U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cutlip, James E. (1864-1942) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 359-360 James E., son of Wilson and Lucinda Berry Cutlip, and grandson of Dr. Samuel Cutlip, one of the pioneer settlers of Central West Virginia, was born at Cutlipville, Braxton county, November 23rd, 1864, brought up on a farm, he learned those habits of energy and industry so essential to a successful life. After attending the public schools, he spent three years in the West Virginia University, and for three years he was Principal of the Public Schools of Ripley, Jackson county. He studied law in the offices of Warren Miller, Congressman from the Fourth District. He was admitted to the Bar, and practiced in Jackson, moving to Braxton county in 1893. He was twice elected Prosecuting Attorney of Braxton county, and in 1917, was appointed by Governor Cornwell, Pardon Attorney for the State. On March 28, 1898, he was united in marriage to Miss Maude Lambert. To this union were born six children, Eldridge, Richard, Edwin, Katharine, Jean and Thornton, and by a former marriage he had one daughter, Reca. Mr. Cutlip's home is in South Sutton. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #8580 FULL-NAME: James Eldridge Cutlip BIRTH-DATE: November 23, 1864 BIRTH-PLACE: Cedar Creek, Braxton Co. DEATH-DATE: July 19, 1942 DEATH-PLACE: at home, Sutton, Holly District, Braxton, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Maud Cutlip) OCCUPATION: Attorney at Law FATHER: William Cutlip (born in Braxton Co.) MOTHER: Lucinda Berry (born in Braxton Co.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Coronary Thrombosis / Arterio Sclerosis INFORMANT: R. L. Cutlip, of Bridgeport W.Va. BURIAL: Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va. (wife of James E. Cutlip) From Death Certificate, Harrison County, WV #61-13418 FULL-NAME: Maude L. Cutlip BIRTH-DATE: January 21, 1873 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: September 19, 1961 DEATH-PLACE: Lida Clark Nursing Home, Harrison County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: Sutton, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: None FATHER: James W. Lambert MOTHER: Agnes Berry CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Renal Hemorrhage / Pyonephritis INFORMANT: C. E. Cutlip of Sutton, W.Va. BURIAL: Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------