William Cottom and Nancy Cochran

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Husband William Cottom ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 12 Mar 1820 - Lower Tyrone Twp, Fayette Co, PA 4
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           Died: 27 Feb 1902 - Dawson, Fayette Co, PA 4
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         Father: William H. Cottom (1792-      ) 1 2 3
         Mother: Catherine Goodge (1798-1884) 1 2

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       Marriage: 2 Apr 1874 4

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   Other Spouse: Phoebe Sembower (1821-1871) 4 - 1 Mar 1845 4

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Wife Nancy Cochran ⁴

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           Born: 14 Feb 1836 - Lower Tyrone Twp, Fayette Co, PA 4
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           Died: Aft 1912
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         Father: Isaac Cochran (1792-      ) 4 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Rosanna Sample (1792-Abt 1836) 4 9 10

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Children

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1 M Isaac J. Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 13 Feb 1875 4
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2 M Joseph R. Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 27 Oct 1878 - Dawson, Fayette Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: Blanche (Dorcas) Brown (      -      ) 11
           Marr: May 1900 11

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General Notes: Husband - William Cottom

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He attended the district public schools, and when a young man learned the trade of wagonmaker. He followed his trade in Tyrone township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, until late in life, when he retired to the town of Dawson. He was a member of the state militia, ranking as first lieutenant of the Fourth Company, Fifty-second Regiment of the Thirteenth Division, appointed in 1842 by Governor Porter. He was a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Methodist church.

1 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 328.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 244.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 307.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 245.

5 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 788.

6 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 152.

7 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 535, 996.

8 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 243.

9 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 805.

10 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 997.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 246.