Civil War veteran, Sgt., County. E, 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted in July, 1861 and served for three years. He participated in 16 battles in Mississippi, Tennessee and Red River.
Abram Cotterell-was born July 31, 1834, in Hart County, Kentucky, and when an infant his parents took him to now Richland County, and settled in German Township, where he was raised. Our subject was married in 1864 to Sophia Beckwith, of Crawford County. She died June 16, 1872, aged forty-one. They had four children, Asa, Aden, Etta, and Ella. Mr. Cotterell, was next married to Mrs. C. Bryan, in the fall of 1872. She was born in 1833 in Canada. They have one son, Omer L., and Mrs. Cotterell has one daughter by her former marriage. On Mr. Cotterell's return from the Army, he lived on his father-in-law's farm two years, but he now owns a farm of 320 acres, which is improved with the best house in the township. The house cost about $2,000. Mr. Cotterell was Township Collector in 1860 and subscribed for a pew in the Methodist Church at Pleasant Ridge in 1900.
Abram Cotterell-was born July 31, 1834, in Hart County, Kentucky, and when an infant his parents took him to now Richland County, and settled in German Township, where he was raised. Our subject was married in 1864 to Sophia Beckwith, of Crawford County. She died June 16, 1872, aged forty-one. They had four children, Asa, Aden, Etta, and Ella. Mr. Cotterell, was next married to Mrs. C. Bryan, in the fall of 1872. She was born in 1833 in Canada. They have one son, Omer L., and Mrs. Cotterell has one daughter by her former marriage. On Mr. Cotterell's return from the Army, he lived on his father-in-law's farm two years, but he now owns a farm of 320 acres, which is improved with the best house in the township. The house cost about $2,000. Mr. Cotterell was Township Collector in 1860 and subscribed for a pew in the Methodist Church at Pleasant Ridge in 1900.
Civil War veteran, Sgt., County. E, 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted in July, 1861 and served for three years. He participated in 16 battles in Mississippi, Tennessee and Red River.
Abram Cotterell-was born July 31, 1834, in Hart County, Kentucky, and when an infant his parents took him to now Richland County, and settled in German Township, where he was raised. Our subject was married in 1864 to Sophia Beckwith, of Crawford County. She died June 16, 1872, aged forty-one. They had four children, Asa, Aden, Etta, and Ella. Mr. Cotterell, was next married to Mrs. C. Bryan, in the fall of 1872. She was born in 1833 in Canada. They have one son, Omer L., and Mrs. Cotterell has one daughter by her former marriage. On Mr. Cotterell's return from the Army, he lived on his father-in-law's farm two years, but he now owns a farm of 320 acres, which is improved with the best house in the township. The house cost about $2,000. Mr. Cotterell was Township Collector in 1860 and subscribed for a pew in the Methodist Church at Pleasant Ridge in 1900.
Abram Cotterell-was born July 31, 1834, in Hart County, Kentucky, and when an infant his parents took him to now Richland County, and settled in German Township, where he was raised. Our subject was married in 1864 to Sophia Beckwith, of Crawford County. She died June 16, 1872, aged forty-one. They had four children, Asa, Aden, Etta, and Ella. Mr. Cotterell, was next married to Mrs. C. Bryan, in the fall of 1872. She was born in 1833 in Canada. They have one son, Omer L., and Mrs. Cotterell has one daughter by her former marriage. On Mr. Cotterell's return from the Army, he lived on his father-in-law's farm two years, but he now owns a farm of 320 acres, which is improved with the best house in the township. The house cost about $2,000. Mr. Cotterell was Township Collector in 1860 and subscribed for a pew in the Methodist Church at Pleasant Ridge in 1900.
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