Descendants of James Halpin - West Virginia Genealogy

on April 7, 1843. He worked as a clerk for the railroad. Following their marriage
Mary and William initially lived in Bolivar, Jefferson County, West Virginia but later
moved to Grafton, West Virginia. Around 1881 they moved to Wood County, WV
where they lived for the rest of their lives. Mary Halpin Ault died on March 13, 1895
in Parkersburg. William Ault died March 26, 1926. They are both buried in
Parkersburg.
Mary Halpin and William Ault had the following ten children:
9. i. John Ralph Ault (1866 – 1944)
10. ii. James M. Ault (1868 - )
11. iii. Lottie W. Ault (1870 - )
12. iv. Sarah V. Ault (1872 - )
13. v. Annie M. Ault (1874 - )
14. vi. Gertrude M. Ault (1877 - )
15. vii. Joseph Edward Ault (1880 - )
16. viii. Charles W. Ault (1883 - )
17. xi. Allie C. Ault (1885 - )
18. x. Unknown Ault (Unknown)
4. Robert J. Halpin (James 1 ) was born in February 1847 in Jefferson County,
Virginia. He served as a Private in Company D of the 12 th Virginia Cavalry
Regiment during the Civil War. Following the war he began working for the railroad
and continued to do so throughout his life. He married Mary Anne Higgins in 1864
in Jefferson County, West Virginia. She was a daughter of Edward Higgins and
Catherine Kerian Higgins. Mary Anne was born in Ireland in June 1849 and came to
the U.S. with her family in 1855. As the railroad progressed westward so did Robert
and his family. They lived in Vinton County, Ohio from 1870 to 1880 (based on U.S.
census – exact dates not known). Robert’s stepmother Elizabeth and stepsister Ellen
also moved to Vinton County. Shortly after 1880, Robert moved to Moundsville,
West Virginia, continuing to work for the railroad. He became a foreman for the
railroad and continued to work in Moundsville until he retired. Robert’s wife Mary
Anne died from paralysis on December 16, 1913 and is buried in St. Martin’s
Catholic Cemetery in Cameron, West Virginia. Following the death of his wife,
Robert moved to Shreveport, Louisiana where he lived with his daughter Cecelia and
her husband, William Bronsell. Robert died on November 15, 1921 in Shreveport.
His body was returned to West Virginia and is buried next to his wife in St. Martin’s
Catholic Cemetery, Cameron,WV.
Robert J. Halpin and Mary Anne Higgins Halpin had the following ten children:
19. i. Unknown Halpin (b. abt 1865)
20. ii. Unknown Halpin (b. abt. 1867)
21. iii. Catherine Halpin (1869 - )
22. iv. Mary A. Halpin (1873 - 1928)
23. v. Agnes T. Halpin (1875 - 1955)
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