Husband: Wilbert Fleetwood Cottrill
Also known as: Fleet Cottrill 1,2
Born: Feb-23-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5
Census: 1930 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1930 dairy laborer 6
Occupation: 1920 teamster driver 7
Occupation: 1910 farm laborer 8
Occupation: 1900 teamster 4
Father: George Jefferson Cottrill (1830 - 1913)
Mother: Nancy Lovinia Greathouse (1835 - 1926)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Ida R. Cottrill 1 Married: Apr- 4-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Mar- -1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Calvin J. Cottrill (1836 - 1921) Mother: Manerva Jane Day (1841 - 1872) Notes
M Child 1: Ella G. Cottrill Born: May-12-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Died: Feb- 1-1891 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: Arnolds Creek 12 Cause of death: whooping cough, pneumonia 12
M Child 2: George Jefferson Cottrill, Jr. Born: Dec-18-1889 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,4 (see note 1) Died: Apr-29-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 (see note 2) Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Occupation: farm laborer, day laborer 15,13 Occupation: 1920 team driver 7 Occupation: 1910 snapper in glass factory 8 Wife: Dollie Belle Richards b. Jan- 3-1894 d. Nov- -1970 Also known as: Dolly B. Richards 16,17 Married: Nov-24-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 3: Calvin J. Cottrill
Born: Jul-26-1897 19,20,4
Died: Nov-10-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,20
Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 19
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21
Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: glass worker 19
M Child 4: Calder Melvin Cottrill Census name: Melvin Cottrill Born: Jul-26-1897 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 22,4 Resided: 1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 teamster driver 7 Occupation: 1918 employed by Birt Broadwater, Doddridge Co WVa 22 Wife: Docia D. Cantwell Married: 1922 in Ritchie Co, WV 23
F Child 5: Thelma Cottrill Born: Oct- 6-1903 24 Died: Mar-30-1928 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Parley Thomas Spinks b. Jan-16-1896 d. Aug-20-1961 Also known as: Harley T. Spinks 25 Married: May- 8-1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 (see note 4)
F Child 6: Elsie Cottrill Born: ca 1905 8 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 7: Artie Cottrill Born: Oct- 5-1908 26,8,20 Died: Oct- -1983 26,20 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 27 Resided: in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV 20 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joseph L. Posey b. 1903 d. 1999
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) Death record of son. (3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34363&Type=Marriage. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (8) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ella G. Cottrill, white female, born May 12 1887 in Doddridge County, dau of W. F. & Ida R. Cottrill. Informant: Father. BR p. 40, Line 401 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2606863&Type=Birth. (10) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are three conflicting records of the death of this child: (1) Identified as Ella G. Cottrill, white female, age 4, dau of W. F. & Ida, died Dec 28 1891 in Doddridge County, cause of death whooping cough. Informant: Mother. DR p. 51, Line 14 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046998&Type=Death (2) Identified as Ella Cottrill, white female, age 3y 10m, died Feb 1 1891 in West Union, cause of death pneumonia & whooping cough, buried at Arnolds Creek on Feb 2 1891. Undertaker: R. Harshbarger, West Union. Report filed on Mar 2 1891 by physician McLane & Griffin M.D., West Union. DR p. 37, Line 462 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048763&Type=Death (3) Identified as Ella G. Cottrill, white female, age 4, died Feb 1 1891 in West Union, cause of death cold or whooping cough, buried at Arnolds Creek on Feb 2 1891. Undertaker: R. Harshbarger, West Union. Report filed Feb 25 1891 by undertaker. DR p. 37, Line 463 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048763&Type=Death NOTE: Of the three entries, the one filed by the mother appears to have the least credence, as it is simply an entry in an alphabetized ledger-style listing that has been transcribed from original records, and is thus more subject to error. Perhaps Dec 1891 was when the mother filed the report, or it could have been simply a mistranscription. As for the other two, it was not unusual in that era for both the undertaker and physician to submit reports of the same death, often with slightly different details. In this case, entering the child's age as 3y 10m puts her birth within a few weeks of her documented May 12 1887 birth date. In any event, it does appear that all three entries pertain to the death of the same child. It is not clear, however, where she was buried, as Arnolds Creek could refer to the Arnolds Creek Christian Cemetery, or to the Ruley Cemetery on Arnolds Creek, or to a family burial plot in that vicinity. We have found no record of a headstone for her. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) Death record of husband. (17) Headstone. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (19) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (23) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Marriage record of daughter. (26) Headstone (year only) (27) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1890. But 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1889, and death record specifies Dec 18 1889. However, his death record shows it as Jan 12 1889. Note (2) Death date on headstone is 1937, but death record shows it as Apr 29 1938. Note (3) In 1930, location specified as Rock Run Road. Note (4) at Ed Grant's