Rosie,
I think the ARVAL E. COGDILL that you are asking about is also my grandfather. ARVAL E. COGDILL & MARY MAE JENNINGS were my father's (Walter E. Cogdill ) parents. I am just starting to trace information on the COGDILL'S. What I have is from 1768 with FREDERICK H. COGDILL
My Direct line 1801 WILLIAM COGDILL
1827 JACOB(JAMES)COGDILL
1852 WILLIAM HENRY COGDILL
1883 ARVAL E. COGDILL
My Father 1912 WALTER COGDILL
Myself 1940 JASPER W. COGDILL
My son 1961 TONY MIKE COGDILL
My Grandson 1988 JAMES CODY COGDILL
I Have some more information, if you are interested, I live in the Kansas City, Missouri area, which has the Mid-Continent Public Library, it has a great Genealogy & local History Department.
MyE-Mail address has been changed from
Jay@mico.com to
JCOGDILL@kc.rr.com