Volume 16 , Issue 27

Ruhama "Ham" (Gwin) Eckard (1857-1921)

[photo image of Great Grand Aunt Ruhama Gwin and Job Eckard] - Ruhama "Hami" (Gwin) Eckard was my Great Grand Aunt, and an older sister of my Great Grandmother, Signora Belle (Gwin) Warwick. They also had an older brother Walter P. Gwin.

When Ruhama "Hami" GWIN was born on November 15, 1857, in Monterey, Virginia, her father, Samuel, was 32 and her mother, Eleanor, was 27. She married Job E. ECKARD and they had seven (alledged 10+ children) children together between 1880 and 1897. I am also told by the new owner of the "Old Sam Lindsay Place" that they have named one of their hills after Ruhama because any woman who has 10+ children deserves a hill named after her. Ruhama died on June 10, 1921, in Pocahontas, Virginia, at the age of 63, and was buried in Highland, Virginia.

Hami Eckard married Job in 1877. They had seven children in 21 years. In 1900, she was 40 years old and lived in Monterey, Virginia with her husband, Job, 6 sons, and daughter.

In 1910, Ruhama Eckard was 54 years old and lived in Monterey, Virginia with her husband, Job, 4 sons, and daughter.

In 1920, Ruhama Eckard was 62 years old and lived in Monterey, Virginia with her son.

Samuel Gwin (1825-1871)

Ruhama's Father was Samuel GWIN was born in 1825 in Highland, Virginia, his father, James, was 50 and his mother, Rachel, was 45. He married Eleanor Ellen DEVER in 1854 in Highland, Virginia. They had three children during their marriage. He died on July 24, 1871, in Highland, Virginia, at the age of 46, and was buried there. Samuel is buried in Gwin & Eckard Cemeteries, on Old Sam Lindsay Farm Location: Mountain Grove, WV.

Eleanor Ellen Dever -- Ruhama "Hami" Gwin's mother was Eleanor Ellen DEVER was born on January 18, 1830, in Highland, Virginia, her father, John, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth, was 28. She married Samuel GWIN in 1854 in Highland, Virginia. They had three children during their marriage. She died on October 25, 1896, in Highland, Virginia, at the age of 66.

In 1900, Eleanor Dever was 69 years old and lived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with her son, grandson, and 5 granddaughters.

Signora Belle Gwin (1860-1934)

When Signora Belle GWIN was born on August 31, 1860, in Highland, Virginia, her father, Samuel, was 35 and her mother, Eleanor, was 30. She married John Robert WARWICK on January 16, 1882, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. They had three children in 13 years. She died on November 16, 1934, in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 74, and was buried there.

Siggie Belle Warwick was married in 1884. In 1900, she was 39 years old and lived in Liberty, Oklahoma. In 1920, Sigga Warwick was 52 years old and lived in Liberty, Oklahoma with her husband, John. In 1930, Signora Belle Warwick was 63 years old and lived in Liberty, Oklahoma with her husband, John, and daughter.   |  View or Add Comments (1 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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