Husband: Nathaniel Dodd
Born: May- -1844 in Marion Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-27-1912 in O'Neill, Harrison Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, near Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 5
Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
Father: Alpheus Dodd
Mother: Mary ___
Wife: Jeneva Cottrill 6 Also known as: Virginia E. Cottrill 7,6 Married: Feb-13-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Mar- 2-1861 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,4,1 Died: Apr- 7-1914 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,4 Buried: in O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, near Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: 1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Joseph Cottrill (1830 - ) Mother: Mary Ann Loper (1832 - ) Notes
M Child 1: Alva Allen Dodd Also known as: Alvia Allen Dodd 10 Born: Jun-12-1880 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11,12,13 Died: Feb- 5-1949 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11,4 Buried: in Taylor Cemetery, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 11,15 Wife: Laura Jane McCloy b. Mar-31-1888 d. Aug- 2-1942 Married: Mar-31-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Stonewall W. Dodd 17,11 Born: Oct-27-1883 17,13,4 Died: Mar- 4-1970 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,4 Buried: in O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, near Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,5 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: laborer 11 Occupation: 1940 laborer in tin mill 18 Occupation: 1930 stroker-puller in steel mill 19 Occupation: 1910 laborer at odd jobs 20 Wife: Carrie Bell Leeson b. 1889 d. 1987 Census name: Clara Leeson Married: Sep-28-1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 17
F Child 3: Lummie Elizabeth Dodd Born: Jun-24-1885 11,4,13 Died: Feb-11-1955 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,4 Buried: in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 14,11 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Harrison Ellsworth Lamm b. 1877 d. 1938 Also known as: H. Ellsworth Lamm 21
F Child 4: Bertha May Dodd Born: Mar- -1893 13 (see note 3) Died: Dec-18-1972 22 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22 Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Oliver Harrison Valentine b. Sep- 9-1882 d. Mar-14-1950 Husband: Amos Asbury Dotson b. Apr-23-1887 d. Dec-30-1965
Sources: (1) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Nathaniel Dodd, married, farmer, died Oct 27 1912 at O'Neil, age 68y 5m, cause of death acute nephronitis. DR p. 38. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Cemeteries of Coal District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (6) Death record of son. (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Nathaniel Dodd, single, 30, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Alpheus & Mary; and Jeneva Cottrill, single, 16, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Joseph & Mary A. Married Feb 13 1877. MR p. 35. (9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Genevy Dodd, widow, died Apr 7 1914 in Clarksburg, age 53y 1m 5d, cause of death (blank). DR p. 40. (10) Immediate family. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (14) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (15) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Alva Dodd, 26, of Ritchie Co; and Laura McCloy, 19, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 31 1907. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (18) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (19) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (21) Headstone. (22) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Age 30 given at time of Feb 1877 marriage would put birth in about 1846/47. But age 68y 5m on death record would put birth in May 1844. "Cemeteries of Coal District, Harrison County WV," p. 264, reports death date on headstone as 1912, but birth date as 1851. Note (2) In 1940, location specified as Hanover Street in Park View. Note (3) Birth date reported by Findagrave as Mar 8 1890, but 1900 Census shows it as March 1893, age 7.