Ella Katherine (Cutright) Martin (1906 - 1995)

Born 21 Sep 1906 in Rock Cave, Upshur County, West Virginia

Ancestors

Daughter of Ralph Greely Cutright and Ella Essie (Rohrbough) Cutright

Wife of Walter Dallas Martin — married 8 Mar 1929 in Ellamore, Upshur, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1995 at age 88 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Ella (Cutright) Martin was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.

Ella Cutright was born on September 21, 1906 in Rock Cave, Upshur County, West Virginia.^[1]

Her parents were Ralph Cutright and Ella Rohrbough. Ella went by the nickname "Kitty" during her life.

Kitty’s mother passed away in 1909. ^[2]. Two years later, on June 14, 1911, Dr. Ralph Cutright married his late wife’s youngest sister Byrd (Rohrbough) Cutright ^[3]

Kitty married Walter Martin on March 08, 1929^[4] Together they had 4 children:

1. Lois Martin^[5]

1. Mary Martin^[6]

1. Walter Martin^[7]

1. Ralph Martin^[8]

Kitty died on June 25, 1995 in Marietta, Washington County, West Virginia^[9] She is buried in Ellenboro Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55K-RVF : 7 December 2018), Ella Katherine Cutright, 21 Sep 1906; citing Rock Cave, Upshur, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,812.(1)
2. ↑ Rohrbach Genealogy, Vol. III, Page 125
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTYF-BP1 : 11 February 2018), Ralph Greely Cutright and Byrd Rohrobough, 1911; citing Upshur, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,192.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTYL-3Y6 : 11 February 2018), Walter Dallas Martin and Ella Katherine Cutright, 1929; citing Upshur, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,677.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMH3-S3T : accessed 18 January 2021), Lois E Martin in household of Walter D Martin, Head, Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 2A, line 11, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2539; FHL microfilm 2,342,273.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K789-CBP : 8 January 2021), Mary A Martin in household of Walter D Martin, Banks Magisterial District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-2, sheet 6B, line 78, family 111, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4449.
7. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ28-XKCD : 25 June 2020), Walter Lynn Martin, 2002.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K789-CBR : 8 January 2021), Ralph L Martin in household of Walter D Martin, Banks Magisterial District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-2, sheet 6B, line 80, family 111, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4449.
9. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK2Q-9LP : 12 November 2019), Katherine C Martin, 1995.
10. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33005512/ella-katherine-martin: accessed 15 September 2022), memorial page for Ella Katherine Cutright Martin (21 Sep 1906–25 Jun 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33005512, citing Ellenboro Cemetery, Ellenboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Karen Stewart (contributor 46908947). Find A Grave: Memorial #33005512

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Karen Stewart and JC, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Granville Cutright and Elizabeth Beer, the great great grandparents of both Karen Stewart and JC. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 109 cM across 8 segments. DNA test taker Karen Stewart is the granddaughter of Ella Cutright, the daughter of Ralph Cutright, the son of the common ancestors Granville Cutright & Elizabeth Beer.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Karen Stewart and John Harpold, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Simon Rohrbough and Julia Cutright, the great great grandparents of Karen Stewart and great grandparents of John Harpold. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 2C1R, based on sharing 54.9 cM across 4 segments. DNA test taker Karen Stewart is the granddaughter of Ella Cutright, the daughter of Ella Rohrbough, the daughter of the common ancestors Simon Rohrbough & Julia Cutright.

• "Ohio, Washington County Newspaper Obituaries, 1884-2013," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX7-G2YQ : 30 August 2019), Ralph Cutright in entry for Katherine C Martin, 1995; citing Obituary, Washington County Public Library, Marietta, Ohio.