┌── John Hinshaw
                                                           │    1824-1911 
                               ┌── William Ellis Hinshaw ──┤
                               │    1865-1946              │
                               │                           └── Sarah Commons
                               │                                1822-1910 
Lola Adele Hinshaw ────────────┤
B: 1889                        │
D: 1976                        │
                               └── Flora A. Ressler
                                    1868-1944 
M: Charles Fletcher Cottingham

Lola Adele Hinshaw     [ID 10622]

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Born Sep 8 1889, Hamilton County, Indiana.^1,2,3,4  

She married Charles Fletcher Cottingham^5,6 [Fletcher Cottingham⁷], Jun 1 1913^5,6 [May 27 1913⁸], Hamilton County, Indiana^5,6.  (May 27 1913 was probably the marriage license date).⁹  Charles, son of Clarence A. [Bert] Cottingham & Ella Cayler, was born Jan 28 1891, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.^{4,6,8,10,11,12,13,14}  

Children:^{6,7,11,12,13,15}

Lola and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 27 1920), Main St., Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana:¹¹

Lola and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 4 1930), 129 California Street, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana:¹²

Lola and family were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 30 1940), Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana:¹³

In 1976 Lola and Charles were living in/near Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana.⁴  

Lola Adele Hinshaw died Aug 3 1976, Riverview Hospital, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana; age 86.^4,6  

Lola's obituary was published as follows:⁶

Final rites for Lola A. Cottingham, 86, formerly of 230 Third St., Sheridan, have been set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Kercheval Funeral Home in Sheridan.   Mrs. Cottingham died this morning at Riverview Hospital.  She was born and reared in Hamilton County, the daughter of William A. and Flora (Ressler) Hinshaw.  In 1913 she married C. Fletcher Cottingham and he survives.   Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Harold (Betty) Fesmire, Perry ,Ga.; Mrs.Jack (Drucilla) Jones, Warner Robbing, Ga.; Mrs. Donald (Roberta) Mendenhall and Mrs. James (Judy) Moore, both of Sheridan; two sisters, Mrs. Perry Harvey and Mrs. Horace Kirkman, both of Westfield; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.   She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the OES, both in Sheridan, and the Symposium Club, also in Sheridan.

Charles died Aug 23 1976, Higgins Rest Home, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana; age 85.^4,6  

Fletcher's obituary was published as follows:⁶

Services for C. Fletcher Cottingham, formerly of 203 W. 3rd St. Sheridan, will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Kercheval Funeral Home in Sheridan.  He died Monday at the Higgins Rest Home in Sheridan.  He was 85.   Born in Noblesville on Jan. 28, 1891, he was the son of Clarence A. and Ella Cayler Cottingham.   In 1913 he married Lola Hinshaw who died on Aug. 3, 1976.   Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Harold Fesmire, Perry Ga.; Mrs. Jack Jones, Warner Robins, Ga; Mrs. Donald Mendenhall and Mrs. James Moore, both of Sheridan; a sister, Mrs. Ernest Carter and a brother, Lewis Cottingham, both of Noblesville; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.   Cottingham was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sheridan, the Sheridan Masonic Lodge and the Sheridan Rotary.   At one time, he owned the Cottingham Battery Shop in Sheridan.  In 1935, he and Vern McDonald operated the Sheridan Motor Company which they sold to Foxworthy Ford in 1955.  Cottingham also operated a used car lot for a few years.

Photo: Lola Adele Hinshaw ⁶

Photo: Lola Adele Hinshaw & Charles Fletcher Cottingham ⁶

Social Security information for Lola Adele Hinshaw: 303-70-5737

Social Security information for Charles Fletcher Cottingham: 303-01-6517

Sources

1. RootsWeb WorldConnect data by Howard Kelly ().
2. 1900 census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana; roll T623-375, ED 92, page 11A, line #34, dwelling #252, family #257.
3. 1910 census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana; roll T624-353, ED 111, page 251A, line #25, dwelling #81, family #85.
4. "Social Security Death Index" (as it is commonly called), derived from the Social Security Administration "Death Master File". See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm
5. Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920; http://www.ancestry.com (Book 14, page 98).
6. http://www.findagrave.com.
7. Contribution from Gene & June (Millikan) Cordell ().
8. Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992; http://www.ancestry.com.
9. Speculation.
10. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
11. 1920 census, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana; roll T625-435, ED 91, page 1A, line #13, dwelling #4, family #4.
12. 1930 census, Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana; roll T626-590, ED 1, page 3A, line #3, dwelling #47, family #48.
13. 1940 census, Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana; roll T627-1028, ED 6-19, page 11A, line #2, household #241.
14. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; http://www.ancestry.com.
15. Obituary of Juliadelle "Judy" Moore; the "Indianapolis Star", Nov 27 2005; posted Nov 27 2005 to the Cottingham message board:
    http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FQ.2ACIB/256.
16. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1; http://www.ancestry.com.
17. Contribution from Matt Mendenhall ().

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