Lelia Elizabeth Rodgers and John Robert Firebaugh

JOHN ROBERT FIREBAUGH was born September 3, 1872 in Rockingham County, Virginia,⁵³³⁵ and died January 31, 1933 in Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia.⁵³³⁵ He is buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.^{5335, 456}

He married LELIA ELIZABETH RODGERS, daughter of SUSAN J. WRIGHT and DAVID LAIRD RODGERS. She was born March 1, 1874 in Virginia,⁵³³⁵ and died September 25, 1939 in Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia.⁵³³⁵ She is buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.^{5335, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Lelia E. Rodgers)

Children of LELIA ELIZABETH RODGERS and JOHN ROBERT FIREBAUGH:

1. VIRGINIA MARGARET FIREBAUGH, b. January 25, 1898, Rockingham County, Virginia;²¹⁹² m. JOHN MARSHALL KUNKLE on June 16, 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia^{5684, 6602}; d. July 9, 1998, Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia.²¹⁹²
2. JAMES ROGERS FIREBAUGH, b. April 20, 1900, Rockingham County, Virginia;⁵³³⁵ m. WILLIETTE WEAVER MILLER on June 3, 1923 in Decatur, Georgia²¹⁹⁵; d. July 22, 1976, Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia.⁵³³⁵
3. LULA FRANCES FIREBAUGH, b. October 20, 1902, Rockingham County, Virginia;^{2197, 5335} m. HARRY ROY KAYLOR on October 10, 1929 in Bridgewater Presbyterian Church, Rockingham County, Virginia^{2197, 5477}; d. May 25, 1988, Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia.^{2197, 5335}
4. MILDRED ELIZABETH FIREBAUGH, b. February 25, 1907, Rockingham County, Virginia;^{56, 5335} m. DWIGHT EDGAR ROOT on June 29, 1940 in Waynesboro First Presbyterian Church, Virginia⁵⁶⁷⁸; d. May 30, 1971, Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond, Virginia.⁵³³⁵



Personal Information

• John Robert Firebaugh was a member of the Dayton Presbyterian Church, Rockingham County, Virginia. ⁵⁶⁷⁵

Work History

Obituaries

Evening Leader, February 1, 1933⁵⁶⁷⁵

J. ROBERT FIREBAUGH

HARRISONBURG, Feb. 1.—J. Robert Firebaugh, sixty, life-long resident and prominent Rockingham county farmer, died at eight o'clock last night at his home four miles southwest of Harrisonburg.

He was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent Rockingham families, having been born and reared in the Mt. Clinton community. He was a brother of the late Dr. T. C. Firebaugh, who at the time of his death was one of Harrisonburg's most outstanding physicians.

Mr. Firebaugh had been in failing health since he fell from a straw rick six months ago while threshing at his farm. He was working on top of the stack at the time of the accident, when he lost his footing and fell more than twenty feet to the ground breaking his back. He remained in a hospital for several weeks following the accident, but was later removed to his home, where he gradually grew weaker until the end.

Funeral services will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D. L. Beard, of the Dayton Presbyterian church, of which he had been a consistent and devout member. Interment will be in Woodbine cemetery.

He is survived by his widow who before marriage was Miss Selia Rogers, and the following children: Mrs. J. Marshall Kunkle, of Staunton; James Firebaugh, of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Harry Kaylor, of Mr. Crawford, and Miss Mildred Firebaugh, at home. He also leaves four grandchildren; one brother, Michael Firebaugh, of Dayton, and one sister, Mrs. Lulu Ralson, of Mt. Clinton.

Evening Leader, September 25, 1939⁵⁶⁷⁶

MRS. ROBERT FIREBAUGH

Mrs. Robert Firebaugh, mother of Mrs. J. Marshall Kunkle and Miss Mildred Firebaugh, of this city, died at her home near Harrisonburg this morning at eleven o'clock after an extended illness.

She leaves another daughter, Mrs. Harry Kaylor, of near Port Republic, and a son, James, of Georgia.

Arrangements have not been completed for the funeral.

Her daughters were with her when the end came. Mr. Firebaugh had been to see her, but had returned to Georgia.

Staunton News-Leader, September 27, 1939⁵⁶⁷⁷

MRS. J. R. FIREBAUGH

Dayton, Sept. 26.—Mrs. Lelia E. Firebaugh, sixty-five, wife of the late J. R. Firebaugh and a well known resident of this section, died yesterday morning at eleven o'clock following an illness of six months.

Mrs. Firebaugh was born near Dayton March 1, 1874, and spent her entire life in Rockingham county, where she was well known and held in the highest esteem by all. She was a faithful member of the Baptist church and a woman of sterling character. Her husband preceded her in death Jan. 31, 1933.

She is survived by four children, James R. Firebaugh, of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. H. R. Kaylor, of Port Republic; Mrs. J. M. Kunkle, of Staunton; and Miss Mildred Firebaugh, of Staunton; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Arnold, of Kingston, Ga. She is also survived by the following grancdhildren: Nancy Kunkle, Betty Lou and Elizabeth Ann Kaylor, Jacqueline Firebaugh and James R. Firebaugh III.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock from her late home with the Rev. Albert B. Link, pastor of the Dayton Presbyterian church, conducting the services. Burial will be in Woodbine cemetery, Harrisonburg.

Pallbearers will be David Liskey, Luther Roller, Robert Roller, Jacob Brubaker, Cyrus Berry, Lawrence Suter, Justus Koontz, and Howard Shull.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 14, 1880720	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia	Susan J. Wright Lelia Elizabeth Rodgers
June 15, 1900713	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia	John Robert Firebaugh Lelia Elizabeth Rodgers Virginia Margaret Firebaugh James Rogers Firebaugh
April 19, 1910712	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia	John Robert Firebaugh Lelia Elizabeth Rodgers Virginia Margaret Firebaugh James Rogers Firebaugh Lula Frances Firebaugh Mildred Elizabeth Firebaugh
January 9, 1920714	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia	John Robert Firebaugh Lelia Elizabeth Rodgers James Rogers Firebaugh Lula Frances Firebaugh Mildred Elizabeth Firebaugh
April 8, 19302174	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia	John Robert Firebaugh Lelia Elizabeth Rodgers