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     Mary Hester Strader married Nicholas Ours Jr., son of Nicholas Ours and Avis Tenney.¹ Mary Hester Strader was born circa 1843.^3,4 She was the daughter of John M. Strader and Rebecca Radabaugh.¹ Mary Hester Strader died between 1886 and 1900.⁵

     John M. Strader was born on 14 February 1837 in Lewis, Virginia.^4,5,6 He was the son of John S. Strader Jr. and Mary B. Wolfe.^2,3 John M. Strader married Rebecca Radabaugh on 22 September 1842 in Barbour, Virginia.^7,1 John M. Strader married Mary Elizabeth Linger, daughter of John Dolley Linger and Elizabeth (?), on 3 January 1867 in Lewis, West Virginia.^3,8 John M. Strader died on 24 April 1924 in Lewis, Virginia, at age 87.⁶

     Rebecca Radabaugh married John M. Strader, son of John S. Strader Jr. and Mary B. Wolfe, on 22 September 1842 in Barbour, Virginia.^2,3

     John S. Strader Jr. was born on 10 January 1803 in Upshur, Virginia.^4,1,5,6,7,8 He was the son of John Strader and Mary Post.³ John S. Strader Jr. married Elizabeth Kessell in 1823 in Upshur, Virginia.⁹ John S. Strader Jr. married Mary B. Wolfe on 5 October 1837.^10,11 John S. Strader Jr. died on 17 September 1882 in Frenchton, Upshur, West Virginia, at age 79.⁴

     Mary Post married John Strader.¹

     James Tenney married Thankful Shippee.² James Tenney was born on 20 December 1764.³ He died on 30 December 1841 at age 77.³ He was buried after 30 December 1841 in Elbon Cemetery, Upshur, (West) Virginia.³

     Sigmon / Cichman Ours was born in 1755 in Hampshire, Virginia.^5,6,2 He was the son of Johan Elias Ours (Auer) and Catherine Barbara Matthias.^2,4,3 Sigmon / Cichman Ours married Mary Simon in 1780 in Pendleton, (West) Virginia.² Sigmon / Cichman Ours was buried in 1844 in Brake Cemetery, Grant, (West) Virginia.³ He died on 5 September 1844 in Hampshire, (West) Virginia.² He died on 15 September 1844 in Hardy, (West) Virginia.³
     He moved to the Buckhannon settlement about the time of the murder of the Bozarth family, near Lorentz, and his sons John Ours, Nicholas Ours Sr., and Henry Ours Sr., were among the first residents and settlers in the Buckhannon Valley. Chichman Ours was a soldier in the War of 1812.¹ Sigmon / Cichman Ours was also known as Ichman. OURS - OWER - OUR - AUER
The first Ours ancestor we have record of in America was John Our, who arrived in the Port of Philadelphia in 1753. Through court records in Hardy County we find that Lord Fairfax leased land lying in the South Branch Manor to John Our
on August 3 1773. This land was described as being situated East of the South Branch of the Potomac and on the west side of Mill Creek. In another record dated 1790 it is shown that a certain tract of land was in the possession of Seakman. ­
Records show that Godfrey Our and Sigmon Our were the sons of John Our. In late information we find that Godfrey Our was living in Harrison County and was probably the ancestor of the Ours families living around Buckhannon and on into South Eastern Ohio.
In death records of the North Mill Creek Luthern Church is found Catherine Ours (1716- 2-2-1802 wife of John Ours. A record of marriage of Johan Elias Auer to Catharina Barbara Matthias in 1738 was found in Karlsruhe, Germany.
It has been proved that Sigmon Our is the same person as Cichman - Sithman Searchman Our (Ower) (Ours), the name used on pension records from the American Revolution. He enlisted in March 1778 and received an honorable discharge at the end of his service.
Sigmon Our was born in Hampshire County, Va. in 1755 and died in Hardy County 9/1511844. In Pendleton County in 1780 he married Mary Simon (1761-1851) and to them were born 13 children. These children were baptized in the North Mill Creek Luthern Church which stood where the Brake Church of the Brethren is now. In the cemetery of this church lies the body of this Revolutionary War Soldier, marked with a field stone bearing the name of Cichman Our. In 1988 the Veteran Administration used the name and recorded it in the new ancestor list in March 1985. On September 17, 1988 the South Branch Valley Chapter NSDAR held a ceremony dedicating the DAR marker at his grave site. Besides DAR members friends and relatives attending were descendants of the 5th, 6th, and 7th generations.
Sigmon and family lived on the land leased to him in 1790 and 1797 until he sold it in 1812.
Submitted by Mrs. George Leatherman.² All of the children were baptized at North Mill Creek.² Sigmon / Cichman Ours was also known as Sithman Ours.⁶ Sigmon / Cichman Ours was also known as Searchman. Sigmon / Cichman Ours was also known as Cinchman. Sigmon / Cichman Ours was also known as Seakman. He appeared on the census of 1782 in Hampshire, Virginia.⁶

     Thaddeus Ours married Ollie V. (?).² Thaddeus Ours was born on 24 November 1868 in Upshur, (West) Virginia.^1,3,4,5,2 He was the son of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Almira Ours was born in May 1872.^1,2 She was the daughter of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Bertha Ours was born in June 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹ Bertha Ours married Lincoln Tenney on 3 July 1902 in Upshur, West Virginia.²

     James F. Ours was born circa 1869 in (West) Virginia.^1,2 He was the son of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Mary Ours was born on 30 November 1862 in Upshur, (West) Virginia.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Jno (John) Ours was born circa 1871.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Vinalla Ours was born circa 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Genettie Ours was born circa 1875.¹ She was the daughter of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Norman Ours was born circa 1877.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹

     Ollie V. (?) married Thaddeus Ours, son of Nicholas Ours Jr. and Mary Hester Strader.¹ Ollie V. (?) was born circa 1891 in West Virginia.¹

     Mayford T. Ours was born circa 1908 in West Virginia.¹ He is the son of Thaddeus Ours and Ollie V. (?).¹ Mayford T. Ours married Leila Joy Tenney, daughter of S. B. Tenney and Nora A. (?), on 5 April 1930 in Upshur, West Virginia.²

     Perry Huston Clark was born in July 1889 in West Virginia.^4,5 He was born on 12 July 1890.⁶ He was born on 21 July 1890.^7,8,9,10 He was the son of Abel / Able Clark and Permelia Catharine Strader.³ Perry Huston Clark was born on 9 July 1891 in West Virginia.^11,12,13,2 He married Audra H. "Ottie" Penn, daughter of John W. Penn, on 16 August 1908 in Upshur, West Virginia.^1,14,9 Perry Huston Clark died on 17 April 1987 in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, at age 96.^7,15 He was buried after 17 April 1987 in Heavner Cemetery - New Addition, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia.¹⁵
     Perry Huston Clark registered for the WWI Draft on on 5 June 1917 in Upshur, West Virginia.² He registered for the WWII Draft on on 27 April 1942 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.⁹

     Audra H. "Ottie" Penn was born on 22 August 1891 in Upshur, West Virginia.^2,4,5,6,7 She was the daughter of John W. Penn.³ Audra H. "Ottie" Penn married Perry Huston Clark, son of Abel / Able Clark and Permelia Catharine Strader, on 16 August 1908 in Upshur, West Virginia.^1,3,8 Audra H. "Ottie" Penn died on 25 March 1985 in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, at age 93.^6,7 She was buried after 25 March 1985 in Heavner Cemetery - New Addition, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia.⁷

     Genevieve / Jenivieve Clark was born circa 1910 in West Virginia.^2,3 She is the daughter of Perry Huston Clark and Audra H. "Ottie" Penn.¹

     Robert Clark was born circa 1922 in West Virginia.² He is the son of Perry Huston Clark and Audra H. "Ottie" Penn.¹

     Thelma Clark was born circa 1917 in West Virginia.^2,3 She is the daughter of Perry Huston Clark and Audra H. "Ottie" Penn.¹

     Bessie M. Clark was born circa 1909 in West Virginia.^2,1 She is the daughter of Perry Huston Clark and Audra H. "Ottie" Penn.¹

     Abel / Able Clark was born on 25 January 1856 in Upshur, (West) Virginia.^3,4,2,5,6,7 He was the son of William Riley Clark and Jemima Almyra Rohrbough.³ Abel / Able Clark married Permelia Catharine Strader, daughter of Asa Strader and Nancy Jane DeBarr, on 30 July 1881 in Upshur, West Virginia.^1,8,3 Abel / Able Clark was buried in 1909 in Bailey Ridge Church Cemetery, Upshur, West Virginia.⁴ He died on 27 August 1909 at age 53.^4,6 He was buried after 27 August 1909 in Bailey Ridge Cemetery, Upshur, West Virginia.⁹
     Abel / Able Clark was also known as Abram.¹⁰

     Permelia Catharine Strader was born on 15 September 1861 in (West) Virginia.^1,4,5,6 She was the daughter of Asa Strader and Nancy Jane DeBarr.^2,3 Permelia Catharine Strader was born in 1862.⁷ She married Abel / Able Clark, son of William Riley Clark and Jemima Almyra Rohrbough, on 30 July 1881 in Upshur, West Virginia.^1,8,3 Permelia Catharine Strader was buried in 1909 in Bailey Ridge Church Cemetery, Upshur, West Virginia.⁷ She was buried in 1931 in Bailey Ridge Church Cemetery, Upshur, West Virginia.⁹ She died in 1931.^2,7
     Permelia Catharine Strader was also known as Amelia.¹⁰