James S. Cotter

1854 - 1933  (78 years)

• Name	James S. Cotter
  Birth	10 Jun 1854	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Height	6'4"
  Death	5 Feb 1933	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Cause: heart disease
  		James S. Cotter death record
  Burial	8 Feb 1933	Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Section L, Lot 242
  		James Laurence Cotter Plot: Section L, Lot 242
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Barbara Elizabeth Cotter,   b. 10 Dec 1852, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 5 Aug 1925, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 72 years) ▻ John David Kohn,  m. 5 Aug 1875   2. James S. Cotter,   b. 10 Jun 1854, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 5 Feb 1933, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ Caroline Knox,  m. 15 Jun 1876 ;   Laura Virginia Baker,  m. 12 Aug 1885   3. Mary Jane Cotter,   b. 17 Oct 1857, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 4 Feb 1931, Quinter, Gove County, Kansas, USA  (Age 73 years) ▻ David Lewis Ringwalt,  m. 7 Oct 1874   4. William Harrison Cotter,   b. 22 Jul 1858, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 11 Sep 1941, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 83 years) ▻ Belle Ragsdale,  m. 21 Dec 1885   5. Simon Kenton Cotter,   b. 9 May 1860, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 9 Jul 1948  (Age 88 years) ▻ Emma B. Shane,  m. 5 Oct 1887   6. George Sackville Cotter,   b. 8 Apr 1862, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 14 Nov 1940, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ Jennie Amy "Pink" Bryant,  m. 13 Jun 1890 ;   Anna F. Kelly,  m. 18 Nov 1915
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of James Laurence Cotter and Ann Brophy)
  1. John L. Cotter,   b. cir 1868 ▻ Mamie D. Kimberlin,  m. 27 Nov 1891   2. Mary Emma Cotter,   b. 19 Aug 1869   d. 27 Mar 1956, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years) ▻ Franklin Henry Melrose,  m. 10 Jun 1887
  Notes	James S. Cotter purchased land in Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio, on 19 April 1880, from Luke Franklin. The James Cotter family was living at 363 Belmont Street, Springfield, at the time of the 1900 census (see 1900 Ohio Census, Clark County, Ohio, Roll 1246, Book 1, page 290a). There is a marriage license for James and Laura Cotter in Franklin County, Ohio, dated May 31, 1906.
  Person ID	I697	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	James Laurence Cotter,   b. cir 1818, Belfast (?), Ireland d. 17 Apr 1899, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Harrison   d. Bef 1866
  Marriage	6 Oct 1849	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline Knox,   b. cir 1855
  Marriage	15 Jun 1876	Logan County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Charles LeRoy Cotter,   b. 13 Mar 1877, Lagonda, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 4 Aug 1941, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA (Age 64 years)   2. Etta May Cotter,   b. 23 Apr 1879, Sugar Grove, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 14 Mar 1951, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Laura Virginia Baker,   b. 1 Oct 1862, Hancock, Washington County, Maryland, USA d. 14 Sep 1957, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1885	Clark County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Robert Cotter,   b. May 1887   2. Arthur Clayton Cotter,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 27 Sep 1959, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)   3. Samuel Laurence Cotter,   b. 15 Oct 1889, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 28 Jun 1941, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (Age 51 years)   4. Edgar Cotter,   b. Nov 1890   d. Bef 1957 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Jun 1854 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Marriage - 15 Jun 1876 - Logan County, Ohio, USA Marriage - 12 Aug 1885 - Clark County, Ohio, USA Death - Cause: heart disease - 5 Feb 1933 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Burial - 8 Feb 1933 - Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

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  Documents

  Marriage license of James and Laura Cotter This license is dated May 31, 1906. Is it possible that James and Laura had divorced and then decided to marry again?

  
  

  Obituaries

  Funeral Will Be Held Wednesday Springfield (Ohio) Daily News, 6 February 1933

  
  

• Sources

  [S531] Death Record. See http://bryan-martin.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=230&medialinkID=1202 [S45] Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio, Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. [S17] Clark County, Ohio, Probate Court Marriage Records, Vol. 12, p. 348.