son of Moses S. and Charity Sharp Criss married Lydia Hughes/Hews
Burial handed down via family memories.
Lydia was living in the Battle District area, possibly near Wadestown, no one can recall being told when or where she died or was buried. Son Isaac may have known but his nieces and nephews didn't recall the information to their children.
Children of John and Lydia Hughes Criss:
Lydia's last name is spelled Hughes and Hews on children death records:
Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 about John Criss
Name: John Criss
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Lydia Hews
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1842
County: Marion
State: Virginia
daughter of William Hughes/Hewes and Margaret Halpenny
1850 Census: Western District, Marion
John Criss 40 Lydia Criss 25 Sarah E Criss 7 Mary J Criss 5 Moses Criss 3 Charity Criss 1
1860 Census: District 7, Marion, Virginia
Lydia Criss 36 Mary J Criss 16 Moses Criss 13 Charity Criss 11 William Criss 10 Aaron Criss 7 Isaac F Criss 5 Lamech Criss 1 Orpha Hughes 19 (sister)
Note: Sarah would be 17 and could be married or deceased. no information found on Sarah E. Criss, Did she die or move with brother Aaron to Indiana?
1870 Can not locate family, Where are you Lydia?
1880 Census: Battelle, Monongalia, WV
Lidda Criss 56 Isaac Franklin Criss 24 Lamech Criss 21 Manny M Raber 7 grand daughter. Living beside Mary Jane Lease., Did Lydia go with her daughter Mary to Maryland?
Children:
Sarah Ellen Criss 1843-no further info
Mary Jane Criss 1845-1920 married James Lease lived in Allegany County, MD
Moses Criss 1847-1924
Charity "Chat" Criss (attached)
Wilma Criss Whittaker's father John spoke of Aunt "Chat"
William A. Criss, Died in Wadestown and taken to family cemetery for burial. Lived with son John E. Criss.
Aaron Louis Criss 1852-1943 Indiana
Isaac Franklin Criss 1857-1934
Lived with nephew John E. Criss
Isaac spoke of his parents to nephew John E. Criss.
Lemache C. Criss (never married) 1959-1936
Very Special Thanks to my mother in law Wilma Criss Whittaker and her parents, siblings and Aunt Laura Wright for all the information they had collected over the years and their memories. They cherished their family history and kept great records and memories. Sad they did not have information of Lydia Hewes/Hughes Criss or when and where she died.
2018 DNA matches of John Whittaker, great grandson of William A. Criss and the several descendants of Moses, Mary, Charity and Aaron Criss.
Burial handed down via family memories.
Lydia was living in the Battle District area, possibly near Wadestown, no one can recall being told when or where she died or was buried. Son Isaac may have known but his nieces and nephews didn't recall the information to their children.
Children of John and Lydia Hughes Criss:
Lydia's last name is spelled Hughes and Hews on children death records:
Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 about John Criss
Name: John Criss
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Lydia Hews
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1842
County: Marion
State: Virginia
daughter of William Hughes/Hewes and Margaret Halpenny
1850 Census: Western District, Marion
John Criss 40 Lydia Criss 25 Sarah E Criss 7 Mary J Criss 5 Moses Criss 3 Charity Criss 1
1860 Census: District 7, Marion, Virginia
Lydia Criss 36 Mary J Criss 16 Moses Criss 13 Charity Criss 11 William Criss 10 Aaron Criss 7 Isaac F Criss 5 Lamech Criss 1 Orpha Hughes 19 (sister)
Note: Sarah would be 17 and could be married or deceased. no information found on Sarah E. Criss, Did she die or move with brother Aaron to Indiana?
1870 Can not locate family, Where are you Lydia?
1880 Census: Battelle, Monongalia, WV
Lidda Criss 56 Isaac Franklin Criss 24 Lamech Criss 21 Manny M Raber 7 grand daughter. Living beside Mary Jane Lease., Did Lydia go with her daughter Mary to Maryland?
Children:
Sarah Ellen Criss 1843-no further info
Mary Jane Criss 1845-1920 married James Lease lived in Allegany County, MD
Moses Criss 1847-1924
Charity "Chat" Criss (attached)
Wilma Criss Whittaker's father John spoke of Aunt "Chat"
William A. Criss, Died in Wadestown and taken to family cemetery for burial. Lived with son John E. Criss.
Aaron Louis Criss 1852-1943 Indiana
Isaac Franklin Criss 1857-1934
Lived with nephew John E. Criss
Isaac spoke of his parents to nephew John E. Criss.
Lemache C. Criss (never married) 1959-1936
Very Special Thanks to my mother in law Wilma Criss Whittaker and her parents, siblings and Aunt Laura Wright for all the information they had collected over the years and their memories. They cherished their family history and kept great records and memories. Sad they did not have information of Lydia Hewes/Hughes Criss or when and where she died.
2018 DNA matches of John Whittaker, great grandson of William A. Criss and the several descendants of Moses, Mary, Charity and Aaron Criss.
son of Moses S. and Charity Sharp Criss married Lydia Hughes/Hews
Burial handed down via family memories.
Lydia was living in the Battle District area, possibly near Wadestown, no one can recall being told when or where she died or was buried. Son Isaac may have known but his nieces and nephews didn't recall the information to their children.
Children of John and Lydia Hughes Criss:
Lydia's last name is spelled Hughes and Hews on children death records:
Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 about John Criss
Name: John Criss
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Lydia Hews
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1842
County: Marion
State: Virginia
daughter of William Hughes/Hewes and Margaret Halpenny
1850 Census: Western District, Marion
John Criss 40 Lydia Criss 25 Sarah E Criss 7 Mary J Criss 5 Moses Criss 3 Charity Criss 1
1860 Census: District 7, Marion, Virginia
Lydia Criss 36 Mary J Criss 16 Moses Criss 13 Charity Criss 11 William Criss 10 Aaron Criss 7 Isaac F Criss 5 Lamech Criss 1 Orpha Hughes 19 (sister)
Note: Sarah would be 17 and could be married or deceased. no information found on Sarah E. Criss, Did she die or move with brother Aaron to Indiana?
1870 Can not locate family, Where are you Lydia?
1880 Census: Battelle, Monongalia, WV
Lidda Criss 56 Isaac Franklin Criss 24 Lamech Criss 21 Manny M Raber 7 grand daughter. Living beside Mary Jane Lease., Did Lydia go with her daughter Mary to Maryland?
Children:
Sarah Ellen Criss 1843-no further info
Mary Jane Criss 1845-1920 married James Lease lived in Allegany County, MD
Moses Criss 1847-1924
Charity "Chat" Criss (attached)
Wilma Criss Whittaker's father John spoke of Aunt "Chat"
William A. Criss, Died in Wadestown and taken to family cemetery for burial. Lived with son John E. Criss.
Aaron Louis Criss 1852-1943 Indiana
Isaac Franklin Criss 1857-1934
Lived with nephew John E. Criss
Isaac spoke of his parents to nephew John E. Criss.
Lemache C. Criss (never married) 1959-1936
Very Special Thanks to my mother in law Wilma Criss Whittaker and her parents, siblings and Aunt Laura Wright for all the information they had collected over the years and their memories. They cherished their family history and kept great records and memories. Sad they did not have information of Lydia Hewes/Hughes Criss or when and where she died.
2018 DNA matches of John Whittaker, great grandson of William A. Criss and the several descendants of Moses, Mary, Charity and Aaron Criss.
Burial handed down via family memories.
Lydia was living in the Battle District area, possibly near Wadestown, no one can recall being told when or where she died or was buried. Son Isaac may have known but his nieces and nephews didn't recall the information to their children.
Children of John and Lydia Hughes Criss:
Lydia's last name is spelled Hughes and Hews on children death records:
Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 about John Criss
Name: John Criss
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Lydia Hews
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1842
County: Marion
State: Virginia
daughter of William Hughes/Hewes and Margaret Halpenny
1850 Census: Western District, Marion
John Criss 40 Lydia Criss 25 Sarah E Criss 7 Mary J Criss 5 Moses Criss 3 Charity Criss 1
1860 Census: District 7, Marion, Virginia
Lydia Criss 36 Mary J Criss 16 Moses Criss 13 Charity Criss 11 William Criss 10 Aaron Criss 7 Isaac F Criss 5 Lamech Criss 1 Orpha Hughes 19 (sister)
Note: Sarah would be 17 and could be married or deceased. no information found on Sarah E. Criss, Did she die or move with brother Aaron to Indiana?
1870 Can not locate family, Where are you Lydia?
1880 Census: Battelle, Monongalia, WV
Lidda Criss 56 Isaac Franklin Criss 24 Lamech Criss 21 Manny M Raber 7 grand daughter. Living beside Mary Jane Lease., Did Lydia go with her daughter Mary to Maryland?
Children:
Sarah Ellen Criss 1843-no further info
Mary Jane Criss 1845-1920 married James Lease lived in Allegany County, MD
Moses Criss 1847-1924
Charity "Chat" Criss (attached)
Wilma Criss Whittaker's father John spoke of Aunt "Chat"
William A. Criss, Died in Wadestown and taken to family cemetery for burial. Lived with son John E. Criss.
Aaron Louis Criss 1852-1943 Indiana
Isaac Franklin Criss 1857-1934
Lived with nephew John E. Criss
Isaac spoke of his parents to nephew John E. Criss.
Lemache C. Criss (never married) 1959-1936
Very Special Thanks to my mother in law Wilma Criss Whittaker and her parents, siblings and Aunt Laura Wright for all the information they had collected over the years and their memories. They cherished their family history and kept great records and memories. Sad they did not have information of Lydia Hewes/Hughes Criss or when and where she died.
2018 DNA matches of John Whittaker, great grandson of William A. Criss and the several descendants of Moses, Mary, Charity and Aaron Criss.
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