Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

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Obituary from The Holland (Michigan) Sentinel: Andrew Beerhorst, 82, of Grand Rapids, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Grace, on Feb. 8, 1999. Surviving are his children, Margareta and Ron Huyser, and Norman Beerhorst; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Adrian and Elly Beerhorst of the Netherlands, Cathy and Philipp Miller of Germany, Annie Beerhorst amd Margareta Wijers of the Netherlands, Rolf and Roberta Beerhorst of Kentwood, Betsy Smid of the Netherlands, Jettie Wilkinson of San Diego, Calif., John and Anke Beerhorst of Evanston, Ill., Lenie Baayen, Theodoor and Riet Beerhorst, and Hennie and Kees deJager all of the Netherlands. Services are 11 a.m. Thhursday at the Zaagman Memorial Chapel, 2800 Burton S.E., with the Revs. Virgil Mills and Ken Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Garfield Park Cemetery. Visiting is 2-4 and 7-9 today at the funeral chapel.

Andrew + Grace E. Cotter. Grace (daughter of Harry Leonard Cotter and Nellie O'Donnell) was born on 17 Dec 1918 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA; died on 2 Feb 1999 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of the 1920 census, the Harry Cotter family was living at 33 West Church Street, Cambridge, Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana. In 1930, they were living at 2726 High Street, Springfield, Ohio.

Buried:
Section H, Lot 497

Harry married Nellie O'Donnell on 10 Apr 1912 in Clark County, Ohio, USA. Nellie (daughter of John O'Donnell and Olive Hauk) was born on 2 May 1888 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA; died on 1 Jun 1970 in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 3 Jun 1970 in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Section H, Lot 497

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In the 1930 census of Clark County, Ohio, Lincoln Cotter gave his parents' places of birth as Northern Ireland.

Buried:
Section I, Lot 83

Lincoln married Isadora Gertrude Tavenner on 19 Jun 1882 in Clark County, Ohio, USA. Isadora (daughter of George Washington Tavenner and Juliet D. Galloway) was born on 25 Dec 1863 in South Vienna, Clark County, Ohio, USA; died on 14 Mar 1931; was buried on 16 Mar 1931 in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Section I, Lot 83

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According to the 1900 Census of Clark County, Ohio, John's father was born in Ireland, and his mother was born in New York.

John + Olive Hauk. Olive (daughter of Samuel Hauk and Frances Burkhart) was born on 8 May 1868 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana, USA; died on 22 Jun 1951 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 25 Jun 1951 in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The John O'Donnell family was living on Champion Street, Springfield, Ohio, at the time of the 1900 Census (see 1900 Ohio Census, Clark County, Roll 1246, Book 1, page 176). Olive Hauk O'Donnell was living in Springfield, Ohio, in 1935.

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George Cotter appears in the 1848 and 1850 censuses of Canada West (Ontario). In both records, he is listed on page 3, McGillivray Township, Huron (now Middlesex) County. George Cotter made his "Declaration for Naturalization" in Clark County, Ohio, on 5 June 1855, declaring that he had been in the United States for five years. The declaration was granted in 1857.

George married Ann Brophy on 26 Aug 1844 in McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Ann (daughter of Thomas Brophy and Margaret Matthews) was born on 3 Feb 1826 in Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland; died on 28 Aug 1902 in Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Aug 1902 in Antioch Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of the 1900 census, Ann Brophy Cotter was living with her stepson, Simon Kenton Cotter, in Clark County, Ohio. The census indicates that she was the mother of nine children (5 still living), and that she emigrated in 1834. Her obituary from the Sumner Press, 4 September 1902, reads: "Cotter. Anna Brophy was born in Galway county, Ireland, February 3, 1826; departed this life August 28, 1902, aged 76 years, 5 months and 25 days. She united with the church of England when eight years old, married George Cotter in 1844 and came to this country in 1850. To this union were born five children: two have preceded her to the better world, and the remaining three are A.L. Cotter and Mrs. Margaret Way of Springfield, Ohio, and Mrs. J.P. Huston of Sumner. Mrs. Cotter was left a widow in 1863, and in 1865 married James Cotter; to this union were born two children: J.L. Cotter of Nevada, Missouri, and Mrs. Frank Melrose near Claremont. She was a good, kind neighbor, always ready to administer to the sick and those in trouble. After coming to this county she united with the M.E. church and was a conscientious Christian woman. Often within the last few months when in conversation with her daughters and others, she expressed her desire to go and meet her Saviour and her loved ones whom she had been parted from so long, and said she was ready whenever the summons came." The causes of death listed on her death records are senility and acute fever, with complications from diabetes.

George + Juliet D. Galloway. Juliet was born in cir 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Frances Burkhart on 13 Apr 1864 in Hardin County, Ohio, USA. Frances was born in 1843; died in 1897; was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the record of her marriage to Samuel Hauk, Frances's last name is McGee. It is not known whether McGee was her maiden name or the name of an earlier husband.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Trinity College, Cambridge
• Education: Trinity College, Dublin
• Education: University of Edinburgh
• Occupation: doctor
• Military service: 1811-1829; Surgeon, West Meath Militia
• Immigration: 1835, New York, USA

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It is possible that Rogers Cotter was born in Kilmichael, County Cork, Ireland, since his father was Vicar there from 1784-1797. Rogers Cotter is identified in his 1810 marriage record as "Rogers Cotter of City of Dublin Esquire." He attended Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1806, but did not graduate), and later graduated as a physician and surgeon from Trinity College, Dublin, and then the University of Edinburgh, on 1 August 1815. His dissertation was entitled "Dissertatio medica inauguralis de tympanita," and was published in Edinburgh in 1815. He entered the army as a surgeon's mate in the West Meath Militia on 26 March 1811. He was assistant surgeon from 1817 until 1829, when the regiment disbanded. He was also surgeon and physician of Balinacaryge Dispensary. He published "The Fables of Aesop, in Latin hexameter verse translated from the original Greek," in Dublin in 1833. Rogers Cotter and his family emigrated in 1835. They sailed on the ship Tallahassee, originating in Ireland, and departing ultimately from Liverpool. The ship arrived in New York on 8 July 1835. The following family members are on the passenger list: Rogers Cotter, no age given; Mrs. (?) Cotter, age 39; James L. Cotter, age 17; George L. Cotter, age 19; John R. Cotter, age 13; Lydia Cotter, age 15; Annabella M. Cotter, age 11, and; A. Cotter, age 1 (female). Upon their arrival, Rogers stated that his destination was Ohio. However, he went instead to Ontario, settling in Toronto Gore Township, Peel County, Ontario. There is no record to indicate that he ever went to the Park Hill, Ontario, area with his sons. On 28 September 1835, he applied to purchase Lot 12, Concession 10, of the Gore of Toronto (Clergy Reserves), but the lot was not for sale. He was described as a "Doctor of Medicine and Surgeon," and "lately arrived in this province with a numerous family." Rogers Cotter is listed in the 1837 census of Toronto, Gore Township, York County, as "Dr. Cotter," living at Concession 10, Lot 12, in the Gore of Toronto. On 9 July 1839, he applied to purchase the same lot, where he had been living as a lessee. Rogers Cotter is listed in "The City of Toronto and the Home District Commercial Directory and Register with Almanack and Calendar for 1837." He appears on page 38 in a list of physicians and on page 162, as living in the Gore of Toronto, Northern Division, Concession 10, Lot 12. Rogers Cotter may have been the Cotter (first name not given) who was buried in McGillivary Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, on 23 September 1845, age 60.

The address given on the baptismal record of his son, George Sackville Cotter, is Strawling Lodge. The baptism took place in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland.

Rogers married Arabella Lyon on 13 Nov 1810 in St. Andrew's, Dublin, Ireland. Arabella was born in cir 1794 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to family tradition, Rogers Cotter "ran off with a parlor maid." Living with James Cotter at the time of the 1860 Clark County, Ohio, census was a 66-year-old woman named Anna Cotter, who may have been his mother. The baptismal record of her daughter, Mary, states that Arabella's name was Isabella Ann. Isabella is also the name given on the marriage record of her daughter, Annabella, to Amos Barber. Her maiden name may have been Lyne.

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According to one source, Thomas's tombstone has the year of his death as 1890.

Buried:
Row 25

Thomas married Margaret Matthews in cir 1821 in Ireland. Margaret was born in Aug 1806 in Ireland; died on 9 Dec 1883 in Stephen Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Mary's Anglican Church Cemetery, Brinsley, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Row 25

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Joseph and Marsena Hauk moved to Hardin County, Ohio, and were living in Goshen Township at the time of the 1850 census. They lived next to Marsina's sister and her husband, James and Charlottle Russell. In the 1860 Census, the Hawks were living in Cessna Township, Hardin County. The records of Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio, indicate that Joseph was born in Morgan County, Ohio.

Joseph married Marsina Baldwin on 9 Jun 1829 in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA. Marsina (daughter of Samuel B. Baldwin and Hannah Romine) was born in 1811 in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; died in 1890 in Clark County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marsena Baldwin Hauk was living in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, at the time of the 1880 census, with her daughter, Lottie.