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William COTTRILL

William COTTRILL

Male 1871 - 1937  (66 years)


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  • Name William COTTRILL
    Birth 1 Feb 1871  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age 23 in 1896 marriage record puts birth in about 1873, consistent with age 8 in the 1880 Census. But the 1900 Census shows it as Jun 1875, while his age in the 1920 Census puts it in about 1868. His death record shows it as 1 Feb 1871.
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1896  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [4] 
    coal miner 
    Census 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    glass factory worker 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 14 Nov 1937  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: bronchial influenze, jaundice 
    Burial Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I95567  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2022

    Father Benjamin COTTRILL
    Mother Roanna ___,   b. CA 1828
    Family ID F52814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosa May WOLFE,   b. 29 Jun 1881, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1947, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [6]
    Marriage 25 Dec 1896  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Hazel Marie COTTRILL,   b. 22 May 1902, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1969, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    >2. Eugene Howard COTTRILL,   b. 23 Mar 1917, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 2006, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F41285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1295503&Type=Death.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=24054&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2018] 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Coal District).

    4. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.