Johanah Modesitt

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Johanah Modesitt (Cole)

Also Known As: "Hannah", "Anna", "Joanna"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States
Death: October 09, 1850 (64)
Barbour Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Place of Burial: Barbour Co., West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Cole, Jr. and Elizabeth Simmons Cole
Wife of Uriah Washington Modesitt
Mother of James William Modesitt; Elizabeth Mahala Cole (Modesitt); Nathaniel Hardesty Modesitt; Charles Cole Modesitt; Uriah Washington Modesitt, Jr. and 4 others
Sister of Joshua Washington Cole, Sr.; Mary Elliot; William Thomas Cole, III; Keziah Stephens (Cole); Mahala Alice Glasscock and 4 others

Managed by: Joan Elizabeth Marshall
Last Updated:

About Johanah Modesitt

Johannah Cole Modisett
BIRTH 31 Jul 1786
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 9 Oct 1850 (aged 64)
Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Cole Cemetery
Barbour County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7732118

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4KZ-H1H

Note: Spelled MODISETT (not Modesitt) on the headstones. Possibly misspelled by the engraver (?) Some descendants apparently changed the spelling in later generations.

From the 1850 federal census, Joannah Modesitt lived in Barbour County, Virginia (presently West Virginia), with her husband, son and daughter. The family at the time consisted of:

  • Head Uriah Modesitt 74
  • Wife Joannah Modesitt 65
  • Son Augustus B Modesitt 31
  • Daughter Francis Modesitt 22

Husband: Uriah Modisett

Children of Uriah and Johanna Modisitt:

  • James W Modisett,
  • Elizabeth Mahala Cole (born Modisett),
  • Nathanial Hardesty Modisett,
  • Charles Cole Modisett,
  • Uriah Washington Modisett,
  • Augustus B. Modisett,
  • Joshua Modisett,
  • Frances A Modisett,
  • Sarah Ann Proudfoot (born Modisett)
  • Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 3 2016, 16:14:21 UTC

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7732118/johannah-modisett

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Johanah Modesitt's Timeline

1786
July 31, 1786
Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States
1804
November 4, 1804
Clay County, Indiana, United States
1807
February 20, 1807
Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1809
March 9, 1809
Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1812
February 12, 1812
Harrison Co., West Virginia, United States
1815
February 13, 1815
Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
1817
October 15, 1817
Harrison (Now Doddridge), West Virginia
1820
February 8, 1820
Harrison County, West Virginia, United States
1823
August 28, 1823
Barbour Co. or Harrison Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1827
January 10, 1827
Barbour Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), United States