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William Henry COTTRILL

William Henry COTTRILL

Male 1851 - 1942  (90 years)

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  • Name William Henry COTTRILL 
    Born 22 Sep 1851  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Occupation 1910  [2] 
    manager of County Farm (poor house) 
    Residence 1932  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Died 4 Jan 1942  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • William H. Cottrill's second wife, Joanna Cottrill, was the niece of his first wife, Rachel M. Cottrill.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900:
      William H. Cottrill, 49, b. Sep 1850, farmer, married 17 yrs (corrected from 24 yrs); wife Joanna, 40, b. Feb 1860, mother of 7 children (all still living); son James A, 20, b. Jun 1880; son Thomas J, b. Feb 1881; dau Myrtel G, 16, b. Mar 1884; dau Dollie E, 14, b. Jul 1885; son Emerson E, 12, b. Jun 1888; dau Martha A, 10, b. Aug 1889; dau Clara L, 8, b. Mar 1892; dau Nellie B, 5, b. Jun 1894; son Elden, 3, b. Feb 1897; dau Laura B. Collins, 22, b. Oct ___, married 2 yrs, mother of one child (still living); granddau Hettie, 1, b. Jan 1899.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 6 1910:
      William H. Cottrill, 58, manager of County Farm, married 26 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Joanna, 50, married 26 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Nellie B, 15; son Elden, 12; son William B, 9.
      The remaining six persons enumerated in the household were identified as being "inmates" of the County Home, with no familial relationship indicated:
      Rebeckah Backus, 93, single; Mary Fox, 58, single; George W. Snyder, 81, widowed; Err Davis, 70, married; Mansfield Davis, 61, single; Letcher Kellerman, 58, single.
      NOTE: The County Poor Farm was located on old Route 50 at Sunnyside.
    Person ID I41494  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 May 2017 

    Father George Jefferson COTTRILL,   b. 8 Dec 1830, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1913  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Nancy Lovinia GREATHOUSE,   b. Jul 1835,   d. 1926  (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Family ID F11779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachel M. COTTRILL,   b. CA 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Married 24 Jan 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Laura Belle COTTRILL,   b. 30 Oct 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1960, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. James A. COTTRILL,   b. 12 Jun 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1975  (Age 96 years)
    +3. Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" COTTRILL,   b. Feb 1881,   d. 24 Sep 1959, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
    Family ID F16854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Joanna COTTRILL,   b. 11 Feb 1859, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1932, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 24 May 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Myrtle G. COTTRILL,   b. Mar 1884
    +2. Dollie E. COTTRILL,   b. 8 Jul 1885,   d. Mar 1985  (Age 99 years)
    +3. Emerson Ethridge COTTRILL,   b. 6 Jun 1887,   d. 18 Nov 1974  (Age 87 years)
     4. Martha Alice COTTRILL,   b. 25 Aug 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1985  (Age 95 years)
    +5. Clara Lavina COTTRILL,   b. 8 Mar 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1967, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Nellie Blanche COTTRILL,   b. 23 Jun 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1936, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    +7. Charles Eldin COTTRILL,   b. 21 Feb 1898, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1975  (Age 77 years)
     8. William Bryan COTTRILL,   b. 30 Aug 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1952, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Documents
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    Family ID F21917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    41494_COTTRILL_WilliamHenry_1851-1942_DeathCertificate.jpg    		41494_COTTRILL_WilliamHenry_1851-1942_DeathCertificate.jpg
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2094] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    3. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    4. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    5. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

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

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as William H. Cottrill, 30, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Joanna Cottrill, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married May 24 1883.