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James Lewis Cottrell 1820–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1820

Birth Location: Pleasant Grove, Alamance, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Dec 1889

Death Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Father: Rev. Cottrell

Mother: Susanna Daniel

Spouse(s): Ann Cottrell

Children(s): Ann Cottrell, Willie Cottrell, Irene Dennison, Herbert Cottrell, Caroline Cottrell, Camilla Smith, Fannie McKinley, James Cottrell, Estelle Coxon, Eleanor Wallace

The story of James Lewis Cottrell began in 1820 in Pleasant Grove, Alamance, North Carolina, USA. James Lewis Cottrell married Ann Ella J Evans Cottrell, and had children including Ann Cottrell, Camilla Lee Cottrell Smith, Caroline Cottrell, Eleanor Josephine Ella Nelly Cottrell Wallace, Estelle S Cottrell Loring Rhome Coxon, Fannie Fanny Cottrell Mckinley, Herbert Cottrell, Irene Hudson Cottrell Dennison, James T Cottrell, Willie Cottrell. James Lewis Cottrell passed away in 1889 in Cherokee County, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lewis Cottrell began in 1820 in Pleasant Grove, Alamance, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Lewis Cottrell married Ann Ella J Evans Cottrell, and had children including Ann Cottrell, Camilla Lee Cottrell Smith, Caroline Cottrell, Eleanor Josephine Ella Nelly Cottrell Wallace, Estelle S Cottrell Loring Rhome Coxon, Fannie Fanny Cottrell Mckinley, Herbert Cottrell, Irene Hudson Cottrell Dennison, James T Cottrell, Willie Cottrell.
  • James Lewis Cottrell passed away in 1889 in Cherokee County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Cottrell
1771–1834
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Susanna Daniel
1793–1864
Birth Location: Granville Co., North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ann Cottrell
1823–1893
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
AC

Children(s)

Ann Cottrell
1843–
Birth Location: Alabama
AC
Willie Cottrell
1863–
Birth Location: Texas
WC
Irene Dennison
1859–1919
Birth Location: Trinity, Trinity, Texas, USA
ID
Herbert Cottrell
1856–
Birth Location: Texas
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Caroline Cottrell
1854–
Birth Location: Ala
CC
Camilla Smith
1852–1884
Birth Location: Alabama
CS
Fannie McKinley
1850–1881
Birth Location: Texas, USA
FM
James Cottrell
1846–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Estelle Coxon
1841–1924
Birth Location: Dallas County, Alabama, USA
EC
Eleanor Wallace
1848–1927
Birth Location: Dallas County, Alabama, USA
EW

James Cottrell's Ancestors

Self
James Cottrell
1820–1889
Birth Place: Pleasant Grove, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rev. Dr. Thomas Cottrell
1771–1834
Maryland, USA
Susanna (Susan) Daniel
1793–1864
Granville Co., North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Cottrell
1748–1796
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Capt. (Zadok Daniel) Captain
1768–1850
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Lewis
1777–1826
Warren, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Daniel
1734–1809
Mary Jones
1743–1802
James LEWIS
1761–1825
Susannah Anderson
1756–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John IV
1701–1762
Anne (6GG)
1708–1762
Colonel (5o)
1738–1780
Mary (10o)
1744–1790
Simeon Perry
1726–1801
Penelope Kenyon
1728–1762

James Cottrell's Descendants

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James (Lewis) Cottrell (9 Apr 1820–2 Dec 1889) m. Ann (Ella J Evans) Cottrell (25 January 1823–7 November 1893)
  1. 1. Ann Cottrell 1843–
  2. 2. Willie Cottrell 1863–
  3. 3. Irene (Hudson Cottrell) Dennison 1859–1919
  4. 4. Herbert Cottrell 1856–
  5. 5. Caroline Cottrell 1854–
  6. 6. Camilla (Lee Cottrell) Smith 1852–1884
  7. 7. Fannie (Fanny Cottrell) McKinley 1850–1881
  8. 8. James (T) Cottrell 1846–
  9. 9. Estelle (S Cottrell Loring Rhome) Coxon 1841–1924
  10. 10. Eleanor (Josephine Ella Nelly Cottrell) Wallace 1848–1927

James Cottrell's Timeline

2 Records

1820
9 Apr 1820
Birth of James Lewis Cottrell in Pleasant Grove, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Pleasant Grove, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
1889
2 Dec 1889
Age 69
Death of James Lewis Cottrell in Cherokee County, Texas
Cherokee County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1820
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove, Alamance, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Texas
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