West Virginia Pioneers

Melissa Cottrell

Female 1837 - 1874  (37 years)


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  • Name Melissa Cottrell 
    Born 1837  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Jun 1874  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9782  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2007 

    Father Elijah Cottrell,   b. Abt 1793, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary McCumbers,   b. Abt 1796, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 4 Jun 1820  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • HCMR different couple!
      Eli Coteral
      Polly Pritchard
      6/11/1822

      1840 Jackson, VA
      1m 0-5 Augustine
      1m 15-20
      1m 40-50
      1f 0-5 Melissa
      1f 5-10 Elizabeth
      1f 15-20 Letisha/Talitha??
      1f 40-50

      1850 Jackson, VA 30-31
      Cotterell Elijah 57 M Farmer Va
      Cotterell Mary 54 F Va
      Cotterell Elizabeth 17 F Va
      Cotterell Melissa 14 F Va
      Cotterell Augustine A 12 M Va
      Cotterell Elza J 9 M Va
      Cotterell Julia 6 F Va
      Cotterell Harriet 4 F Va

      1860 Jackson, VA # 384-353
      Elijah, 64
      Mary, 61
      Melissa 23
      Augustine A 21
      E W (m), 19
      Julia A, 17
      Harriet 15
      Nathan S Truman, 17
    Family ID F3217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 N S Cottrell,   b. Abt 1834, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 22 Mar 1855  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F3222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elihue Williams,   b. Feb 1839, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 May 1861  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Elijah Williams,   b. 24 Nov 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Thomas Williams,   b. Abt 1866, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Wesley Williams,   b. 23 Jul 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
    Family ID F3220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.