Nathaniel Friend

[joycecamlin]

I believe I have left messages on the Friend Family & Ancestors Website before, but did not have enough information to share for anyone to be able to help me. I did some further digging recently and found a date of death and subsequently a date of birth for Nathaniel Friend. He was born on Dec. 30 or 31, 1834, I believe in Garrett County, MD. I found his death record in Preston County, WV, which gave me his age to the months and days, which then gave me his date of birth. The earliest other records I could find for him were in the 1850 Census in Allegany County, MD, as a 13-year-old (which may be inaccurate) living in a household headed by Klipstine. If anyone can help me with this, or steer me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

Joyce, I found the following:
Nathaniel Friend, 23 (1837) b. MD
Christina, 21, b. VA
Lousia C. 1/12 b. VA
living in Preston Co., VA (WV had was not created yet) in Evansville in 1860

In 1870 I found Nathan (I thought is was a different person but note the name of wife and first child)
Nathan, 35, (1835) b. VA
Christina, 34 b. VA
Louisa, 9 b. WV
Mary M. b. WV
John W., 4 b. WV
?Claretta? 2, b. WV
living in Preston County, Reno Twp., Rowlesburg, WV

Do you have anymore information? Can you give me the name for the Klipstine family? I know a researcher that works that line; he may be able to help.

[Pat Smith]

Hi,

Could you post a bit more information about Nathaniel. When did Nathaniel die and are his parents listed on the Death Certificate? The reason I am asking is I have a 2x gr grandmother, Nancy Catherine Friend, who is also 13 years old in the US Census. I have wondered (and this is only a very big guess) if Nathaniel and Nancy were:

1) brother and sister
2) if they were orphaned

Nancy died in 1916 and is buried in the McRobie Cemetery. Unfortunately, I can't find a death certificate on record for Nancy.

Is Nathaniel descended through JohnFriend Jr?

[Joyce Camlin]

Nathaniel Friend is listed in the 1850 Allegany, MD, Census, District 10, in the household of Lewis F. Klipstine, 39, with other household members as follows:
Emily, age 26
Adelia Paugh, age 20
John B(?), age 22
Nathaniel Friend, age 13
Phillip A. Klipstine, age 7
William Klipstine, age 3
Buskley Klipstine, age 2/3

Any assistance with this would be appreciated. I have Nathaniel's date of birth now as Dec. 30 or 31, 1834, obtained from his death record in Preston County, WV.

Nathaniel's children with Christina Shahan are:
Louisa C. b. abt 1861
Mary M. b. abt 1862
John W. b. abt 1866
Clara Ettie b. 1868
Lavina Jane b. abt 1871
Amanda Arthela Friend b. 11/26/1874 d. 01/09/1958
William N. b. 8/17/1877

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

What was the death date on the death certificate? Did the certificate not list parents (I know sometimes they don't). What about the name of the informant (person making the report) and/or did it list a place of burial?

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

Joyce, did you see this post I made to this site in February?
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Does anyone know of Nathaniel/Nathan Friend, born about 1835 in Virginia. Nathaniel was married to a Christina (last name possibly Shahan) and they resided in the Rowlesburg area in 1870.

Known children are: Louisa C., Mary M., John W., and Claretta.

Roy Lockhart added the following information:
I copied the inscriptions in the Shahan Cemetery on Goff Hill between
Marquess and Sinclair, Preston Co on Jun 2, 1984 which includes:

Nathaniel
Friend
1834-1911
Christena
His Wife
1839-1933

Death Record 1868-1920 Preston County
"F" deaths, page28, line 2
Name Friend, Nathaniel
Date of Death 7-12-11
Date of Birth ----
Marital Status Married
Age 76-6-13
Male
White
Place of Death Tunnelton
Father ----
Mother ----
Occupation ----
Physician ----
Undertaker ----
Cause of Death Heart Disease

There doesn't seem to be a death certificate for Christena on the WV
Archives website but she was the daughter of George & Catharine (Rosier) Shahan.

An Early History of The Shahan Family 1678-1920 by Elizabeth Shahan, 1993,
page G-39 lists the children of Nathaniel & Christena as: Louisa C, Mary M,
John W, Clara Ettie, Lavina Jane, Amanda A & William Nicholas.

Can anyone tell us the parents of Nathaniel Friend?

[Joyce Camlin]

Thank you for your reply. It appears that we have all come to the same brick wall, Nathaniel's parents. I obtained a certified copy of Nathaniel's Death Record from the Clerk of Courts in Preston County, WV, this past June; and, of course, it says the same things that Roy added to your February post. There was no probate record for him in Preston County. I think my next step is to try to find his birth record now. Since he was in Allegany County, MD in the 1850 census as a 13-year-old (or thereabouts), my first inclination would be to look in Maryland for a birth record. I was told by an employee at the Frostburg University Library that the Maryland records are kept in Annapolis, also that Allegany County was subsequently divided into 2 counties, being Alleghany and Garett. Would you have any other ideas or suggestions on where to look for the information?

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/html/counties.html
The link is to Maryland Counties and it gives formation dates. You may have to copy/paste to get the entire link.

However, Roy noted Nathaniel was born in VA.

I believe Maryland did not require death certificates until 1895 and most counties did not meet the requirement until closer 1900. I am not sure if the same dates apply to birth records but I am thinking it did.