U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Fansler, John H. (1840-1922) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Tucker County, West Virginia From the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time. by Hu Maxwell Kingwood, W. Va.; Preston Publishing Company, 1884. Pages 409-410 John H. Fansler was born in 1840 at Black Fork, son of Jacob Fansler; married in 1861 to Jemima E., daughter of Job Parsons. Children: Rufus M., Althea M., William T., Stephen T., Clarence S., Sarah Ann., Job P. and Ira B. He lives on Horse Shoe Run, 8 miles from St. George; has lived there since 1863. When he first commenced work on the farm, there was ten acres improved. Now he has 80 acres under cultivation and 582 in the woods, well timbered. The Rowlesburg Lumber and Iron Company ran a shingle mill on his farm and made 2,500,000 shingles, and afterwards 500,000 more were made. His farm is well improved, and a church, mill and school house are at hand. He is of German descent. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Tucker County, WV #2693 FULL-NAME: John H. Fansler BIRTH-DATE: March 28, 1840 BIRTH-PLACE: Tucker County DEATH-DATE: February 28, 1922 (at age 81y-11m-27d) DEATH-PLACE: St. George District, Tucker County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: Jacob Fansler (born in Randolph Coounty) MOTHER: Anna Larsh (born in Rockingham Co., Va.) INFORMANT: W. P. Fansler (of Leadmine, W.Va.) BURIAL: Fansler Cemetery Tombstone in Fansler Cemetery, Tucker County, WV John H. Fansler (Mar. 28, 1840 -- Mar. 1, 1922) Jemima E. Fansler (July 8, 1837 -- Mar. 2, 1922) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Tucker County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/tucker/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------