Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Charles David COTTRILL

Charles David COTTRILL

Male 1885 - 1969  (84 years)


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  • Name Charles David COTTRILL
    Census 1910, 20, 30, 40  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 13 Apr 1885  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birthplace given as Doddridge County in 1908 marriage record, but as Harrison County in 1937 marriage record.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He was enumerated twice in the 1940 Census, once in West Union District, Doddridge County, and again with his wife and parents-in-law in Wilbur, Centerville District, Tyler County.
    Occupation farmer, insurance agent (State Farm)  [1, 2] 
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    insurance company agent 
    Residence Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 25 Oct 1969  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Burial Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I62068  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2025

    Father William Lewis COTTRILL,   b. Apr 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
    Mother Nancy D. SMITH,   b. Nov 1844, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1931 (Age ~ 86 years)
    Family ID F25444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Agnes SMITH,   b. 28 Jul 1882, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1928, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Marriage 21 Jul 1908  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Lester Wayne COTTRILL,   b. 28 Oct 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1936, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    >2. Kenneth A. COTTRILL,   b. 22 Dec 1910, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1970, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. Smith Orlen COTTRILL,   b. 18 May 1912, Straight Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1992, Manatee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +4. Bertha Virginia COTTRILL,   b. 16 Jan 1914, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1995 (Age 81 years)
    >5. Jacob C. COTTRILL,   b. 17 May 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1999 (Age 84 years)
     6. Charles D. COTTRILL, Jr.,   b. 24 May 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 2000, Meigs Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    >7. Lenora Agnes COTTRILL,   b. 2 Nov 1919, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 2011, Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    >8. Nancy E. COTTRILL,   b. 28 Jun 1921, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 2012 (Age 90 years)
    >9. Ruth COTTRILL,   b. 12 Sep 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1999, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F30124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Addie E. DUCKWORTH,   b. 16 Dec 1890, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1964, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [8]
    Marriage 22 May 1937  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F30125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

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

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

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

    5. [S2634] 1940 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    6. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    7. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

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