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Sylvester Burton "Burt" COTTRILL

Sylvester Burton "Burt" COTTRILL

Male 1865 - 1924  (58 years)

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  • Name Sylvester Burton "Burt" COTTRILL 
    Born 28 Feb 1865  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Feb 27 1870, while 1900 Census shows it as Apr 1863. But birth record states Feb 28 1865.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1890  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1910  Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    coal miner 
    Died 19 Feb 1924  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 8 1900:
      Sylvester B. Cottrill, 37, b. Apr 1863 in WVa (both parents b. WVa), farmer, married 9 yrs; wife Jonie H, 35, b. Jul 1864 in WVa (father b. Ireland, mother b. WVa), married 9 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); son Henry R, 8, b. Sep 1891; dau Beatrice B, 7, b. Mar 1892; son Smith, 6, b. May 1894; son Charles P, 3, b. May 1897; mother-in-law Elizabeth Donnaha, 73, b. Apr 1827 in WVa, widowed, mother of 7 children (3 still living).

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District), enumerated on Apr 26 1910:
      Howard R. Matheny, 50, widowed, coal miner; son Burley W. Matheny, 17, single, laborer in coal mine; boarder Burt Cottrill, 50, married, coal miner; boarder Smith Cottrill, 17, single, laborer in coal mine.
    Person ID I89104  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2016 

    Father Smith William COTTRILL,   b. 1820,   d. 1901  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" GANDY,   b. Nov 1818,   d. 1902  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Family ID F25512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane H. DONAHUE,   b. Jul 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 29 Oct 1890  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Henry R. COTTRILL,   b. Sep 1891
     2. Beatrice B. COTTRILL,   b. Mar 1892
     3. William Smith COTTRILL,   b. 2 May 1894, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1963, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Charles Perry COTTRILL,   b. 9 May 1897, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1968, San Diego Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F44074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary R. NICHOLSON,   b. Jun 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Feb 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
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    Family ID F38299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 239, line 124 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=257149&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Burton Cottrill, single, 27, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Smith & Mary Cottrill, occupation laborer; and Jane Donahue, single, 26, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of John & (blank) Donahue. Married Oct 29 1890 in Harrison County, officiated by D. O'Conner. In the Remarks column of the ledger-style marriage record was the entry "C. V. Morgan for lady."
      (NOTE: C. V. Morgan almost certainly refers to Sylvester Burton Cottrill's brother-in-law Calvin V. Morgan, husband of Elizabeth Cottrill.)