DESCENDANTS OF ELIJAH RUNNION

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Don Norman

 

1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Elijah Runnion was born in Shenandoah County VA July 11, 1757.  He moved to Ohio County VA about 1782.  Elijah enlisted in the Continental Army May 17, 1778. He is credited with 132 day service in Capt. William Lowther’s Company of VA militia in Lord Dunmore’s War in 1774 payroll list for Harrison County VA Soldiers.

    Elijah married Katharine ------.  They were listed in the 1787 Harrison County VA personal property tax list and later to the part of Mason County VA that is now Jackson County WV.

 

Known children of Elijah and Katharine Runnion.

 

  2.  (1). Samuel                  b.c.     1784

         m.Anna ------

 

  3.  (2). Henry

         m.Sarah (Staats) King     b.c.     1786

         m.Lucinda Reynolds Jan 1 1859

         m.S. Mahala Reynolds 1868

 

  4.  (3). Elijah Jr.              b.c.     1788

         m.Phele ------

 

  5.  (4). John                    b.c.     1790

         m.Deborah Carpenter

 

  6.  (5). Bridget                 b.c.     1792

         m.Jonathan H. Wolfe Oct 13 1812

 

 

3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Henry Runnion, a son of Elijah and Katharine Runnion, was born

about 1786.  He came to present day Roane County WV about 1813 and by

1818 he and his brother Elijah Jr., built a water mill at present day

Spencer, WV in 1818.

    Henry married an widow, Sarah (Staats) King.  Sarah, a daughter of

Abraham and Anna (King) Staats, was born in 1788 and died about 1856.

Henry married a widow, Lucinda (-----) Reynolds January 1, 1859.

    Henry married S. Mahala Reynolds in 1868.

 

Children of Henry and Sarah (Staats) [King] Runnion.

 

  7.  (1). Isaac                   b.       1816

         m.Elizabeth West Aug 19 1849

 

  8.  (2). Miles                   b.c.     1818

         m.Delilah Flesher Oct 10 1840

 

  9.  (3). Henry Jr.               b.       1823

         m.Cynthia Gandee Feb 2 1839

 

 10.  (4). Mary

 

 

7.ISAAC RUNNION      3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Isaac Runnion, a son of Henry and Sarah (Staats) [King] Runnion,

was born in present day Roane County WV in 1816.  He married Elizabeth

West August 19, 1849.

 

Children of Isaac and Elizabeth (West) Runnion.

 

 11.  (1). Mary

 

 12.  (2). Alexander

 

 13.  (3). Susan

 

 14.  (4). Jesse                   b.       1852   d.       1943

         m.Margaret Greathouse

 

 15.  (5). Sylvester

 

 

8.MILES RUNNION     3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Miles Runnion, a son of Henry and Sarah (Staats) [King] Runnion,

was born in present day Roane County WV in 1818.  He married Delilah

Flesher October 10, 1840.

 

Children of Miles and Delia (Flesher) Runnion.

 

 16.  (1). Alfred                  b.Mar  7 1842

         m.Elizabeth Haley Sep 14 1862

 

 18.  (2). Andrew A.               b.       1847

         m.Matilda McKown

 

 19.  (3). Julia A.                b.       1849

         m.James K. Polk Romine

 

 20.  (4). Wilson "Buzzie"                 b.       1852

         m.Malinda "Lydia" Cottrell

 

 21.  (5). Lydia Jane              b.       1858

         m.B.F. Hicks

         m.William Stine

 

 

9.HENRY RUNNION JR.     3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Henry Runnion Jr., a son of Henry and Sarah (Staats) [King]

Runnion, was born in present day Roane County WV in 1823.  He married

Cynthia Gandee February 2, 1839.  Cynthia, a daughter of Uriah Jr.

and Mercy "Massie" (Hughes) Gandee, was born about 1824.

 

Children of Henry Jr. and Cynthia (Gandee) Runnion.

 

 22.  (1). Elihu

 

 23.  (2). Melinda

 

 24.  (3). William

 

 25.  (4). Lennox

 

 26.  (5). James F.

 

 27.  (6). Emily

 

 

14.JESSE RUNNION    7.ISAAC RUNNION      3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH

RUNNION

 

    Jesse Runnion, a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (West) Runnion, was

born in Roane County VA (WV) in 1852 and died in 1943.  He married

Margaret Greathouse.

 

Children of Jesse and Margaret (Greathouse) Runnion.

 

 28.  (1). Robert

 

 29.  (2). Mae

 

 30.  (3). Worthy

 

 31.  (4). Lillie

 

 32.  (5). Myrtle

 

 33.  (6). Alexander

 

 34.  (7). Sylvester Herbert       b.       1898   d.       1979

         m.Mazil McDonald

 

 

16.ALFRED RUNNION     8.MILES RUNNION     3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH

RUNNION

 

    Alfred Runnion, a son of Miles and Delia (Flesher) Runnion, was

born in Roane County VA (WV) March 7, 1842.  He married Elizabeth

Haley September 14, 1862 in Faquier County VA.  Elizabeth was a

daughter of Sam Haley.

    Alfred served the Union in the Civil war from September 26, 1862

to April 24, 1863.

 

Children of Alfred and Elizabeth (Haley) Runnion.

 

 35.  (1). William A.              b.       1863   d.Sep 14 1883

 

 36.  (2). Sophronia Ann           b.       1865

         m.James Elliot Wolfe  1886

 

 37.  (3). Andrew J.

         m.Bethena Williams

         m.Artie Bell

         m.Edith Marple

 

 38.  (4). E. Everett              b.       1869

         m.Mattie Clendenin

         m.Maggie Tallman

 

 39.  (5). Della R.                b.       1872

         m.Willie Spencer

 

 40.  (6). James Mathews           b.       1874

         m.Clara Lance

 

 41.  (7). Jesse Jake              b.       1877

         m.Winnie I. Short

         m.Effie Lukens

 

 42.  (8). Ida                     b.       1880   d.

         m.Ray Waldeck

 

 43.  (9). Albert                  b.       1882

         m.Rose Kroni

 

 44. (10). Ernest

         m.M.Marie Butler

 

 45. (11). Marjorie

         m.Paul Hess

 

 

20.WILSON RUNNION     8.MILES RUNNION     3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH

RUNNION

 

    Wilson "Buzz" Runnion, a son of Miles and Delilah (Flesher)

Runnion, was born in Roane County VA (WV) in 1852.  He married Malinda

"Lydia" Cottrell January 11, 1873.  Malinda, a daughter of Jesse and

Elizabeth (Phillips) Cottrell, was born in 1855.

 

Children of Wilson and Malinda (Cottrell) Runnion.

 

 46.  (1). Edward                  b.       1874

         m.Ora Hubbard

 

 47.  (2). Charles                 b.       1876

         m.Addie ------

 

 48.  (3). Robert Howard           b.       1879

         m.Ilene Bartlett

 

 49.  (4). Ada                     b.       1882

         m.Willet Goad

 

 50.  (5). Alonzo                  b.       1884   D.       1947

         m.Adella Fox Apr 27 1905

         m.Daisy Lowe

 

 51.  (6). Clarence                b.       1889

         m.Virgie Argabrite

 

 52.  (7). Corda                   b.       1895

         m.------

 

 

34.SYLVESTER HERBERT RUNNION     14.JESSE RUNNION    7.ISAAC RUNNION

   3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Sylvester Herbert Runnion, a son of Jesse and Margaret

(Greathouse) Runnion, was born in Roane County WV in 1898 and died in

1979.  He married Mazil McDonald.  Mazil, a daughter of Charles H. and

Dillie (Carpenter) McDonald, was born in 1902 and died in 1986.

 

Known children of Sylvester and Mazil (McDonald) Runnion.

 

 53.  (1). Basil                   b.Jun  9 1927

         m.Emma G. Schreckengrost Oct 26 1946

 

 

50.ALONZO RUNNION     20.WILSON RUNNION     8.MILES RUNNION

3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Alonzo Runnion, a son of Wilson and Malinda (Cottrell) Runnion,

was born in Roane County WV in 1884 and died there in 1947.  He

married Adella Fox April 27, 1905.  Adella died in 1933 and Alonzo

married Daisy Lowe in 1933.  Daisy was a daughter of John C. and Gay

(Stump) Lowe.

 

Children of Alonzo and Adella (Fox) Runnion.

 

 54.  (1). Elva                    b.       1907

 

 55.  (2). William Russell         b.       1909

 

 56.  (3). Thelma                  b.       1911

 

 57.  (4). Christopher             b.       1914

 

 58.  (5). Marguerite              b.       1917

 

 58.  (6). Sylvia                  b.       1919

 

 59.  (7). Martha                  b.       1922                       

 

 60.  (8). Richard                 b.       1926

 

Children of Alonzo and Daisy (Lowe) Runnion.

 

 61.  (1). Vivian Ramona           b.       1936

 

 

53.BASIL RUNNION    34.SYLVESTER HERBERT RUNNION     14.JESSE RUNNION

 7.ISAAC RUNNION      3.HENRY RUNNION     1.ELIJAH RUNNION

 

    Basil Runnion, a son of Sylvester and Mazil (McDonald) Runnion,

was born in Roane County WV June 9, 1927.  He married Emma G.

Schreckengost October 26, 1946.  Emma, a daughter of Aud Henry and

Cammie Louise (Argabrite) Schreckengrost, was born April 18, 1924.

 

Children of Basil and Emma G. (Schreckengost) Runnion.

 

 52.  (1). Ruth A.

         m.------ Looney

 

 53.  (2). Robert Blaine

 

 54.  (1). Basil                   b.Jun  9 1927

         m.Emma G. Schreckengrost Oct 26 1946

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

"Roane County WV Family History 1989" pp.297,298,366,367

Norman, Don, "Descendants of Abraham Staats", "Descendants of Uriah Gandee", "Descendants of Andrew Cottrell".

ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/harrison/military/Dunpay/dunpay.txt