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Marriage: Children:
  1. Adam Hardins Caperton: Birth: 9 DEC 1814. Death: 12 AUG 1860

  2. Rhoda Jane Caperton: Birth: 17 JAN 1817. Death: 1882

  3. Lewis Alexander Caperton: Birth: 15 JUN 1818.

  4. Mary Elizabeth Caperton: Birth: 20 JAN 1820. Death: 30 NOV 1908

  5. Thomas H. Caperton: Birth: 3 JAN 1822. Death: 31 JAN 1895

  6. John Stodghill Caperton: Birth: 6 DEC 1823 in Monroe Co,VA. Death: 8 DEC 1894 in Elgood,Mercer,WV

  7. Overton Harrison Caperton: Birth: 20 DEC 1825. Death: 30 MAR 1888

  8. Malinda Caperton: Birth: 1827.

  9. Nancy Green Caperton: Birth: 4 NOV 1829.

  10. Daniel S. Caperton: Birth: 11 NOV 1832. Death: 8 OCT 1856

  11. Hugh T. Caperton: Birth: 7 OCT 1833. Death: 21 OCT 1860

  12. Julia Ann Caperton: Birth: 13 APR 1838. Death: 21 JAN 1911


Sources
1. Title:   SHUMATE-HAZELWOOD CEMETERY, ELGOOD, MERCER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
Author:   David Hambrick and Ken Bowen
Text:   Double Stone/Our Father/John Caperton/Born Mar. 30, 1788/Died May 31, 1865
 Our Mother/Margaret Caperton/Born June 29, 1794/Died July 23, 1865
2. Title:   SHUMATE-HAZELWOOD CEMETERY, ELGOOD, MERCER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
Author:   David Hambrick and Ken Bowen
Publication:   Usgenweb Archives; West Virginia; Tombstone Transcription Project; Merver County
Text:   Double Stone/ Our Father/John Caperton/Born Mar. 30, 1788/Died May 31, 1865 - Our Mother/Margaret Caperton/Born June 29, 1794/Died July 23, 1865

Notes
a. Note:   BURIAL: SHUMATE-HAZELWOOD CEMETERY, ELGOOD, MERCER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA This information was collected on June 14, 2003 by David Hambrick and Ken Bowen <[email protected]> and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives July 18, 2003.
 ---------------------------------------------- From Route 20 at Melrose Square in Princeton take Pisgah Road (Sec. Route 24) and follow it for about six miles, and then turn right on Route 9/2. Follow this road for about one and a half miles. The cemetery is located on a hill to the left about six hundred feet from the road, and about a quarter mile from the intersection of Pettrey/Elgood Road.
 ****************************************************** Double Stone
 Our Father Our Mother
 John Caperton Margaret Caperton
 Born Mar. 30, 1788 Born June 29, 1794
 Died May 31, 1865 Died July 23, 1865
  BIRTH: Monroe County Births/C/(File: c.txt)/The free access to this USGenWeb Archives file is provided through the courtesy of RootsWeb.com Inc.
 ****************************************** CAPERTON John Stodghill/March 30, 1788/Hugh/Rhoda Stodghill
  CHILDREN:
 ADAM HARDIN5 CAPERTON, b. December 09, 1814; d. August 12, 1860; m. CYNTHIA A. DARE, March 14, 1838. RHODA JANE CAPERTON, b. January 17, 1817, Giles County, Virginia; d. 1882. married Jan. 2, 1839 WILLIAM MADISON FRENCH LEWIS ALEXANDER CAPERTON, b. June 15, 1818. Lewis married Susan Wiley 23 Nov 1845 daughter of James W. and Anna SWINNEY MARY ELIZABETH CAPERTON, b. January 20, 1820; d. November 30, 1908. married James A. Broyles on 11 Nov 1847 THOMAS H. CAPERTON, b. January 03, 1822; d. January 31, 1895. married Lore Miller. daughter of William and "Polly" THOMPSON JOHN STODGHILL CAPERTON, b. December 06, 1823; d. 1902. married Minerva Ann Reid on 16 Feb 1849 OVERTON HARRISON CAPERTON, b. December 20, 1825, Virginia; d. March 30, 1888. married Martha Helena Reid daughter of John Reid Jr. and Mary Ann Wilson on 24 Jun 1852. 1882 to Phoebe L. HARE, daughter of Joseph L. and Julia A. MALINDA CAPERTON, b. 1827; m. JOHN B. NOBLE, 1853. married John Noble in 1872. NANCY GREEN CAPERTON, b. November 04, 1829; m. JOHN COULTER, 1872.
 DANIEL S. CAPERTON, b. November 11, 1832; d. October 08, 1856.
 HUGH T. CAPERTON, b. October 07, 1833; d. October 21, 1860.
 JULIA ANN CAPERTON, b. April 13, 1838; d. January 21, 1911. married (1) Louden B. Williams on 13 May 1860. married (2) William Henry Harison Hancock CHILDREN: Birth Records
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 CAPERTON Lewis Alexander June 15, 1818 John Stodghill/Margaret Shumate
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 CAPERTON John Stodghill Dec 6, 1823 John S/Mararet Shumate
  BIOGRAPHY: JOHN STODGHILL4 CAPERTON (HUGH3, JOHN2, RICHARD1) was born March 30, 1788 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, and died March 31, 1865 in Mercer County, West Virginia. He married MARGARET SHUMATE July 15, 1813 in Virginia, daughter of DANIEL SHUMATE and MILLICENT CALLISON. She was born August 29, 1790, and died July 13, 1865 in Mercer County, West Virginia.
 SOURCE: Descendants of Richard Caperton
  BIOGRAPHY: John and Peggy lived near Rich Creek for a while, but later moved to near Elgook, Mercer Co., WVA. They are buried there. Many of their descendandts lived near Rich Creek, Peterstown and in Mercer County. They had 12 children.
 Source: Descendants of John Caperton-A-1
  MISCELLANIOUS: The Reids and Wilsons were early settlers on Crumps Bottom
  CENSUS: 1860 > Virginia > MERCER > PRINCETON P O Series: M653 Roll: 1362 Page: 424


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