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1850 Jackson, VA # 101-105
Cottrel Andrew 31 M Farmer Va
Cottrel Maria 30 F Va
Cottrel Elizabeth 9 F Va
Cottrel Gilbert 7 M Va
Cottrel William 5 F Va
Cottrel Sylvester 4 M Va
Cottrel Lucutia 3 F Va
Cottrel Susan 10/12 U Va
Cottrel Rach** 74 F Va
1860 Roane, VA #207-207 all born VA
Andrew Cotarel 45
Maria 41
Elizabeth 19
Gilbert N 18
Sylvester 15
Lucretia A 12
Susan 10
Nancy 9
Manerva 3
Malinda C 10/12
1870 Spencer, Roane, WV all born WV
Cottrell, Maria 57
Elizabeth 28
Lucretia A 22
Minerva J 13
1880 Spencer, Roane, WV all WVWVWV # 61
Nicoles, Jas N 27
Minerva J 23
John E 5 son
Nancy M 3 da
Dora B 1 da
Cottrel, Mariah 63 mil
From Paul Cotral cotpaulb@gmail.com:
Wheeling Intelligencer Newspaper dated Friday September 25th 1863
From Jackson And Roane Counties - Horrible Murders by Guerrillas
Mr McWhorter, member of the House of Delegates, yesterday received a letter from a friend in Ravenswood, on the Ohio River, giving the details of three most horrible murders lately perpetrated by guerrillas in Roane County. The particulars are about as follows: On Monday evening of last week about thirty of these infamous guerrila scondrels went to the house of an old gentleman named Glaze on Spring Creek and murdered Marshal Glaze and John McMullen. Marshal Glaze, son of the old gentleman alluded to, and a soldier, had been staying at his father's house for some days awaiting his discharge papers, being in bad health. John McMullel, Stephen Glaze and some two or three other soldiers, from the 9th Virginia Infantry were on their way home and stopped for the night at old Mr. Glaze's. The boys went to bed in an out house. Some time duriing the night the guerrillas came to the house and demanded to know of old Mr. G. where the boys were. Although the old gentleman refused to betray the boys, the guerrillas by some means discovered that they were lying asleep in the out house, and immediately rushed upon them killing McMullen and Glaze at the first assault. The other two or three broke through the ranks of the murderers and succeeded in making their escape.
The guerrillas then went to the house of Mr. W. Noyes on Poca and attempted to persuade and then to force his black girl to go with them. The girl refused when she was deliberately murdered.
On the Tuesday afternoon following a squad of Federal soldiers, having heard of the outrages above mentioned, came down Spring Creek and shot Andrew Coteral and Emanuel Westfall, two rebels who are charged with having aided and abetted the guerillas.
It is said that old Jim Greathouse, Wylie Dick and Balus Dewees were with the guerrillas when McMullan and Glaze were killed. They were in this city as prisoners not long ago, but were released upon bail. The writer of the letter reflects severely upon the Federal Court for releasing these men who are almost certain to resume their old practices as soon as they get home. It is thought that there can be no peace in Roane county after this outbreak until one of the other of the parties are exterminated. They cannot live together.
From Paul Cotral cotpaulb@gmail.com:
What my Take is on the Events of 22 September 1863
Sometime during the day of September 22nd 1863 a column of Federal Regular Troops, of about 100 strong, passed within eyesight of the Cottrell Cabin near Spring Creek West Virginia. A squad of these soldiers broke away, from the main element, and approached the Cottrell. The leader asked the women there where Andrew was located. The women pointed over the hill, in the direction of the field. The soldiers road off in that direction.
They returned later and burned all the household records, it is not clear whether they burned the cabin, but the property records had to be reissued in the 1870's to Gilbert N. Cottrell and Mariah Waggoner Cottrell
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