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Thomas Benton Cottingham
b.3 Apr 1846 Dearborn, Indiana, United States
d.30 Jan 1926 Miller, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
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m. Bef 1836
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m. 21 Jun 1874
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From "History of Dearborn County, Indiana : Her People, Industries and Institutions"S5 Much credit must be given to those farmers who for a number of years have worked steadily away at their chosen field of endeavor, giving their best thought and energy to the difficult problems of agricultural life, and who at the same time have not been blind to the various needs of their community, but have made themselves felt as an influence for good among their fellows. Dearborn county has reason to be proud of the many true men she has produced, among whom is Thomas Benton Cottingham, a well-known farmer of Miller township. T. B. Cottingham was born at Logan Cross Roads, Dearborn county, Indiana, on April 3. 1846. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively. Thomas Cottingham. Sr., was born in Yorkshire. England, in 1810. and at an early age emigrated with his parents to America. They settled near Baltimore, Maryland. A short time after the death of the father, Thomas Cottingham Sr., came with his mother to Cincinnati. Here he received the rudiments of a common-school education and learned the blacksmith's trade by apprenticeship. Later removing to Dearborn county and settling on a farm at Logan Cross Roads, he built a shop and followed his trade as a blacksmith. The farm where he located was obtained from Alford Stohmes, his brother-in-law, for whom he assumed certain financial obligations. Thomas Cottingham was married to Sarah Mills Stohmes, a native of Delhi, Ohio, born in 1815. To this union were born nine children, as follow: Eliza, Charlotte, deceased: Alonzo. Sarali Amelia, Jacob, deceased; Thomas B., the subject of this sketch: Matilda, deceased : Louisa, deceased; and one child who died in infancy. The mother of these children, Sarah Mills (Stohmes) Cottingham, died on the farm, in Harrison township, in 1850, at the early age of thirty-five years. The father, Thomas Cottingham, Sr., after operating his ninety-acre farm in Harrison township and following his blacksmith's trade for a number of years, spent the last fifteen years of his life with a daughter, Mrs. Liddle. of Bright, Indiana. He died at the ripe old age of nearly eightv-seven vears. He was an active Democrat, having served as trustee of Harrison township one term. T. B. Cottingham, the subject of this sketch, grew up in Harrison township. Dearborn county, Indiana, and received a common-school education in the district township schools. He remained on the Inime farm until eighteen years of age, when he w<jrked out at different places for himself. Reared a farmer, he chose his vocation as such, and, with the exception of three or four vears in which he was engaged in the general mercantile business at Bright, Indiana, in partnership with W. S. Fagaley, he has followed farming all his life. After his marriage, in 1874, he continued in the mercantile business for about a year, and then sold his interest and bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Miller township. After living here for about six years he sold the fami and bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he moved in 1881, and where he has continued to reside. Mr. Cottingham has a beautiful farm, kept in excellent shape, and, located on high ground, his place commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country. On June 24, 1874, T. B. Cottingham was married to [[Person:Mary Langdale (1)|Louisa Langdale}}, a native of Miller township. Dearborn countv, Indiana, who was born on January 29. 1844. She was the daughter of Robert Hill and Martha ( Colvin) Langdale. To this happy union were born three children, Stanley L., deceased ; Howard and Edna A. Howard married Elizabeth Renck and operates the home farm. They have three children, Agnes, Clayton and Albert S. Edna married J. D. Moore, and lives at Charleston, West Virginia, and they have three children. Rossebell, Louisa and Thomas Benton. Mrs. Lonisa (Langdale) Cottingham died, May 1, 1911, a loving wife and devoted mother and loved by all who knew her. Mr. Cottingham, as was his beloved wife, is an ardent member of the Christian church. He has been an elder in the church at Bright, Indiana, since its organization, and has always taken an active interest in its work. Mr. Cottingliam is not affiliated with any lodges, and, although an active Democrat, he has not held public office. T. B. Cottingliam, who is now practically retired, is a fair type of the prosperous and progressive farmer. He is a companionable man of cheery disposition, genteel and sociable. A man who stands for what he thinks is right and just, he is favorably known and looked upon as an honorable citizen. From "Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley," Vol. I:S6 THOMAS B. COTTINGHAM, one of the leading farmers and stock raisers of Dearborn county, Ind., was born near Logan's Cross Roads in that county, April 3, 1846, and is a son of Thomas and Sarah (Stohms) Cottingham. His father was born in Baltimore, Md. From there he came to Cincinnati, where he learned the blacksmith trade, after which he located at Logan's Cross Roads, and there followed that trade for many years. The last years of his life were spent with his children and he died at the home of one of his daughters, a Mrs. Liddle, in 1897. His wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, died in 1852. Thomas B. is the seventh of nine children. Two died in childhood, two passed away later, and five are living, all useful members of society. At the age of sixteen Thomas began business for himself, working out for a while and saving his money until he had enough to engage in the business of merchandizing, when he opened a store at Bright, Ind. Later he sold out and since then has been a tiller of the soil. In 1892 he sold his first farm and bought the 160 acres known as the "Langdale Farm." He raises some of the best bred stock in Dearborn county and had the only corn from the county on exhibition at the World's Fair at St. Louis in 1904, for which he received a medal. In 1874 Mr. Cottingham was married to Miss Louisa Langdale, a native of Dearborn county, and a daughter of R. H. Langdale, one of its prominent citizens. To this marriage there were born three children: Stanley, who was accidently killed while duck hunting, March 15, 1900; Howard, who lives at home with his parents; and Edna, now the wife of John Moore, of Indianapolis. Mr. Cottingham is a Democrat, is a man of intelligence, high moral character, and integrity, and both himself and wife are members of the Christian church. Obituary from Dearborn County RegisterS10: Mr. Cottingham came of sturdy pioneer stick and the splendid character of our early forefathers were those that predominated his life. All of his life was spent in the Bright community and to them he was more than a neighbor. He was a friend to everyone. There was very little of progress in any of the community life in which he did not play an important part. Early in life Mr. Cottingham accepted Christ as his Saviour and became a member of the Christian church, helping materially to establish it in Bright. In fact, for a number of years he was the leading member of the congregation. His sole desire seemed to be to "wear out" in the service of his LOrd. He was ever gentle and kind, though frank and plain spoken, and when at References
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