Jul-28-2018
Husband: Joseph Costilow
Also known as: Joseph Costlow 1
Born: Apr-23-1833 in Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Aug-15-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 5 (see note 2)
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 2,4
Military: Aug-14-1862 - Jul-25-1865 Pvt, Btry F & A, 1st W.Va. Lt. Arty, Civil War 6,7,8
Father: Christopher Costilow (1805 - 1859)
Mother: Mary Reeder (1807 - 1890)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Elizabeth E. Ross
Married: Nov-15-1879 in Barbour Co, WV 9
Born: Mar-19-1834 in Marion Co, (W)VA 1,2,9
Died: Apr- 7-1908 1
Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 5
Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1879 in Barbour Co, WV 9
Father:
Mother:
Sources:
(1) Headstone.
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District)
(3) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.
(5) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website),
http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm.
(6) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service ,
Ancestry.com.
(7) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(8) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration.
(9) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV.
Event Notes
Note (1) Age in death record calculates to a birth date of Apr 25 1832. But birth
date given on headstone is Apr 23 1833, and 1900 Census also shows it as Apr
1833.
Note (2) Headstone has his birth date, but no death date. His two wives are buried in
the same cemetery.
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