I believe my nearest Bartlett was Lydia Bartlett, daughter of Jesse Bartlett and Nancy Ann Adams.
Lydia was born 16 May, 1837 in Illinois and died 28 March 1938 at Edwardsville, Madison Co, IL.
She married Caleb Gonterman and they had three children, Thomas E, Laura and Jessie.

I lived in Mount Greenwood, a part of Chicago, from the age of five until I was married.

Our home was a small, two story brick house.

The Grade School I attended, Mount Greenwood, was across the street and half a block away.

Herman Popkin

When Herman Popkin was born on July 25, 1913, in Chicago, Illinois, his father, Heinrich, was 21 and his mother, Mary, was 23. He had three daughters with Lois. He died on October 19, 1967, in Chicago, IL  at the age of 54.

Herman had a problem with his eyes so that in every photo taken of him he appears to have turned his head slightly.

He suffered from heart disease most of his adult life.

Death Notice

Herman Popkin, October 19, husband of Doris; father of Shirley, Mary and Patricia; brother of Neil Trickel and Doris Cottay. Resting at Donnellan Funeral Home, 10525 S Western Avenue, until 12 noon Saturday. Funeral services and interment private. Please omit flowers. [1]

1 Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, and Death Announcents, 1851 – 2003

        

Herman Popkin

Illinois, Cook County Deaths      

Name	Herman Popkin
Event Type	Death
Event Date	19 Oct 1967
Event Place	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address	5704 South Halstad Street
Gender	Male
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Race	White
Occupation	Chauffeur
Birth Date	25 Jul 1913
Birthplace	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date	21 Oct 1967
Burial Place	Worth, , Illinois
Cemetery	Mount Hope
Father's Name	Henry W Popkin
Mother's Name	Mary Dawson
Informant's Name	John A Popkin
Entry Number	73929

"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MX-P4Z7 : accessed 8 March 2016), Herman Popkin, 19 Oct 1967; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

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[1] Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, and Death Announcements, 1851-2003

Zipporah Ann Coles

Zipporah was born June, 1827 at McDonough County, Illinois. Her parents were Lydia Hunt and Robert Coles. She married Thomas Newell on Nov. 16, 1847 at Wapello County, Iowa.

She was a member of Eastern Star and Daughters of Rebekah. 

Her children were Esther, Margaret, Jessie Jane and Benjamin Coles.  Her children were all born in Iowa.

In 1905 Zipporah died at Castroville, CA, while on a visit to her son's home.  She was buried in Chariton, Iowa.

William Thomas Cottay was born about 1842 in England.
He died 7  Oct, 1920 at Chicago, Cook Co, IL.
William was a carpenter and a grocer. He had a grocery store at the corner of 31st Street and Wallace, 3252 Wallace, Chicago.

William married Ellen Jones on 18 Aug, 1872 at Chicago IL.


William had seven children, Charles, George, Susan, Mary, William John, Joseph, and Ellen.

Margaret H Newell

Margaret H (Newell) Dawson

Margaret was born on Monday, 25 March 1850, in Eddyville Wapello Co IA.  She was the daughter of Thomas Newell, formerly of Eddyville Wapello Co IA and Zipporah Ann (Coles) of McDonough Co IL.

She married John P Dawson on March 8, 1873 at Chariton Iowa.

Margaret H was the mother of nine children, Jesse Newell of IA, Alberta Adams, Esther of IA, Frederick E of IA, Jay of IA, Mary Emma of Chariton, Lucas Co, IA, Ben Austin of IA, Guy C, and Zipporah E Lewis.

Margaret H was preceded in death by one sister, Jessie Jane (Newell) Bell of Eddyville Wapello IA; four grandparents, Samuel Newell of IA, Lydia (Hunt) Coles of Chariton, Lucas Co, IA, Robert Coles of Chariton, Lucas Co, IA, and Nancy (Alexander) of Logan Co OH.

Margaret H died at the age of 54, on Thursday, 2 February 1905.

Ellen Jones

Ellen Jones, my great grandmother, was born in September, 1846, at County Donegal, Ireland. She emigrated from Ireland to Chicago IL.

She married William Cottay at Holy Family Church in Chicago, IL on August 18, 1872.  Witnesses were Patrick Melony (sp?) and Ellen Hopkins.

Ellen and William had four sons and three daughters  between 1873 and 1888.

One of her sons was my grandfather, George Cottay.

She died on January 29, 1903, in Chicago at the age of 56.[1]

Cause of death was “pneumonia”.

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[1] Undertaker’s Report of Death, file # 224