Jul-28-2018
Husband: Smith Cottrill
Born: ca 1823 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer Father: Mother:
Wife: Mary "Polly" Gandy 2,3 Also known as: Polly White Married: May- 4-1843 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4
Born: Nov- -1818 5,1 Died: 1902 5 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Elizabeth A. Cottrill Born: 1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5,7 Died: 1922 5 Buried: in Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Calvin V. Morgan b. Dec-26-1837 d. May-24-1893 Married: Jun-17-1869 in Harrison Co, WV 7
M Child 2: Lloyd W. Cottrill Born: Nov-20-1852 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,5,8 (see note 3) Died: Dec-16-1943 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9,6 Resided: 135 Valley Street in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1940 at Jacobs Run (Salem), Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: oil well pumper for South Penn Oil Co. 9 Occupation: 1930 cemetery caretaker 10 Wife: Sarah Ellen Davis b. Oct-18-1855 d. Jul- 9-1940 Married: Apr- 2-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 3: Edward D. Cottrill Born: Feb- 3-1858 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,5 Died: Apr- 1-1928 in Sardis, Harrison Co, WV 6,5 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV 6 Census: 1910 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 4) Resided: 1876, 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: timber cutter 11 Wife: Mary Frances Ross b. 1856 d. 1884 Married: Jun-18-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Wife: Charlotte Victoria Davis b. Dec-26-1861 d. Dec- 5-1945 Also known as: Victoria Davis 12 Married: Apr-16-1885 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 4: Sylvester Burton "Burt" Cottrill Also known as: Burton Cottrill 8 Born: Feb-28-1865 in Harrison Co, WV 14,8 (see note 5) Died: Feb-19-1924 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1910 coal miner 11 Wife: Jane H. Donahue b. Jul- -1864 Married: Oct-29-1890 in Harrison Co, WV 16 Wife: Mary R. Nicholson b. Jun- -1869 Married: Feb-15-1903 at Doddridge Co, WV 8 (see note 6)
Sources: (1) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) Marriage record of son. (4) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (11) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790438&Type=Marriage. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Burton Cottrill, single, 27, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Smith & Mary Cottrill, occupation laborer; and Jane Donahue, single, 26, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of John & (blank) Donahue. Married Oct 29 1890 in Harrison County, officiated by D. O'Conner. In the Remarks column of the ledger-style marriage record was the entry "C. V. Morgan for lady." (NOTE: C. V. Morgan almost certainly refers to Sylvester Burton Cottrill's brother-in-law Calvin V. Morgan, husband of Elizabeth Cottrill.), MR p. 239, line 124 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=257149&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Cannot read or write. Note (2) Cannot read or write. Note (3) Death record indicates birth date as Nov 20 1854. Informant: Mrs. Addie Burkhart, Salem, WVa. Note (4) Shinnston & Middlebourne Turnpike Note (5) Birth date given in death record as Feb 27 1870, while 1900 Census shows it as Apr 1863. But birth record states Feb 28 1865. Note (6) Buck LickName Index