Hi Cavendish list!
I have pasted a bit of family history, so you will know where I fit
into the tree. I know of cousins in NC, Florida and, of course, still in
WVA. I think this info. is a bit more complete than I have seen on
various web pages.
BENJAMIN "BUD" CAVENDISH (ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, WILLIAM HUNTER1) was born
1845 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, and died April-18-1894 in
Nicholas County, West Virginia.
He married (1) MARTHA ANN LEGG July-10-1876, daughter of WILLIAM LEGG
and ELIZABETH RAMSEY. She was born September-07-1851 in Leander, Fayette
County, West Virginia, and died
May-29-1881 in Fayette County, VA. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH KOONTZ
1882 in Nicholas
County, West Virginia, daughter of SAMUEL KOONTZ and REBECCA WHITE. She
was born 1863 in
Nicholas County, West Virginia.
Children of BENJAMIN CAVENDISH and MARTHA LEGG are:
i. INFANT CAVENDISH, born 1875; died 1877.
ii. EVERETT CHARLES CAVENDISH, born 1878, Nicholas County, West
Virginia; died
Nicholas County, West Virginia.
iii. ERMINA "ESSIE" JANE CAVENDISH, born 1863; died 1933.
Children of BENJAMIN CAVENDISH and MARY KOONTZ are:
14. iv. NEWTON CAVENDISH, born October-27-1883, West Virginia; died
September-1963,
West Virginia.
15. v. EDWARD HANSFORD CAVENDISH, born May-03-1891, Nicholas
County, West Virginia;
died February-1971, Ansted, West Virginia.
vi. BURL CAVENDISH, born November-06-1892; died March-1965,
Nicholas County, West
Virginia; married J. ALICE ACCORD, Drennan, West Virginia; born 1862;
died Nicholas County,
West Virginia.
vii. ELSIE CAVENDISH, born December-17-1909, West Virginia; died
April-29-1990, West
Virginia; married REX GILBERT, Oak Hill, West Virginia.
Edward Hansford Cavendish was my grandfather. I have more info. on
another PC if anyone is interested in Benjamin's line.
Emily Blankenship
blankens_e(a)firn.edu