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Emerson Ethridge COTTRILL

Emerson Ethridge COTTRILL

Male 1887 - 1974  (87 years)

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  • Name Emerson Ethridge COTTRILL 
    Born 6 Jun 1887  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [3
    mail carrier 
    Residence Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1960, 1964  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Died 18 Nov 1974  [2, 6
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I53118  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2023 

    Father William Henry COTTRILL,   b. 22 Sep 1851, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1942, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother 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) 
    Family ID F21917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Betty Jane DOTSON,   b. 21 Jul 1891, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1964, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [7, 8
    Married 27 Mar 1910  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9
    Children 
    +1. Elmer Hadsel COTTRILL,   b. 1 May 1911, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1990  (Age 79 years)
    +2. Alice Viola COTTRILL,   b. 17 Apr 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 2003  (Age 90 years)
     3. William Finley COTTRILL,   b. 11 Jul 1917, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 2011  (Age 94 years)
     4. Ernest Lloyd COTTRILL,   b. 22 Jul 1919, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1979  (Age 60 years)
    +5. Orval Emerson COTTRILL,   b. 18 Nov 1925, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F21919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ruby Irene THOMAS,   b. 22 Sep 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1981  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1965  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F41872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).
      Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jun 1888, but headstone shows it as Jun 6 1887.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    4. [S1612] Obituary of half-sister.

    5. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    6. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    7. [S1570] Obituary of son.

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

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

    10. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).