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William Shaner Cottrell 1835–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1835

Birth Location: Greene County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 25 November 1862

Death Location: Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Asher Cottrell

Mother: Sarah Cottrell

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In 1835, William Shaner Cottrell entered the world in Greene County, Ohio, United States of America, born to Asher R Cottrell And Sarah Ann Cottrell. William Shaner Cottrell passed away in 1862 in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1835, William Shaner Cottrell entered the world in Greene County, Ohio, United States of America, born to Asher R Cottrell And Sarah Ann Cottrell.
  • William Shaner Cottrell passed away in 1862 in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Cottrell's Ancestors

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William Cottrell
1835–1862
Birth Place: Greene County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Asher R Cottrell
1810–1863
Greene County Ohio USA
Sarah (Ann) Cottrell
1816–1863
Jamestown, Greene County Ohio
Grandparents
Hiram Cottrell
1783–1854
Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Cottrell
1787–1874
Halifax County, North Carolina, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cottrell's Timeline

2 Records

1835
16 February 1835
Birth of William Shaner Cottrell in Greene County, Ohio, United States of America
Greene County, Ohio, United States of America
1862
25 November 1862
Age 27
Death of William Shaner Cottrell in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1835
    Event Place: Greene County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1862
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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