Husband: John Wesley Gatrell
Born: Sep-24-1835 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4
Died: May-31-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,3
Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6,7
Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: blacksmith 1,8,2,9
Military: enlisted Jun 28 1861 Co A, 9th Va Inf Bn, and Co A, 25th Va Inf Rgt, CSA, Civil War (see note 1)
Father: Thomas Gatrell (1804 - )
Mother: Catharine Kittura Baker (1803 - )
Other spouse 2
Wife: Lew Benson Married: Aug-17-1865 10
Died: bef Sep 1878 10 Resided: in Rockbridge Co, VA 10 Father: Mother:
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (5) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Birth record of daughter. (9) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) 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.