THE COTTS FAMILY Submitted by Bruce Cotts. FIRST GENERATION ---------------------------------------- 1. George Catz. Born abt 1750 in Wurtemberg, Germany. George died in St. Clair Twp., Allegheny Co., Pa. on 24 Sep 1796; he was 46. George married Maria Sarah. Born bef 1755 in Wurtemberg, Germany. Maria died in Allegheny Co., Pa. aft 1802; she was 47. They had the following children: 2 i. Conrad (~1774-1850) ii. Elizabeth. Born abt 1789. Elizabeth died on 21 Jun 1820; she was 31. Elizabeth married Peter Trough. They were divorced. iii. Catherine. Born abt 1789. 3 iv. Peter (1780-1836) v. Henry. 4 vi. Susanna (1773-1846) vii. Michael. Born in 1771 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pa. Michael died on 7 Jan 1833; he was 62. On 15 May 1796 Michael married Margaretta Esch, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pa. Born in 1775 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pa. viii. Maria Sarah. Born on 1 Jan 1791. On 12 Sep 1816 Maria Sarah married Robert Smith, in Ohio Co., WV. SECOND GENERATION ---------------------------------------- 2. Conrad Catz. Born abt 1774 in York Co., Pa. Conrad died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 19 Mar 1850; he was 76. Abt 1795 Conrad married Elizabeth, in Allegheny Co., Pa. Born abt 1774 in Allegheny Co., Pa. Elizabeth died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 3 Apr 1847; she was 73. They had the following children: 5 i. George W. (1796-1869) ii. Sarah. Born abt 1800. 6 iii. Conrad (~1802-1874) 7 iv. Isaac (1806-1879) v. Nathan. 8 vi. John (~1810-1873) vii. Henry C.. 9 viii. Roseanna (1797-1863) 3. Peter Catz. Born in 1780. Peter died in Jun 1836; he was 56. Peter married Mary Brawdy. Born on 11 Jun 1785. Mary died on 27 Aug 1866; she was 81. They had the following children: 10 i. George (1804-1863) ii. William. iii. Elizabeth "Betsy". iv. Presley. v. Rebecca. vi. Mariah. vii. Aaron Morgan. viii. Oliver. 4. Susanna Catz. Born on 17 Feb 1773. Susanna died on 17 Feb 1846; she was 73. Susanna married Samuel Beam. Born on 3 Sep 1772. Samuel died in Harmony, Butler Co., Pa. on 31 Jan 1851; he was 78. They had the following children: i. Nancy. Born on 15 Sep 1804. ii. Catherine. Born abt 1805. iii. George. Born on 28 Aug 1812. THIRD GENERATION ---------------------------------------- 5. George W. Cotts. Born in 1796. George W. died on 12 Jan 1869; he was 73. George W. married Agnes Day. Born in 1800 in Virginia. Agnes died on 7 Apr 1874; she was 74. They had the following children: 11 i. William Henry David (1835-1889) ii. Elizabeth. Born in 1839 in Virginia. iii. Emily. Born in 1845 in Virginia. iv. Gertrude. Born in 1846 in Virginia. v. Washington. Born in 1833 in Virginia. vi. Sarah. Born in 1841 in Virginia. vii. Terrissa. Born in 1844 in Virginia. 6. Conrad Cotts, II. Born abt 1802. Conrad died on 31 Dec 1874; he was 72. Conrad married Harriet. Born abt 1815. They had the following children: i. Conrad. Born in 1835. ii. William H.. Born in 1840. William H. died on 12 May 1901; he was 61. iii. Agnes V.. Born in 1845. iv. Della J.. Born in 1847. v. Ann E.. Born in 1850. 7. Isaac Cotts. Born in 1806 in Braddock Field, Allegheny Co., PA. Isaac died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 5 Mar 1879; he was 73. Buried in Mount Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, WV. On 27 Mar 1831 Isaac married Susannah Eleanor McCord, in West Alexander, Washington Co., PA. Born on 17 Jun 1810 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. Susannah Eleanor died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 19 Nov 1896; she was 86. They were separated. They had the following children: i. Isaac. Born in 1834. Isaac died in California in 1861; he was 27. Buried in Mount Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, WV. 12 ii. Emily Ann (1834-1872) iii. Virginia. Born in 1837. Virginia died in 1838; she was 1. 13 iv. William James (1839-1929) 14 v. George W. (1841-1884) vi. Andrew White. Born on 12 Aug 1843. Andrew White died on 24 Jul 1864; he was 20. vii. Florrie. Born in 1845. Florrie died in 1850; she was 5. 15 viii. Mary Louise (1848-1902) ix. Virginia Eugenia. Born in 1849. Virginia Eugenia died in 1850; she was 1. x. Hugh. Born in 1847. Hugh died in 1853; he was 6. 8. John Cotts. Born abt 1810. John died on 7 Oct 1873; he was 63. John married Elizabeth. Born abt 1810. Elizabeth died on 7 Oct 1873; she was 63. They had the following children: i. Catherine. On 3 Jan 1865 Catherine married Edward Marks. 16 ii. Elizabeth B. iii. John. iv. Mary E.. v. Virginia. vi. William T.. 9. Roseanna Catz. Roseanna died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 6 Aug 1863, she was 66. Buried in Mount Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, WV. Born in 1797 in Pennsylvania. On 27 Nov 1817 Roseanna married Hugh Nichols, son of John Nichols, in Ohio Co., WV. Born in 1788 in Pennsylvania. Hugh died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 13 Apr 1863, he was 75. They were separated. They had one child: i. George Washington. Born on 6 Mar 1818. 10. George Catz. Born on 29 Oct 1804 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. George died in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA on 23 Feb 1863; he was 58. George married Elizabeth Maxwell. Born on 3 Mar 1816 in Moneymore, County Derry, Ireland. Elizabeth died in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA on 19 May 1876; she was 60. They had the following children: 17 i. Peter (1833-1890) ii. Stratham. iii. Harriet. iv. James. 18 v. Harrison Pearl (1839-~1918) vi. Drusilla. vii. Sarah Ann. viii. George W.. ix. Winfred Scott. x. Margaret J.. xi. infant. xii. Horace Greely. xiii. Oliver Brinyan. FOURTH GENERATION ---------------------------------------- 11. William Henry David Cotts. Born in 1835. William Henry David died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 23 Apr 1889; he was 54. On 11 May 1870 William Henry David married Susan Meisenhelder, daughter of Henry Meisenhelder & Elie ?. Born on 15 Oct 1845 in Boggs Run, Webster Co., WV. Susan died in Martins Ferry, Belmont Co., OH on 23 Jul 1924; she was 78. They had the following children: i. George Henry. Born on 3 Mar 1871. ii. Andrew. Born on 27 Nov 1874 in Bridgeport, Belmont Co., OH. Andrew died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 19 Dec 1882; he was 8. iii. Edward James. Born on 29 Sep 1875 in Bridgeport, Belmont Co., OH. Edward James died in Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH in 1928; he was 52. On 2 Feb 1902 Edward James married Ora Wetzel. Ora died on 4 Mar 1932. iv. Jesse. Born on 11 Sep 1877 in Bridgeport, Belmont Co., OH. Jesse died in Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH on 14 Apr 1880; he was 2. 19 v. Thomas William (1880-1956) vi. Sara. Born on 21 Apr 1882 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. Sara died on 31 Aug 1882 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. 12. Emily Ann Cotts. Born on 31 Dec 1834 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. Emily Ann died in farm, Ohio Co., WV on 27 May 1872, she was 37. Buried in Mount Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, WV. On 12 Sep 1855 Emily Ann married Lazarus Brown McLain, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA. Born on 14 Jul 1828 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH. They had the following children: i. Ada Eleanor. Born on 24 Aug 1856 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. ii. Larry Isaac. Born on 15 Sep 1858 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. 13. William James Cotts. Born in 1839 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. William James died on 31 Mar 1929; he was 90. Buried in Mount Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, WV. On 23 Apr 1867 William James married Mary Jane Brinton. They had the following children: i. James B.. Born in Aug 1879. ii. Whitney James. Born abt 1870. iii. Edith L.. Born abt 1872. iv. Mary E.. Born abt 1874. On 30 Jan 1868 Mary E. married Henry Stewart. v. Andrew White. Born abt 1876. vi. Jessie. Born in 1870. 14. George W. Cotts. Born in 1841 in Wheeling, WV. George W. died in 1884; he was 43. Education: Graduated Princeton College in 1866. Child: 15. Mary Louise Cotts. Born on 3 Mar 1848. Mary Louise died on 5 Feb 1902; she was 53. Buried in Morgantown, WV. Mary Louise married C. Edward Wagner. Born on 20 Nov 1848. They had the following children: i. George E. Born on 17 Apr 1878. ii. Clarence. Born on 2 May 1888. 16. Elizabeth B. Cotts. On 5 Feb 1867 Elizabeth B. married Albert Sproles. They had the following children: i. Lucy. ii. Edward. iii. Nellie Bessie. 17. Peter Catz. Born on 6 Jun 1833 in Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Peter died in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA on 25 Sep 1890; he was 57. Buried in Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Eldred Twp., PA. In 1859 Peter married Louisa Preston, daughter of John T. Preston. Born on 8 Jun 1837 in Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Louisa died in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA on 11 Nov 1912; she was 75. They had the following children: i. Irad Armstrong. Born on 25 Jun 1860 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. 21 ii. Ida Agnes (1861-~1900) iii. Elmer Mead. Born on 12 Apr 1863 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Elmer Mead died in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA on 4 Sep 1894, he was 31. Buried on 5 Sep 1894 in Mt Tabor Cemetery, Sigel, Jefferson Co., PA. Elmer Mead married Carrie Belle. 22 iv. Emery Mirven (1866-1942) v. Carrie Belle. 18. Harrison Pearl Catz. Born on 17 Mar 1839 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Harrison Pearl died in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA abt 1918, he was 78. Buried in Mt Tabor Cemetery, Sigel, Jefferson Co., PA. On 18 Oct 1864 Harrison Pearl married Martha Jane Haggarty, in Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Born in Sep 1846 in Pennsylvania. Martha Jane died in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA abt 1915; she was 68. They had the following children: i. Lymon G. 23 ii. Harrison Pearl (1870-1951) iii. Blanche May. iv. Martha Jane. v. Franklin W.. vi. James W.. FIFTH GENERATION ---------------------------------------- 19. Thomas William Cotts. Born on 17 May 1880 in Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH. Thomas William died in Hazel Crest, Cook Co., IL in 1956; he was 75. On 17 Jan 1906 Thomas William married Daisy Ida Hughes, in Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH. Born on 13 Nov 1880. Daisy Ida died in Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH on 6 Jan 1927; she was 46. They had the following children: 24 i. Sarah Elizabeth ii. Susan Charlotte. Born on 3 Nov 1908 in Martins Ferry, Belmont Co., OH. Susan Charlotte died in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. on 2 Jan 1962; she was 53. Susan Charlotte married Thomas William Redman. 25 iii. Thomas William 20. Emma A. Cotts. On 26 Dec 1865 Emma A. married William H. Travis, in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. Born on 20 Apr 1840 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. They had the following children: i. Harry. Born on 28 Oct 1866 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. Occupation: Machinist and Engineer for La Belle Iron Works. ii. Maude. Born on 14 Dec 1871. Maude died on 17 Nov 1876; she was 4. iii. William. Born on 12 Apr 1886. 21. Ida Agnes Catz. Born on 1 Nov 1861 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Ida Agnes died abt 1900; she was 38. On 4 Jul 1883 Ida Agnes married John Henan Stahlman, in Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Born on 30 Apr 1860 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. John Henan died in Lincolnville, Crawford Co., PA on 16 Mar 1916, he was 55. They had the following children: i. Frank. ii. Ora Belle. iii. Raymond Smith. iv. Carrie. v. Edith. vi. Mead. vii. Neil. viii. Sidney. 22. Emery Mirven Catz. Born on 23 Jan 1866 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Emery Mirven died in Amity, OH on 22 Dec 1942, he was 76. On 7 Sep 1896 Emery Mirven married Sarah Rilla Allen, daughter of William G. Allen & Lucinda D. Kelly, in Strattanville, Clarion Co., PA. Born on 3 Apr 1871 in Strattanville, Clarion Co., PA. Sarah Rilla died in Amity, OH. They had the following children: i. Carrie Belle. Born on 11 Sep 1897 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Carrie Belle died in Amity, OH. Carrie Belle married Robert Schuman. 26 ii. William Mervin (1899-1986) iii. Preston Allen. Born on 4 May 1900 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Preston Allen died in Nicaragua in 1928; he was 27. 27 iv. Nana Aileen v. Kelly M.. Born abt 1904 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Kelly M. died on 2 Jan 1904 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Buried in Mt Tabor Cemetery, Sigel, Jefferson Co., PA. vi. George Kelly. Born abt 1905 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. George Kelly died in Kahletown, PA. vii. Paul Emory. Paul Emory married Luella. viii. Cecil Conrad. Cecil Conrad married Helen. 28 ix. James Kenneth (1910-) x. Clifford Wallace. Born on 29 Dec 1912 in Mount Vernon, OH. Clifford Wallace died in California. 23. Harrison Pearl Catz II. Born on 27 Jan 1870 in Sigel, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. Harrison Pearl died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH on 20 Mar 1951, he was 81. Buried in Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, OH. In 1891 Harrison Pearl first married Sophia Elizabeth Hall. They were divorced. They had the following children: i. Harrison Pearl. ii. Thaddeus S.. iii. Burl Eugene. iv. Claude. v. June Olive. Harrison Pearl second married Iva Choloe Taylor. SIXTH GENERATION ---------------------------------------- 24. Sarah Elizabeth Cotts. Sarah Elizabeth married Harold Curtis St. Clair. They had one child: i. Harold. 25. Thomas William Cotts, Jr. Thomas William married Doris Aileen Brown, daughter of Hiram Foster Brown. They had the following children: 29 i. Bruce (1948-) ii. Kevin. 26. William Mervin Katz. Born on 16 Jan 1899 in Clarington, Forest Co., PA. William Mervin died in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., PA on 27 Jul 1986, he was 87. On 24 Aug 1929 William Mervin married Margaret Pearl Zinken. Born on 23 Jan 1911 in Phoenix, MD. Margaret Pearl died in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., PA on 7 Aug 1961, she was 50. They had one child: 30 i. Lela Margaret 27. Nana Aileen Katz. Nana Aileen married Walter Sellers. They had the following children: i. Erdene. ii. Ernest Emory. iii. Jean. iv. Richard. v. Vergie Aileen. 28. James Kenneth Catz. Born on 12 Dec 1910 in Mount Vernon, OH. James Kenneth died in Richmond, Wayne Co., IN. James Kenneth married Juanita. They had one child: i. Douglas. SEVENTH GENERATION ---------------------------------------- 29. Bruce Cotts. Born on 1 Apr 1948. On 27 Apr 1974 Bruce married Janice Rose, in Crest Hill. IL. Born on 27 Jan 1955. They had the following children: i. Matthew. ii. Nicholas. iii. Traci. 30. Lela Margaret Katz. Lela Margaret married Robert Eugene Roser. They had the following children: i. Karen Sue. ii. Mervin Stuart.