Doddridge County Roots


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Birdie Arizona COTTRILL

Birdie Arizona COTTRILL

Female 1890 - 1952  (62 years)


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  • Name Birdie Arizona COTTRILL
    Birth 17 Aug 1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Obituary states birth date as Aug 17 1892, as does death record. But headstone shows it as 1890, while 1900 Census states Aug 1889. Birth record shows her birth date as Aug 17 1890.
    Gender Female
    Census 1910  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [2] 
    servant for private family 
    Census 1930  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1940, 1950  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Death 9 Sep 1952  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Person ID I222  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2023

    Father Henry J. COTTRILL,   b. Sep 1862   d. 25 Feb 1929, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)
    Mother Mary Alice "Molly" DOTSON,   b. 27 Jul 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1938, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Sheridan GASTON,   b. 27 May 1888, Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1972 (Age 84 years)
    Marriage 21 Aug 1913  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Alfred GASTON,   b. 12 Jun 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1918, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    +2. Mildred GASTON,   b. 30 Jul 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1982, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     3. Junior Dale GASTON,   b. 16 Mar 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Jane GASTON,   b. 8 Dec 1925, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1926, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    >5. Mary Elizabeth GASTON,   b. 8 Jul 1927, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 2015, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +6. Emma Lucille GASTON,   b. 5 Oct 1930, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Rosalie Cottrill GASTON,   b. 2 Jul 1933, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 2009, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F75  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    156_JohnSheridanGastonFamily_BirdieCottrill_Alfred_ca1916.jpg    		156_JohnSheridanGastonFamily_BirdieCottrill_Alfred_ca1916.jpg

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

    2. [S2118] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    3. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    5. [S1671] Death record of mother.

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    8. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    9. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    10. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

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