working on
his own account as a farmer. Living with him are Bertha, wife, female, white,
age 28, married 8 years, had 3 child of which 2 children are still living, born
in West Virginia; Elmer, son, male, white, age 7, single, born in West
Virginia; Clive, son, male, white, age 6/12, single, born in West Virginia;
Ella P., sister, female, white, age 29, single, born in West Virginia,
occupation none; Lena D., sister, female, white, age 27, single, born in West
Virginia, occupation none.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1920 Webster County, West Virginia; Hacker Valley District;
Enumeration District No. 149; Page 5A; Dwelling 71; Family 71; conducted on
January 8, 1920; Information from 1920 Census: G. B. Mollohan is listed as head
of house and owning a farm free of mortgage. G. B. is male, white, age 46,
married, born in West Virginia, occupation farmer. Listed with him are R. B.,
wife, female, white, age 38, married, born in West Virginia; E. A., son, male,
white, age 16, single, born in West Virginia; K. C., son, male, white, age 10,
single, born in West Virginia.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1930 Webster County, West Virginia; Hacker Valley District;
Enumeration District No. 51-9; Page 14A/270; Dwelling 39; Family 39; conducted
in April 29, 1930; Information from 1930 Census: George B. Mollohan is listed
as head of house, living on a farm which he owns. George is male, white, age
56, married, age at first marriage was 28, born in West Virginia, occupation is
working on his own account as a farmer on a general farm, and was not a veteran
of the U.S. military mobilized for any War. Listed with him are Rebecca F.,
wife, female, white, age 49, married, age at first marriage was 21, born in
West Virginia, occupation none; Kenneth C., son, male, white, age 20, single,
born in West Virginia, occupation is working as a farm laborer for wages; Elmer
A., son, male, white, age 28, married, age at first marriage was 27, born in
West Virginia, occupation is working on his own account as a farmer on a
general farm, and was not a veteran of the U.S. military mobilized for any War;
Winnie M., daughter-in-law, female, white, age 17, married, age at first
marriage was 16, born in West Virginia, occupation none.
spouse: Arbogast, Betty Florence (~1880 -
1928)
----------child: Mollohan, Wilbert Poling
(1901 - 1983)
spouse: Pugh, Rebecca Bertha (1881 - 1942)
- m. 8 DEC 1901 in Hodam Creek, Webster County, WV
----------child: Mollohan, Elmer Austin (1903
- 1992)
----------child: Mollohan, Sylvia R. (1905 -
1905)
----------child: Mollohan, Kenneth Clive
(1909 - 1993)
Mollohan, George
Cleveland (1886 - 1963) - male
b. 31 DEC 1886 in Braxton County, WV
d. 11 DEC 1963 in Brush, Morgan County, CO
father: Mollohan, Curtis "Cortez"
(1848 - 1930)
mother: Hamrick, Mary Elizabeth (1853 - 1888)
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1910 Logan County, Colorado; Leroy Precinct; Leroy Village; Enumeration
District No. 243; Page 2A/219b; Dwelling 52; Family 53; Line 14; conducted on
April 20, 1910; Information from 1910 Census: George Mollohon is listed as head
of household dwelling on a farm which he owns free of a mortgage. George is,
male, white, age 23, single, born in West Virginia, occupation is working on
his own account as a farmer on a general farm, can read and write.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1920 Maricopa County, Arizona; Phoenix City; Precinct No. 6;
Enumeration District No. 68; Page 1B; Dwelling 5; Family 7; conducted on
January 2, 1920; Information from 1920 Census: George Mollohan is listed as a
lodger enumerated under the head of household of the hotel keeper, C. G.
Giordano and is residing at 7 South 3rd Street. George is male, white, age 33,
single, born in West Virginia, occupation is working as a laborer on a farm for
wages.
In the 1930 Federal Census, George is enumerated as living with his
brother-in-law and sister, Winnie in
spouse: Vickers, Hazel Marquardt (*1899
- 1978)
- m. ABT 1936
Mollohan, George
D. (1916 - ) - male
b. 27 MAR 1916 in OK
father: Mollohan, Charles M. (1884 - )
mother: Walling, Cora E. (1890 - )
Mollohan, George
Dana (1923 - 1944) - male
b. 10 SEP 1923 in Servia, Braxton County, WV
d. FEB 1944 in the South Pacific during World War II
father: Mollohan, Thurmond Roy (1886 - 1954)
mother: Hill, Hallie Alma (1898 - 1979)
George served
in the
Mollohan, George
Dodrill (1815 - 1895) - male
b. 12 DEC 1815 in Nicholas County, VA
d. 16 MAR 1895 in Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, James (1787 - ~1862)
mother: Dodrill, Martha (1789 - 1872)
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1840
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1850
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1860
George was sympathetic to the North during the Civil War, and it was while he
and some Union Troops were eating at a friend's home near Sutton, WV during the
summer of 1863, that the Tuning Brothers (a Confederate guerrilla group) and
some others captured them. The following is from Sutton's History of
"In the summer of 1863, a portion of Co. F, 10th W. Va. Volunteer
Infantry, was on a scouting visit to their homes in Braxton county, a county
from whence that stalwart company was recruited, and where 90 percent or more of those noble and generous boys
were born and raised. While at home, Captain Hyer and some of his men were
captured by the Tuning brothers and others, who alternated between W. L.
Jackson's camp and anything they could pick up within the Federal lines. The
night that Captain Hyer was captured, he was at his home on Salt Lick, and had
as his guests John D. Baxter, who was orderly sergeant of the company; Sergeant
S. E. Knicely; private E. B. Wheeler and Wm. M. Barnett.
As well as we remember, this was the company at Captain Hyer's on the night of
the attack and capture; George D. Mollohan, Harvey Hyer and M. L. Barnett,
civilians, were either there on the night in question or captured in the
immediate neighborhood and were present as prisoners when the attack was made.
After several shots had been fired and a demand to surrender had been made,
Captain Hyer thinking that the house would be fired and his family exposed and
further resistance would be useless against the protest of Orderly Baxter and
perhaps others, surrendered to a party, part of whom at least were thirsting for
the blood of some of the inmates of that house.
We know little of the history of Tunings, but think they came from
Tunings, like a great many other people, not looking beyond the mere surface,
nor comprehending the true cause, swore vengeance in their wrath against
Orderly Baxter, and after the capture of Captain Hyer and his company, they
gloated over the satisfaction they would have in subjecting the already doomed
soldier to the indignities unworthy of our civilization, and later in the deep
recesses and lonely glens of the mountains beyond Webster C. H., he was to be
put to death like a savage or an outlaw. After the captain and his men
surrendered, they were tried two and two and started on their march. The
destination of some of the men were Libby prison; others were to be put to
death. No one knew this better than the brave Baxter. . . .
The Confederates were composed of two Tunings, Jack and Al., F. F. Squires, and
others whose names I have forgotten. . . .
The prisoners all being secured, the march was taken up near
Baxter was to be taken through Webster county, tortured and shot, and possibly
Wheeler was to share the same fate. The others were to betaken with an air of
triumph to
The Tunings and their men were marching in triumphant splendor through the darkness
with their prisoners and what booty they had succeeded in appropriating; at a
point on the ridge near Ben's Run through a signal or sign, two of the couple
communicated the fact that they had removed the cords by which they were tied,
and at a place in the road that seemed to invite the attempt to escape, Baxter
and Wheeler plunged into the brush, running in the same direction; Knicely and
Barnett made a dash in the opposite direction. . . . Every shot went wild of
its mark, and only acted as an incentive to excellorate the movements of those
stalwart men who were winding down the brush and saplings as if they were but
dry stubble, in their flight down the rugged hillsides of the Elk Valley. . . .
When Tunings realized that they had lost in a moment what they had long sought
to win, and the great prize over which they felt so elated, their vengeance and
anger knew no bounds. We were told by some of those who remained in captivity
that they raged and swore, lamenting the escape of Baxter. They sullenly
trudged on with occasional vile oaths and frequently threatened the lives of
the other prisoners. George D. Mollohan, M. L. Barnett and Henry Hyer, the
three civilian prisoners, after the exciting spectacular scenes of that
midnight hour, were taken with the other prisoners to a point near the mouth of
Brock's run on Holly river. There they halted to hold a war council and wait
for daylight. There was a tide in the river and the only means of crossing was
on a broken boat gunnel. At this point it was decided to release two of the
prisoners, Hyer and Barnett. . . .
George D. Mollohan was taken to
After the escape of Baxter, Knicely and Wheeler, Mr. Mollohan's hands were
tied, also Barnett's. We do not know whether Capt. Hyer's hands or whether he
as an officer was placed on his honor to remain a prisoner. After the halt at
Brock's run, the march was resumed and the prisoners taken across Holly river.
The Tunings were importuned to untie the cord that bound Mollohan's hands until
the river was crossed, but they positively refused. To cross a stream on a
piece of boat gunnel with your hands tied behind you is extremely hazardous.
The river crossed in safety, the march was continued through Webster county to
In passing through Webster C. H., weary and footsore with the march, warmed up
by the autumn sun, Mollohan's thirst was intensified by the sight of the pure
crystal waters, but he was denied that slight privilege of appeasing his
thirst, that to him would have been a blessing. The prisoners had one friend in
the company of whom I wish to speak more particularly, because justice should
be done to every man and he should have credit for his good acts, and a friend
under these circumstances and in such trying need should be remembered and
appreciated. F. F. Squires wanted Tunings to untie the cords that bound
Mollohan while crossing the river and give him a chance for his life, in case that
frail craft should sink or capsize but refused and on the march he frequently
besought Tuning to grant decent treatment to the prisoners, but without effect.
He confided with the prisoners and advised for their welfare, and through his
influence saved them great and trying iniquities. He administered to their
wants while in
It is not known how long George and his companions remained in prison before
they were released and sent home, but it is believed that it was about a year.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1870
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1880 Braxton County, West Virginia; Holly District; Enumeration
District No. 7; Page 30B/420; Dwelling 260; Family 260; conducted on June 19,
1880; Information from 1880 Census: George D. Mollohan is listed as head of
household. George is white, male, age 64, married, occupation is farmer, born
in
spouse: Bickel, Diana (1815 - 1854)
- m. 15 APR 1835 in Nicholas County, VA
----------child: Mollohan, Bernard (1836 -
1899)
----------child: Mollohan, Naomi (1838 -
1917)
----------child: Mollohan, Harrison (1840 - 1925)
----------child: Mollohan, William (1842 -
1888)
----------child: Mollohan, Hester Ann (1844 - 1910)
----------child: Mollohan, Willis (1847 -
1918)
----------child: Mollohan, Mariah (1850 -
1852)
----------child: Mollohan, Mary Martha (1851
- 1922)
spouse: Alkire, Permilia (1818 - 1898)
- m. 15 JUL 1855 in Braxton County, VA
George and
Milly's marriage ended in divorce. Since both the 1860 Federal Census and the
1870 Federal Census show George and Milly living on separate home sites and
list each one as the head-of-household, they were probably separated before
1860. George and Milly were divorced May 27, 1868 in Braxton County, WV. George
claimed that Milly had "willfully deserted and abandoned him more than
5 years" earlier (Source: WV,
Braxton County Courthouse Chancery Order Book #2, Page 79).
----------child: Mollohan, Ellis C. (1854 - )
----------child: Mollohan, Ann (1856 - 1858)
----------child: Mollohan, Infant (1858 - 1858)
spouse: Foster, Susan Wyatt (1843 - 1913)
- m. 12 JAN 1871 in Braxton County, WV
----------child: Mollohan, Iowa Margaret (1871 - 1873)
----------child: Mollohan, Helena (1873 - 1875)
----------child: Mollohan, Madama (1875 -
1904)
----------child: Mollohan, George Wyatt (1878 - 1942)
----------child: Mollohan, Blanche (1881 -
1917)
----------child: Mollohan, Jashen (1883 -
1910)
----------child: Mollohan, Lucius (1886 -
1959)
Mollohan, George
Edward (private) - male
father: Mollohan, William Lanta (1883 - 1964)
mother: Shock, Mamie (1892 - 1967)
spouse: Douglas, Glema Mae (1938 - 1989)
- m. 31 MAY 1958 in Peytona,
Mollohan, George
G. (~1808 - >1850) - male
b. ABT 1808 in
d. AFT 1850 in
father: Mollohan, John (~1775 - 1852)
mother: [---?---], Elizabeth (*1778 - )
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1840
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1850
spouse: Alkire, Permilia (1818 - 1898)
- m. ABT 1836 in
----------child: Mollohan, David (~1838 - )
----------child: Mollohan, John H. (~1840 - )
----------child: Mollohan, Andrew (~1842 - )
----------child: Mollohan, Rebecca E. (~1844
- <1865)
----------child: Mollohan, America Ann (1846
- 1900)
----------child: Mollohan, Mary V. (~1848 -
<1860)
Mollohan, George
Hampton (private) - male
father: Mollohan, Paul Hampton (1908 - 1995)
mother: Jarvis, Ruth Mildred (1917 - )
spouse: Nipps, Judy Arlene (private)
- m. 26 JUN 1964 in Dunbar, Kanawha County, WV
----------child: Mollohan, David Paul (private)
----------child: Mollohan, Lisa Kay (private)
Mollohan, George
Jr. (~1784 - 1861) - male
b. ABT 1784 in VA
d. MAR 1861 in
father: Mollohan, George (~1750 - ~1815)
mother: Jones, Nancy Hanks (~1754 - )
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1810
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1820
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1830
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1840
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1850
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1860
George had two land grants given to him by Gov. John Tyler of VA. One was in
1826, for 150 acres on the north side of
George was a farmer, an avid hunter and an expert woodsman. His prowess as a
hunter was described by Charles T. Dodrill in his family book, "Heritage
of a Pioneer".
The following is excerpted from W. C. Dodrills "Moccasins Tracks and Other
Imprints":
"George Mollohan and Joshua Stephenson were devotees of the chase when
great portions of Webster and
spouse: Dodrill, Mary (~1784 - <1860)
- m. 1 JUL 1805 in Kanawha County, VA
----------child: Mollohan, Rebecca (1806 -
1864)
----------child: Mollohan, Nancy (1809 -
1876)
----------child: Mollohan, Nathan Curtis
(1812 - 1875)
----------child: Mollohan, Malinda (1815 -
1861)
----------child: Mollohan, William (1817 - 1854)
----------child: Mollohan, Miriam (1820 -
1900)
----------child: Mollohan, Arthur Riley (1823
- 1866)
----------child: Mollohan, Anson (1829 -
1901)
Mollohan, George
Marvin (1914 - ) - male
b.
father: Mollohan, George Wyatt (1878 - 1942)
mother: Lewis, Iva Daisy (1882 - 1941)
Marvin never
married.
Mollohan, George
Payton (private) - male
father: Mollohan, Charles Ivan (1912 - 1993)
mother: Sutton, Elsie Ernestine (1917 - )
spouse: Rosenkrantz, Alice (private)
Mollohan, George
Riley (1849 - 1923) - male
b. 10 MAY 1849 in Braxton County, VA
d. 3 MAR 1923 in Los Angeles County, CA
father: Mollohan, Arthur Riley (1823 - 1866)
mother: Reip, Susannah (1825 - 1878)
FEDERAL
CENSUS: 1880 McHenry County, Illinois; Greenwood Township; Enumeration District
No. 139; Page 13A/157a; Dwelling 107; Family 109; conducted on June 14, 1880;
Information from 1880 Census: George R. Molohan is listed as head of household.
George is white, male, age 31, married, occupation is farmer, born in
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1900 Marion County, Kansas; Peabody Township; City of Peabody;
Enumeration District 95; Page 1B; Dwelling 17; Family 17; conducted on June 1,
1900; Information from 1900 Census: George R. Mollohan is listed as head of
household. George is white, male, May 1849, age 51, married 29 years, born in
West Virginia, occupation janitor at a school house, owned, free of debt, a
house in Peabody, Marion County, KS. Living with him are Rebecca J., wife,
white, female, born August 1852, age 47, married 29 years, had 3 children of
which 3 are still living, born in West Virginia; Estel L., daughter, white,
female, born May 1882, age 18, single, born in Illinois, at school; Frances M.,
daughter, white, female, born April 1886, age 14, single, born in Kansas, at
school.
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1910 Los Angeles County, California; Los Angeles Township; Los
Angeles City; Precinct #167; Enumeration District No. 212; Page 4A/192a;
Dwelling 85; Family 89; Line 28; conducted on April 18,1910; Information from
1910 Census: Geo R. Mollohan is listed as head of household dwelling in a house
at 1417 W. Washington which he is renting. Geo is, male, white, age 60, married
40 years, born in West Virginia,
occupation is working on his own account as a wholesaler of poultry, can read
and write. Living with him are Rebecca, wife, female, white, age 57, married 40
years, had 3 children of which 3 children are still living, born in West
Virginia, can read and write; Glen, grandson, male, white, age 15, single, born
in Kansas, occupation is none, can read and write, attending school; Geo,
grandson, male, white, age 14, single, born in Kansas, can read and write,
attending school; Estee McKibben, daughter, female, white, age 26, married 7
years, had 1 child of which 1 child is still living, born in Kansas, occupation
is none, can read and write; James, grandson, male, white, age 6, single, born
in Missouri, is not attending school.
spouse: Fox, Rebecca Jane (1852 - 1918)
- m.
----------child: Mollohan, Willis Camden
(1872 - )
----------child: Mollohan, Estel Gladys (1882
- 1963)
----------child: Mollohan, Frances M. (1886 -
1958)
Mollohan, George
Wesley (1869 - 1950) - male
b. 18 SEP 1869 in Braxton County, WV
d. 4 JUL 1950 in Flatwoods, Braxton County, WV
father: Mollohan, William (1842 - 1888)
mother: Harper, Julia Ann (1847 - >1920)
FEDERAL CENSUS:
1900 Webster County, West Virginia; Hacker Valley Township; Enumeration
District No. 136; Page 10A; Dwelling 130; Family130; conducted on June 12,
1900; Information from 1900 Census: George Molohon is listed as head of
household. George is white, male, born September 1869, age 30, married 4 years,
born in West Virginia, occupation farmer. Listed with him are Addina, white,
female, born February 1873, age 27, married 4 years, had 0 children, born in
FEDERAL CENSUS: 1910 Braxton County, West Virginia; Holly District; Enumeration
District No. 6; Page 3B/76; Dwelling 48; Family 48; conducted on April 22,
1910; Information from 1910 Census: George W. Mollohan is listed as head of
household dwelling on a farm which he owns free of a mortgage. George is, male,
white, age 40, married 15 years, born in West Virginia, occupation is working
as a fireman at a saw mill for wages. Living with him are Addina A., wife,
female, white, age 37, married 15 years, had 0 children, born in West Virginia;
Julia A., mother, female, white, age 63, widowed, had 4 children of whic