| Name |
James Laurence Cotter |
| Birth |
cir 1818 |
Belfast (?), Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1870 |
Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio, USA |
| Residence |
1848 |
McGillivray Township, Huron (now Middlesex) County, Ontario, Canada |
| Death |
17 Apr 1899 |
Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA |
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James Cotter
Springfield (Ohio) Republic-Times, 18 April 1899 |
| Burial |
19 Apr 1899 |
Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA [1] |
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James Laurence Cotter
Plot: Section L, Lot 242 |
 Siblings |
2 brothers and 4 sisters |
| | 1. Margaret Cotter, b. 13 May 1813, Dublin, Ireland, or Sussex, England d. 28 Sep 1869, Gillford, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA (Age 56 years)
▻ Patrick Conway, m. cir 1831 | | | 2. George Sackville Cotter, b. cir 1816 d. 1863, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 47 years)
▻ Ann Brophy, m. 26 Aug 1844 | | | 3. James Laurence Cotter, b. cir 1818, Belfast (?), Ireland d. 17 Apr 1899, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 81 years)
▻ Anna Maria Harrison, m. 6 Oct 1849 ; Ann Brophy, m. 12 Oct 1866 | | | 4. Lydia A. Cotter, b. cir 1820
▻ John Stephenson, m. 24 Apr 1848 | | | 5. John Rogers Cotter, b. cir 1822 d. 1 Dec 1853, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 31 years)
▻ Jane Sholdice, m. 22 Nov 1847 | | | 6. Annabella M. Cotter, b. cir 1824
▻ John Berry; Amos E. Barber, m. 27 Jul 1869 | | | 7. A. Cotter, b. cir 1834 |
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| Half-siblings |
1 half sister (family of Rogers Cotter and Katherine Hamilton) |
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| 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.
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| Person ID |
I695 |
Bryan-Martin |
| Last Modified |
18 Oct 2014 |
| Family 1 |
Anna Maria Harrison d. Bef 1866 |
| Marriage |
6 Oct 1849 |
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA [2] |
| Children |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 5. Simon Kenton Cotter, b. 9 May 1860, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 9 Jul 1948 (Age 88 years) |
| | 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) |
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| Family ID |
F266 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
20 Feb 2023 |
Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
1818 - 1899 (~ 81 years)
