Charles John Cottingham
b. 24 February 1856, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, to Elija and Elizabeth Osenbach (Fryberger) Cottingham
d. 22 April 1935, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico
m. 23 June 1880, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Helen M. Massey
b. 16 July 1860, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, to Moses J. and Catherine Russell (Conner) Massey
d. 8 August 1932, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Children with Helen M. Massey:
- Mary Elizabeth (1881-1958) married Gustav A. Smithburn
- Ralph Oliver (b. 1886) married Fay Alldredge
- George (1889-1895)
- Walter Elijah (1892-1939) married Fannie Salazar McCall
- Charles Russell (1894-1967) married Maude Rebecca Hathaway
- Robert John (1897-1964) married (1) Ann Dusek, (2) Grace Evalyn Taylor, (3) Rose [–?–]
- Helen Kathryn (1901-1990) married Harry Bryon Jones
Charles left for New Mexico about 1925. Helen stayed in Noblesville, and he visited home while she was living. He was a surveyor and civil engineer in Springer, New Mexico.
Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: harcourt@comcast.net