Hannah Peterson b. 7 Jun 1803 VA d. 20 Nov 1876 WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1803 - 1876 (73 years)

Name	Hannah Peterson
Birth	7 Jun 1803	VA [1]
Gender	Female
Census	4 Sep 1850	Lewis Co., VA [2]
	1850
	Head of household was James McCardle, 45 years old, a farmer, born in Ireland. Also living in his household were his wife Hannah (age 46, born in Virginia), son James P. (age 5, born in Virginia), step-son William Forinash (age 14, born in Virginia), and Mary E. McManish (age 16, born in Pennsylvania).
Census	21 Jun 1860	Weston, Lewis Co., VA [3]
	1860
	Head of household was James McCardle, age 53, a farmer, born in Ireland. He had personal estate valued at $60. Also living in his household were his wife [H]Anna, age 57, born in Virginia, and their son, James P., age 15, born in Virginia who had real estate valued at $200 and personal estate valued at $40.
Census	23 Aug 1870	Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV [4]
	1870
	Head of household was James McCardell, age 63, a farmer, born in Ireland. He had personal estate valued at $100. Also living in the household was his wife, Hannah, age 66, keeping house, born in Virginia.
Death	20 Nov 1876	WV [1]
Burial	Kincaid Cemetery, Duffy, Lewis Co., WV [5]
Person ID	I5289	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	20 Sep 2025

Father	William Peterson, b. 1762 d. 18 Oct 1837, Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., VA (Age 75 years)
Mother	Mary Bennett, b. 17 Mar 1770 d. 1833 (Age 62 years)
Marriage	Pendleton Co., VA
Family ID	F1867	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Jacob Forinash, b. 1796, Harrison Co., VA d. Apr 1837, Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., VA (Age 41 years)

Marriage 16 May 1822 Lewis Co., VA [6]

Children

	1. Malinda Forinash, b. 15 Mar 1822, Lewis Co., VA d. 8 Apr 1884, Braxton Co., WV (Age 62 years)
	2. Elizabeth "Betsy" Forinash, b. 3 Oct 1823, Midfork, Lewis Co., VA d. 10 May 1854, Lewis Co., VA (Age 30 years)
	3. Elias Perry Forinash, b. 19 Feb 1827, Lewis Co., VA d. 21 Jul 1905, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV (Age 78 years)
	4. Lorenzo Dow Forinash, b. 19 Feb 1827, Lewis Co., VA d. 23 Nov 1911, Bablin, Lewis Co., WV (Age 84 years)
	5. Jonas C. Forinash, b. 28 Feb 1829, Lewis Co., VA d. 28 Feb 1877, Lewis Co., WV (Age 48 years)
	6. Abigail M. Forinash, b. 1832, Lewis Co., VA d. 6 Apr 1866, Braxton Co., WV (Age 34 years)
	7. Oliver C. Forinash, b. 1833, Lewis Co., VA d. 1869, Roanoke, Lewis Co., WV (Age 36 years)
	8. William P. Forinash, b. Sep 1835, Lewis Co., VA d. 27 Jan 1915, Bablin, Lewis Co., WV (Age 79 years)
	9. Anna Forinash, b. 1837 d. 1837 (Age 0 years)

Family ID F458 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Jan 2026

Family 2 James McCardell, b. 1805, Ireland d. Between 1870 and 1880 (Age 65 years)

Marriage 30 Sep 1843 Lewis Co., VA [7]

Children

	1. James Peter McCardell, b. 1845, Lewis Co., VA d. 17 Nov 1906, Davisville, Wood Co., WV (Age 61 years)
	2. Peter McCardell

Family ID F2186 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 Jun 2010

Sources

[S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 19 Sep 2025), memorial page for Hannah Katherine Peterson Forinash (7 Jun 1803–20 Nov 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104171709; citing Kincaid Cemetery, Duffy, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ken (contributor 47885505). (Reliability: 3).
photo of grave marker clearly legible, reads "Hannah, Wife of James McCardell, Died Nov. 20, 1876, Aged 73 Y 5 Ms 13D".
[S1419] Virginia, Lewis County, FCR: Lewis Co., VA 1850, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 956, District No. 30, p. 77B, dwelling 1027, family 1042, Hannah McCardle, accessed 19 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2443] Virginia, Lewis County, FCR: Lewis Co., VA 1860, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1358, Weston, p. 64, dwelling 416, family 416, Anna McCardle, accessed 19 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2444] West Virginia, Wood County, FCR: Wood Co., WV 1870, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M593, roll 1702, Clay Township, p. 307A, dwelling 43, family 43, Hannah McCardell, accessed 19 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 19 Sep 2025), memorial page for Hannah Katherine Peterson Forinash (7 Jun 1803–20 Nov 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104171709; citing Kincaid Cemetery, Duffy, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ken (contributor 47885505). (Reliability: 3).
[S1266] West Virginia. Lewis County., Lewis Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 1: 21, Forinash-Peterson, 1822; accessed 19 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
[S1266] West Virginia. Lewis County., Lewis Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 2: 96, McCarden-Fornash, 1843; accessed 19 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).