Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Martha Jane Holden on 24 Aug 1942. Martha (daughter of William Edward Holden and Elsie May Kohn) was born on 11 Sep 1922; died on 4 Oct 2015. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The William Holden family was living in Marion County, Ohio, at the time of the 1900, 1910, and 1930 censuses. According to the 1900 Census, William's parents were born in Ireland. William was apparently married previous to his marriage to Elsie Kohn, as the 1900 Census reports a son, Bernard, born in April of 1889 in Ohio.

Buried:
Section 7-8, Row 15

William married Elsie May Kohn on 28 May 1896 in Hardin County, Ohio, USA. Elsie (daughter of John David Kohn and Barbara Elizabeth Cotter) was born on 14 Oct 1877 in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, USA; died on 16 Apr 1952 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 17 Apr 1952 in Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Elsa

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Buried:
Section 7-8, Row 15

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
• Buried: 11 Nov 1925, Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, the John Kohn family was living in McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio. Listed with John and Barbara Elizabeth Kohn were their children William, Elsie, and Carrie. At the time of the 1900 census, the John Kohn family was living in Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio (see Ohio 1900 Census, Muskingum County, Roll 1310, Book 1, page 256a). At some point, the family lived at Foraker, Ohio. John David Kohn's body was moved from Newcomers Cemetery, Clark County, Ohio, to Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio, on 11 November 1925.

Buried:
Family tradition holds that the body of John David Kohn was moved from Newcomers' Cemetery to Ferncliff Cemetery after his wife's death in 1925. Although his death certificate states that he was buried at Ferncliff, the records of Ferncliff Cemetery indicate that his burial service occurred on 11 November 1925.

Buried:
Family tradition holds that the body of John David Kohn was moved from Newcomers' Cemetery to Ferncliff Cemetery after his wife's death in 1925. Although his death certificate states that he was buried at Ferncliff, the records of Ferncliff Cemetery indicate that his burial service occurred on 11 November 1925.

John married Barbara Elizabeth Cotter on 5 Aug 1875 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. Barbara (daughter of James Laurence Cotter and Anna Maria Harrison) was born on 10 Dec 1852 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA; died on 5 Aug 1925 in Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 8 Aug 1925 in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of the 1920 Census, Barbara Cotter was living at 627 Belmont Avenue, Springfield, Ohio. Her name was given as Elizabeth (age 67). Living with her were Erma Kohn (age 24), Mamie Kohn (age 21), and Alma Holden (age 5).

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: shoemaker
• Census: 1850, Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1860, Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1870, Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Amos Kohn's family Bible lists a son named George, born on January 22, 1824, which is about a month earlier than the birthday implied in George Kohn's death record, which states that he was 47 years, 11 months, and 2 days old.

George Kohn was a member of the First Methodist Church, Kenton, Ohio, having been transferred by letter on 24 Sept 1865. He died of "lung fever." Both the 1860 and 1870 censuses for Hardin County, Ohio, give his birthplace as Virginia, but his death record gives his birthplace as what appears to be "Fairfield". The entry in the 1860 census of Hardin County, Ohio, includes George Coon (age 35, born Virginia), Hannah Coon (age 27, born Ohio), John Coon (age 6, born Ohio), Sally Coon (age 7, born Ohio), and Rachel Coon (age 2, born Ohio). The 1870 census of Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio, records the family as follows: John (sic) Kohn (age 45, born Virginia), Hannah Kohn (age 38, born Ohio), Rachel Kohn (age 10, born Ohio), William Kohn (age 8, born Ohio), Nancy Kohn (age 4, born Ohio), and Eliza Kohn (age 4, born Ohio). George's son, John David Kohn, was living with the nearby family of John Whitmore. George's mother may have been named Mary. There was a Mary Koons living with the Curtis Wilkin family in Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio, at the time of the 1870 census. She was 74 years old, and her birthplace is recorded as Virginia.

A George Khon (sic), age 38, born in Virginia, registered for the draft in 1862 in Boles Creek (Bokescreek) Township, Logan County, Ohio, just south of the Hardin County line.

The administrator of George Kohn's estate was John Wall. The last name is spelled Cone on the inventory, which included the following:
one cookstove - $5.00
cooking utensils - $20.00
bed and bedding (no value stated)
household goods - $10.00
2 pigs - $2.50
patch of wheat - $9.60
George owed the following amounts:
George Woods - $4.25
J.J. Ripley - $14.56
Samuel Hawk - $3.12
Jacob Woods - $8.55
He was reported to owe $175 in total and left "no personal estate". His land was sold and was identified as the northeast quarter of section 5, township 4, range 11, in the center of the Findlay Road. Named as heirs were his widow, Hannah, and children John, Rachel, William, Nancy, and Elisa. W.T. Cessna was appointed guardian, presumably of his minor children. The last name is spelled Kolen in the newspaper notice.

Buried:
Row 13, Number 6

George married Hannah A. Russell on 24 Jan 1853 in Hardin County, Ohio, USA. Hannah (daughter of James Russell and Charlotte Baldwin) was born in cir 1830 in Ohio, USA; died in cir 1855 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah Russell was living with the James McCracken family in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, at the time of the 1850 Census.

Died:
It is assumed that Hannah A. Russell Kohn died around 1855, since her husband, George Kohn, remarried in 1856. There are no divorce records in Hardin County, Ohio, before 1868.

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• Residence: 1848, McGillivray Township, Huron (now Middlesex) County, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1870, Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

James L. Cotter emigrated to Ontario, Canada, in 1835 with his father, and he later settled in the Park Hill, Ontario, area. In the "History of Middlesex County," James is listed as a warden and pathmaster for the year 1845. He is recorded as having owned land in Middlesex County, Ontario. The land was in McGillivray Township, Lot 23, Concession 9, and was purchased on 17 Dec 1842. His brother, George, purchased the neighboring lot, No. 22, on the same day; their brother, John, purchased Lot No. 20 on 18 Mar 1844 . However, James Cotter is also listed on the 28 September 1837 map of McGillivray Township as owning that same lot number. James Cotter appears in the 1848 census of Canada West (Ontario). He is listed on page 3, McGillivray Township, Huron (now Middlesex) County. Around 1848, James Cotter moved to Clark County, Ohio. He filed a Declaration of Intention for Naturalization in Clark County, Ohio, on 20 March 1861, but apparently never completed the naturalization process. At the time of the 1850 census, James and Maria (name given as Mary in the census) were living in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. James' age was given as 26, and his occupation was sawyer. Maria's age was given as 25. At the time of the 1860 census, the family was living in German Township, Clark County, Ohio. Included in the census is Anna Cotter, aged 66. He is listed in the 1880 census of Clark County, Ohio. James Cotter was a member of The Champion City Guard, Company A, Seventh Infantry, Ohio National Guard, during the Civil War. He purchased land from William T. Haley in the city of Springfield, Ohio, on 13 July 1855, and from James T. Warder on 14 December 1870, in Springfield Township. Around 1881, the James Cotter family moved to Illinois, settling near Claremont in Richland County. James Cotter purchased land from Robert B. and Ellen Patrick in Richland County, on 27 November 1882. The property is described in the deed as the northwest fourth of the southeast quarter of Section 26, township 4, North Range (numbered 14 west), "containing 40 acres, more or less." The property was sold by his heirs to Mary Cotter Melrose, James's daughter, for $800 on 28 November 1902, following the death of James's second wife in August 1902. James is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio, in Lot 242 of Section L. This plot was purchased by Ann Cotter on 18 April 1899.

Buried:
Section L, Lot 242

James married Anna Maria Harrison on 6 Oct 1849 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. Anna died before 1866; was buried in cir 1865 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Maria Harris
• Buried: 8 May 1903, Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Section L, Lot 242

Moved from Mt. Zion to Ferncliff, 8 May 1903