Brief Life History of William Nelson
When William Nelson Coggeshall was born on 25 January 1843, in Bath, Mason, Illinois, United States, his father, William Henry Coggeshall, was 23 and his mother, Mary Ann Biddlecome, was 22. He lived in Mason City Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Mason, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 30 December 1864, in Bath, Mason, Illinois, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Mason, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (6)
- William Egshell in household of William H Egshell, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Nelson Cogeshall, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Nelson Coggeshall - burial: ; Bethel Cemetery, Mason, Illinois, United States
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex): habitational name from Coggeshall in Essex, named from an Old English personal name Cogg + halh ‘nook’.
History: This name was taken to America in 1632 by John Coggeshall, who became first governor of RI, and in 1635 by John Cogswell. In 1887 a descendant, Daniel Cogswell, founded Cogswell College, San Francisco.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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