Monroe County WV Obituaries

(NEW) Ellis, J.W.
J. W. Ellis, for 10 years justice of the peace in Monroe County, West Virginia, and one of its most popular citizens, died last week. [Transcribed from the Sun, 1899-07-29 by Nancy Hannah]

Johnson, Jacob, b. Monroe County, Va. March 6, 1794, m. 1819, d. Dale Twp. McLean County, Ill. March 18, 1877, (Left 10 children. His wife died in 1862.) [Compiled from old newspapers by Milo Custer in 1912 - Submitted by Teri Colglazier]

(NEW) Long, Charles
Charles Long, age 15, was drowned last Tuesday while skating on a pond in Monroe county, West Virginia. [Transcribed from the Sun, 1901-02-02 by Nancy Hannah]

(NEW)Nickell, Thompson
Melancholy Suicide -- Staunton, Va., Oct. 22 – A Thompson Nickell, of Monroe County, West Virginia, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself through the head, on the cars of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. He was conveying his wife’s corpse to Waynesboro for interment, and her sudden death caused him to commit the act. [Transcribed from the Philadelphia Inquirer, 1870-10-24 by Nancy Hannah]

Peter, William H., a midshipman in the U.S. Navy, died 8 Aug., near the Sweet Springs, Va., aged 24 (24 Aug 1830, National Intelligencer) Submitted by Kim Torp

Ridout, Addison, atty. at law, of Annapolis, Md., aged about 31, died early in this month at the Sulphur Springs, Monroe Co, Va. He was elected at the last election a Delegate to the Legislature from his native state. (28 Aug 1826, National Intelligencer) Submitted by Kim Torp

Ridout, Miss Harriet, dau. of Samuel Ridout, of Annapolis, died at the Sulphur Springs, Va., early in Sept (25 Sept 1826, National Intelligencer) Submitted by Kim Torp