Brief Life History of Calvin James
When Calvin James Cottrell was born on 13 May 1843, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas C. Cottrell, was 36 and his mother, Louisa Eliza Shearer, was 26. He married Melissa A Norris in November 1865. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Blue Ridge Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years and Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States for about 13 years. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 8 July 1923, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.
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- Calvin J Cattrell, "United States Census, 1910"
- Calvin Jones Cothill, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
- C J Cottrell in entry for Melissa A Norris Cottrell, "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English (southern and western England): status name for a cottager, from Old French coterel, a diminutive of cotier ‘cottager’ (see Cotter ). In southwestern England, there may have been some confusion with Cottle , the place Frampton Cotterell, earlier recorded as Franton' Ade Cotelli, having been named after the Cotel family, who held the manor from the 12th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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