Jul-28-2018
Husband: Thomas Gatrell
Census name: Thomas Gaiteral
Born: ca 1804 in Pennsylvania 1
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: blacksmith 1
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Catharine Kittura Baker 2
Also known as: Kittura Baker 2
Married: 1821 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 3
Born: ca 1803 in Virginia 1
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Evan Baker (1778 - 1835)
Mother: Elizabeth Booher (1780 - )
Notes
F Child 1: Delila Gatrell
Born: 1822 4 (see note 1)
Died: 1881 4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: Linsey Owens b. 1813 d. Dec- 5-1867
Also known as: Linzy Owens 5
Married: Jan- 8-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
F Child 2: Elizabeth Gatrell
Born: ca 1824 1
Died: Nov-25-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Cause of death: consumption 8
Census: 1870 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: John Hustead b. ca 1806
F Child 3: Sarah Gatrell
Born: ca 1826 1
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 4: James Evan Gatrell
Also known as: Evan Gatrell 9
Born: ca 1828 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,10
Resided: 1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 3)
Occupation: 1870 farmer
Occupation: 1860 common hand 11
Occupation: 1850 stage driver 1
Wife: Martha A. Loughridge b. ca 1829 d. Oct- -1879
Married: Jun-12-1851 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 9
Wife: Emma Jane Wagoner b. ca 1849
Also known as: Jane Wagoner
Married: Feb-24-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 12
M Child 5: Stephen M. Gatrell 13
Born: 1833 13
Died: 1895 13
Census: 1880 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: 1870, 1880 blacksmith 14,15
Occupation: 1860 farmer 11
Military: Confederate Army (prisoner of war)
Wife: Rachel F. Tucker b. 1833 d. 1883
Married: May-18-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16
M Child 6: John Wesley Gatrell
Born: Sep-24-1835 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, (W)VA 17,18,4,19
Died: May-31-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,4
Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21,22
Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 19
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: blacksmith 17,23,18,24
Military: enlisted Jun 28 1861 Co A, 9th Va Inf Bn, and Co A, 25th Va Inf Rgt, CSA, Civil War (see note 4)
Wife: Lew Benson d. bef Sep 1878
Married: Aug-17-1865 25
Wife: Sarah Jane "Jennie" Davis b. Jan- 1-1857 d. Sep-15-1942
Also known as: Jane Davis 19
Married: Sep-12-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 26
F Child 7: Eliza Gatrell
Born: ca 1838 1
Died: Aug-25-1854 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 27
Cause of death: "Unknown" 27
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 8: Cassandra Gatrell
Census name: Cassy Gatrell
Born: ca 1841 1
Census: 1880 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV (see note 5)
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: William Wilson Lewis b. Nov-10-1834 d. Jun-21-1864
Married: Sep-21-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
M Child 9: Ducket W. Gatrell
Also known as: D. W. Gatrell 28
Born: Mar-22-1843 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 28,29,1
Died: Feb-24-1895 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 30,31
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 27,22
Cause of death: disease of lungs & rectum, chronic gastric catarrh 27
Census: Jun 1870 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 6)
Resided: Apr 1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: 1870 common laborer 32
Military: 1863 - 1865 Cpl, Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 33,20,34
Wife: Nancy E. Trollinger b. Sep-19-1842 d. Dec-19-1925
Married: Apr-10-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
M Child 10: William Henry Gatrell
Also known as: W. H. Gatrell 35
Born: ca 1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 36 (see note 7)
Buried: (no dates) in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 22
Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV
Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 36
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Military: Aug-30-1864 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 37,33,34,35 (see note 8)
Wife: Louisa E. Isenhart b. ca 1848
Also known as: Louisa Eisenhart 38
Married: Jul-18-1865 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 39
Sources:
(1) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
(2) Marriage record of son.
(3) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(4) Headstone (year only)
(5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)
(6) Death record of husband.
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791176&Type=Marriage.
(8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 30, Line 37 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5043540&Type=Death.
(9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11536105&Type=Marriage.
(10) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.
(11) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.
(12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 46, Line 14 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539470&Type=Marriage.
(13) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com)
(14) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant Twp)
(15) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV.
(16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Stephen M. Gatrell, 20, son of Thomas Gatrell; and
Rachel F. Tucker, 22, dau of William Tucker. Married May 18 1853 in Doddridge County. MR p. 5 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789585&Type=Marriage.
(17) Obituary.
(18) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District)
(19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)
(20) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(21) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993,
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995.
(22) Findagrave.com.
(23) Birth record of daughter.
(24) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).
(25) Obituary of husband.
(26) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as
John W. Gatrell, widowed, 42, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Thomas & Catharine; and Jane Davis, 21, b. Doddridge
Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Joseph J. & Ruth. Married Sep 12 1878.
(27) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.
(28) Headstone.
(29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
(30) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are two slightly conflicting records for this death on file at the
Doddridge County Court House.
(1) DR p. 88, Line 1119: Identified as Ducket W. Gatrell, white male, 54, married, resident of W.Va. for 33 years; died
Feb 24 1895 at West Union, cause of death chronic gastric catarrh, buried at Duckworth Summit on Feb 25 1895.
Undertaker R. Harshbarger, West Union. Physician filing death certificate: C. McClelland, M.D., West Union. Date of
report: March 1 1895.
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047134&Type=Death
(2) DR p. 90, Line 1148: Identified as Ducket W. Gatrell, white male, 54, married, occupation barber; died Feb 24 1895
at West Union, cause of death "Disease of lungs and Rectum & Chronic Gastric Catarrh," buried at Duckworth on Feb 26
1895. Undertaker R. Harshbarger, West Union. Physician filing death certificate (blank). Date of report:
(blank).
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047208&Type=Death
NOTE: Judging from clues in the surrounding entries in the ledger-style death register, the first entry was probably
filed by the physician and the second by the undertaker. Although both entries indicate a death date of Feb 24 1895,
Ducket Gatrell's headstone shows it as Feb 22 1895.
(31) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(32) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).
(33) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service ,
Ancestry.com.
(34) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National
Archives & Records Administration.
(35) Military Grave Marker.
(36) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
(37) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com.
(38) Death record of daughter.
(39) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as W. H. Gatrell, age 17y 2m, b. & res. in Doddridge Co,
son of Thos. & Katura Gatrell; and Louisa E. Isenhart, 17, b. Gilmer Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Henry & Dorotha
Isenhart. Married Jul 18 1865 in Clarksburg.
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=253158&Type=Marriage.
Event Notes
Note (1) Age in 1880 Census would put birth in about 1825, but date on headstone is
1822.
Note (2) Listed as Delilah Owens, 55, widowed, a housekeeper in the household of F. J.
Ashburn and his wife N. C.
Note (3) In the hotel of Francis F. M. Smith.
Note (4) On 27 Nov 1863, John Wesley Gatrell was slightly wounded in the engagement at
Payne Farm, Va. On 17 May 1865 Gatrell signed a document from the Povost
Marshall in Staunton, Virginia stating that...... "I, J. W. Gatrell, Private of
Co. A 25th Virginia Infantry, C. S. Army, do hereby give this my Parole of
Honor, that I will not take up arms against the United States Government until I
am regularly exchanged. And that if I am permitted to remain in my home, I will
conduct myself as a good and peaceful citizen, and I will respect the laws in
force where I reside, and I will do nothing to the detriment of, or in
opposition to, the United States Government..." On that document is his
physical description: 5'9", dark complexion, black hair, gray eyes.
Note (5) Listed as a patient in the Weston Insane Asylum.
Note (6) Along with his wife, enumerated in the household of Russell J & Amanda L.
(Owens) Kinney.
Note (7) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1853, and age 28 in the 1880 Census
puts it in about 1852. But age 17y 2m at time of Jul 1865 marriage puts it in
1848. He was with his family in the 1850 Census, age 4, and in the 1860 Census,
age 15.
Note (8) Military records show that William Henry Gatrell enlisted in Co C, 6th W.Va.
Inf, on 29 Aug 1864 in Wheeling at the age of 16. He gave his occupation as
farmer, birthplace Doddridge County, Mustered in as a Private on 30 Aug 1864 in
Wheeling. He mustered out with the company as a Private on 10 June 1865 in
Wheeling.
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