The Shemwell Family

Nathaniel Francis “Frank” CottleAge: 58 years18571916

Name
Nathaniel Francis “Frank” Cottle
Given names
Nathaniel Francis
Surname
Cottle
Nickname
Frank
Birth April 16, 1857
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageClara Belle WilhiteView this family
June 19, 1881 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Edna Belle Cottle
January 6, 1896 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childLewis Guy TroutmanEdna Belle CottleView this family
about 1913 (Age 55 years)
Note: Marriage year/place based on when first child, Ersel, was born
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ersel Belle Troutman
March 20, 1914 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Thelma Marie Troutman
April 14, 1915 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (on the date of death)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death 1916 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Attebery Cemetery
Family with Clara Belle Wilhite - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 19, 1881Washington, Anderson, Kansas, United States
15 years
daughter

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Francis “Frank” Cottle - Household

Washington, Anderson, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cottle, FrankheadWMApr185644M19MICanadaMIFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Cottle, Clara BwifeWFNov186237M1966ILKYINYesYesYes
Cottle, Carl F CsonWMApr188218SKSMIILSchool4YesYesYes
Cottle, Charles WsonWMJan188416SKSMIILSchool5YesYesYes
Cottle, Roy MsonWMJan188614SKSMIILSchool6YesYesYes
Cottle, William MsonWMOCt18918SKSMIILSchool6YesYesYes
Cottle, Edna BdaughterWFJan18964SKSMIIL