Living

Kenneth married Mary Louise Givens on 21 Mar 1947 in Clark County, Ohio, USA. Mary was born on 5 May 1925; died on 14 Nov 2005 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Homer married Minnie F. Kohn on 26 Nov 1908 in Clark County, Ohio, USA. Minnie (daughter of John David Kohn and Barbara Elizabeth Cotter) was born on 30 March 1885 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan, USA; died on 31 Jan 1954 in Clark County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1910 census gives Minnie's place of birth as Michigan, but the 1920 census gives Ohio. At the time of the 1920 Census, the Homer Fifer family was living on Sinking Creek Road, Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio. Living in the home were Homer and Minnie Fifer, their children Russell and Margaret, and Homer's mother, Margaret.

Harvey + Margaret E. Lowman. Margaret (daughter of David Lowman and Mary A. ?) was born on 5 Apr 1861 in Virginia; died on 8 Nov 1925 in Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 10 Nov 1925 in Fletcher Chapel Cemetery, Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Notes:

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).

William + Mary A. Kesler. Mary was born in cir 1810 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David + Mary A. ?. Mary was born in cir 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34298001/james_laurence_cotter
• Residence: 1848, McGillivray Township, Huron 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

Notes:

The Amos Kohn family moved to New Albany in Franklin County, Ohio, probably in 1831. Amos died in Franklin County (in or near New Albany, northeast of Columbus) in 1844, and his widow Rachel married George Welsh on October 9, 1845. Though she was about 46, she had a child by him: Mahlon, born 1846 or 1847. In 1850 some of her Kohn children were living with her and her second husband, and the census-taker misidentifies them as Welshes.

Birth:
At least one source, Findagrave, states he was born in 1796.

Amos + Rachel Chilcott. Rachel (daughter of Elihu Chilcott and Lydia Payne) was born on 16 Oct 1801; died on 20 Nov 1884 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Middle Creek Cemetery, Paulding County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rachel Chilcote Kohn Welsh was living with her son Isaac Kohn in Paulding County at the time of the 1880 census. She died there November 20, 1884 and was buried in the Middle Creek Cemetery in Grover Hill.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Bridgeville, Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

James Russell served in the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Ezra Nott's Company and Captain Frederick Richmond's Company in the New York Militia. The Russell family was living in Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio, at the time of the 1850 census. The 1850 census says that James was born in Connecticut. By 1860, they were back in Muskingum County, living in Perry Township.

Census:
The identity of Edwin McCracken is unknown.

James married Charlotte Baldwin on 6 Nov 1823 in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA. Charlotte (daughter of Samuel B. Baldwin and Hannah Romine) was born in cir 1806 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; was christened on 2 Oct 1831 in Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; died on 14 Nov 1884 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Salt Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Church Record: 2 Aug 1834, Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
• Church Record: 3 Sep 1842, Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; Charlotte Russell was "received by letter" on this date.
• Church Record: 2 Dec 1848, Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; Charlotte Russell was dismissed from the church on this date.
• Census: 1870, Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1880, Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
• Also Known As: 19 Jun 1880, Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; Charlotta

Notes:

James and Charlotte Baldwin Russell were married by Dr. Francis Silver, who later served as the administrator of the estate of Charlotte's father, Samuel. Charlotte Baldwin Russell was received by letter at the Salt Creek Baptist Church in Muskingum County, Ohio, on 3 September 1840. She is also recorded as becoming a member by letter at the same church on 3 September 1842. She was "excluded" by the church on 2 December 1848. She may also be the Mrs. Russell who was baptized by the church on 2 October 1831 and dismissed on 2 August 1834. In 1880, she was living in Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, with John and Matilda Mitchlett, her daughter and son-in-law. In the 1900 census of Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, Charlotte's son, Samuel, gave her birthplace as Virginia.

Birth:
Charlotte's death record states that she was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, but the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses all say Virginia. However, the 1880 census says she was born in Ohio.

The name in the church record of the person baptized on this date is Mrs. Russell. Although not proven, it is likely that the record refers to Charlotte Baldwin Russell.

Church Record:
The name in the church record of the person dismissed by the church on this date is Mrs. Russell. Although not proven, it is likely that the record refers to Charlotte Baldwin Russell.

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

Notes:

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.

Died:
The death year of 1847 is given in Burke's Peerage. However, if the burial record from 1845 refers to Rogers Cotter, then he obviously died in 1845.

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]

Notes:

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.