Charlotte Matilda Wetzel

Brief Life History of Charlotte Matilda

When Charlotte Matilda Wetzel was born on 14 October 1859, in Marion, Virginia, United States, her father, John Wetzel, was 53 and her mother, Elizabeth Kendall, was 43. She married Jesse Price on 22 March 1880, in Marion, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in District 5, Mason, Virginia, United States in 1860. She died on 26 January 1935, in Paw Paw, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Marion, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Price
1854–1916
Charlotte Matilda Wetzel
1859–1935
Marriage: 22 March 1880
Lula Ellen Price
1882–1944
Laura Oda Price
1884–1910
Okey Emora Price
1887–1910

Sources (14)

  • Charlotte M Wetsel, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Charlotte Whetzel, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Charlotte Whetzel Price, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

German: from a pet form of the personal name Werner . Compare Whetsel and Whetzel .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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