According to her marriage license, Elena was married in the home of her uncle, Leon McGlothlin, in Ravenswood, WV in August 1885; both of her parents and only sibling brother were deceased. According to the probated will of her maternal grandfather, George W McGlothlin, Elena and her brother, Erwin Strait, inherited 65 acres of his farm in the Ravenswood District of Jackson County, WV. After her brother died in 1882, Elena inherited his share of the farm. After marriage, she and General Lee farmed the land until about 1901 when they sold the farm, moved to Parkersburg, WV, raised their children, and remained the remainder of their lives except for a brief interval spent in Huntington, WV.
According to her marriage license, Elena was married in the home of her uncle, Leon McGlothlin, in Ravenswood, WV in August 1885; both of her parents and only sibling brother were deceased. According to the probated will of her maternal grandfather, George W McGlothlin, Elena and her brother, Erwin Strait, inherited 65 acres of his farm in the Ravenswood District of Jackson County, WV. After her brother died in 1882, Elena inherited his share of the farm. After marriage, she and General Lee farmed the land until about 1901 when they sold the farm, moved to Parkersburg, WV, raised their children, and remained the remainder of their lives except for a brief interval spent in Huntington, WV.
Family Members
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Bertha May Ward Matheny
1887–1969
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James Fredrick "Fred" Ward
1888–1968
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Eunice Minerva Ward Gantz
1894–1972
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Charles Edward Ward
1897–1951
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John Hubert Ward
1899–1918
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Ella Virginia Ward Whitehead
1902–1965
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Jacob Clifford "Cliff" Ward
1904–1988
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Lewis Gilbert "Uncle Lou" Ward
1907–1974
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General Carl Ward
1910–1972
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