Ida Issadore Boughner Marries John T. Debolt

I continue with the life of my great-great grandmother Ida Issadore Boughner. In my previous post I stopped at the marriage of Ida to my great-great-grandfather John T. Debolt on 31 December 1880 in Monroe County, Ohio. I am not certain where the couple married but most likely at Ida's parents home or the local church. I hope to find out that piece of information as my research continues.

The next record I find my Great-Great-Grandparents in is the 1900 Magnolia District, Precinct #2, Wetzel County, West Virginia U.S. Federal Population Schedule Census. Between the time of their marriage on the last day of the year 1880 and the 1900 census that was enumerated on 4 June 1900, Ida had given birth to 7 children and all 7 children were still living according to the census data. In this 1900 census Ida has given her month and year of birth as August 1862 which adds to the circumstantial evidence that she was most likely born 5 August 1862.

On 3 April 1903, Ida buys land from John and Mary Stender in Wetzel County, West Virginia. I have a copy of the deed and I find it interesting that the purchase was completed by Ida alone and not in anyway connected with her husband John T. Debolt. I have always felt that Ida was a strong willed woman and could handle just about anything on her own but I am sure there is a reason behind the fact that Ida is buying property by her name alone. I do know that her husband John was involved in politics at the time and was a County Court Commissioner in 1903. Possibly he did not want any sense of impropriety with the purchase of this property, something to try to find more information about. She buys a town lot #43 in the city of New Martinsville. The lot is situated on the South end of Locust Street. It should be noted here that the Stender family in Wetzel County, West Virginia have been acquainted with the Debolt family for years and even took in one of the Benjamin Debolt children to raise back in the 1850's after the death of his wife. That is a story for another post!

Ida's life continues from this point and in my next post I will explain the tragic death of her husband in 1907.