Nathan/Nathaniel Friend and Christina (?Shahan)

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

Information was provided by Roy Lockhart.

I copied the inscriptions in the Shahan Cemetery on Goff Hill between
Marquess and Sinclair, Preston Co (WV) 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

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.

Other records found by D. Alexander (deceased)
Preston Co., Births 1868-1875
Friend, Amanda A., 26 Nov 1874 Parents: Nathaniel and Christina.
Friend, Clara Ettie, 29 Jan 1868 Parents: Nathaniel and Christine

1860 Preston Co Census
Tunnelton
2218-2201
Nathaniel Friend, 23 Va Farm laborer
Christina, 21 Va
Louisa C. 1month Va

1870 Preston Co., census
Reno Twp.
64-64 400-200
Nathan Friend 35 Md Farmer
Christina 34 Va
Louisa 9 Va
Mary M.8 Va
John W 4 Va
Claretta 2 Va

1880 Preston Co Census

Reno
Nathaniel Frend 46 Farmer MD MD MD
Christena 41 wife WV MD WV
Louisa C. 20 dau WV MD WV
Mary M 18 dau WV MD WV
John W. 14 son WV MD WV
Clara E. 12 dau WV MD WV
Louvina J. 9 dau WV MD WV
Amanda A. 5 dau WV MD WV
William N 2 son WV MD WV


Can anyone identify Nathan's parents?

[Pat (Friend) Thompson]

Mary Margaret Gooding, aged 68 years, of Connellsville, died in the Connellsville State Hospital Sunday night, January 2, 1933, at 11:20 o'clock of a heart attack following an illness of several months.
She is survived by her husband, Grant Gooding, a son, William Gooding of Palmer; her mother, Mrs. Christina Friend, aged 94, of Uniontown, and the following brothers and sisters; Mrs. Lavina Shipley of Fairmont, WV, Mrs. Charles Hall of Uniontown, and William Friend of Tunnelton, WV.
Funeral services will be held in Mitchell Funeral parlors Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. C. L. Page, pastor of the Free Methodist Church of Uniontown, officiating. Burial in Flatwoods cemetery.
Jan 3, 1933, The Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA
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Death record (WV Culture) for Wm. N. Friend, 12-14-1863, d. Aug 17, 1977, 85 yrs. 3 mos. 27 days. Father: Nathanial Friend Mother: Christina Shahan (widower), farmer, Reedsville, WV.