Notes:

BIRTH: Highland Co., VA Birth Records and 1860 Census of Highland Co.

MARRIAGE: Lewis Co., WV Marriage Record of 19 Sep 1887; Josephine V. Arbogast,
age 27, born Highland Co., VA, daughter of James and Alcinda Arbogast and P. D.
Cannah, age 35, born Upshur Co., WV, son of Mafford and Margaret Cannah.

Josephine married P. D. Cannah on 29 Sep 1887 in Upshur Co., Wv. P. was born about 1852 in Upshur Co., Va/Wv; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH AND DEATH: Grave marker in small church cemetery just across the
Barbour-Upshur Co., WV line in Upshur Co. Wife and daughter, Georgia Ann
(1860-1940), also buried there.

MARRIAGE: Highland Co., VA Marriage records. Also lists parents of bride as
Jacob and Mary Colaw.

Census records, 1850 and 1860 Highland Co., VA; 1880 Upshur Co., WV.

Also see records of Amanda Arbogast Forbes PAF RIN # 704, from which this is
copied, in file.

Day and Month of Birth and Death, including cemetery and its location from,
Arbogast Burials in Upshur Co., WV, by Doris P. Poinsett dated 12 Mar 1992,
sent to me by Amanda Arbogast Forbes on March 24, 1992, in file. The author
notes the grave marker data was obtained in 1991, Warren District of Upshur
Co., WV.

James married Alcinda Colaw on 20 Dec 1857 in Highland Co., Va. Alcinda was born on 12 Jul 1827 in Highland Sect., Pendleton Co., Va/Wv; died on 5 Sep 1892 in Peck's Run, Upshur Co., Wv; was buried in U.B.Church Cem., Peck's Run, Warren District, Upshur Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

See notes under spouse.

District of Upshur County and name of Church along with confirmation of other
information from, Arbogast Burials in Upshur Co., WV, by Doris P. Poinsett,
dated 12 Mar 1992; sent to me by Amanda Arbogast Forbes, in file.

Notes:

This family from Amanda Arbogast Forbes PAF, Family Group Record 144, on file.

BIRTH: From 1850 Census Highland Co., VA age 50; 1860 Census Highland Co., Va
age 57.

MARRIAGES: 1st, Mary Davis, Marriages of Pendleton Co., VA, compiled by Mary
Harter, FASG; 2nd, Delila Davis Rymer, recorded in Highland Co., VA Marriage
Records.

DEATH: No record of death. Last found on 1860 Census of Highland Co., VA
living on Strait Creek, most likely lower Strait Creek near Forks of Waters.

CHILDREN: Derived from 1850 and 1860 Census of Highland Co., VA. Son Jesse
stayed in Highland Co., VA., son Peter in Pendleton Co., VA/WV. Other sons,
Adam, Jr., Daniel and James to Lewis and Upshur Counties, WV and appear in
records of these counties.

Amanda Arbogast Forbes PAF RIN # 444 in file, from which this is copied with
insignificant change. Also, AAF Reference No. 28.

Adam married Mary Davis on 30 May 1823 in Pendleton Co., Va. Mary was born about 1804 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv; died about 1851 in Highland Co., Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: 1850 Census Highland Co., VA age 46.

MARRIAGE: From Marriages of Pendleton Co., VA, compiled by Mary Harter, FASG.

DEATH: Listed 1850 Census Highland Co., VA on 21 Aug., so her death took place
between then and 26 June 1852 when her husband remarried as a widower.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States
• Residence: 1820, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

BIRTH: Estimated from census cited and 1787 Personal Property Tax List for
Augusta Co., VA. John listed as over 21 years of age. Born in Frederick or
Augusta Co., VA.

MARRIAGE: Date estimated but must have been before 1790.

DEATH: Will dated 20 Dec., 1820, proven on 3 Apr., 1821. Will Book 4, Page
49, Pendleton Co., VA/WV; lists children.

CENSUS: 1810 and 1820, Pendleton Co., VA/WV.

DEEDS: See deed from John Arbogast heirs and George Arbogast and his wife,
Katherine, to Henry Arbogast. Deed Book 14, pages 173 & 174, Pendleton Co.
Court Records, 1838. John in will of his father, Michael, in Pendleton Co.

HOMESTEAD: Near Circleville, across the mountain from his parents. His
children married into families from the Circleville area.

MILITARY: Private, Capt. Peter Hull's Company, 2nd Bn, Augusta Militia, 1779,
page 148, "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War", by McAllister. Pages 22
and 93, Company in battles during the Yorktown Campaign, 1781. On D.A.R. List
of Patriots from Augusta Co., VA, DAR Index, Volume II, 1979, p. 6., in file.

John married Hannah Davis in Apr 1788 in Pendelton, Virginia, West Virginia, United States. Hannah was born in 1770/1780 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States; died in 1830/1838 in Pendleton Co., , Va/Wv, ,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Estimated from 1810, 20 and 30 census, Augusta Co., VA, later Pendleton
Co., VA/WV.

DEATH: Living on 1830 census, not on 1840 census or deed from heirs, 1838.
Deed Book 14, Pages 171-174, Pendleton Co.

PARENTS: Unknown, maiden name from Morton's histories of Pendleton and Highland
Counties.

See notes of Spouse, John Arbogast. All information on this family from
research by Amanda Arbogast Forbes.

Regarding possible parents of Hannah; from Marian Ramona (Tracy) Bittle letter
in file, lists Davis heads of household from 1810 census and tax lists of the
period as follows: DAVIS, William, John, James, John, John, Joseph, Robert and
William.