Person:Elva Heaster (1)

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Elva Zona Heaster, "The Greenbrier Ghost"
b.Abt 1873 West Virginia
d.23 Jan 1897 Greenbrier County, West Virginia
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m. 3 Nov 1870
  1. Elva Zona Heaster, "The Greenbrier Ghost"Abt 1873 - 1897
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m. Nov 1896
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Facts and Events
Name Elva Zona Heaster, "The Greenbrier Ghost"
Gender Female
Birth[1] Abt 1873 West Virginia
Marriage Nov 1896 to Erasmus Stribbling "Edward Shue
Death[1] 23 Jan 1897 Greenbrier County, West Virginia
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

    Zona Heaster Shue
    BIRTH 1876
    Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
    DEATH 23 Jan 1897 (aged 20–21)
    Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
    BURIAL
    Soule Chapel Methodist Cemetery
    Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

    Folk Figure. Known as The Greenbrier Ghost, her death in 1897 was presumed natural until her spirit appeared to her mother to describe how she was killed by her husband Edward. Autopsy on the exhumed body verified the apparition's account. Edward, found guilty of murder, was sentenced to the state prison. Only known case in which testimony from a ghost helped convict a murderer.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5015852

  2.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

    Name: Elva J. Heaster
    [Alva Z Heaster]
    [Elva Zona Heaster]
    Age: 7
    Birth Date: Abt 1873
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Home in 1880: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Dwelling Number: 190
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital status: Single
    Father's name: Jacob H. Heaster
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Mary J. Heaster
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Occupation: At School
    Attended School: Yes
    Cannot Read: Yes
    Cannot Write: Yes
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Jacob H. Heaster 32
    Mary J. Heaster 30
    Alfred N. Heaster 8
    Elva J. Heaster 7 [s/b Elva Z. Heaster]
    John M. Heaster 6
    Lewis E. Heaster 3/12

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