John Wesley Wedding1

b. 19 October 1814, d. 25 December 1896
FatherAbednego Wedding1 d. bef 24 Feb 1845
MotherRebecca Johnson1 b. 13 Mar 1777, d. Dec 1832
Birth19 Oct 1814 John Wesley Wedding was born on 19 Oct 1814 in Virginia.1,2 
Marriage22 Nov 1838 He married Elizabeth Ryburn in Washington County, Virginia, probably on 22 Nov 1838.3,4 
Land-Buy20 Oct 1839  The following year, on Oct. 29th, 1839, John's father Abednego deeded one half of his 164 acre tract to John for $1. However John was not to take title to the land until Abednego's death.5 
Migration  John and Elizabeth resided in Washington Co. at the time of the 1840 census enumeration. By the birth of son Christopher in late 1845 the family had moved to Roane County, Tennessee. 
Land-Sell2 Dec 1847  In Dec. 1847, while living in Roane Co., John and Elizabeth deeded their 84 acres of Abednego's land to William M. Edmondson and William White for $350. 
  Abednego had died in late 1844 or early 1845. Prior to this death he had deeded the other half of his land to William White and William M. Edmondson who were married to John's sisters Artisma and Matilda respectively. 
Cens-185028 Aug 1850  John and Elizabeth were recorded farming in Roane Co. in 1850. The household included John (36), Elizabeth (29), William (11), Louisa (9) and Christopher (5). 
  A daughter Manourva had been born in Jan. 1844 but died in 1845. Another son, Thurman, born in Feb. 1850, was not included in the 1850 enumeration. 
Migration  John's descendants believe he was a bit of a wanderer which seems born out by the fact that the family moved again in the early 1850s, settling this time in Greene County, Ohio. 
Cens-18601860  There they were enumberated in Silver Creek township in 1860. Although John was again listed as a farmer, he owned land valued at $200 and personal property worth $1,096 suggesting perhaps he was selling goods in addition to farming. The family had grown by the addition of daughters Fredonia Elizabeth and Mary Samantha.6 
Cens-187023 Jun 1870  But again the family did not stay put. Sometime prior to 1870 they moved to Chase County, Kansas. 
  Although the 1870s started off on a presumably positive note with the marriage in Feb. 1870 of John and Elizabeth's 16 year old daughter Fredonia to John Wilson, the decade was one of tragedy for the family. In Oct. 1870 son Christopher was murdered while traveling through the Cherokee Nation. The assailant stole Christopher's horse and $280 he was carrying. Interestingly, Christopher had been enumerated as owning personal property of $1,100 on the federal census taken a few months earlier.

In March, 1873 Elizabeth died, although the exact place is unknown. Her death was followed a year later, in March 1874, by the accidental death of son Thurman. He was killed at Lazette (Cowley Co., Kansas) as the result of a mill accident. Daughter Fredonia's husband also died in 1874 (Fredonia eventually remarried and John brought her two daughters from her first marriage back to Virginia to live). John married for a second time in May 1874.7,8,9,10 
Marriage25 May 1874 He married Elizabeth Klepper on 25 May 1874 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.10,11 
Cens-18801880 They settled back in Washington County where they were enumerated in 1880 in the Glade Spring District living next to John's widowed sister Matilda Edmondson.12 
  A few years later John's young granddaughters, Lewie and Alta Wilson came to live with John and Elizabeth. 
Death25 Dec 1896 John died on 25 Dec 1896 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 82.10,13 
Burial He was buried at Greenfield Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Elizabeth Ryburn b. 24 Sep 1820, d. 29 Mar 1873
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Last Edited14 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S622] Martha Keys, "Hello," e-mail to Diana Powell, 5 May 2003. Martha cites the Bible of Fredonia Wedding Wilson Mahaffey (daughter of John Wesley Wedding and Elizabeth Ryburn Wedding) which she viewed in the home of Fredonia's great grandson, Sonny Mahaffey in Enid, Oklahoma. It contained information on Abednego and Rebecca Wedding and their children.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 191. Stone reported to read: John W. Wedding, 19 Oct. 1814-25 Dec. 1896.
  3. [S622] Martha Keys, "Hello," e-mail to Diana Powell, 5 May 2003. Martha cites the Bible of Fredonia Wedding Wilson Mahaffey (daughter of John Wesley Wedding and Elizabeth Ryburn Wedding) which she viewed in the home of Fredonia's great grandson, Sonny Mahaffey in Enid, Oklahoma. It contained information on Abednego and Rebecca Wedding and their children. The bible stated that the wedding of John and Elizabeth took place on Nov. 22nd.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 66. Abstract reads: John W. Wedding to Elizabeth Ryburn, 21 Nov. 1838; by Alexander McEwen.
  5. [S2136] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 14: 453. Deed dated 29 Oct. 1839 from Abednego Wedding to his son John W. Wedding for $1, half of 164 acres belonging to Abednego Wedding, on which he now lives. Land to be transferred on Abednego's death.
  6. [S1284] John W. Wedding household, 1860 U.S. cens, Greene Co., OH, pop. sched., Silvercreek township, p. 630 (added script), dwelling 1112, family 1114, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 30, 2005; image 30 or 30. Enumeration includes: John W. Wedding 45, farmer, owns land valued at $200, pers. prop of $1096, b. VA; Elizabeth 39, b. VA; Christopher R., b. Iowa [?]; Firman J., 9, b. Tenn; Fredonia, 6, b. OH; Mary S., 3, b. OH; George Lindsey 20, mul.
  7. [S2178] "The First Execution in Ft. Smith", Fort Smith National Historic Site (http://www.nps.gov/fosm/historyculture/081573-execution.htm : viewed Dec. 2008), Entry relates the 1873 execution of John Childers for the murder of Reyburn Wedding.
  8. [S2179] "Cowley County Newspaper Records - Winfield Courier Jan-Dec. 1874", abstracts, USGenWeb: Kansas, Cowley County (http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cowley/oldnews/papersup/ : viewed Dec. 2008), Article recounts the accidental death of "Freeman" Wedding.
  9. [S1768] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1853-1885" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, illegible Wedding data, viewed Dec. 2008. Thurman's death also appears to have been reported in the Washington Co., Virginia death records. The abstracted entry reads: __ (not legible) Wedding, d. 1874, accident, b. TN, age 21 [24], parents J.W. & E. Wedding.
  10. [S669] Keys, "Descendants of Abednego Wedding". Martha cites the Bible of Fredonia Wedding Wilson Mahaffey which she viewed in the home of Fredonia's great grandson, Sonny Mahaffey in Enid, Oklahoma. She believes it is now in the possession of Sonny's widow who resides in Victoria, Texas.
  11. [S2177] "Hawkins Co. Tennessee Marriage License Records", Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002, digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : March 2012), p. 20. Entry for J.W. Widun [sic] and Bettie Klepper, married 25 May 1874 by Michael Shwab. [??]
  12. [S165] John W. Wedding household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 70A (stamped), dwelling 301, family 304, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jul 2005, image 35 of 54. John W. Wedding, 65, farmer, b. VA, parents both b. MD; Elizabeth 52, wife, b. TN, both parents b. TN; William McCormack, 14, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  13. [S86] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1886-1896" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, John Wedding data, viewed Dec. 2008.
  14. [S622] Martha Keys, "Re: Ryburns and Allisons," e-mail to Diana Powell, 5 Mar 2003.