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Hulda Jane (Minard) Mayle
(1888-1975?)

Hulda Jane (Minard) Mayle was born on Aug. 13, 1888 (or Aug. 8, 1887) at Taylor's Dream near Philippi, Barbour County, WV, the daughter of William and Elvira (Male) Minerd.

At the age of 16, Hulda married 40-year-old Isaiah Mayle (1866- ? ). He was a farmer and the son of Elisha and Mary (Croston) Male. The ceremony took place on Jan. 29, 1906 by the hand of Rev. J.F. Chenowith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Hanson Chroston, connection unknown, provided information for the marriage license.

Isaiah had been married once before, to Sarah Catherine (Newman) (1860- ? ) and brought many children to the marriage. In fact, Hulda was actually younger than several of her stepsons.

Hulda and Isaiah went on to have at least eight children of their own -- Blooma Stewart, Sherman Linsey Mayle Sr., Pearl Parsons, Lucille Dalton, Neva Dalton, Denver Mayle, Pansy Snodgrass and Vance Mayle. There were at least six other children involved, likely from Isaiah's first marriage -- John C. Mayle, Rachel M. Mayle, Commodore Mayle, Artemus Mayle, Henry "Edgar" Maylee and Clyde Thomas Mayle.

When the federal census was taken in 1910, the Mayles lived near Philippi, where Isaiah, age 48, was a farmer. The 1930 census shows the family living in the Flatwood section of Philippi, where Isaiah and son Sherman were farmers.

It's possible that the family relocated to Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV, where daughter Neva is known to have been born in 1917.

Isaiah suffered from heart disease and hardening of the arteries. He passed away at the age of 78 on May 12, 1940. He was laid to rest in the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery.

Hulda outlived her husband by many decades. She was mentioned in the obituary of her half-sister Matilda (Minerd) Croston in 1954 and her stepson Commodore Mayle in 1965 and at those times was residing in Philippi. By 1973, Hulda had relocated her home to Canton, Stark County, OH. Seen here, a postcard view of Canton's busy downtown area, showing the First National Bank building and the Stark County courthouse.

The details of her passing are not yet known. Her resting place is believed to be Forest Hill Cemetery on Cleveland Avenue in Canton.

(She is not the same "Hulda Jane Mayle, age 96, daughter of David and Jane Norris, who died at Doctors Hospital in Canton on Dec. 20, 1987.)

~ Daughter Blooma ( Mayle) Stewart ~

Daughter Blooma Mayle (or "Mayles") (1908-1995?) was born in about 1908 in Philippi. In April 1929, at the age of 21, she married Lloyd V. Stewart (1900- ? ), a Virginia native and the son of Wallace and Francis (Epps) Stewart. At the time, she was employed as a maid in Philippi, and Lloyd as a chauffeur in Wheeling, Ohio County, WV. Rev. Robert H. Rucker performed the ceremony on April 4, 1929, at 143 East Chestnut Street in Washington, Washington County, PA. Lloyd had been married once before, in 1922, to Dorothy V. (?), but that marriage ended in divorce in October 1928.

When the federal census was taken in 1930, the year after they married, the Stewarts made their home on 9th Street in Wheeling, Ohio County, WV. He continued his occupation as a chauffeur for a private family.

Blooma may have died in Mount Clare, Harrison County, WV, in November 1995, under the surname spelling of "Stuart." This needs to be confirmed.

Nothing more about them is known.

~ Son Sherman Lindsey Mayle Sr. ~

Son Sherman Linsey Mayle Sr. (1910-1990) was born on Jan. 13, 1910, in Barbour County. At the age of 26, he married 25-year-old Dessie Jane Kennedy (1911- ? ), the daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Elsina Kennedy. The nuptials took place on July 27, 1936, officiated by Rev. Edward G. Carroll of the Warren Methodist Episcopal Church of Grafton.

Sherman "was a trustee and member of the Free Will Baptist Church and a retired coal miner for 45 years, having retired on Dec. 8, 1972, from the Mars Mine of Clinchfield Coal Company," said a newspaper. "He was a member of United Mine Workers of America, District 31."

The Mayles had nine children -- Donald Rhoden Mayle, Sherman Linsey Mayle Jr., Delmas Wayne Mayle, Patricia Anne Russell, Shelba Jane McGarry, April Davis, Carolyn King, Martha Sanford and Donna Kaye Mink.

Circa 1953, they lived in Clarksburg.

Sherman died at the age of 80 on Jan. 29, 1990, with burial in the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. At the time of his death, he had 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Daughter Patricia "Anne" Mayle ( ? -2010) married Byron Russell, son of James and Iva Russell. Byron brought a son to the marriage, Jeffrey A. Russell. They lived in Clarksburg but had no children of their own. Anne was a devout Christian and belonged to the Stanwood Free Methodist Church. She received a degree in business from Davenport University and was employed as a secretary with Unisys Corporation. She died on May 15, 2010, with burial at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Clarksburg.

~ Daughter Neva (Mayle) Dalton ~

Daughter Neva Mayle (1917-2005) was born on Nov. 5, 1915 (or 1917). She married Troy Berkley Dalton (1911- ? ) on Jan. 2, 1937, at Philippi, by the hand of Durward Belmont Brown. Troy was the son of Floyd and Esther Dalton. At the time of marriage, Neva was making her home in Galloway, Barbour County, and Troy in Philippi.

Troy brought a son to the marriage, Bernard Dalton.

The Daltons went on to have three children of their own -- Ronald Lee Dalton, Eloise Jean Pierson and Sandra Yvonne Cropp.

Neva was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Anmoore, WV, and may have resided for some time in Canton, OH. They lived in Richmond, VA, for a number of years until relocating to North Myrtle Beach, SC, in 1986.

Troy passed away sometime before Neva, but the details are not yet known.

At the age of 88, Neva passed away in North Myrtle Beach at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. The date of her passing was May 30, 2005, and she was laid to rest at Hillcrest Cemetery in Conway, Horry County, SC, with a memorial service held in Canton. Neva was survived by nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, four step grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren. Said the Myrtle Beach Sun News, "She was a loving mother, and grandparent."

~ Son Denver Mayle ~

Son Denver Mayle ( ? - ? ) was served in the US military during World War II. He lived in Canton, and is buried in the veterans section of Forest Hill Cemetery on Cleveland Avenue in Canton.

~ Daughter Pearl (Mayle) Parsons ~

Daughter Pearl Mayle married (?) Parsons.

They had a daughter, Betty Mayle, who wed Vance Culberson of Deer Park, Garrett County, MD. Vance passed away in Canton, OH, at the age of 66 on May 11, 1988, of a massive heart attack.

~ Hulda's Stepchildren ~

Stepson John C. Mayle (1883- ? ) seems to have disappeared, but his story will be told here when discovered.

Stepdaughter Rachel M. ("Maude"?) Mayle (1886- ? ) has faded from history. We are looking into whether she went by "Maude" and married (?) Collins, making her home in Cumberland, Allegany County, MD in 1964.

Stepson Artemus Mayle (1882- ? ) married his step-mother's sister, Virgie Minard. At age 17 at the time of marriage, she was 11 years younger than her 28-year-old husband. They spent their married lives in Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH. See her bio for more detail.

Stepson Commodore Mayle (1883-1965) married Rhoda Kennedy (1886- ? ) on Feb. 25, 1908 at Meriden, near Philippi. They had four children -- Leo Mayle, Darl Mayle, Grace Talosi and Jeanette Collins. Commodore and Rhoda were farmers and members of the Olive Hill Methodist Church. They resided in the Flatwoods community of Philippi. The federal census of 1930 shows that the family lived near Philippi. Commodore was the informant on his father's death certificate in 1940, and is mentioned in his brother Henry "Edgar" Mayle's obituary in 1964, when he was living in Philippi. Commodore died on May 6, 1965, at the age of 81. Following a funeral held at the Olive Hill church, led by Rev. Winfield Mayle, he was laid to rest in the Welch Cemetery. Interestingly, his obituary in the Barbour Democrat noted that he was survived by "his step-mother, Mrs. Hulda Mayle of Philippi." At his death, he and Rhoda had produced 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Son Leo Mayle (1903-1972) lived in Philippi circa 1965. He married Mary (?) and had four children -- Lynchford Mayle of Los Angeles; Gary lee Mayle of Huttonsville, WV; Mrs. Robert Shirkey of Canton, OH; and Mrs. Herbert Kennedy of Detroit. Leo and Mary lived in Canton in the early 1970s. At the age of 63, Leo died on March 4, 1972. His remains were returned to Philippi for the funeral at Olive Hill Methodist Church, led by Rev. Winfield Mayle, followed by burial at Welch Cemetery.
Son Darl Mayle made his home in Canton, OH in 1965 and in North Canton in 1972.
Daughter Grace Mayle married Steve Talosi and made their home in Lewisville, OH.
Daughter Jeanette Mayle wed Sherwood Collins and in 1965-2972 lived in Philippi.

Stepson Clyde Thomas Mayle (1896- ? ) had blue eyes and black hair, and was of medium height and build. Circa 1918, he labored as a coal miner for the Philippi Gas and Coal Company. That year, at the age of 19, he registered for the military draft, and the draft board officer listed his race as "Negro." Nothing further is known.

Stepson Henry "Edgar" Mayle (1902- ? ) wed cousin Mary Louisa Minard (1906-1954). See her bio for more detail.