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William Henry GATRELL

William Henry GATRELL

Male 1848 - (NO DATES)

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  • Name William Henry GATRELL 
    Born CA 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 30 Aug 1864 to 10 Jun 1865  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Pvt, Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    • 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.
    Residence 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried (NO DATES)  EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I94721  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2017 

    Father Thomas GATRELL,   b. CA 1804, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Catharine Kittura BAKER,   b. CA 1803, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F23448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa E. ISENHART,   b. CA 1848, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Jul 1865  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Glenville District), enumerated on Jun 8/9 1880:
      William H. Gatrell, 28, farmer; wife Louisa E, 29; son Samuil T, 12; son C. Henry, 10; son William M, 7; dau L. Emogin, 5; son John W S, 2. [8]
    Children 
    +1. Richard Henry "Dick" GATRELL,   b. 24 Jul 1872, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1940, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +2. Laura GATRELL,   b. Mar 1875,   d. 8 Jun 1952, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
    +3. John Scott GATRELL,   b. 2 Apr 1880, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1952, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +4. Susie B. GATRELL,   b. 1891, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1979  (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F40918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com).

    3. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=253158&Type=Marriage.
      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.

    8. [S1590] Death record of daughter.