William Harrison Cotter

1858 - 1941  (83 years)

• Name	William Harrison Cotter
  Birth	22 Jul 1858	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Executive with the W.W. Kimball Piano Company
  Death	11 Sep 1941	Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Burial	15 Sep 1941	Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  		William Harrison Cotter and Belle Ragsdale Cotter Forest Home Cemetery Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  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	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of James Laurence Cotter and Ann Brophy)
  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
  Notes	William Cotter lived at 317 Home Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, at the time of his death. The family was living there at the time of the 1930 census, as well (Roll T626_505, page 16b, E.D. 2268). His obituary in the Chicago Daily Tribune of Saturday 13, September 1941, reads: "William H. Cotter. 317 Home Ave., Oak Park, beloved husband of Belle Cotter, father of Earle, Harold, Ross & Roger. Private services Monday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. at late residence. Internment Forest Home."
  Person ID	I699	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	James Laurence Cotter,   b. cir 1818, Belfast (?), Ireland d. 17 Apr 1899, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Harrison   d. Bef 1866
  Marriage	6 Oct 1849	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Belle Ragsdale,   b. cir 1868, Moberly, Randolph County, Illinois, USA d. 21 Jan 1944, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1885	Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA
  Census	1940	317 Home Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Children	1. William Earle Cotter,   b. 19 Oct 1887, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA d. 29 Nov 1946, Maywood, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)   2. Harold Edwin Cotter,   b. 30 Sep 1889, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA d. 12 Dec 1972, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)   3. Ross Sherman Cotter,   b. 13 Dec 1892, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. Jul 1958, Sarasota County, Florida, USA (Age 65 years)   4. Roger Harrison Cotter,   b. 11 Jul 1898, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 10 Feb 1950, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 51 years)   5. Bronny(?) Cotter,   b. cir 1907, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F4100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Jul 1858 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Marriage - 21 Dec 1885 - Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA Census - 1940 - 317 Home Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 11 Sep 1941 - Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - 15 Sep 1941 - Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S517] 1940 Census, Cook County, Illinois.