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Virginia Alice Cottey, 1885.2
Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard ("Alice")
(27 March 1848 - 16 July 1940)
- Founder of Cottey College, and its president from 1884-1922 and
1924-1929. She also taught languages and ethics.
- Before founding Cottey College, she attended and taught at
Central Female College in Lexington, Missouri.
- Married Samuel Stockard on March 6, 1890 in
Main Hall.
- Died in Stockard Hall, of myocardial degeneration due to a hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis).
Spouse: Samuel Stockard
Stepchildren: John, George, Katie
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Samuel McLean Stockard
(1838-1896)
- Married V.A.C. Stockard on March 6, 1890 in
Main Hall.
- Served as secretary to the college for a couple years before his death,
helping to interview prospective students in other towns.
- Died on Thanksgiving 1896 in Kirbyville. His funeral was held in
the old Cottey chapel.
Spouse: V.A.C. Stockard
Children: John, George, Katie
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John J. Stockard
(b. 1876)
- Sam Stockard's son from a previous marriage.
- Attended Cottey from 1887.
- Studied to be a minister at Vanderbilt University.
- Taught English and Greek at Cottey from 1898, and started the
Emerson and Magnoperian societies.
- Married Edna Busby Stockard in 1903.
Spouse: Edna Busby Stockard
Children: Jack
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Edna Busby Stockard
- Attended and taught at Cottey College.
- Married John Stockard in 1903.
Spouse: John Stockard
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Jack Stockard
(1904-1905)
- Son of Edna Busby and John Stockard.
- Died of dysentery as an infant.
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George Stockard
(b. 1878)
Sam Stockard's son from a previous marriage.
Attended Cottey from 1887, and made his first appearance as an
orator there.
Studied pre-law at the University of Arkansas, and was a lawyer in
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Katie Stockard Milam
(1880-1916)
Sam Stockard's daughter from a previous marriage.
Attended Cottey from 1886.
Taught voice and piano at Cottey.
Studied music at Brussels Conservatory from 1900 to 1902.
Sang at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904.
When she died in 1916, she left her children to V.A.C. Stockard.
Married Robert Milam in 1905 in
Main Hall.
Children: George & Sam (twins), Virginia. |
Robert Milam
Married Katie Stockard in 1905 in Main
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George Milam
(b. 1908)
Son of Katie Stockard and Robert Milam.
Raised by V.A.C. Stockard after his mother died.
Attended University of Missouri. He paid for it by managing and
playing in his own orchestra, alongside brother Sam.
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Sam Milam
(b. 1908)
Son of Katie Stockard and Robert Milam.
Raised by V.A.C. Stockard after his mother died.
Attended University of Missouri. He paid for it by managing and
playing in his own orchestra, alongside brother George. |
Virginia Milam Perman
(b. 1912)
Daughter of Katie Stockard and Robert Milam.
Raised by V.A.C. Stockard after her mother died.
Attended Cottey College, graduating in 1926.
Became a teacher in Ohio.
Married then-Lt. J.E. Perman in 1930 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Note: It is said that V.A.C.S. was tutoring Virginia when
Vera Neitzert
was fatally injured in 1920. |
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Sara Eads Cottey.4
Sara Elizabeth Eads Cottey
(1818- 20 June 1916)
Mother of V.A.C. Stockard.
(Called "Mother Cottey" by most.)
Born in Knox County, Missouri.
Moved to Nevada with Rose Cottey around 1885.
Her house was where Ross Memorial Library stands today.
Had a slight stroke in 1916, and died on June 20th.
Married Ira Day Cottey.
Children: William, Louis, Virginia, Mary, Anne, Miriam, Ira Jr.,
Ella, Katherine.
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Ira Day Cottey, Sr.4
Ira Day Cottey
(1801-1883)
Father of V.A.C. Stockard.
Married Sara Elizabeth Eads.
Born and died in Knox County, Missouri.
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William M. Cottey.4
William Martin Cottey ("Willie")
(1844-1915)
Virginia Alice Cottey's oldest brother.
Farmer.
Died of heart disease.
Married Mary Inman.
Children:
Rose, Bertha & William (twins).
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Mary Ann Inman
("Molly")
(1850-1930)
Born in England.
Married William M. Cottey.
Died of a combination of a heart lesion and a hardening of the
arteries (arteriosclerosis).
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Rose Cottey
(18??-1917)
Daughter of Mary Inman and William M. Cottey.
Graduated from Cottey in 1888.
Attended the University of Chicago.
Taught math at Cottey from 1890 till her death in 1917.
Rosemary Hall and
Rosemary suite were named after her and
fellow professor Mary Boddie. |
Bertha Cottey Ringer
Daughter of Mary Inman and William M. Cottey.
Married Charles Ringer. |
William Ernest Cottey ("Wilmer")
(1874-1946)
Son of Mary Inman and William M. Cottey.
Married Evalyn H.
Died of chronic inflammation of the heart's myocardium.
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Louis Cottey.4
Louis Francis Cottey ("Lewis")
(1846-1920)
Married Florence Miller.
Lawyer and Missouri State Senator from 1878 to 1894.
Died of heart disease.
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Florence Miller Cottey
(1852-1932)
Married Louis Cottey. |
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Mary Cottey's house near the college (before she was married).
Mary Cottey Bright.4
Mary Matilda Cottey Bright
(1850-1934)
Taught drawing, painting, and art criticism at Cottey from 1884,
and was the principal of the primary department.
Married E.K. Bright in Mother Cottey's house in 1902, with a reception in
Main Hall.
Died of cerebral hemorrhaging in Nevada.
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E.K. Bright
Married Mary Cottey in Mother Cottey's house in 1902, with a reception in
Main Hall. |
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Anne Cottey.4
Anne Eliza Cottey ("Annie")
(1852-1915)
Lived with Mother Cottey (Sara Eads Cottey) from 1907 till her death.
Died of organic heart disease in Nevada.
She set up a fund in her and Katie Cottey Nunn's name, meant to
endow a scholarship for Cottey College.
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Tinie Cottey Price.4
Miriam Sophronia Cottey Price ("Tinie")
(1854-1892)
Married Wycliffe Wilmot Price.
Children: Agnes, Andrew, Alice, Bess, Wilmot.
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Wycliffe Wilmot Price
Married Tinie Cottey.
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Agnes Price Buck
Daughter of Tinie Cottey and Wycliffe Price.
Attended Cottey College.
Married William Buck in 1911. |
Andrew Price
Son of Tinie Cottey and Wycliffe Price.
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Alice Price Holmdale
Daughter of Tinie Cottey and Wycliffe Price.
Married Julius Holmdale. |
Bess Price Griffith
Daughter of Tinie Cottey and Wycliffe Price.
Taught at Cottey, and became superintendant of the teaching
department in 1904.
Married Joseph Griffith. |
Wilmot Price
Son of Tinie Cottey and Wycliffe Price.
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Ira Day Cottey, Jr.4
Ira Day Cottey, Jr.
(1856-1940)
Hardware store owner.
Married May Payne.
Children: Elizabeth.
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May Payne Cottey (or Mary)
(1862-1939)
Married Ira Day Cottey, Jr. |
Elizabeth Cottey
Daughter of May Payne and Ira Cottey Jr.
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Dora Cottey McClure, 1888.4
Ella Medora Cottey McClure ("Dora")
(1860-1956)
Graduated from Central Female College in Lexington, Missouri in
1877. She was valedictorian, and recited "Searching for the
Slain" at her commencement.
Taught elocution at Cottey from 1884-88.
Lived with V.A.C.S. in Stockard Hall after W.T. McClure died.
Died of pneumonia.
Married W.T. McClure in 1888.
Children: Kate, Virginia, Elizabeth.
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Walter T. McClure ("William")
(1856-1932)
Married Dora Cottey in 1888.
Was a Southern Methodist Episcopal minister.
Had children from a previous marriage.
Died of chronic inflammation of the kidney (nephritis). |
Kate McClure
Daughter of Dora Cottey and W.T. McClure.
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Virginia Alice McClure
Daughter of Dora Cottey and W.T. McClure.
Named after Virginia Alice Cottey.
Graduated from Cottey in 1918.2
Became a teacher, and was honored
in 1956 with an Alumna Achievement Award for "service to the
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Elizabeth McClure Campbell
Daughter of Dora Cottey and W.T. McClure.
Wrote The Cottey Sisters of Missouri, a history of the Cottey family and college through 1949.
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Katie Cottey Nunn.4
Katherine Lee Cottey Nunn ("Katie")
(1862-1901)
Taught instrumental music at Cottey from 1886,
and was for some time the Vice-President of the college.
Married George J. Nunn in Main Hall on December
12, 1900.
Died after tumor-removal surgery.
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George J. Nunn
Married Katie Cottey in Main Hall on December
12, 1900.
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