Person:Berton White (1)

WILLIAM ALONZO COTTINGHAM, a member of the firm of Cottingham & Ingham, dealers in general merchandise, at Bright, Dearborn county, Ind., was born in that county, Feb. 3, 1840. His parents were Thomas and Sarah Mills Stohms Cottingham and his paternal grandfather was George Cottingham, a member of one of the old families which came from England and settled in Maryland. He lived and died in that state, there married a woman of German descent, who, after his death, came with the family, consisting of three sons and a daughter to Cincinnati. At that time the city consisted of a few scattering houses and the widow Cottingham found herself upon what seemed to be the outermost edge of civilization. After a few years in Cincinnati the family came to Dearborn county, locating near Logan creek, where two of the sons, Thomas and William, opened up a farm. The third son, George, went to Illinois and there farmed until his death. William also went to Illinois and in later life to Kansas where he died in 1902, at the age of ninetyfour years. Thomas remained in Dearborn county, where he wras one of the typical pioneers. He died March 31, 1897, aged eighty-six years. Game was abundant. Mr. Cottingham saw tears chased by hounds, and wolves preyed upon the live stock of the early settlers. He received his education in the little log schoolhouse, with the huge fire place and puncheon floor. In addition to pulling stumps and driving oxen on the farm he learned the trade of blacksmith, which he followed for many years with a marked degree of success. In politics he was a Jackson Democrat. He and his wife were both members of the Christian church and \vere active in promoting its good works. They had the following children : Eliza, who married William Liddle and now lives a widow at Bright ; Charlotte, deceased ; W'illiam A., the subject of this sketch ; Sarah, now Mrs. Joseph Haddock, lives at Harrison, O. ; Jacob, deceased ; Thomas B., whose sketch appears on another page of this work; Matilda, now Mrs. W. S. Fagaly, of Lawrenceburg ; Louisa, who died in girlhood; and two children who died in infancy. William A. Cottingham began life for himself at the age of sixteen years. Commencing at the bottom of the ladder as a farm hand at small wages he saved his money until he had accumulated a few hundred dollars, when he married and rented a farm. He prospered from the very beginning and after three years he bought ninety acres in Miller township, of Dearborn county, upon which he lived for four years, when he sold it to a good advantage and bought sixty acres adjoining the village of Bright. Shortly afterward he embarked in the mercantile line by purchasing a half interest in a general store at Bright, which he sold after four years. Some years later he formed a partnership with Robert Ingham, and they are now conducting a general store at Bright, Mr. Cottingham also managing his farm. In political matters Mr. Cottingham has followed in the footsteps of his honored father and votes the Democratic ticket. He has been elected township trustee, sen-ing with credit to himself and greatly to the advantage of the township. He has also held other minor offices. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In September, 1863, Mr. Cottingham was united in marriage to Miss Jane Haddock, daughter of Robert and Jane (Hargitt) Haddock. Both the Haddock and Hargitt families were among the pioneers of Dearborn county. Mrs. Cottinghanrs parents were born and married in England: came to America in 1821, after a tedious voyage of seven weeks on a sailing vessel, and located in Dearborn county. During their long and tedious voyage a fellow-passenger declared he would agree to eat the engine of the first steamer that ventured to cross the ocean, supposing that to be an utter impossibility, though Fulton's steamboat had been plying in the waters of the Hudson river for several years. Robert Haddock was a man of fine education and native ability as a teacher and in his day was a local preacher of considerable renown in the Methodist Episcopal church. To Mr. and Mrs. Cottingham there have been born the following children: Belle, wife of B. R. White, agent of the Canadian Pacific railway, and resides in Cincinnati; Daisy, wife of M. L. Rechenbach, residing at Harrison, O. ; Hattie, at home ; and Clyde H., who lives in Cincinnati. Mrs. Cottingham died on Aug. 21, 1902.

Name
Sarah Isabelle Cottingham
1880 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
Ancestry Family Trees
Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

Gender
Female
Ancestry Family Trees

Birth
12 Feb 1864
Bright, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
1880 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
Ancestry Family Trees

Residence
1880 (Age: 16)
Miller, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
1880 United States Federal Census

Marriage
29 Jul 1886 (Age: 22)
Bright, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
to Owen Wilbur Grubbs

Divorce
abt 1888-1898 (Age: 24)
from Owen Wilbur Grubbs
both are living in 1900 census so this was a divorce, not a death ("widow")

Residence
1898 (Age: 34)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Music Teacher
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

Residence
1899 (Age: 35)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

Residence
1900 (Age: 36)
Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
1900 United States Federal Census

Death View event
4 Apr 1942 (Age: 78)
Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Name: Barton R White [I read Burton R White]
[Burton R White]
Age in 1910: 51
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Cincinnati Ward 9, Hamilton, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Belle White
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Members:
Name Age
Barton R White 51
Belle White 46
Laure Grubbs 21