Dorcas Isabella Vestal1
b. 11 July 1842
| Father | Jay Vestal1 |
| Mother | Hannah Johnson1 b. abt 1812 |
| Birth-Calc | 11 Jul 1842 | Dorcas Isabella Vestal was born in Washington County, Virginia, on 11 Jul 1842.1 |
| Marriage | 30 Dec 1858 | She married Samuel Robinson Widener, son of John F. Widener and Frances (?), on 30 Dec 1858 in Washington County.1 |
| Widowed | 4 Aug 1862 | Samuel died on 4 Aug 1862 in a Confederate Hospital. He was a member of Company H of the 37th Virginia Infantry. |
| Dorcas had given birth to a son she named Samuel 6 months earlier. | ||
| Cens-1880 | 4 Jun 1880 | Following the war Dorcas and Samuel made their home with her widowed mother Hannah Vestal.2 |
| Cens-1900 | 1 Jun 1900 | In 1888 Samuel married Laura Hand. The 1900 census enumeration found Dorcas living with the young couple and their 5 children which included a son named Samuel and a daughter named Hannah. The census entry for Dorcas indicated that she had given birth to a second child who had not survived. This child probably died shortly before the 1860 census.3 |
Family | Samuel Robinson Widener b. abt 16 Nov 1839, d. 4 Aug 1862 | |
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| Last Edited | 12 Dec 2010 |
Citations
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 393. Entry abstracted as: Samuel Robinson Widener, 19y 1m 14d, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o John & Frances Widener marrr Dorcas Isabella Vestal, 16y 5m 19d, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o J. & Hannah Vestal; 30 Dec. 1858 by John E. Harris.
- [S156] Hannah Vestal household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 93, p. 8D, dwelling 63, family 63. Sept. 2010. Household included: Hannah Vestal, 65, wid, seamstress, b. TN, TN, TN; Dorcas Widener, 30, dau, wid, b. VA/NC/TN; Samuel Widener, 15, grandson, b. VA/VA/VA.
- [S634] Sam J. Widner household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 115, sheet 1B, dwelling 19, family 19, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: Sam J. Widner, 38, b. Feb. 1862, marr 13 yrs, farmer; Liddie A., wife, 31, b. Dec. 1868, marr 13 yrs, mother of 5 children, all are living; Marvin M., son, 11, b. Apr 1889; Carrie E., dau, 7, b. June 1892; Thos A., son, 5, b. Sept. 1894; Hannah, dau, 4, b. Mar 1896; Samuel F., son, 8/12, b. Sept. 1899; all b. VA/VA/VA; Darkus I., mother, 57, wid, b. July 1842, mother of 2 children, 1 is living; b. VA/NC/TN.