John L. Cotter

1868 -

• Name	John L. Cotter
  Nickname	Jack L. Cotter
  Birth	cir 1868
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Occupation	"commercial traveler" for Estey & Camp, St. Louis, Missouri
  Residence	1891	Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Siblings	1 sister
  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
  Half-siblings	4 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of James Laurence Cotter and Anna Maria Harrison)
  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	3 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of George Sackville Cotter and Ann Brophy)
  1. Margaret Anne Cotter,   b. 24 Apr 1845, Biddulph Township, Middlesex County, Ontario d. 18 Jan 1907  (Age 61 years) ▻ David B. Way,  m. 30 Oct 1865   2. Katherine H. Cotter,   b. 22 Feb 1853, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 22 Aug 1937, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA  (Age 84 years) ▻ Jacob D. Ringwalt,  m. 7 Sep 1871 ;   Jacob P. Huston   3. James Cotter,   b. cir 1859, Ohio, USA   4. Lincoln Abraham Cotter,   b. 8 Jul 1861, Eagle City, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Mar 1935, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years) ▻ Isadora Gertrude Tavenner,  m. 19 Jun 1882   5. George Cotter,   b. cir 1865 ▻ Jennie K. Kershner,  m. 5 Jun 1882
  Notes	According to his mother's obituary, John L. Cotter lived in Nevada, Missouri. This may be the John Cotter who married Emelia Kushuer. They may be the parents of Mary E. Cotter, born 5 June 1886, in Murphysboro, Illinois, and died 22 March 1940, in Richland County, Illinois. In her death record, her mother's place of birth is given as Anna, Illinois, and her father's as Cairo, Illlinois. She was buried in Murphysboro Cemetery, Jackson County, Illinois, on 25 March 1940. The informant on the death record was Valle Cotter, of Zanesville, Ohio. Emelia Cotter was living in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, at the time of the 1920 census. Living with her were her son, Edward W. Cotter (age 33, born in Illinois); Edward's wife, Orla Cotter (age 25, born in Illinois); Edward's son, Edward W. Cotter (age 1, born in Illinois), and; Mary Cotter, Emelia's daughter (age 32, born in Illinois).
  Person ID	I703	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	James Laurence Cotter,   b. cir 1818, Belfast (?), Ireland d. 17 Apr 1899, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Ann Brophy,   b. 3 Feb 1826, Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland d. 28 Aug 1902, Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1866	Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F3748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mamie D. Kimberlin,   b. 28 Oct 1873, Kentucky, USA d. 11 May 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1891	Vernon County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Residence	1901	Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F8022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 1891 - Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA Marriage - 27 Nov 1891 - Vernon County, Missouri, USA Residence - 1901 - Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, USA Census - 1910 - Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Marriage Record of John L. Cotter and Mamie Kimberlin Vernon County, Missouri

  
  

  Newspaper Articles » Slide Show	3 Newspaper Articles
  	John and Kenton Cotter Visit Relatives John L. Cotter and Kenton Cotter were half-brothers, John being the son of James and Ann Brophy Cotter and Kenton the son of James and Anna Harrison Cotter. They were visiting relatives in Richland County, Illinois, where James and Ann Brophy Cotter and John's sister, Mary Emma Cotter Melrose, were living. The Olney Republican, 4 August 1886
  	Prairieton The identity of Mr. Ringwalt is uncertain. The Olney Advocate, 9 January 1894
  	The Present Homes of Former Nevadans John Kimberlin is probably the brother of John Cotter's wife, Mamie. The Weekly Post (Nevada, Missouri), 4 September 1914

  
  

• Sources

  [S593] Vernon County, Missouri Marriage Records. [S172] Sumner, Illinois, newspaper, Sumner, Illinois, newspaper.