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My name is Betty L. (Robinson) Burns. I was born at home (delivered by Dr.  Duff of Elkview, WV) on May 9, 1945, in Sanderson, (Kanawha Co.) WV, the  daughter of the late Charles Earl and Wilcie Marie (Cottrell/Cogar)  Robinson Jr.

My christian faith is non-denominal. I believe in the Trinity of the  Father, God, the Son, Jesus and the Holy Ghost (Spirit).
  
 My first husband was Freddie Paul Fields.  We lived together for 4 years and  separated, divorcing after 10 years only to jump out of the frying pan into  the fire by marrying my 2nd husband James.  He and I had one daughter, Jamie  L. (Boggess) Hutchinson. She had one daughter, Courtney, by Nick Casto of  Dunbar, (Kanawha Co.) WV.  She got married June 19, 2005 in a garden wedding  at Cookskin Park, Charleston, (Kanawha Co.)  WV., to Aaron Hutchinson of  Elizabeth, (Wirt Co.)WV.

I have 2 Step-Daughters Stephanie(Burns)Smithers (3 stepchildred, 2 girls- one living-and one boy and Sherri(Burns)Page (2 stepchildren,2 boys) by my  3rd husband, Cecil Ray Burns from Tornado, (Kanawha Co.) WV. We reside in  Dunbar, (Kanawha Co.) WV. USA

I am one of the 6th generation of Cottrell's born in West Virginia.  My Maternal COTTRELL LINEAGE descends as follows:

3rd Gt. Grandfather was Thomas COTTRELL, Sr., b. about 1759, 1762 or 1770  (Thomas used 1762 in his Revolutionary War Claim) Thomas married Mary "Polly"  O'Brien. They had 9 children.
  
 2nd Gt. Grandfather was Thomas COTTRELL Jr., b. 1794 In Meigs Co. OH.,  who  married Mary Permelia "Polly" Parsons from OH., on Aug. 07, 1823. They had 13  children.
  
 1st Gt. Grandparents - Nathan COTTRELL, b. April 12, 1854 and married Nancy  Jane Schoolcraft, b. July 1857, from Gilmer Co., on Nov. 20, 1872, Calhoun Co.  They had 8 children. 
  
 Grandfather was Jake(CAMPBELL?)COGAR, b. 1884, d. 1930, who married Margaret  L. COTTRELL, b. June 1886 from Gilmer Co. They had 10 children. Wilcie Marie  Cogar,  b. Jan. 6, 1918, my mother, was one of the daughters.

Parents; My mother, Wilcie Marie (COGAR) Robinson; b. Jan. 6, 1918;  d. June 4, 1989 married Charles Earl Robinson Jr., b. June 5, 1916, d. May 9,  1993.

This is my mother, Wilcie Cottrell/Cogar Robinson brothers and sisters.  COGAR, Valla........................b. 1905, d.
  COGAR, Bert 'Birt'..................b. 1909, d.
  COGAR, Tulla Love...................b. 1910, d. 1985
  COGAR, Frenchie.....................b. 1913, d. 1938
  COGAR, Alma.........................b. 1915, d. 
  COGAR, Wilcie (Wilsie) Marie........b. 1918, d. 1989
  COGAR, Aristotle `Nick`.............b. 1920, d. 
  COGAR, Letchie......................b. 1924, d.
  COGAR, Ortha 'Mildred'..............b. 1925, d. 1987
  COGAR, Otha "Othie".................b. 1926, d. 1988

The Cottrell's settled in what is now Calhoun Co., WV.,  between 1833 & 1840,  on the West Fork of the Little Kanawha River on Beech Creek.  Most of the  Cottrell's are buried at the Cottrell Simmons Cemetery on Bert Brady's Farm  and Frozen Run Chapel Cemetary in Calhoun Co. WV.

I will be changing this page often as soon as I learn this site.

While you are looking around, please make a note of information that may be  wrong and also make a note of missing info. that I can add to this. My email is; mycottrellfamily@yahoo.com

I will be adding names in the future. So please note of the date on the last  update each time you come to this site. It will save you a lot of time, if you  see that there were not any changes since the last time you visited.

In the meantime, I hope I hear from you with some new information that I can  add to it. OH, and PLEASE drop a line in the guestbook just to say hi! Thanks!

Many Blessing to all,
 Betty (Robinson) Burns
 *Note All names mentioned on this page are in the USA.