John Walter Athey [64761] ⁴³⁹

  General Notes:

283 John Walter, b. Va., 12 Nov. 1815; m Elizabeth WARD (b. Md., 12
Nov. 1815; d. Keyser, Hampshire Co., W. Va., 25 Feb. 1885), dau.
of James and Mary Grace Ward, ca. 1841; owned land at Mill Creek,
Hampshire Co., Va., 1856; appears census Mineral Co., W. Va.,
1880; Mayor of Keyser, Hardy Co., W. Va., 1 Feb. 1878 - 31 Jan.
1878; d. W. Va.__2G Aug. 1896; 9 children.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Land Record:, 1856, Mill Creek, Hampshire County, Virginia, USA. owned land at Mill Creek, Hampshire Co., Va., 1856. There is a Hampshire County in West Virgins,(that would have been in Virginia in 1856) but cannot sind a city by the name Mill Creek in it. Mill Creek may be a place not a city.

• Census, 1880, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA. appears census Mineral Co., W. Va., 1880

• Political: Mayor, 1 Feb 1878, Keyser, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Mayor of Keyser, Hardy Co., W. Va., 1 Feb. 1878 - 31 Jan.
1878

John married Elizabeth Ward [64762] [MRIN: 14121], daughter of James Ward [64763] and Mary Grace [64764], in 1841. (Elizabeth Ward [64762] was born on 12 Nov 1815 in Maryland, USA and died on 25 Feb 1885 in Keyser, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA.)