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Descendants of William Lake

25. JOHN R.³ LAKE (NIMROD², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1822, and died March 17, 1865. He married MELCENA GREGORY April 20, 1855 in Braxton County, WV. She was born Abt. 1835.

Notes for JOHN R. LAKE:
(1) Braxton County, WV birth records for Reverma, Mary, Ishmael. The name of Reverma is not clear on the record.
(2) 1850 census for Braxton County, WV shows John R. Lake as a farmer, living with the Andrew Boggs family.
(3) 1860 census for Braxton County, WV.
(4) 1865 death records for Braxton County, WV for John lists father as Nimrod, wife as Melcena.
(5) Braxton County, WV marriage record shows John age 32 and Melcena age 20 at the time of their marriage.

More About JOHN LAKE and MELCENA GREGORY:
Marriage: April 20, 1855, Braxton County, WV

Children of JOHN LAKE and MELCENA GREGORY are:

	i.	REVERMA⁴ LAKE, b. January 02, 1856.
68.	ii.	ISHMAEL LAKE, b. August 24, 1857, Braxton County, WV; d. March 02, 1928, Falls Mills, Braxton County, WV.
	iii.	MARY E. LAKE, b. November 1859.
	iv.	HENRY LAKE.

26. DAVID NORRIS³ LAKE (NIMROD², WILLIAM¹) was born January 1830 in Monongalia County, VA / WV, and died 1899. He married (1) LOUISA STRADER RIFFLE. He married (2) MARGARET JANE PRITT December 29, 1853 in Sutton, WV (home of Leroy Griffins), daughter of ISAAC PRITT and MARGARET. She was born Abt. 1834, and died 1894.

Notes for DAVID NORRIS LAKE:
David and Margaret were married December 29, 1853 at the home of Leroy Griffins of Sutton, WV. Margaret was the daughter of Isaac and Margaret Pritt. He married Louisa on October 18, 1894. All his children were with his first wife, Margaret.

(1) Braxton County, WV marriage records show David is 22 years and 11 months old at the time of his first marriage and that he was born in Monongalia County, WV. Margaret Pritt was 18 and born in Bath County, VA. This record also gives parents of both. They were married by A. H. Boggs, minister of the M.E. Church.
(2) Second marriage information given by Sue Pringle, a great grandchild of Arminta Lake Alkire. Also verified by Upshur County, WV Marriage Book 4 - Page 14.
(3) Braxton County, WV birth records 1853 - 1886 for James W., Elizabeth, two unnamed infants born dead and Sarah Ellen. On Sarah Ellen's birth announcement, the full names of the parents are given as David Norris Lake and Margaret Jane Lake.
(4) 1870 census - Lewis County, WV - Batelle Township, page 294.
(5) David and Margaret are buried in the Haymond Cemetery at Kanawha Head, WV. Birth and death years are from the grave markers (information from Sue Pringle, Bedford, Texas - 1996). In the 1880 Census for Upshur County, WV, Margaret is listed as 42 years old, so there is a conflict here.
(6) Information on Amanda M. was supplied by Sue Pringle.

More About DAVID NORRIS LAKE:
Burial: Haymond Cemetery, Kanawha Head, WV

More About MARGARET JANE PRITT:
Burial: Haymond Cemetery, Kanawha Head, WV

More About DAVID LAKE and MARGARET PRITT:
Marriage: December 29, 1853, Sutton, WV (home of Leroy Griffins)

Children of DAVID LAKE and MARGARET PRITT are:

	i.		UNNAMED1⁴ LAKE, b. July 29, 1854, Braxton County, WV; d. July 29, 1854.
	ii.		JAMES W. LAKE, b. July 05, 1855, Braxton County, WV; m. (1) MARIAH L. MEALEY, October 18, 1875, Braxton County, WV; b. Abt. 1853; d. November 13, 1877, Braxton County, WV; m. (2) SARAH F. LLOYD, February 18, 1879, Braxton County, WV; b. Abt. 1856.

Notes for JAMES W. LAKE:
James and Mariah were married October 18, 1875. Mariah was 22 years old at the time. Her birth date above was estimated based on that. Mariah died of consumption. She was the daughter of Robert and Betsy Mealey. The name also appears as Meeley. James was 25 years old and widowed when he married Sarah on February 18, 1879. Sarah was 23.

(1) Braxton County, WV Marriage Book 2 - Page 21 (Mariah).
(2) Braxton County Marriage Book 2 - Page 29 (Sarah).
(3) Braxton County birth records - James.
(4) Braxton County death records - Mariah.

More About JAMES LAKE and MARIAH MEALEY:
Marriage: October 18, 1875, Braxton County, WV

More About JAMES LAKE and SARAH LLOYD:
Marriage: February 18, 1879, Braxton County, WV

	iii.		UNNAMED2 LAKE, b. August 22, 1856, Braxton County, WV; d. August 22, 1856.
	iv.		ELIZABETH M. LAKE, b. July 06, 1858, Braxton County, WV.
	v.		JERUSIA A. LAKE, b. Abt. 1862; m. WILLIAM S. HEATER, August 28, 1879, Braxton County, WV; b. Abt. 1859.

Notes for JERUSIA A. LAKE:
They were married August 28, 1879. William was 20 years old at that time.

* Sometimes spelled differently.

(1) Braxton County, WV marriage records.
(2) Family records of Sue Pringle, Bedford, Texas (1996).

More About WILLIAM HEATER and JERUSIA LAKE:
Marriage: August 28, 1879, Braxton County, WV

vi.

RUSSA J. LAKE, b. Abt. 1862; m. GEORGE W. LEE, November 18, 1880, Upshur County, WV.

Notes for RUSSA J. LAKE:
They were married November 18, 1880. George was the son of David
and Mary Lee.

(1) Upshur County, WV marriage records.
(2) Family records of Sue Pringle, Bedford, Texas (1996).

More About GEORGE LEE and RUSSA LAKE:
Marriage: November 18, 1880, Upshur County, WV

vii.

CYNTHIA E. LAKE, m. GEORGE D. ROBEY, June 11, 1884, Upshur County, WV; b. Abt. 1859.

Notes for CYNTHIA E. LAKE:
They were married June 11, 1884. George was 25 years old at the time of their marriage. He was the son of John T. and Sarah A. Robey.

(1) Records of Sue Pringle, Bedford, Texas (1996).
(2) Upshur County, WV marriage records.

More About GEORGE ROBEY and CYNTHIA LAKE:
Marriage: June 11, 1884, Upshur County, WV

viii.

ARMINTA F. LAKE, b. Abt. 1866; d. Abt. 1954; m. DAVID LEE ALKIRE, November 25, 1884, Upshur County, WV; b. Abt. 1862.

Notes for ARMINTA F. LAKE:

They were married November 25, 1884 in Upshur County, West Virginia. David was the son of William B. and Catherine Alkire. He was 22 years old at that time. Sue Pringle, Bedford, Texas, sent me a copy of a sales slip from David Alkires general merchandise and feed store in Astor, West Virginia from the 1920's.

Per Sue Pringle, Arminta and David had three sons and 2 daughters.

(1) Braxton County Birth Records (Arminta).
(2) Family Records of Sue Pringle of Bedford, Texas (1996).
(3) David Alkire was born in Lewis County, WV.
(4) Upshur County, WV marriage record for David and Arminta.
(5) Sue Pringle has family pictures of the Alkires.

More About DAVID ALKIRE and ARMINTA LAKE:
Marriage: November 25, 1884, Upshur County, WV

69.	ix.		AMANDA M. LAKE, b. 1871.
	x.		SARAH ELLEN LAKE, b. December 24, 1874, Braxton County, WV; m. JAMES HARLAND ALKIRE, March 23, 1893, Upshur County, WV; b. Abt. 1865.

Notes for SARAH ELLEN LAKE:

They were married March 22, 1893. James was 28 years old at the time of their marriage. He was the son of W. B. and Sarah C. Alkire.

(1) Braxton County, WV birth records for Sarah.
(2) Family records of Sue Pringle, Bedford, Texas (1996).
(3) Upshur County, WV marriage records for Sarah and James.

More About JAMES ALKIRE and SARAH LAKE:
Marriage: March 23, 1893, Upshur County, WV