George Sackville Cotter

1862 - 1940  (78 years)

• Name	George Sackville Cotter
  Birth	8 Apr 1862	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Nov 1940	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Burial	16 Nov 1940	Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Section M, Lot 26
  		George Sackville Cotter Plot: Section M, Lot 26
  Siblings	4 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	From: Twentieth Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens George S. Cotter, superintendent of the Springfield Water Works, was born at Springfield, Ohio, in 1862, and is a son of the late James L. Cotter, who was born in Ireland, emigrated to Canada when thirteen years of age, and came to Springfieln 1847, where the rest of his life was passed. George S. Cotter attended school until he was thirteen years old and then entered the machine shops of Warder, Mitchell, and Company and remained until he had learned the trade. When he was eighteen years old, he went to Aurora, Illinois, andoked in the railroad shops at that city for three years, after which he returned to Springfield and continued work as a machinist until 1884, when he became engineer of the city water works at the pumping station. He continued in that capacity for ten years and for four years more was superintendent there. In 1898 he left the city's employ and accepted a position as foreman of the machine shops of the Warder-Bushnell Company. When the International Harvester Company came into possession, he became mechanical engineer for a time and then resigned to accept the superintendency of the city water works again, and has had charge of this important municipal utility ever since. He takes an interest in politics, but only to the extent of promoting good government. In 1891, Mr. Cotter was married to Jennie Bryant, who died on October 16, 1906, leaving four children, namely: Paul Bryant, Helen, Ruth, and George, Jr. Mr. Cotter is a member of the Elks. The George Cotter family was living at 508 Lagonda Avenue, Springfield, Ohio, at the time of the 1900 Census (see 1900 Ohio Census, Clark County, Roll 1246, Book 1, page 286a).
  Person ID	i701	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2000

  
  

  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 1	George Sackville Cotter,   b. 8 Apr 1862, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 14 Nov 1940, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1890	Clark County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Paul Bryant Cotter,   b. 3 Dec 1891, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 29 Dec 1970, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years)   2. Helen H. Cotter,   b. Jul 1894, Ohio, USA d. 30 Jul 1987, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 93 years)   3. Nellie L. Cotter,   b. 1 Feb 1896, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 1 Oct 1896 (Age 0 years)   4. Ruth Marie Cotter,   b. 30 Jul 1897, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 11 May 1944, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, USA (Age 46 years)   5. Georgeanna Cotter   d. Aft 1970   6. George Roger Cotter,   b. 7 Nov 1902, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 9 Aug 1917, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 14 years)
  Family ID	F321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	George Sackville Cotter,   b. 8 Apr 1862, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 14 Nov 1940, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1915	Clark County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F1131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Apr 1862 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Marriage - 13 Jun 1890 - Clark County, Ohio, USA Marriage - 18 Nov 1915 - Clark County, Ohio, USA Death - 14 Nov 1940 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Burial - 16 Nov 1940 - Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	George Cotter.jpg
  	George Cotter family.jpg Back row: Paul and Helen Cotter Front row: Ruth, George, and George Cotter c1910

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	2 Documents
  	George Cotter and Jennie Bryant wedding announcement
  	George S. Cotter Biographical sketch from Twentieth Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens

  
  

  Obituaries

  Death Takes G.S. Cotter at Age of 78 Undated clipping from unidentified Springfield, Ohio, newspaper

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio, Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. [S17] Clark County, Ohio, Probate Court Marriage Records, Vol. 14, p. 328. [S17] Clark County, Ohio, Probate Court Marriage Records, Vol. 26, p. 394.