Calvin James Cottrell

Male13 May 1843–8 July 1923

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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Family Time Line

Calvin James Cottrell
1843–1923
Melissa A Norris
1846–1919
Marriage: November 1865
Thomas Cottrell
1870–
David Jones Cottrell
1871–1944
James Hill Cottrell
1874–1948
Floy Calista Cottrell
1878–1952
Cloy Irene Cottrell
1884–1957
William V Cottrell
1887–1908

Sources (26)

  • Calvin J Cattrell, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Calvin Cottrell in entry for Hill Cottrell and Grace Powell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Calvin Jones Cothill, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    November 1865
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 3

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1853 · First State Fair

    Age 10

    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

    Age 22

    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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