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| Birth: | 1 Oct 1822 in Guyandotte, Cabell Co., WV |
| Death: | 17 May 1896 in Mole Hill, WV |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Edmund McGinnis b. 25 Nov 1798 in Hampshire Co., VA |
| Mother: | Mary Polly Houghland b. 23 Jun 1797 in Williamsport, Hardy Co., VA |
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| Sarah Jane Marsh (Wife) b. 16 Jul 1824 in Harrison Co., WV
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| Marriage: | 8 Oct 1849 in Ritchie County, WV |
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 Parmenas Mathias McGinnis b. 21 May 1851 in Mole Hill, WV
- Mary Ann McGinnis b. 9 Mar 1853 in Mole Hill, WV
- Asbury Hamlin McGinnis b. 19 Jul 1854 in Mole Hill, WV
- Samantha Beuring McGinnis b. 21 Feb 1856 in Mole Hill, WV
- Enoch Marsh McGinnis b. 18 Nov 1857 in Mole Hill, WV
- Melcena Jane McGinnis b. 25 Jan 1860 in Mole Hill, WV
- Clarinda Ellen McGinnis b. 28 Jul 1861 in Mole Hill, WV
- Sarah Margaret McGinnis b. 29 Nov 1862 in Mole Hill, WV
- Armeda Elizabeth McGinnis b. 29 Nov 1862 in Mole Hill, WV
 Eliza Florence McGinnis b. 28 Nov 1864 in Mole Hill, WV
- Lina Helen McGinnis b. 9 Oct 1866 in Mole Hill, WV
- John Houghland McGinnis b. 12 Sep 1870 in Mole Hill, WV
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| Nancy E. Hammett (Wife) b. 10 Feb 1840 in Wood Co. WV
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| Marriage: | 26 Jan 1887 |
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Individual:
1850 - Census, VA , Fayette Co, p. 352, 14th District
1880 - Census, Ritchie Co. listed as age 57, farmer (probably 59)
first minister of Mole Hill Methodist, now Union
1850 - traditionally Uncle Pyrrhus invited him to preach in Beckley., east Raleigh Co.
1850 - moved to Richie Co.
1852 - moved to farm at headwaters of North Fork of Hughes River near Mole Hill
taught 17 school terms, mostly Wayne Co., some in Ritchie
no name on cemetery gate, 1/25 mile off Route 74 near Mole Hill
tombstone: Kind father of love thou hast come to thy rest
Forever to bask mid the joys of the blest
buried next to Francis McCullough and Clarinda Ellen McGinnis
also Lina and Liza.
The first letter written by Rev. Edmund and Polly McGinnis to their son David Allen McGinnis in West Virginia after moving to Texas in 1856.
Fayette County Texas August the 30, 1856
Dear David and Sarah, We received your kind letter daited June the 21 It found us well though some of
the family sick. We was no littel glad to hear you was well and doing well and that you had namd your
second daughter We arrived here May the 19 and have had one littel sprinkle of rain since so we have
raised nothing. Fletcher has kild 15 deer Since we came so we have plenty of venison to eate and this I
like well we have our bread and coffee to buy and littel money to buy with yet we trust the Lord will
provide. The neighbours has bin verry good to Melville yet thay do not like Texas the climent I like and
some things I like some I do not like but thay are of the fewest number Thare is a grate many peaches
raised here and some wheat and is said to be a good country for wheat the weavil is bad in the corn yet
we have some good corn bread four miles to mill and four to church a tolerable good meeting house and
good preaching and good clafs father, Elizabeth and my selfe have joind the Clafs and are trying to
make our way to heaven pray for us that we faint not by the way. we live at Olivers it is quite a retired
and good place and good neighbours. no loaths a bout. but are we settle for life is uncertain for we are
as the rowling stone that gathers littel moss yet we hope in the end to reape and faint not. I think that
people may live easier here than in Virginia and I think this country would a gree with you yet I know
not how to advise you to do but hope to be in time -- my heath has bin better since I left Virgnnia than
before I enjoyed travling by water well and I think it was some help to me. but the thought ov leaving
you all behind how painful to tell but hope to meet again in life or in blest eternity where parting is no
more -- we received a letter last evening from the Behring stateing thay was well and that Mary
Johnstone had a nother daughter and was doing well. David and Sarah write soon.
My Dear littel Parmenas I must write a few lines to you hoping you have not forgoten your Dear old
gran Mother I often think of you and your littel Brother and sisters how dose Mother get a long with so
many babes are they well and good you mus be good and mind her and help her to worke learn your
book and be wise and may god blefs you all
Polly McGinnis
Parmenas McGinnis
Sarah I have just thought of one thing that is verry pleasant here we have verry few flies no musketoes
and a pleasant breese most all the time. David give your Selfe no uneasiness a bout what you owe us but
be contented and work not to hard lay up treasure in heaven farewell my dear Children Polly Mc
Fayette County Texas 30 Aug 1856
David dear son
I ought to have wrote to you Long before this and still would not at this time only your Mother has not
fild up her Letter and urges me to write some with her and al though I have consented I have not time to
enter in to particulars as I could wish But I will give you a short sketch you will see from your Mothers
Letter we got hear 19 May We left Virginia on 29 April 1856 which made our trip 20 days our but 8 of
them were Laid by so you see that the trip was made in 12 days our expense was about 40$ Each
making $120 we came by water by (via) New Orleans & thinse acrofs the Gulf to Galveston on Board of
a ship from there we took a steamer up the Buffalow Bayou to Harris Burgh there took the steam car for
Richmond a distance of 30 miles then stage 60 miles which brought us in 6 miles of Olivers
1 Sept 1856
I firs bought Olivers home plas 300 Acres at $7. per acre makeing #2100. Then thinking that
arrangment mite not suit Oliver I let him have one half back and took a tract of 700 Acres farther North
at $1 pr A which makes me 800 A amting to $1750, we have hous Room enough for both when we get an
other kitcheon we have a good well of water about 20 Acres fensed and the most of it Broke some peach
treas planted and Building &ce as to health. as to my self my heath has imp proved since I left Va and I
think your mothers has also neather of us has bin any sick. John had a little brush partly from his own
fault But all are well at this time the land I have here is Rich & good enough for me the 700 A tract I
have not seen as yet.
I am a bout as well pleased as I expected to be with this part of Texas but am not as well prepared to
advise you as to cuming as I expected to be I think there is a better portion of Texas North west of this
Land cheaper & better for stock wheat & Apples and Lefs weavel I intend to take a look at it. E Mc
Sept 2, 1856 I come back here to finish my letter I stated I had 4 sabaths appointments 2 in a town and
2 in the Country. I can go from home to any one of them & return the same day my camp meting is to
embrase the first sabath in Oct we have among the pretyest camps grounds up on the Globe in the senter
and before the stand a frame shed in which 1500 people could be seated I am try ing to serve god in
good earnest and find I have lost mutch the Last 2 or 3 years of my stay in Virginia here I have many
friends and no enemies save the devel & the pilage of my own heart My love to Sarah and the littele
ones pray for us write soon
E McGinnis
Letters written in the 1870's by Polly McGinnis and her daughter-in-law Sarah Jane Marsh McGinnis from Texas and West Virginia
"Polk County, Texas,
March 9 '71
"Dear David and Sara
"I am abel to work and write a little though I feel quite feeble and often cough verry hard and suffer
much yet the hope of heaven bears me up and I hope to live a while longer and want to groe better, You
want to know if Melvills oldest son is living he is not he died the first day of December last three years
agoe and his secon son twenty one days after they walked out together a few days before Arden death
and picked place where they wished to be buried. Arden profest religion four hours before he died and
talked to all present and bid them farewell and died praising the lord so we are all fast passing away.
John Bolen movd here in december last and he died the fifteenth of January last. Corena his widdow
has one child a daughter one year old and they are with me pray for us that the widow and fatherless
may be provided for
May we met in heaven
Polly McGinnis"
"Asbury, I recived your picture and think you must be a fine looking man perhaps a bisshop yet be
faithful in the good lives. Mary and Samantha, Adorn the profeshion you have made and walk in the
footsteps of the righteous and write when you can and pray often"
Polly"
"My dear little grandson I was glad to hear from you be kind to all and fear and love God with all your
heart and write again and tell Parmenias to write to me
Polly Mc
Enoch M McGinnis" (apparently the grandson she's referring to)
"Mole Hill, Ritchie Co., West Va.
June 10, 1876
Mr. Coplin and Samantha. Sarah got your letter of June 4th. I was glad to hear from you, and of your good luck and
hope Samantha will get along well. I am going to tell Samantha how to treat herself. You should not eat any thing more
than milk warm if you eat your victuals hot you will take cold easy do not keep covered warmer than is comfortable
and do not bear your weight on your feet for 9 days and not then unless your very stout You must not do your work for
3 weeks and not then unless you are stout if it is rainy weather you should have fresh air when the air is dry If you go to
work too soon you will bring on weakning diseases and you will lose more than it will cost to hire a girl. If you have
fever you live on a very light diet drink balm tea luke warm and do not take one bit of whiskey. Dr. Devore says
whiskey should not be used in fever You do not belong to a very rugged family but I think if you take care of yourself
you will be stout. I have been wanting to come and see you ever since Melcina was out but it appeared I could not get
of I may come in one or two weeks and bring your things Mary is taking medicine The Dr. says it will take 2 or 3
months to cure her he says her disease has become cronic the children say call the babe Centenial.
Sarah J. Mc"
"July 16th
Samantha we got our horses last saturday morning to go to see you as the horses were very tired and I did not feel well
we concluded to not go untill this morning as I took sick night before last and am confined to my bed we could not
come I do not know when we will come I want to bring your things when I come I feel a little better this I had high
fever and my flesh was very sore I took a sweat last night Sarah is sick this morning. I heard that Mac talked of going
to see you soon If he goes I can hear from him how you are if he does not go write immediately and tell me how you are
I wrote to last Saturday thinking I could get Mac to go and see you and take it I gave you some directions how to take
care of yourself,
Mother
"I send you a piece of Mary's dress. She bought her a white straw hat $2.75 cts. I will insure you if you do not take care
of yourself for 3 or 4 weeks you will pay dearly for it do not lift anything heavy."
Quoted from "William D. and Matilda Davis Young: Their Ancestors and Descendants, Including Brief Reports on the Bear,
Cline, Davis, Groff, Hanger, Hottel, Houghland, Marsh, and McGinnis Families" 1994, from a diskette owned by Bruce C.
Young Jr.
href="http://homepages.go.com/~mdmcginn/mcginnis.htm#16">!Biography!
1850 - Census, VA , Fayette Co, p. 352, 14th District
1880 - Census, Ritchie Co. listed as age 57, farmer (probably 59)
first minister of Mole Hill Methodist, now Union
1850 - traditionally Uncle Pyrrhus invited him to preach in Beckley, east
Raleigh Co.
1850 - moved to Richie Co.
1852 - moved to farm at headwaters of North Fork of Hughes River near
Mole Hill
taught 17 school terms, mostly Wayne Co., some in Ritchie
no name on cemetery gate, 1/25 mile off Route 74 near Mole Hill
Tombstone reads: Kind father of love thou hast come to thy rest
Forever to bask mid the joys of the blest
buried next to Francis McCullough and Clarinda Ellen McGinnis
also Lina and Liza.
!MARRIAGE:IGI says Wayne, VA - family Bible says Enoch Marsh's place,
by Rev. Francis Guthrie
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