Delila GATRELL

1822 - 1881  (59 years)

• Name	Delila GATRELL
  Born	1822  [1]
  	Age in 1880 Census would put birth in about 1825, but date on headstone is 1822.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850, 1860	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Residence	1867	Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  Census	1870, 1880	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  	Listed as Delilah Owens, 55, widowed, a housekeeper in the household of F. J. Ashburn and his wife N. C.
  Died	1881  [1]
  Buried	Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Person ID	I59786	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas GATRELL,   b. CA 1804, Pennsylvania
  Mother	Catharine Kittura BAKER,   b. CA 1803, Virginia
  Family ID	F23448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Amanda GATRELL,   b. 12 Feb 1841, Tyler Co, (W)VA ,   d. 23 Apr 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 84 years)   2. Virginia A. GATRELL,   b. CA 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 14 Mar 1876, Taylor Co, WV  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Family ID	F33589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Linsey OWENS,   b. 1813, Tyler Co, (W)VA ,   d. 5 Dec 1867, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 54 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1848	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [4]
  Notes	His name is given as Linsey in daughter's marriage record and in his own death record, but Linza in his marriage record and in his son's marriage record, and Lindsey in his daughter's death record. 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 16 1850: Lindsey Owens, 37, carpenter, value of real estate $100; Delila, 27; Amanda E, 8; Virginia A, 6; Byron, 1; Selina, 5 months. NOTE: Amanda and Virginia were Delila Gatrell's children from before her marriage to Linsey Owens. Amanda was identified in her marriage record as Amanda Gatrell, parents not given, while her death record lists her father as Notley Owens, mother not given. No record of Notley Owens has been found. 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 17 1860: Linzy Owens, 47, carpenter, value of real estate $200, value of personal estate $150; D (female), 38; A (female), 18; V (female), 16; Byron, 11; C (female), 6; E (female), 4; Sarah, 2. 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Township, Borough of West Union), enumerated on Jun 7 1870: Delila Owens, 48; Byron, 21; Kitturah, 17; David, 8; Elizabeth J, 6; Mary, 2; Martha, 2. NOTE: Daughter Sarah Owens was enumerated in this census with the household of Russell J & Amanda L. (Owens) Kinney. 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 7 1880: Delilah Owens, 55, widow; son D C, 20, single; dau Lizzie, 18; dau Mattie, 12; dau Mollie, 12. [2, 5]
  Children	1. Byron OWENS,   b. Sep 1848, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 21 Jun 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 68 years)   2. Selina OWENS,   b. Feb 1850,   d. Bef Jul 1860  (Age ~ 10 years)   3. Kitturah "Kate" OWENS,   b. 16 Apr 1853, West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA   4. Sarah OWENS,   b. CA 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 31 Dec 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 60 years)   5. David Crockett OWENS,   b. 4 Nov 1861, West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 10 Jun 1944, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 82 years)   6. Elizabeth Jane OWENS,   b. 31 Oct 1864,   d. 3 Mar 1933, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  (Age 68 years)   7. Mary OWENS,   b. 7 Sep 1867, Doddridge Co, WV   8. Martha OWENS,   b. 7 Sep 1867, Doddridge Co, WV
  Family ID	F24738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1620] Death record of husband. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791176&Type=Marriage. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.