Thomas Cottingham1,2,3,4,5

M, #12225, b. 27 July 1810, d. 31 March 1897
Pedigree
Father*George Cottingham6
Last Edited29 Jul 2023
     Alternatively, he may have been born on 27 July 1810 at Maryland, USA, and possibly in Baltimore.2,3,4,7,5 He was born on 27 July 1810 at Yorkshire, England. According to "Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley," Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810, and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near Baltimore, Maryland.8,9,5 Thomas married Sarah Mills Stohmes in November 1834 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.10,8,9,4,11
     Thomas Cottingham died on 31 March 1897, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Liddle, at Bright, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA, at age 86.8,12,13,14,5,15
     
     Thomas Cottingham was buried on 2 April 1897 at Gibson Cemetery, Bright, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.5,16,15
     Thomas and Sarah Cottingham appeared on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Harrison Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 30 October 1850, described as a blacksmith. Their children: Eliza, Charlott, William A, Sarah A, Jacob, Thomas B., Metilda and Louisa, were listed as living with them.4
     Thomas Cottingham appeared on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census of Harrison Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 25 July 1860, described as a farmer. His children: Sarah, Jacob, Thomas, Matilda and Louisa, were listed as living with him.3
     Thomas Cottenham appeared on the 1870 U.S. Federal Census of Harrison Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 9 July 1870 His son, Jacob, was listed as living with him. As was his daughter-in-law, Jane Cottenham and grandson, Albert Cottenham.17
     Thomas Cottingham appeared on the 1880 U.S. Federal Census of Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, in the household of T. B. and Louisa M. Cottingham.2
     The following obituary appeared in the weekly newspaper the Lawrenceburg Press published in Lawrenceburg, Indiana 8 April 1897:
Thomas Cottingham, one of the pioneers of this section, died suddenly Wednesday night of last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Liddle. He had been in feeble health for a long time, but up to within two days of his death he was able to be about as usual. Mr. Cottingham was in his 87th year. The funeral took place Friday afternoon.15

Thomas Cottingham was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

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ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.13

Family

Sarah Mills Stohmes b. c 1817, d. 26 Jun 1851
Marriage*Thomas married Sarah Mills Stohmes in November 1834 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.10,8,9,4,11 
Children

Citations

  1. [S118] Joe C Sanders, online http://www.gencircles.com/users/joecsanders and Ancestry.com, Joe C Sanders (unknown location), THOMAS COTTINGHAM Birth 1810 in Yorkshire, England, Death 1896.
  2. [S4066] T B Cottingham household, June 11, 1880 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 246A; Family: 151; Enumeration District: 051, Ancestry.com Roll: 272; Family History Film: 1254272; Image: 0494.
  3. [S4171] Thomas Cottingham household, 15 Jul 1860 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Harrison, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 615, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: M653_252; Image: 621; Family History Library Film: 803252.
  4. [S4172] Thomas Cottingham household, Oct 30, 1850 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Harrison, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 317A; Image: 210., Ancestry.com Roll: M432_141; Image: 210.
  5. [S4366] Diane and Harper, Lois Fox, compiler, Cemeteries of the Northeast Section of Dearborn County, Indiana (1935 Sampson Drive, Apollo, PA 15613: Closson Press, March 1993), Gibson Cemetery page 65 - Thomas Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries NE Dearborn County.
  6. [S2900] Federal Publishing Company, Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley - Personal and Genealogical; Vol I (Madison, WIS.: Federal Publishing Company, 1905), WILLIAM ALOXZO COTTINGHAM - page 127. Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley.
  7. [S4173] Thomas Cottenham household, 09 Jul 870 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Harrison, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 451A, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: M593_307; Image: 201; Family History Library Film: 545806.
  8. [S118] Joe C Sanders.
  9. [S2900] Federal Publishing Company, Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley, Thomas B Cottingham.
  10. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  11. [S4336] "Much of her data results from extensive documentation and publication of Dearborn County, Indiana cemeteries, so I consider that data relatively reliable", Lois' genealogy by Lois Lee Harper on ancestry.com , cited as "Lois' genealogy:, Sarah Mills Storms-Stoms.
  12. [S2900] Federal Publishing Company, Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley, Page 127 - William Alonzo Cottingham.
  13. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.
  14. [S4297] Lawrenceburg Public Library District Obituary Finder , Lawrenceburg Public Library, Lawrenceburg Public Library District Obituary Finder search page; cited as "Lawrenceburg Obituary Finder., Thomas Cottingham.
  15. [S4534] Bright - Thomas Cottingham, Lawrenceburg Press, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, 08 Apr 1897 viewed at Lawrenceburg Public Library. Hereinafter cited as Lawrenceburg Press.
  16. [S4360] Lois Harper, Spreadsheet, July 2013, unknown location. Cottingham, Thomas.
  17. [S3994] Enoch Guard household, 05 Jul 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 562A; Family: 834, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: M593_307; Image: 423; Family History Library Film: 545806.
  18. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Sarah Mills Stohmes1

F, #12226, b. circa 1817, d. 26 June 1851
Pedigree
Last Edited21 Mar 2023
     She was born in 1815 at Ohio, USA.2 She was born circa 1817 at Indiana, USA.3 She was born on 4 January 1817 at New Jersey, USA.4,5 Sarah married Thomas Cottingham in November 1834 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.6,7,8,3,4
     Sarah Mills Stohmes died on 26 June 1851.4,5
     Sarah Mills Stohmes was buried at Gibson Cemetery, Bright, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.4,5
     Thomas and Sarah Cottingham appeared on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Harrison Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 30 October 1850, described as a blacksmith. Their children: Eliza, Charlott, William A, Sarah A, Jacob, Thomas B., Metilda and Louisa, were listed as living with them.3 Sarah Mills Stohmes was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

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ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.1

Family

Thomas Cottingham b. 27 Jul 1810, d. 31 Mar 1897
Marriage*Sarah married Thomas Cottingham in November 1834 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.6,7,8,3,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.
  2. [S118] Joe C Sanders, online http://www.gencircles.com/users/joecsanders and Ancestry.com, Joe C Sanders (unknown location), ELIZA STOMS Birth 1815 in Ohio.
  3. [S4172] Thomas Cottingham household, Oct 30, 1850 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Harrison, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 317A; Image: 210., Ancestry.com Roll: M432_141; Image: 210.
  4. [S4336] "Much of her data results from extensive documentation and publication of Dearborn County, Indiana cemeteries, so I consider that data relatively reliable", Lois' genealogy by Lois Lee Harper on ancestry.com , cited as "Lois' genealogy:, Sarah Mills Storms-Stoms.
  5. [S4366] Diane and Harper, Lois Fox, compiler, Cemeteries of the Northeast Section of Dearborn County, Indiana (1935 Sampson Drive, Apollo, PA 15613: Closson Press, March 1993), Gibson Cemetery page 65 - Sarah Mills Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries NE Dearborn County.
  6. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  7. [S118] Joe C Sanders.
  8. [S2900] Federal Publishing Company, Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley - Personal and Genealogical; Vol I (Madison, WIS.: Federal Publishing Company, 1905), Thomas B Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley.
  9. [S2900] Federal Publishing Company, Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley, Page 127 - William Alonzo Cottingham.
  10. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Louisa Moore1,2,3,4

F, #12227, b. 25 October 1905, d. 11 January 1980
Pedigree
Father*John D. Moore1,2,3 b. 1877 or 1878
Mother*Edna A. Cottingham1,2,3 b. c 20 Aug 1884, d. 25 Aug 1926
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited5 Jul 2022
     She was born on 25 October 1905 at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.5,2,6,3,4 Louise L. Moore and an unknown person were divorced before April 1930.6 Louisa married Henry Hansford Morris after 11 April 1930.7,8
     Louisa Moore died on 11 January 1980 at age 74.5
     Louisa Moore was buried at Teays Hill Cemetery, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.5
     Louisa appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia in the household of her parents, John and Edna Moore.2 Louisa Moore was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

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ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.9

     Louisa appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia in the household of her parents, John and Edna A. Moore.3
     Louise L. Moore appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, in the household of Thomas F. and Rossabelle Mitchell, listed as divorsed with no occupation.6 She lived at Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, in 1935.8
     Henry H. and Louisia Morris appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, enumerated 8 April 1940, described as a time keeper in a chemical plant. Their children: John H., James H. and George T., were listed as living with them.4
     In the obituary of John Hansford Morris who died circa 18 September 2017, his parents, Louisa Moore and Henry Howard (sic) Morris were listed or implied as predeceased.10
     In the obituary of George Thomas Morris who died 18 December 2019, his parents, Henry Hansford Morris and Louisa Moore were listed or implied as predeceased.11
     Research notes (February 2022):
Note that Louisa and Henry lived in different locations in 1935, so they may have been married after that time. If this is true, were John and James their children or step sons of one of them?8

Family

Henry Hansford Morris b. 14 Sep 1904, d. 23 Oct 1941
Marriage*Louisa married Henry Hansford Morris after 11 April 1930.7,8 
Children

Citations

  1. [S118] Joe C Sanders, online http://www.gencircles.com/users/joecsanders and Ancestry.com, Joe C Sanders (unknown location), LOUISA MOORE -- no other data.
  2. [S6377] John D Moore household, 20 April 1910 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Ward 9, Charleston City, Charleston District, West Virgionia; Page: 9A, Enumeration District: 0075; Family: 152, Ancestry.com Roll: T624_1684; FHL Number: 1375697.
  3. [S6380] John D moore household, 2 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 113, Ancestry.com Roll: T625_1958; Image: 860.
  4. [S6381] Henry H Morris household, 09 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Jefferson District, St. Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 20-87, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T627_4415.
  5. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Louisa Moore Morris
    Grave marker transcription:
    Louisa Moore Morris
    Oct 25, 1905
    Jan 1?, 1980.
  6. [S6379] Thomas F Mitchell household, 11 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Block: 1900, Ward: 14, Chrleston City, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0049; Family: 333, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 2538; Image: 35.0; FHL microfilm: 2342272.
  7. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Henry Hansford Morris
    Grave marker transcription:
    Henry Hanford Morris
    ? ?, 1904
    ? ?, 1941.
  8. [S6381] 09 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Jefferson District, St. Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 20-87, Note that Henry and Louisia lived in different locations in 1935, so they may have been married after that time. If this is true, were John and James their children or step sons of one of them?
  9. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.
  10. [S12389] John "Johnny" Hansford Morris, Cooke Funeral Home and Crematorium, Nitro, West Virginia, 18 Sep 2017, Obituary: John "Johnny" Hansford Morris. Hereinafter cited as Cooke Funeral Home and Crematorium.
  11. [S10991] Legacy.com , www.legacy.com, Legacy.com search; "Legacy publishes obituaries, but unfortunately, they are removed after a period of time. Where possible I try to find a more persistent version of the obituary"; cited as "Legacy.com., Obituary: George Morris; Died: 18 Dec 2019.
  12. [S11572] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Publisher: Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.), Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; "Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Images of the marriage registrations are included"; cited as "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records., James Howard Morris & Sandra Kay Miles, Marriage Date: 01 Dec 1962, Marriage Place: Pearisburg, Virginia, USA.
  13. [S283] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (United States: Social Security Administration), Name: James Howard Morris; Birth: 27 Jun 1934, Charleston K, West Virginia; Death: 27 Sep 2000 ; Parents: Henri H Morris & Louisa L Moore. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Social Security Applications.

Rosse Belle Moore1

F, #12228, b. 1904 or 1905
Pedigree
Father*John D. Moore1,2,3 b. 1877 or 1878
Mother*Edna A. Cottingham1,2,3 b. c 20 Aug 1884, d. 25 Aug 1926
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited5 Jul 2022
     She was born in 1904 or 1905 at Indiana, USA.2,4,3 Rosse married Thomas F. Mitchell circa 1924.4
     Rossabelle appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia in the household of her parents, John and Edna Moore.2 Rossebell Moore was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

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ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.5

     Rossabel appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia in the household of her parents, John and Edna A. Moore.3
     Thomas F. and Rossabelle Mitchell appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, enumerated 11 April 1930, described as a draftsman for State Road, State of West Virginia.. As were his father-in-law, John D. Moore and his two other children, Louise L. Moore and Thomas B Moore.4

Family

Thomas F. Mitchell b. c 1904

Citations

  1. [S118] Joe C Sanders, online http://www.gencircles.com/users/joecsanders and Ancestry.com, Joe C Sanders (unknown location), ROSSE BELLE MOORE -- no other data.
  2. [S6377] John D Moore household, 20 April 1910 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Ward 9, Charleston City, Charleston District, West Virgionia; Page: 9A, Enumeration District: 0075; Family: 152, Ancestry.com Roll: T624_1684; FHL Number: 1375697.
  3. [S6380] John D moore household, 2 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 113, Ancestry.com Roll: T625_1958; Image: 860.
  4. [S6379] Thomas F Mitchell household, 11 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Block: 1900, Ward: 14, Chrleston City, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0049; Family: 333, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 2538; Image: 35.0; FHL microfilm: 2342272.
  5. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.

Thomas Benton Moore1

M, #12229, b. 23 November 1907
Pedigree
Father*John D. Moore1,2,3,4,5 b. 1877 or 1878
Mother*Edna A. Cottingham1,2,3,5 b. c 20 Aug 1884, d. 25 Aug 1926
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited11 Jan 2018
     He was born on 23 November 1907 at Greencastle, Greencastle Twp., Putnam County, Indiana, USA.2,3,4,5
     Thomas appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia in the household of his parents, John and Edna Moore.2 Thomas Benton Moore was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

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ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.6

     Thomas B appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia in the household of his parents, John and Edna A. Moore.5
     Thomas B Moore appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, in the household of Thomas F. and Rossabelle Mitchell, listed as a Map Clerk for a Fuel Co.4

Citations

  1. [S118] Joe C Sanders, online http://www.gencircles.com/users/joecsanders and Ancestry.com, Joe C Sanders (unknown location), THOMAS BENTON MOORE -- no other data.
  2. [S6377] John D Moore household, 20 April 1910 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Ward 9, Charleston City, Charleston District, West Virgionia; Page: 9A, Enumeration District: 0075; Family: 152, Ancestry.com Roll: T624_1684; FHL Number: 1375697.
  3. [S6378] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, online Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
  4. [S6379] Thomas F Mitchell household, 11 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Block: 1900, Ward: 14, Chrleston City, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0049; Family: 333, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 2538; Image: 35.0; FHL microfilm: 2342272.
  5. [S6380] John D moore household, 2 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Provo, Utah, USA, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 113, Ancestry.com Roll: T625_1958; Image: 860.
  6. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.

Elizabeth Renck1,2,3

F, #12230, b. April 1881, d. 23 February 1956
Pedigree
Father*Michael Rench
Mother*Mary Schaick3 b. Nov 1855
Last Edited21 Mar 2023
     She was born in April 1881 at Indiana, USA.4,5,6,3 Elizabeth married Thomas Howard Cottingham on 21 December 1902 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.2,7,8,9,6,10
     Elizabeth Renck died on 23 February 1956 at Greendale, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA, at age 74.11,5
     Elizabeth Renck was buried on 25 February 1956 at Gibson Cemetery, Bright, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.11,5
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1900 Federal Census Harrison Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of hermother, Mary Renck.3
     Howard and Elizabeth Cottingham appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 24 April 1910 Their children: Agnes and Clayton, were listed as living with them.7 Elizabeth Renck was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

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ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.12

     Thomas H. and Elizabeth Cottingham appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 15 January 1920 Their children: Agnes L., Clayton H. and Albert S., were listed as living with them. As was his father, Thomas B. Cottingham.8
     Thomas H. and Elizabeth Cottingham appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 7 April 1930, described as a farmer. Their children: Agnes L., Clayton H. and Albert S., were listed as living with them. Elbert Nowlin was a relatively close neighbour.2
     Howard and Elizabeth Cottingham appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 23 April 1940, described as secretary insurance for Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance. Their daughter, Agnes, was listed as living with them. As was their son-in-law, Robert Ross.6

Family

Thomas Howard Cottingham b. 9 Aug 1877, d. 18 Oct 1968
Marriage*Elizabeth married Thomas Howard Cottingham on 21 December 1902 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.2,7,8,9,6,10 
Children

Citations

  1. [S118] Joe C Sanders, online http://www.gencircles.com/users/joecsanders and Ancestry.com, Joe C Sanders (unknown location), ELIZABETH RENCK -- no other data.
  2. [S1383] Thomas H Cottingham household, 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 582; Image: 942.0.
  3. [S4163] Mary Renck household, 23 Apr 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Harrison, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0037, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 366; FHL microfilm: 1240366.
  4. [S1383] 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24, Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 52
    Elizabeth Cottingham 48
    Agnes L Cottingham 26
    Clayton H Cottingham 21
    Albert S Cottingham 18.
  5. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  6. [S4067] Howard Cottingham household, Apr 23, 1940 U.S. Census, Provo, Utah, USA, George Town Ridge, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 15-24; Family: 115, Ancestry.com Roll: T627_1035.
  7. [S1385] Thomas B Cotting household, 24 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T624_345; Image 407.
  8. [S1386] Thomas H Cottingham household, 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_428; Image: 977.
  9. [S4336] "Much of her data results from extensive documentation and publication of Dearborn County, Indiana cemeteries, so I consider that data relatively reliable", Lois' genealogy by Lois Lee Harper on ancestry.com , cited as "Lois' genealogy:, Marriages:Dearborn Co IN
    Bk 18 pg 392.
  10. [S4360] Lois Harper, Spreadsheet, July 2013, unknown location. Cottingham, Howard.
  11. [S4336] "Lois' genealogy", online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14884261: Elizabeth Renck.
  12. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.
  13. [S1385] 24 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52, Household Members: Name Age
    Howard Cottingham 32
    Elizabeth Cottingham 28
    Agnes Cottingham 6
    Clayton Cottingham 1 11/12.
  14. [S1386] 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50, Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 42
    Elizabeth Cottingham 38
    Agnes L Cottingham 15
    Clayton H Cottingham 11
    Albert S Cottingham 8
    Thomas B Cottingham 73.
  15. [S4360] Lois Harper, Spreadsheet, Bentle, Agnes (Cottingham).
  16. [S1907] Spring Grove Cemetery Interment Record (Publisher: Spring Grove Cemetery), Spring Grove Cemetery, Spring Grove Cemetery; "Text abstract of burial information, no image"; cited as "Spring Grove Cemetery Interment Record., Interment Record: Clayton H Cottingham.
  17. [S638] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (Publisher: Ohio Historical Society and Ohio Department of Health), unknown repository, Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; "This database, with over 5.3 million names, lists those who died between 1908 and 2007 in the state of Ohio. Within that range the coverage is incomplete or missing for 1933-1937 and 1952-1955"; cited as "Ohio, U.S., Death Records., Albert Stanely Cottingham.

Agnes Louise Cottingham1

F, #12231, b. 3 January 1904, d. 12 January 1991
Pedigree
Father*Thomas Howard Cottingham2,3,4,5 b. 9 Aug 1877, d. 18 Oct 1968
Mother*Elizabeth Renck2,3,4,5 b. Apr 1881, d. 23 Feb 1956
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited9 Apr 2023
     She was born on 3 January 1904 at Indiana, USA.6,7,8,9,10,11 Agnes married Robert Ross.10 Agnes married Alfred O. Bentle on 9 June 1973 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.12,11,5,13,14
     Agnes Bentle died on 12 January 1991 at Dearborn County Hospital, Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA, at age 87.11,12,5,15
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Survivor(s): Albert Cottingham.15

     Agnes Bentle was buried on 16 January 1991 at Gibson Cemetery, Bright, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.16,17,18,5
     Agnes appeared on the 1910 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, Howard and Elizabeth Cottingham.7 Agnes Cottingham was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

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ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.19

     Agnes L. appeared on the 1920 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Cottingham.8
     Agnes L. appeared on the 1930 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Cottingham.6
     Agnes appeared on the 1940 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, Howard and Elizabeth Cottingham.10
     In the obituary of Thomas Howard Cottingham who died 18 October 1968, his daughter, Agnes L. Cottingham, of Rt. 4, Harrison, Ohio, was listed as a survivor.1
     In the obituary of Clayton H. Cottingham who died 22 December 1990, his sister, Agnes Bentle, was listed as a survivor.20

Family 1

Robert Ross b. c 1911
Marriage*Agnes married Robert Ross.10 

Family 2

Alfred O. Bentle b. 26 Jan 1899, d. 30 May 1985
Marriage*Agnes married Alfred O. Bentle on 9 June 1973 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.12,11,5,13,14 

Citations

  1. [S11362] Journey's End: Cottingham, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 19 Oct 1968, Page 24, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Thomas Howard COTTINGHAM. Hereinafter cited as Cincinnati Enquirer.
  2. [S1383] Thomas H Cottingham household, 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 582; Image: 942.0., Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 52
    Elizabeth Cottingham 48
    Agnes L Cottingham 26
    Clayton H Cottingham 21
    Albert S Cottingham 18.
  3. [S1385] Thomas B Cotting household, 24 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T624_345; Image 407, Household Members: Name Age
    Howard Cottingham 32
    Elizabeth Cottingham 28
    Agnes Cottingham 6
    Clayton Cottingham 1 11/12.
  4. [S1386] Thomas H Cottingham household, 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_428; Image: 977., Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 42
    Elizabeth Cottingham 38
    Agnes L Cottingham 15
    Clayton H Cottingham 11
    Albert S Cottingham 8
    Thomas B Cottingham 73.
  5. [S4360] Lois Harper, Spreadsheet, July 2013, unknown location. Bentle, Agnes (Cottingham).
  6. [S1383] 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24.
  7. [S1385] 24 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52.
  8. [S1386] 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50.
  9. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Agnes L Cottingham Bentle.
  10. [S4067] Howard Cottingham household, Apr 23, 1940 U.S. Census, Provo, Utah, USA, George Town Ridge, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 15-24; Family: 115, Ancestry.com Roll: T627_1035.
  11. [S501] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online 1935-2014, Agnes L. Bentle. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  12. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  13. [S4336] "Much of her data results from extensive documentation and publication of Dearborn County, Indiana cemeteries, so I consider that data relatively reliable", Lois' genealogy by Lois Lee Harper on ancestry.com , cited as "Lois' genealogy:, Alfred O Bentle.
  14. [S6521] Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages: 1958-2013, online Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages: 1958-2013, Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages: 1958-2013. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Genealogy Database: Marriages: 1958-2013.
  15. [S7053] Deaths: Agnes Bentle, The Journal Press, Aurora, Indiana, 15 Jan 1991, Page 4, columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Journal Press.
  16. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Agnes L Cottingham Bentle.
  17. [S4297] Lawrenceburg Public Library District Obituary Finder , Lawrenceburg Public Library, Lawrenceburg Public Library District Obituary Finder search page; cited as "Lawrenceburg Obituary Finder., Agnes Bentle.
  18. [S4366] Diane and Harper, Lois Fox, compiler, Cemeteries of the Northeast Section of Dearborn County, Indiana (1935 Sampson Drive, Apollo, PA 15613: Closson Press, March 1993), Gibson Cemetery page 49 - Agnes Bentle. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries NE Dearborn County.
  19. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.
  20. [S13689] Death Notices: Cottingham, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 Dec 1990, Page 7, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clayton H. Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as Cincinnati Enquirer.

Clayton Howard Cottingham1

M, #12232, b. 24 April 1908, d. 22 December 1990
Pedigree
Father*Thomas Howard Cottingham2,3,4,5 b. 9 Aug 1877, d. 18 Oct 1968
Mother*Elizabeth Renck2,3,4,5 b. Apr 1881, d. 23 Feb 1956
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited9 Apr 2023
     He was born on 24 April 1908 at Bright, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.6,3,4,5,7,8,9 Clayton married Mabel A. Rupp before 1935, both were living in Cheviot, Ohio in 1935, so assume they were already married.5,10,9
     Clayton Howard Cottingham died on 22 December 1990 at St. Francis - St. George Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA, at age 82.8,5,7
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Clayton H. Cottingham.
Survivor(s): Albert Cottingham and Agnes Bentle.11

     Clayton Howard Cottingham was buried on 26 December 1990 at Spring Grove Cemetery, LC-A-21-1, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.5
     Clayton appeared on the 1910 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, Howard and Elizabeth Cottingham.12 Clayton Cottingham was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

710 DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA.
ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.13

     Clayton H. appeared on the 1920 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Cottingham.14
     Clayton H. appeared on the 1930 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Cottingham.6
     Clayton H. and Mabel A. Cottingham appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Harrison, Harrison Twp., Hamilton County, Ohio, enumerated 15 May 1940, described as "transmission" for American Telephone & Telegraph.9
     In the obituary of Thomas Howard Cottingham who died 18 October 1968, his son, Clayton Howard Cottingham, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was listed as a survivor.1
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Cincinnati Enquirer published in Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 December 1990.11

Family

Mabel A. Rupp b. 17 Feb 1907, d. 2 May 1990
Marriage*Clayton married Mabel A. Rupp before 1935, both were living in Cheviot, Ohio in 1935, so assume they were already married.5,10,9 

Citations

  1. [S11362] Journey's End: Cottingham, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 19 Oct 1968, Page 24, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Thomas Howard COTTINGHAM. Hereinafter cited as Cincinnati Enquirer.
  2. [S1383] Thomas H Cottingham household, 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 582; Image: 942.0., Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 52
    Elizabeth Cottingham 48
    Agnes L Cottingham 26
    Clayton H Cottingham 21
    Albert S Cottingham 18.
  3. [S1385] Thomas B Cotting household, 24 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T624_345; Image 407, Household Members: Name Age
    Howard Cottingham 32
    Elizabeth Cottingham 28
    Agnes Cottingham 6
    Clayton Cottingham 1 11/12.
  4. [S1386] Thomas H Cottingham household, 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_428; Image: 977., Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 42
    Elizabeth Cottingham 38
    Agnes L Cottingham 15
    Clayton H Cottingham 11
    Albert S Cottingham 8
    Thomas B Cottingham 73.
  5. [S1907] Spring Grove Cemetery Interment Record (Publisher: Spring Grove Cemetery), Spring Grove Cemetery, Spring Grove Cemetery; "Text abstract of burial information, no image"; cited as "Spring Grove Cemetery Interment Record., Interment Record: Clayton H Cottingham.
  6. [S1383] 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24.
  7. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Clayton H Cottingham.
  8. [S638] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (Publisher: Ohio Historical Society and Ohio Department of Health), unknown repository, Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; "This database, with over 5.3 million names, lists those who died between 1908 and 2007 in the state of Ohio. Within that range the coverage is incomplete or missing for 1933-1937 and 1952-1955"; cited as "Ohio, U.S., Death Records., Clayton H Cottingham.
  9. [S4166] Clayton H Cottingham household, 15 May 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Harrison, Hamilton, Ohio; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 31-41, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T627_3077.
  10. [S1907] "Spring Grove Cemetery Interment Record", online Spring Grove Cemetery: Interment Record: Mabel A Cottingham née Rupp.
  11. [S13689] Death Notices: Cottingham, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 Dec 1990, Page 7, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clayton H. Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as Cincinnati Enquirer.
  12. [S1385] 24 Apr 1910 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52.
  13. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.
  14. [S1386] 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50.

Albert Stanley Cottingham1,2,3,4

M, #12233, b. 17 September 1911, d. 24 February 1999
Pedigree
Father*Thomas Howard Cottingham5,6,4 b. 9 Aug 1877, d. 18 Oct 1968
Mother*Elizabeth Renck5,6,4 b. Apr 1881, d. 23 Feb 1956
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited21 Mar 2023
     He was born on 17 September 1911 at Indiana, USA.5,6,4,2,7 Albert married Marie B. McClure.7
     Albert Stanley Cottingham died on 24 February 1999 at Hamilton County, Ohio, USA, at age 87.4,2
     He was referenced in the biographical information that appeared about Thomas Benton Cottingham in 1915 at the book History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA:
THOMAS BENTON COTTINGHAM
Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township.

T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively.

Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near

DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 709
Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were [born] nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarah Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased; Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle, of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven years. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term.

T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he worked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four years in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the farm and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

On June 24, 1874, T. E. Cottingham was married to Louisa Langdale, a native of Miller township. Dearborn county, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha Colvin Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., de-

710 DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA.
ceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Louisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1 (sic), 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her.

Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingham is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingham, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen.8

     Albert S. appeared on the 1920 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Cottingham.3
     Albert S. appeared on the 1930 Federal Census Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Cottingham.9
     Albert and Marie Cottingham appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 7 May 1940, described as an inspector in a radio factory.7
     In the obituary of Thomas Howard Cottingham who died 18 October 1968, his son, Albert Stanley Cottingham, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was listed as a survivor.10
     In the obituary of Clayton H. Cottingham who died 22 December 1990, his brother, Albert Cottingham, was listed as a survivor.11
     In the obituary of Agnes Bentle who died 12 January 1991, his brother, Albert Cottingham, was listed as a survivor.12

Family

Marie B. McClure b. c 1914, d. 24 Jan 1994
Marriage*Albert married Marie B. McClure.7 

Citations

  1. [S118] Joe C Sanders, online http://www.gencircles.com/users/joecsanders and Ancestry.com, Joe C Sanders (unknown location), ALBERT S COTTINGHAM -- no other data.
  2. [S501] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online 1935-2014, Albert S. Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S1386] Thomas H Cottingham household, 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T625_428; Image: 977.
  4. [S638] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (Publisher: Ohio Historical Society and Ohio Department of Health), unknown repository, Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; "This database, with over 5.3 million names, lists those who died between 1908 and 2007 in the state of Ohio. Within that range the coverage is incomplete or missing for 1933-1937 and 1952-1955"; cited as "Ohio, U.S., Death Records., Albert Stanely Cottingham.
  5. [S1383] Thomas H Cottingham household, 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 582; Image: 942.0., Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 52
    Elizabeth Cottingham 48
    Agnes L Cottingham 26
    Clayton H Cottingham 21
    Albert S Cottingham 18.
  6. [S1386] 15 & 16 Jan 1920 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 50, Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas H Cottingham 42
    Elizabeth Cottingham 38
    Agnes L Cottingham 15
    Clayton H Cottingham 11
    Albert S Cottingham 8
    Thomas B Cottingham 73.
  7. [S4167] Albert Cottingham household, May 7, 1940 U.S. Census, Provo, Utah, USA, Dearborn (county), Indiana; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 15-18, Ancestry.com Roll: T627_1035.
  8. [S3121] Archibald Shaw, editor, History of Dearborn County, Indiana (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1915), Pages 708 to 710; Thomas Benton Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as History of Dearborn County.
  9. [S1383] 07 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Miller, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24.
  10. [S11362] Journey's End: Cottingham, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 19 Oct 1968, Page 24, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Thomas Howard COTTINGHAM. Hereinafter cited as Cincinnati Enquirer.
  11. [S13689] Death Notices: Cottingham, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 Dec 1990, Page 7, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Clayton H. Cottingham. Hereinafter cited as Cincinnati Enquirer.
  12. [S7053] Deaths: Agnes Bentle, The Journal Press, Aurora, Indiana, 15 Jan 1991, Page 4, columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com. Hereinafter cited as Journal Press.

Arthur Edward Bridgeland1,2

M, #12235, b. 19 April 1921, d. 17 August 2012
Pedigree
Father*Alfred Everett Bridgeland1,2 b. 22 Nov 1889, d. 20 Nov 1962
Mother*Olive Maida Piper1,2 b. 29 Nov 1888, d. 18 Dec 1989
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     He was born on 19 April 1921 at Alworth, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA.1,2
     Arthur Edward Bridgeland died on 17 August 2012 at Winnebago County, Illinois, USA, at age 91.2,3
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Arthur Edward Bridgeland.
Predeceased: Barbara Crowley and Alfred Everett Bridgeland.3

     Arthur Edward Bridgeland was buried on 24 August 2012 at Middle Creek Cemetery, Winnebago Twp., Winnebago County, Illinois, USA.3
     He was commonly known as Art.3
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Rockford Register Star published in Rockford, Illinois, 24 August 2012.3

Citations

  1. [S288] Letter from Harold Bridgeland (Rockford, Illinois) to Rick Moffat, various; Rick Moffat Personal Papers (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), Chart 5.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Arthur Edward Bridgeland
    Grave marker transcription:
    BRIDGELAND
    Arthur E.     Apr. 1, 1921 - Aug. 17, 2012.
  3. [S4243] Arthur Bridgeland, Rockford Register Star, Rockford, Illinois, 23 Aug 2012, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rrstar/obituary.aspx viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Arthur Edward Bridgeland. Hereinafter cited as Rockford Register Star.