Doddridge County Roots

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Joseph L. CORATHERS

Joseph L. CORATHERS

Male 1874 - 1947  (72 years)

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  • Name Joseph L. CORATHERS 
    Born 2 Jul 1874  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 3
    Residence Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 12 Apr 1947  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • The obituary of Joseph L. Corathers states that he died "at his home on Nutter's Fork." But his death record shows that he died at the Weston State Hospital in Lewis County.
    Buried Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I40486  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2020 

    Father John W. CORATHERS,   b. 3 Jan 1831, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1874, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Eliza MARSH,   b. 27 Mar 1840,   d. 16 Apr 1892, Skin Creek, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Family ID F23092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lily S. SMITH,   b. Feb 1882,   d. 1956  (Age ~ 73 years)  [5
    Married 25 Dec 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Joseph E. L. "Nay" CORATHERS,   b. 28 Mar 1903, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1963, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Luella Pearl CORATHERS,   b. 30 Apr 1907, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1988, Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Jessie Lee CORATHERS,   b. CA 1912,   d. 6 Nov 1942  (Age ~ 30 years)
     4. John Edwin "Ed" CAROTHERS,   b. 26 Mar 1916, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 2010  (Age 94 years)
     5. Claris Neal CORATHERS,   b. 1 Sep 1919, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 2001, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F16178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Apr 1947 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    40486_JosephLCorathers_LilySSmith_ColemanFreemanCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
    40486_JosephLCorathers_LilySSmith_ColemanFreemanCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    40486_CORATHERS_JosephL_1874-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg
    40486_CORATHERS_JosephL_1874-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S1362] Obituary of wife's father.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Joseph L. Corather, 27, of Lewis Co; and Lilly S. Smith, 19, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 25 1901.