COTTLE: Of Curtis and Reedy Districts:

First of this family name here, were seven sons and two daughters, children of William and Abbie (Rader) Cottle of Greenbrier or other southeastern county of western Virginia; they came, two or three of the older sons first, about the year 1854 or 1855; their names in order of respective ages are:

Charles, Davis S., Michael, Allen M., Samuel Price, Richard ("Dick"), Nancy ("Nann"), Margaret and W. Scott.

Their respective marriages and so much as we know of each follows:

Charles Cottle, married Miss Minerva Stewart, a daughter of William and Mary (Board) Stewart, at Reedy, at that time a part of Wirt County; they made their home at Reedy, Charles being a farmer and carpenter. The names of their children in order of births are:

Safrona, Mina, Fannie, Major J., Harry C., and Ollie.

Safrona married John Watson, November 12, 1880.

Mina married George Burgess, July 6, 1892, her age 26, his age 26; one child was born, her name Beulah.

Fannie married Andrew Alderman, February 3, 1889, her age 19, his age 22.

Major J. married.

Harry C. married Miss Stella ("Estella") Buck, then of upper Reedy, May 6, 1900, his age 26, her's 26.

Ollie married J. H. Craig, November 27, 1900, her age 24, his age 23.

Davis S. Cottle, second son of William and Abbie (Rader) Cottle, married Miss Emily J. Armstrong, August 5, 1867, she a daughter of Matthias B. Armstrong, of upper Reedy.

They made their life-time home on lands on Middle Fork of Reedy at and near Peniel, where they carried on a crossroads store for sometime in connection with their farm.

To Davis S. and Emily J., his wife, were born and by them reared the tollowing sons and daughters:

Homer H., Clarence V., William B., Paul Festus, Newman, Louise, Davis Smith and Grace.

Their respective marriages so far as we find on the county records are as follows:

Homer H., age 26, to May Taylor, 25, June 2, 1895.

Clarence V. married Fannie Vandevender, daughter of Allen Vandenvender.

William B., we have no record.

Paul Festus married Miss Maggie Fetty, September 14, 1899, his age 22, her age 18, she a daughter of Middian Fetty of Reedy.

Newman, not married.

Louise, married Wm. Park Smith, of Reedy, May 21, 1905, his age 25, her age 21.

Davis S., Jr., and Grace are yet young persons not married.

Michael Cottle, third son of William and Abbie, married a Miss Jane Parker; we have nothing of their careers.

Allen M., fourth son of William and Abbie, married Miss Nancy E. Board, February 23, 1870, she a daughter of A. Sandy Board and wife of near "Three Forks of Reedy." Allen M. was the efficient blacksmith many years in the village, where he and Nancy E. made their life's home. To them were born and by them reared three sons and three daughters whose names in order of ages are as follows: Camden L., Cadmus G., Allie, Vaught, Icy and Lucy. The marriages of these appear:

Camden L. to Fannie Seaman, April 16, 1899, his age 24, her age 21. Cadmus G. to Ethel Lester, October 18, 1911. Allie, 19, to Robert Coe, 21, March 1, 1896. Vaught, no marriage. Icy, no marriage. Lucy, we hear, married some gentleman in the State of Ohio, and lives in that State now.

Samuel Price Cottle, son of William and Abbie (Rader), while a young man married Miss Florence D. O'Hara, of Reedy, daughter of James O'Hara, on February 5, 1871. 5. Price and Florence, his wife, made their home on the upper Middle Fork of Reedy and farming was their life's work; to them were born and by them reared the following named children: Charles Clinton, Thomas Camden, Pauline and Jessie L. Of these:

Charles Clinton married Miss Flora Ferrell, then of Roxalana, Roane County, on the 11th day of February, 1897; he was a traveling sales- man, but died while yet young. To Charles Clinton and Flora (Ferrell) his wife were born and by them reared two children, sons, their names E. Brooks and Samuel Price Cottle. The last home of this as a united family was at Spencer; here the boys graduated from the Spencer High School, and went to the State University; we hear that one is now a practicing physician in Morgantown, West Virginia. Thomas C., above named, married Miss Olive Scott, of upper Reedy.

Richard ("Dick") Cottle, sixth child of William and Abbie Cottle married a Miss Thorn in Wirt County; we do not have their career.

W. Scott Cottle, seventh of the famfly of William and Abbie (Rader) Cottle, his wife, became a blacksmith and had a shop for sometime at Reedy; he married Miss Flora A. Seaman, November 9, 1884, his age 31, her's 21; she was a daughter of David Seaman. W. Scott also in later years became a farmer. We do not know whether or not they have a child or children.

Nancy ("Nannie") Cottle, one of the two daughters of William and Abbie (Rader) Cottle, married Charles Fouty, October 1, 1880; she was killed on Market Street, Spencer, 1926, by an automobile; she left some children we are told.

Of Margaret Cottle, daughter of William and Abbie, we have no record.


Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 485-486
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999