Descendants of John Alkire
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 ALKIRE was born January 1820 in Fort Ashby, WV (Alaska, WV),
and died March 31, 1891 in Fort Ashby, WV.
He married CATHRINE ANN DANIELS 1847.
Children of JOHN ALKIRE and CATHRINE
DANIELS are:
i. HIRAM2 ALKIRE.
2. ii. ALICE VIRGINIA ALKIRE, b. 1858; d. October 1918, Fort Ashby, WV.
3. iii. SOLOMAN EDGAR ALKIRE, b. March 15, 1866; d. May 02, 1931, Hampshire County Alaska (now Fort Ashby, WV).
Generation No. 2
2. ALICE VIRGINIA2 ALKIRE (JOHN1)
was born 1858, and died October 1918
in Fort Ashby, WV. She married MICHAEL
MARCELLUS MALONE, son of GEORGE MALONE.
Notes for ALICE
VIRGINIA ALKIRE:
Her ancestors were
from Scotland. Before 1626, the Alkires emigrated to Arnheim, Holland. The family Coat-Of-Arms was given to them by
William the Second. Prince George of
Orange. The baronetry's name was
Algire, later changed to Alkire. The
coat of arms was a silver shield, the crest a falcon with a red beak and feet
cluster of grapes and a wine glass; a pike; crossed swords with the motto: "Come Salus." Only noblemen and men of rank used silver
and gold shields. In religious belief
they were Lutherans.
Their forfathers were
from Scotland, called "Alkirk."
In the 17th Century, Almonious "Algire" came to America with
Lord Baltimore. He settled on the Albermarle
Sound near the Virginia shore and took part with the Governor in his campaigns
against the Indians.
He was in the Battle
of Chillecoths, Rose, Ohio. He was a
soldier in the Revolutionary War and settled then in the South Fork section of
Hampshire county, now Hardy County, VA.
Notes for MICHAEL
MARCELLUS MALONE:
Information from
Mineral County Courthouse obtained by S. Knotts:
Book 3, pg 158: Michael M. Malone, b. WV, Farmer died Alaska
March 27, 1930 of Lumbar pneumonia, 75 yrs, 2 mos, 25 days, widowed. Parents:
George Malone and Susan Malone.
Also obtained from
Land Record Book #1, Frankfort District 1893:
M.M. Malone 219 Acres (Ways or Wags) Land, 18 miles from courthouse.
More About MICHAEL
MARCELLUS MALONE:
Fact 1: 1855, May
have been born on this date.
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3. SOLOMAN EDGAR2 ALKIRE (JOHN1)
was born March 15, 1866, and died
May 02, 1931 in Hampshire County Alaska (now Fort Ashby, WV). He married ALICE DENNISON.
Children of SOLOMAN ALKIRE and ALICE
DENNISON are:
i. GRACE3 ALKIRE.
ii. JAMES ALKIRE.
iii. HAZEL ALKIRE, m. UNKNOWN TROUTMAN.
iv. ANNIE ALKIRE, d. October 25, 1872; m.
HENRY BAKER.
v. BERTHA V. ALKIRE, b. February 08, 1887,
Frankfort, WV; m. UNKNOWN BARNS.
More About BERTHA V.
ALKIRE:
Fact 1: February 08,
1887, May have been born on this date.
vi. PEARL ALKIRE, b. May 15, 1889; m. UNKNOWN
BAKER.
vii. STELLA ALKIRE, b. February 05, 1891,
Frankfort, WV.
viii. PANSY ALKIRE, b. March 18, 1899, Frankfort,
WV; m. UNKNOWN DOHRMAN.
ix. MELVIN E. ALKIRE, b. November 08, 1899,
Frankfort, WV.