Thomas Michael St. Clair

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FatherWarren Michael St. Clair
MotherKathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler
Thomas Michael St. Clair||p5.htm#i81|Warren Michael St. Clair||p4.htm#i80|Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler||p1.htm#i10|||||||Hugo H. Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel I. Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|

Rose Kathryn St. Clair

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FatherWarren Michael St. Clair
MotherKathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler
Rose Kathryn St. Clair||p5.htm#i82|Warren Michael St. Clair||p4.htm#i80|Kathryn Cladyne "Kacy" Geissler||p1.htm#i10|||||||Hugo H. Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel I. Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|

Eloys Anderson

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FatherEdward F. Anderson d. 17 Dec 1967
MotherBertha C. [--M?--] Anderson d. Nov 1966
Eloys Anderson||p5.htm#i83|Edward F. Anderson|d. 17 Dec 1967|p84.htm#i1681|Bertha C. [--M?--] Anderson|d. Nov 1966|p84.htm#i1682|||||||||||||

Marriage Eloys Anderson married Hugo Hermann Geissler, son of Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Margarethe Nuckel
Divorcec 1947 Eloys Anderson and Hugo Hermann Geissler were divorced c 1947 at IL. 
Divorce Eloys Anderson and Hugo Hermann Geissler were divorced. 

Family

Hugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
Child

Evan Hugh Geissler

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FatherHugo Hermann Geissler b. 5 Jul 1921, d. 19 Jan 1994
MotherEloys Anderson
Evan Hugh Geissler||p5.htm#i84|Hugo Hermann Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Eloys Anderson||p5.htm#i83|Hugo E. Geissler|b. 24 Mar 1891\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1.htm#i4|Marie M. Nuckel|b. 9 Feb 1891\nd. 12 Apr 1947|p1.htm#i5|Edward F. Anderson|d. 17 Dec 1967|p84.htm#i1681|Bertha C. [--M?--] Anderson|d. Nov 1966|p84.htm#i1682|

Marriage Evan Hugh Geissler married Judith Kulich
Notebt 1989 - 1990  In 1989-1990, Evan served as president of the Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society. In 1992, he received the society's Distinguished Service Award. 

Family

Judith Kulich
Children

Judith Kulich

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Marriage Judith Kulich married Evan Hugh Geissler, son of Hugo Hermann Geissler and Eloys Anderson

Family

Evan Hugh Geissler
Children

Timothy Evan Geissler

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Adoptive fatherEvan Hugh Geissler
Adoptive motherJudith Kulich
Timothy Evan Geissler||p5.htm#i86|Evan Hugh Geissler||p5.htm#i84|Judith Kulich||p5.htm#i85|Hugo H. Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Eloys Anderson||p5.htm#i83|||||||

Gina Elaine Geissler

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FatherEvan Hugh Geissler
MotherJudith Kulich
Gina Elaine Geissler||p5.htm#i87|Evan Hugh Geissler||p5.htm#i84|Judith Kulich||p5.htm#i85|Hugo H. Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Eloys Anderson||p5.htm#i83|||||||

Bobbi Sue Geissler

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FatherFrederick Michael Geissler
MotherOrpah Gail Kidwell
Bobbi Sue Geissler||p5.htm#i88|Frederick Michael Geissler||p1.htm#i11|Orpah Gail Kidwell||p5.htm#i92|Hugo H. Geissler|b. 5 Jul 1921\nd. 19 Jan 1994|p1.htm#i2|Hazel I. Cottrell|b. 21 Mar 1926\nd. 23 Apr 1999|p1.htm#i3|||||||

Marriage Bobbi Sue Geissler married Joel Edward Craig

Family

Joel Edward Craig
Children

Joel Edward Craig

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Marriage Joel Edward Craig married Bobbi Sue Geissler, daughter of Frederick Michael Geissler and Orpah Gail Kidwell

Family

Bobbi Sue Geissler
Children

Sydney Elizabeth Craig

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FatherJoel Edward Craig
MotherBobbi Sue Geissler
Sydney Elizabeth Craig||p5.htm#i90|Joel Edward Craig||p5.htm#i89|Bobbi Sue Geissler||p5.htm#i88|||||||Frederick M. Geissler||p1.htm#i11|Orpah G. Kidwell||p5.htm#i92|

Thomas Howard McKenzie

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Marriage Thomas Howard McKenzie married Diana Marie Geissler, daughter of Hugo Hermann Geissler and Hazel Irene Cottrell
Divorce Thomas Howard McKenzie and Diana Marie Geissler were divorced. 

Orpah Gail Kidwell

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Marriage Orpah Gail Kidwell married Frederick Michael Geissler, son of Hugo Hermann Geissler and Hazel Irene Cottrell
Divorce Orpah Gail Kidwell and Frederick Michael Geissler were divorced. 

Family

Frederick Michael Geissler
Child

Eula Cladyne Cottrell

F, b. 30 July 1921, d. 12 November 2009

FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
Eula Cladyne Cottrell|b. 30 Jul 1921\nd. 12 Nov 2009|p5.htm#i93|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

Birth30 Jul 1921 Eula Cladyne Cottrell, daughter of Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal E. Robertson, was born on 30 Jul 1921 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, TX.1,2 
1930 Census17 Apr 1930 Eula Cladyne Cottrell appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Midland, Midland County, TX, enumerated 17 Apr 1930, in the household of her parents, Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal Robertson Cottrell. She was shown as "Cladine E.," 8 years old, born TX, and attending school.3 
Marriage Eula Cladyne Cottrell married Leo Cy Staples
Divorce Eula Cladyne Cottrell and Leo Cy Staples were divorced. 
Divorce10 Aug 1942 Eula Cladyne Cottrell and Leo Cy Staples were divorced on 10 Aug 1942 at Midland, Midland County, TX; The court filing was February 10, 1942, and the decree became final six months later, on August 10, 1942.4,5 
Marriage Eula Cladyne Cottrell married J.C. Barrett
Death12 Nov 2009 Eula Cladyne Cottrell died on 12 Nov 2009 at Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA, at age 88. 

Family 1

Leo Cy Staples b. b 1921
Child

Family 2

J.C. Barrett b. 12 Jul 1920, d. Nov 1967
Children

Citations

  1. E-Mail Message, Cladyne Barrett to JG Russell.
  2. E-Mail Message, Patricia and Paula Williams to JG Russell.
  3. 1930 United States Federal Census, Midland County TX, Roll: 2376; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 499.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
  4. E-Mail Message, Cladyne Barrett to JG Russell, Oct 8 2002.
  5. E-Mail Message, Bobette Richardson, Apr 1, 2004.

Monte Boyd Cottrell

M, b. 19 November 1923, d. 6 August 1994

FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
Monte Boyd Cottrell|b. 19 Nov 1923\nd. 6 Aug 1994|p5.htm#i94|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

Birth19 Nov 1923 Monte Boyd Cottrell, son of Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal E. Robertson, was born on 19 Nov 1923 at Midland, Midland County, TX.1 
1930 Census17 Apr 1930 Monte Boyd Cottrell appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Midland, Midland County, TX, enumerated 17 Apr 1930 in the household of his parents, Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal Robertson Cottrell. He was shown as "Momte B.," 6 years old, born TX.2 
Milit Svcebt 1942 - 1945 Monte Boyd Cottrell served in the United States Navy bt 1942 - 1945. He was a Gunner's Mate 2/c in the Armed Guard. The role of the Armed Guard was to man the guns on the thousands of Merchant Marine ships bringing men and materiel to the various war zones -- troop ships, cargo ships, tankers and more. When the convoys came under fire, as they so often did, the difference between life and death was often the Armed Guards.

According to the Armed Guard website, "By war's end, 144,970 men had served with the Armed Guard. A document in the archives of the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C. calls the story of the Armed Guard "as thrilling a story of triumph over difficulties, of heroism, devotion to duty, sacrifice, and courage as exists in the annals of the nation."" Roughly 2085 Armed Guardsmen died; at least 1100 were wounded.

Monte served on, among other ships, tankers including the SS Good Gulf and SS Esso Hartford. The Good Gulf, a Gulf Oil Co. tanker, was 498' long, 59' wide and drew 33' in depth. Interestingly, she was built in Kiel, Germany and launched in June of 1938. The Esso Hartford was an Esso tanker, custom built (rather than to standard specs) in Maryland by Bethlehem Steel, and launched in 1942.

Family stories tell of at least two ships he served on that were sunk. One was the MS Sheherazade, a tanker under Panamanian registry in the summer of 1942. According to one report by the Armed Guard, the Sheherazade "was torpedoed by the German U-158 (Erich Rostin) on June 11, 1942 at 0455 EWT in position 28-41 N./91-20 W. (about 20 miles west of Ship Shoal Buoy) while en route from Newport News to Houston in ballast and unescorted. Total complement on board was 44 merchant crew and 15 U.S. Naval Armed Guard. One crew member, the 2nd Cook, was lost. He was a Canadian citizen. All others survived. At 0455 EWT, one torpedo struck on the starboard side amidship. Following that another torpedo struck in the starboard bunker tank destroying all power facilities and stopping the engines. As a result of these two torpedoes the ship took a 45° list to starboard. At 0505 EWT, a third torpedo hit the ship in the engine room on the starboard side. Immediately after this, the ship capsized with the bottom up. After the tanker had capsized, the U-158 fired 8 rounds from her deck gun into the hull of the ship. The ship was abandoned at 0503. The MIDSHIPMAN, a shrimp boat, picked up 26 survivors from the ship's launch and 9 others who had jumped overboard. These 35 survivors were landed at Morgan City, Louisiana on June 11th at 2300 EWT. A lifeboat containing 23 survivors was picked up by the F/V 40 FATHOMS on June 11, 1942 at 0830 and landed at Morgan City at 1640 on the same day. The U-158 (Rostin) was sunk on June 30, 1942 west of Bermuda in position 32-50 N./67-28 W. by U.S. Navy plane VP-74. There were no survivors." 
Marriage He married Zena Louise Jerrison
Death6 Aug 1994 Monte Boyd Cottrell died on 6 Aug 1994 at El Cajon, San Diego County, CA, at age 70.3 
Burial16 Aug 1994 He was buried on 16 Aug 1994 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, CA. An online interment record for the cemetery shows:

Cottrell, Monte B, b. 11/19/1923, d. 08/06/1994, US Navy, GM2, Res: El Cajon, CA, Plot: CBD 1 42, bur. 08/16/1994.4,5 

Family

Zena Louise Jerrison
Children

Citations

  1. E-Mail Message, Patricia and Paula Williams to JG Russell.
  2. 1930 United States Federal Census, Midland County TX, Roll: 2376; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 499.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
  3. Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
  4. Letter, Zena Cottrell to Patricia Williams, Dec 2003.
  5. Web site, Internet.net records for Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery online).

David Fred Cottrell

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FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
David Fred Cottrell||p5.htm#i95|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

1930 Census17 Apr 1930 David Fred Cottrell appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Midland, Midland County, TX, enumerated 17 Apr 1930 in the household of his parents, Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal Robertson Cottrell. He was shown as 2 years and 1 month old, born TX.1 
Marriage David Fred Cottrell married Rosetta Jane Braddock
Divorce David Fred Cottrell and Rosetta Jane Braddock were divorced. 
Marriage David Fred Cottrell married Sonja Anita Renata Guttman
Divorce David Fred Cottrell and Sonja Anita Renata Guttman were divorced. 
Marriage David Fred Cottrell married Margarita Asencio "Terry" Cottrell

Family 1

Rosetta Jane Braddock
Child
  • David Gannon+ b. 24 Nov 1947, d. 18 Jul 1985

  • Family 2

    Sonja Anita Renata Guttman b. 2 Nov 1930, d. 2 Feb 2003
    Children

    Citations

    1. 1930 United States Federal Census, Midland County TX, Roll: 2376; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 499.0 (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, T626 (2,667 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

    Carol Ray Cottrell

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    FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
    MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
    Carol Ray Cottrell||p5.htm#i96|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

    Marriage Carol Ray Cottrell married Miller "Ray" Childress

    Family

    Miller "Ray" Childress b. 5 Oct 1924, d. 30 Jan 1992
    Children

    Jerry LaStone Cottrell

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    FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
    MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
    Jerry LaStone Cottrell||p5.htm#i97|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

    Marriage Jerry LaStone Cottrell married Juanita June Price
    Marriage Jerry LaStone Cottrell married Linda Yvonne Dunivan

    Family

    Juanita June Price b. 8 Dec 1934, d. 27 Jan 2006
    Children

    Marianne Cottrell

    F, b. 6 July 1936, d. 13 September 2007

    FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
    MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
    Marianne Cottrell|b. 6 Jul 1936\nd. 13 Sep 2007|p5.htm#i98|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

    Birth6 Jul 1936 Marianne Cottrell, daughter of Clay Rex Cottrell and Opal E. Robertson, was born on 6 Jul 1936 at Wichita County, TX.1 
    Marriage Marianne Cottrell married Davis Hodges
    Divorce Marianne Cottrell and Davis Hodges were divorced at VA. 
    Divorce Marianne Cottrell and Davis Hodges were divorced. 
    Marriage Marianne Cottrell married Frank Payne
    Divorce Marianne Cottrell and Frank Payne were divorced. 
    Divorce Marianne Cottrell and Frank Payne were divorced at VA. 
    Marriage Marianne Cottrell married John L. Epps
    Death13 Sep 2007 Marianne Cottrell Epps died on 13 Sep 2007 at Richmond, Henrico County, VA, at age 71. 

    Family 1

    Davis Hodges
    Child

    Family 2

    Frank Payne
    Child

    Citations

    1. Web site, Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Ancestry.com online).

    Michael Vance Cottrell

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    FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
    MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
    Michael Vance Cottrell||p5.htm#i99|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

    Marriage Michael Vance Cottrell married Geraldine Ann Claude
    Divorce Michael Vance Cottrell and Geraldine Ann Claude were divorced. 
    Marriage Michael Vance Cottrell married Shirley Holloway
    Divorce Michael Vance Cottrell and Shirley Holloway were divorced. 
    Marriage Michael Vance Cottrell married Celeste Revere

    Family 1

    Geraldine Ann Claude
    Children

    Family 2

    Shirley Holloway
    Child

    Family 3

    Celeste Revere
    Child

    Patricia Ensign Cottrell

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    FatherClay Rex Cottrell b. 20 Apr 1898, d. 21 Sep 1970
    MotherOpal E. Robertson b. 21 Aug 1898, d. 15 Mar 1995
    Patricia Ensign Cottrell||p5.htm#i100|Clay Rex Cottrell|b. 20 Apr 1898\nd. 21 Sep 1970|p1.htm#i6|Opal E. Robertson|b. 21 Aug 1898\nd. 15 Mar 1995|p1.htm#i7|Martin G. Cottrell|b. 30 Sep 1855\nd. 26 Mar 1946|p2.htm#i27|Martha H. "Mattie" Johnson|b. 15 May 1857\nd. 3 Jul 1912|p2.htm#i28|Jasper C. Robertson|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 15 Mar 1912|p1.htm#i15|Eula L. Baird|b. 24 Oct 1869\nd. 13 Mar 1954|p1.htm#i16|

    Marriage Patricia Ensign Cottrell married Thomas Theodore Williams Jr.

    Family

    Thomas Theodore Williams Jr.
    Children
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