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- From: Kelly Cozzone [mailto:kcozzone@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:31 PM
To: wetzupdoc@adelphia.net
Subject: RE: Frances Whiteman (Francis?)
First of all, if you have a family tree software that has the capability of importing a gedcom file I would be happy to send you mine. I have traced the Wetzels back to Johan Nikolas and Maria Barbara Motz who are Johannes Martin Wetzel Sr's parents. Johannes is the member of the family who brought our ancestors to the US. They arrived in Philadelphia on 9/21/1731 aboard the ship "Britannia". I've researched the main players and am just now adding the bulk of the extended families. But would be happy to send it to you.
As far as the Brookover line goes Mary A. Brookover's parents were Jacob Brookover b. 1795 and Jane Elizabeth Scott. Jacob Brookover's parents were John Brookover and Ellizabath Pertley.
I'll start sending the photos. I send them from my aol acct because they are better at compressing them so when you see the addy, cozzkell@aol.com, thats me with the pics.
Murrells Inlet is just outside of Myrtle Beach, SC. I'm about 2 hours from Charleston.
About me, well lets see. I grew up in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co. WV. And yes I grew up with all the family rumors, stories and tidbits. I can say I've actually walked where Capt. John and Lewis Wetzel "the indian fighter" walked. I have an associates degree in Marketing and an associates degree in Marketing. I am self employed and work from home. I am an author and copywriter. I have written my first novel and am in the long painful and frustrating phase of trying to publish. I am currently working on books 2 and 3. I write ad copy for clients who need copywriters. I don't work for a specific but freelance. As I told you in my first attachment, I'm married to a marine. We have 2 daughters, Kaitlyn who is 10 and Courtney who is 5. I also have a son from my first marriage, Joshua who is 17.
I left WV in 1990 and moved to Austin, TX where I met my husband. When my uncle and grandfather were dying of cancer in 1995, I moved to South Carolina in order to be closer and shorten the trip. Of course after not dealing with snow, I couldnt move any further north. lol
That's pretty much the basics. lol I'm so glad we met and look forward to staying in touch and learning more about each other and our ancestors.
Kelly
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John Wetzel (b. 1839, and Monongalia Co was right) is buried in Middlebourne Cemetery, in Middlebourne, Tyler Co. WV.
He married Hannah Mercer on Jul. 28th, 1856. Hannah is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery (formerly Snuff Chapel) Cemetery, Tyler Co. WV.
I am descended through their son: William Henry Wetzel.
William Henry Wetzel was born June 20th, 1857 and died of a heart block on Jan. 18th 1942. He married ?Mary? Frances Laverna Whiteman b. 11/27/1863 ? d. 12/31/1965.
William was known to our family as ?Billdad?. He was a big man. He was 6?4?. He and Frances lived on top of a very steep hill just outside of New Martinsville. He had to park down lower because it was too steep to drive his car up. The only way he could get up to the house was by using his tractor. Francis was only 5? tall. Francis had a pipe organ in her living room and her and Billdad used to love to sing hymns together. As Francis got older she began losing her hearing. Her favorite show on tv was Buffalo Bill with Howdy Doody and Clarebelle. She used to turn the TV up until she could hear it and you could hear it halfway down the hill. She loved that show so much that the family began calling her Howdy Doody.
William Henry and Frances had 13 children:
1. Wesley b. 4/27/1893 d. in Tulsa Oklahoma on Jan. 5th, 1967. He married Victoria Tustin b. 4/23/1947. Wesley left although he did not divorce Victoria and moved to Tulsa Oklahoma where he worked as an Oilrig Wildcatter.
2. William H. married Clara Lawson.
3. Jane married W. G. Culp
4. Eliza married E. F. McIntyre
5. Kathryn ?Callie? married Bill Gibny
6. Minnie married Lloyd Price
7. Linda married Clyde Summers
8. Verna married Fred Summers (brother of Clyde)
9. Marshall
10. Irvin
11. Lucy F b. 1/15/1881 d. 7/16/1892. Lucy died after being severely burned. She is buried in Mt. Zion (Snuff Chapel).
12. Dolly married Kal Reed
13. Annie married Sam Headley
Wesley Wetzel and Victoria Tustin had 8 children.
Two of their children were never named. One died at 3 days old and the other died at 1 month old of Whooping Cough.
Their remaining children were:
1. Dora Harold Wetzel (my grandfather) b. 3/19/1919 in Sistersville, WV and died 10/1/1970 in Waverly, West Virginia. Dora Harold had been on his way home from a trip when he lost his control of his car and it went into the Ohio River and he drowned. He married Virginia Imogene Norman (daughter of Berkley Holiday Norman and Mary Kathryn Varner) was born 7/27/1924 in Parkersburg, WV. She died Oct. 23rd, 2003 of a massive stroke. Harold and Virginia are both buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in New Martinsville, WV. During WWII Harold was a paratrooper with the US Army and parachuted into Japan. Harold and Virginia were Baptized together at the First Christian Church.
2. Carrie Gwendalyn married Edward William Wildran. Edward still lives in Weirton, WV. Carrie and Edward had a daughter, Sharilyn who married Daniel Minor. They live in Weirton, WV.
3. Vera Lee married Liston Burnsworth. Vera Lee currently lives in Mongola, PA. Vera Lee and Liston had 5 children:
a. Sandra Lee
b. Linda Jean
c. Lorna
d. Liston Jr.
e. Edward ?Bernie?
4. Vivian b. 7/18/1920 married George Washington McAbee. They are both deceased. Vivian and George had 4 children:
a. Judith Ann married Henry Reinke
b. George Washington Jr. married Mary (last name unknown)
c. Howard
d. Dennis married Rosemany (last name unknown)
5. Orville Eldin Wetzel. B. 10/19/1925 married Eleanor Anderson. They are both still living and retired to Florida. Eldin and Eleanor had 2 children:
a. Gary Eldin who is a Sea Captain in Fl
b. Geraldine
6. Violet died at 8 years old of Scarlet Fever.
Most of the Wetzel men and the men who married into the family worked at Weirton Steele in Weirton, WV. A lot of them had the token 2 lost fingers from accidents in the mill.
Dora Harold and Virginia Imogene had 4 children:
1. Mary Kathryn b. 4/23/1948 married Roger Eugene Batton b. 12/28/1946
2. Victoria Jo b. 7/11/1942 d. 4/16/2004 of lung cancer married William DeWitt Lemon. Victoria (Vickie) and Bill had 2 sons.
a. William Michael married Shannon. They have 2 sons. Mike is an Air Force Raven and has served overseas off and on since 9/11.
b. Robert Owen married Lynette. They don?t have any children. Rob is a gourmet chef.
3. Harold Thomas b. 1/24/1956 and d. 2/1/1995. Harold played football for Marshall University. He married 1st Lisa Marie Pfohl and 2nd Paige Austin. Harold died of colon cancer.
4. James Forrest b. b. 9/17/1957 married Cecilia Ann Racer. They have one daughter.
a. Jessica Dawn married Chris and they have 1 son.
Mary Kathryn and Roger Batton (my parents) have 3 children.
1. Kelly Geanne b. 3/24/1970 (me) married 1st Robert James Snyder, 1 son, then Michael J. Cozzone. Michael and I have 2 daughters. Michael is a US Marine. He is not active anymore. He was attached to the 3rd Battlion, 3rd Marines Division on Kaeohe Bay Marine Corp Air Station, Hawaii. He was a Corporeal in the Weapons company. He has traveled all over the war and served in Desert Storm. His unit worked their way to Kuwait City, Kuwait and participated in the battles that retook Khafji from Iraq.
2. Kristen Melea married Tim. They have 4 children.
3. Kevin Jay married Jennifer. They have 2 children. Kevin is a Golf Pro, in Dallas Tx.
I tried to not only fill in the people but also some interesting facts where I could.
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1942 - 2004 (61 years)
