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Belzorah "Belle" COSTILOW

Belzorah "Belle" COSTILOW

Female 1866 - 1901  (35 years)

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  • Name Belzorah "Belle" COSTILOW 
    Born 29 Jan 1866  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 28 Sep 1901  [1] 
    Buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I48276  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2016 

    Father William Albert COSTILOW,   b. 1845, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1900, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Melvina A. REED,   b. 7 Sep 1847,   d. 12 Apr 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F8845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Andrew DOTSON,   b. 1865, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 9 Feb 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
      David A. Dotson, 35, b. May 1865, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Belle, 34, b. Jan 1866, mother of 4 children, 3 still living; dau Esta M., 5, b. Dec 1894; son Hartley C., 1, b. Dec 1898; son Sherman B., b. May 1900; brother-in-law Perry N. Costilow, 16, b. Jul 1883; sister-in-law Ada Costilow, 14, b. Sep 1885. [8]
    Children 
     1. Esta M. DOTSON,   b. Dec 1894
     2. Madeline DOTSON,   b. 10 Nov 1896,   d. 11 Jul 1899  (Age 2 years)
     3. Hartley C. DOTSON,   b. Dec 1898
    +4. Sherman Bruce DOTSON,   b. 5 May 1900, Eagle Mills, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F19829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

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

    3. [S2107] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp).

    4. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    5. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    6. [S2336] Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), Gary Patterson, (http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm).
      Name on headstone: Belle Z. Dotson.

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as David A. Dotson, 27, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Belle Costilow, 27, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 9 1893.

    8. [S1599] Birth record of son.