William Cottom and Phoebe Sembower

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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: 1 Mar 1845 4

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   Other Spouse: Nancy Cochran (1836-Aft 1912) 4 - 2 Apr 1874 4

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Wife Phoebe Sembower ⁴

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           Born: 22 Jun 1821 4
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           Died: 19 Aug 1871 4
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Children

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1 M Albert Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 25 Feb 1846 4
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2 M William Henry Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 4 Feb 1848 4
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3 M James Alexander Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 19 Aug 1849 4
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           Died: 6 Dec 1861 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Emily Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 3 Jul 1852 4
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           Died: 13 Jan 1859 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Franklin Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 15 Oct 1854 4
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           Died: 19 Jan 1859 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Louis Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 10 Aug 1856 4
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           Died: 2 Mar 1869 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 F Mary Catherine Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 7 Jan 1859 4
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           Died: 21 Nov 1867 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 M Adam Clark Cottom ⁴

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           Born: 24 Oct 1860 4
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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.