Mary Emma Cotter

1869 - 1956  (86 years)

• Name	Mary Emma Cotter
  Birth	19 Aug 1869  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Molly
  Death	27 Mar 1956	Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Siblings	1 brother
  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
  Half-siblings	4 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of James Laurence Cotter and Anna Maria Harrison)
  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	3 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of George Sackville Cotter and Ann Brophy)
  1. Margaret Anne Cotter,   b. 24 Apr 1845, Biddulph Township, Middlesex County, Ontario d. 18 Jan 1907  (Age 61 years) ▻ David B. Way,  m. 30 Oct 1865   2. Katherine H. Cotter,   b. 22 Feb 1853, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 22 Aug 1937, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA  (Age 84 years) ▻ Jacob D. Ringwalt,  m. 7 Sep 1871 ;   Jacob P. Huston   3. James Cotter,   b. cir 1859, Ohio, USA   4. Lincoln Abraham Cotter,   b. 8 Jul 1861, Eagle City, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Mar 1935, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years) ▻ Isadora Gertrude Tavenner,  m. 19 Jun 1882   5. George Cotter,   b. cir 1865 ▻ Jennie K. Kershner,  m. 5 Jun 1882
  Notes	Mary Cotter Melrose was living in Chicago in 1933.
  Person ID	I705	Private
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	James Laurence Cotter,   b. cir 1818, Belfast (?), Ireland d. 17 Apr 1899, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Ann Brophy,   b. 3 Feb 1826, Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland d. 28 Aug 1902, Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1866	Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F3748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Franklin Henry Melrose,   b. 21 Feb 1866, Illinois, USA d. 7 Nov 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1887	Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Walter Lawrence Melrose,   b. 26 Oct 1889, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA d. May 1973, Barrington, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, USA (Age 83 years)   2. Lester Franklin Melrose,   b. 14 Dec 1891, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA d. 12 Apr 1968, Clermont, Lake County, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)   3. Muriel Anna Melrose,   b. 4 Nov 1895, Illinois, USA d. Jun 1974, Downers Grove, Du Page County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)   4. Mamie Melrose,   b. 17 Sep 1898, Illinois, USA d. May 1971, Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)   5. Belle Bertha Melrose,   b. 14 Dec 1901, Illinois, USA d. 20 Nov 1994, Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 92 years)   6. Franklin Taft Melrose,   b. 26 Nov 1907, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA d. 1 Sep 1941, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA (Age 33 years)   7. Hubert Lee Melrose,   b. cir 1911, Illinois, USA d. 31 Dec 1953 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F4894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 10 Jun 1887 - Richland County, Illinois, USA   Death - 27 Mar 1956 - Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S2] 1900 Census, Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois.