Advertisement

PVT William Ellis Cotter

Advertisement

PVT William Ellis Cotter

Birth
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Death
25 Apr 1910 (aged 75)
Linn County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Linneus, Linn County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
William, aged 75 years, 4 months and 8 days, was the son of Stephen W. and Elizabeth (Fair) Cotter, who were both born in Tenn. Moved to Osage Co., MO in 1844. Then came to N. Mo. In 1885, he married Ellen Oxley. Twelve children, seven girls and five boys. Wife and nine children survive. In 1861, he joined Co. F 23rd MO Infantry with Volunteers, and served till the end of the war in 1865. He farmed southwest of Linneus, MO. (The Browning Leader-Record, issue 12 May 1910, Browning MO.)∼Son of Stephen Willard Cotter 1814 and Elizabeth Fair.
William Cotter 1789 & Hannah Laney
James Cotter Jr. 1763 & Rebecca Ellis
James Cotter 1740 REV WAR & Mary Catherine Vance
William Cotter & Anna

Wiliam and Mary Ellen were blessed with 12 children:

1-Amanda Elizabeth Cotter 13 July 1859-4 Dec. 1909
m. Joseph Albert Abbott 1856-1909
2-Mary Jane Cotter 1862
m. Hoover
3-James Edward Cotter 30 July 1864-17 Feb. 1870
4-Lydia Ellen Cotter 30 April 1865-21 October 1945
m. Nathaniel S. Jones
5-Anna Stella 1867-1962
m. William Alfred Safreed
6-Vina Melcina Cotter 27 May 1867-15 June 1930
7-Benjamin Stephen Cotter 15 June 1869-27 May 1946
m. Bessie Maude Forman
8-Sallie O. Cotter 1872
9-Minnie Bell Cotter 5 July 1874-26 August 1911
10-William Stephen Cotter 7 Oct 1878-December 1949
m. Eva
11-Charles H. Cotter 29 August 1883-22 July 1958
12-John M Cotter 26 June 1888-25 August 1907
m. Mary Mable Wheelbarger


William, aged 75 years, 4 months and 8 days, was the son of Stephen W. and Elizabeth (Fair) Cotter, who were both born in Tenn. Moved to Osage Co., MO in 1844. Then came to N. Mo. In 1885, he married Ellen Oxley. Twelve children, seven girls and five boys. Wife and nine children survive. In 1861, he joined Co. F 23rd MO Infantry with Volunteers, and served till the end of the war in 1865. He farmed southwest of Linneus, MO. (The Browning Leader-Record, issue 12 May 1910, Browning MO.)∼Son of Stephen Willard Cotter 1814 and Elizabeth Fair.
William Cotter 1789 & Hannah Laney
James Cotter Jr. 1763 & Rebecca Ellis
James Cotter 1740 REV WAR & Mary Catherine Vance
William Cotter & Anna

Wiliam and Mary Ellen were blessed with 12 children:

1-Amanda Elizabeth Cotter 13 July 1859-4 Dec. 1909
m. Joseph Albert Abbott 1856-1909
2-Mary Jane Cotter 1862
m. Hoover
3-James Edward Cotter 30 July 1864-17 Feb. 1870
4-Lydia Ellen Cotter 30 April 1865-21 October 1945
m. Nathaniel S. Jones
5-Anna Stella 1867-1962
m. William Alfred Safreed
6-Vina Melcina Cotter 27 May 1867-15 June 1930
7-Benjamin Stephen Cotter 15 June 1869-27 May 1946
m. Bessie Maude Forman
8-Sallie O. Cotter 1872
9-Minnie Bell Cotter 5 July 1874-26 August 1911
10-William Stephen Cotter 7 Oct 1878-December 1949
m. Eva
11-Charles H. Cotter 29 August 1883-22 July 1958
12-John M Cotter 26 June 1888-25 August 1907
m. Mary Mable Wheelbarger


Gravesite Details

s/o Stephen Willard Cotter and Elizabeth Fair---h/o Mary Ellen Oxley

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Cotter memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement