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Cotton Smith Mather

Birth	:	25 Mar 1830 Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	16 Dec 1883 Calhoun County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Courtland Cemetery, Courtland, Republic County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7839012, -97.8768997
Description	:	Cotton was the son of Sanford Mather & Betsy Lepper. The 1850 census has the family in Saybrook, Ashtabula Co., OH. Smith was 20. They arrived there between Mary's birth in PA about 1833 and Harriett's birth in OH about 1835. The Iowa 1856 census places them in Eden Township, Clinton Co. IA, Alice, the then youngest, was 2, born in IA. Smith is not enumerated with his parents. He and his family moved to Calhoun County sometime after 1880 as they were enumerated in Welton Twp, Clinton Co. that year. He seems to have been... Read More	Cotton was the son of Sanford Mather & Betsy Lepper. The 1850 census has the family in Saybrook, Ashtabula Co., OH. Smith was 20. They arrived there between Mary's birth in PA about 1833 and Harriett's birth in OH about 1835. The Iowa 1856 census places them in Eden Township, Clinton Co. IA, Alice, the then youngest, was 2, born in IA. Smith is not enumerated with his parents. He and his family moved to Calhoun County sometime after 1880 as they were enumerated in Welton Twp, Clinton Co. that year. He seems to have been known as Smith Mather/Marther as that is his name as enumerated in the 1880 census as well as the name penciled on the back of his tintype I have posted here. An elderly distant cousin also confirmed she knew him as Smith Mather. (Grace Hayden-137710673) For reasons unknown the surname was variably spelled Mather/Marther/Marthar in 19th century Iowa. The paper frame of the tintype shows the photographer was W. (William) H. Owen, artist, Union Gallery, Lyons, Iowa. Ca. 1865, ============================= 1880 United States Federal Census- Name: Nellie Marthar [Nellie Mather] Age: 5 Birth Date: Abt 1875 Birthplace: Iowa Home in 1880: Welton, Clinton, Iowa, USA Dwelling Number: 2 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's name: Smith Marthar Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's name: Mary Marthar Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Attended School: Yes Household Members: Name Age Smith Marthar 49 Mary Marthar 47 Jacob Marthar 24 Elizabeth Marthar 22 Harry Marthar 17 Hattie Marthar 14 Addie Marthar 9 Nellie Marthar 5 William Marthar 2 (g-son) ========================= He is listed under his father Sanford Mather # 1064 on p. 296 in "The Lineage of Rev. Richard Mather", Horace Mather, 1890. ======================= A photo of his sister Charlotte has been posted; I think there's a marked resemblance. KG

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Where is Cotton Smith Mather's memorial?
Cotton Smith Mather's memorial is located at: Courtland Cemetery, Courtland, Republic County, USA.
When did Cotton Smith Mather death?
Cotton Smith Mather death on 16 Dec 1883 in Calhoun County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Cotton Smith Mather's memorial?
Latitude: 39.7839012
Longitude: -97.8768997

Family Members:

Parent

Sanford Mather Marthar

(1801 - 1875)

Spouse

Mary Lepper Mather

(1832 - 1913)

Siblings

Sanford Mather Jr.

(1837 - 1873)

Charles Marthar

(1839 - 1868)

Children

Jacob S. Marthar

(1856 - 1918)

Mary Elizabeth Mather Walrod

(1858 - 1884)

Harry A. Mather

(1863 - 1946)

Hattie Marthar Mather Brand

(1866 - 1905)

Addie Lucia Mather Stacy

(1870 - 1928)

Flowers:

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