Cottrell Family Genetic Genealogy research Project
Welcome genetic cousins and other visitors who have found their way to my Cottrell family history research pages. The current focus of the content on capeflier.com is the Cottrell family history genetic genealogy research project I am working on. This project is about helping people find their genetic family heritage. Genetic cousins from 23andme, Family Tree DNA, and GEDMatch.com will find the resources here to help us locate our common ancestors.
Members of the Cottrell , Toman and Gibson family and their cousins will find out how they can help fill in pieces of my missing family history.
If you or someone you know is willing to help I will be forever grateful if you would contact me at mark@capeflier.com The information you provide will help document the family history for generations to come.
Cottrell, Gibson, Toman Family Finder Genetic Genealogy Free Test Offer
Owen Cottrell 1953
The free genetic genealogy test offer for descendants of the ancestors of Owen Cottrell continues. Free Family Tree DNA Family Finder tests are available to descendants of Owen Cottrell from Cement City Michigan . Others who qualify for the free tests include descendants of William Cottrell who was married to Eva Myrtle Gibson (Cottrell) from Darke County Ohio, descendants of Isaac Newton Gibson New Weston, Darke County Ohio including siblings and their descendants. Finally descendants and siblings descendants of Lucy Toman (Cottrell) , Darke County Ohio , and descendants of George Leon Toman, Ohio all are encouraged to contact me.
I would especially welcome participation by any of Owen Cottrell’s children should they have a change of heart and be willing to help me with the answers I have spent a lifetime looking for. Please understand that we use genetic genealogy test results for genealogical family research purposes only. Contact me at mark@capeflier.com for information about how to participate.
Cottrell Family Pictures from days gone by.
Cottrell Family
An important part of any family history is photographs of our ancestors. I am looking for pictures of Owen Cottrell and his children as well as his parents Claude Cottrell and Lucy Toman Cottrell. I also do not have any pictures of Owen Cottrell’s grand parents William Cottrell and Eva Myrtle Gibson Cottrell. Finally I hope somewhere out there are some pictures of John B.M. Cottrell and Sarah Spillers of Darke County Ohio Owen Cottrells great grandparents.
I would be very grateful if some understanding and compassionate members of the family could email me some pictures. If simple compassion is not enough I am happy to pay for the pictures either directly or by a donation to the charity of your choice. Thank you for your consideration, Mark
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The Cottrell Family Research project is for genetic cousins working together towards a better understanding of Cottrell family history. Anyone with a GEDmatch.com match with a possible maternal, paternal or adopted connection to the Cottrell family is welcome to join.
While our research focus is on the descendants and ancestors of Hiram Cottrell who died 1854 in Bowersville, Greene County Ohio we are also looking for ancestral connections between the various other family lines. For more information see our blog post on the Cottrell Family Research Project blog post.
New to genetic genealogy ?
If you have just received your results and don’t know where to begin I am happy to share what I have learned and help you get started on this fascinating look into our family history. Over the next few weeks I hope to expand the information available here. Often a few minutes on the phone with someone who can help explain how it all fits together can save you hours of frustration. If I can help send me an email with some background and we will connect.
If you knew Owen Cottrell I would appreciate hearing from you.
I am especially interested in hearing from people who knew Owen Cottrell and anyone who served with Owen Cottrell on the USS Shenandoah in 1953 or worked with him while he was a yardmaster with the railroad in Michigan. Please email me at mark@capeflier.com
Philip J Taylor of Perry County Indiana
I am interested in members of Philip Taylor’s family participating in my genetic genealogy project. For information about why please see my blog post on Philip J Taylor here.
A word about passwords
To protect family privacy a password is required for certain sections . The genealogy, pictures file and document archives each have their own distinct password as they are of interest to different people. Please email me with your connection to the family or the genetic match information you are researching and the section(s) you would like the password for. Passwords are freely available to anyone with a connection to the family so feel free to email me.