Jul-28-2018
Husband: George O. Wetzel Also known as: George O. Whetzel 1
Born: ca 1846 in Marion Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1880 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1870 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1868 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Occupation: 1880 coal miner 2 Father: John J. Wetzel Mother: Rebecca ___
Wife: Lucretia C. Cunningham 3 Married: Jul-12-1868 in Harrison Co, WV 1
Born: 1846 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: 1891 4 Census: 1880 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1870 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Jacob B. Cunningham (1820 - 1869) Mother: Hannah Mariah Banner (1821 - 1865)
M Child 1: James Ellis Wetzel Born: May- 2-1868 5 Died: Aug-11-1939 in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Union Cemetery, Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1870 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 5 Wife: Lillie Cottrill d. bef Aug 1939
M Child 2: Bruce Upton Wetzel Born: Aug-14-1869 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 5,1 Died: Oct-13-1952 in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Occupation: coal mining 5 Wife: Mary F. Winters b. ca 1876 Married: Dec- 5-1894 in Harrison Co, WV 1
M Child 3: Edward Thomas Wetzel Also known as: Dr. E. T. Wetzel 5,6,7 Born: Apr-28-1872 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 5,8,6 (see note 1) Died: Nov- 4-1939 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,9,8 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 (see note 2) Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) 5,11 Resided: since 1906 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Census: 1920 at Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Occupation: physician 14,5 Education: Salem College, Baltimore Medical College 15 Wife: Alexie Bartlett b. Jun-23-1880 d. Nov- 6-1957 Also known as: Lexie Bartlett 6,16,17,18,19 Married: 1900 15,17
M Child 4: David Floyd Wetzel Also known as: D. F. Wetzel 5 Born: Oct-10-1873 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 5,1 Died: Feb-14-1921 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 5 Cause of death: smallpox 5 Resided: 1913 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Occupation: 1910 laborer in oil field 20 Resided: 1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 21 Wife: Sarah Catherine Dotson b. Apr- -1885 d. Apr- 8-1913 Also known as: Catherine Sarah Dotson 22 Married: Nov- 2-1901 at Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 21,20 Wife: Nina Ethel Dotson b. Jul-11-1893 d. Jun-23-1951 Married: Oct-23-1913 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 1
F Child 5: (Infant female) Wetzel Born: Apr-29-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Died: Apr-30-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 6: John P. Wetzel Born: Jan-11-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Died: Jul-29-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Cause of death: cholera infantum 12
Sources: (1) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) 1880 Census, Taylor County, WV. (3) Death record of son. (4) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Birth record of son. (7) Headstone. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) Obituary of wife. (10) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (11) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 280. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) West Union Record. (14) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, Dr. Wetzel moved to West Union in 1906, when he bought the medical practice of Dr. Millard Fillmore Griffin. In 1910, he opened a hospital on the second floor of the Scott Stuart Building on West Union's Main Street. p. 279. (15) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 279. (16) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) Death record of husband. (19) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (22) Birth record of daughter. (23) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in death record as Wallace, but his biography in "History of Doddridge County" states Sedalia, Doddridge County. Note (2) Name on headstone: E. T. Wetzel, M. D.Name Index