Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Donahue    
         Census name: John Donahoe 
                Born: ca 1827              in Ireland  1
                Died: bef Jun 1900          2
              Census: 1860                 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation: 1860                 laborer  1
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Elizabeth King   3  
       Also known as: Ella King 
             Married: 1850                 in Marion Co, (W)VA  4
                Born: Apr-  -1827          in Virginia (now West Virginia)  2
              Census: 1900                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA  
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: William Donahue      
                Born: ca 1850               1
              Census: 1860                 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA  
           M Child 2: Joshua K. Donahoe      
       Also known as: Joshua Donahue 5
                Born: Sep-26-1853          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  6 (see note 1)
                Died: Nov- 4-1934          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  7
              Census: 1860                 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      carpenter  7
           F Child 3: Mary E. Donahoe      
                Born: ca 1855              in Virginia (now West Virginia)  1
              Census: 1860                 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA  
           M Child 4: Michael Donahoe      
                Born: ca 1857              in Virginia (now West Virginia)  1
              Census: 1860                 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA  
           F Child 5: Jane H. Donahue      
                Born: Jul-  -1864          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Census: 1900                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1890                 in Harrison Co, WV  8
             Husband: Sylvester Burton "Burt" Cottrill  b. Feb-28-1865  d. Feb-19-1924  
       Also known as: Burton Cottrill 9
             Married: Oct-29-1890          in Harrison Co, WV  10

Sources:
(1) 1860 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. 
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(3) Birth record of son. 
(4) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(5) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. 
(6) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 3, line 115 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2604643&Type=Birth. 
(7) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(10) 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) Birth date given in death record as Sep 3 1852.  But his birth record shows
that he was born Sep 26 1853 at Meathouse Fork, Doddridge County.







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