Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam L. Otis
Birth1821, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death1899, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherJonathan N. Otis (~1787-1860)
MotherHannah Fightmaster (~1798-)
Other spousesNancy Wright, 2C5R
Marriage15 Dec 1863, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseCynthia Ann Bohannon, 3C4R
Birth14 Feb 1838, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death21 Jan 1916, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Bohannon (1809-1893)
MotherCatherine Ransome Wright (1814-1891)
Children
1 MWesley Otis (Died as Child), 4C3R
Birthabt 1864, Bath Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1880, Bath Co., Kentucky
2 FMary Catherine Otis, 4C3R
Birth14 Aug 1865, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death20 Jun 1945, Omar, Logan Co., West Virginia
SpouseJames Albert Munday
3 MTarlton Otis (Died as Child), 4C3R
Birthabt 1869, Bath Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1880, Bath Co., Kentucky
4 FVirginia L. Otis, 4C3R
BirthOct 1870, Bath Co., Kentucky
5 MJohn Miller Otis, 4C3R
Birth12 Feb 1874, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death7 Nov 1952, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
SpouseIda Pearl Green
SpouseSarah Frances McGlothin
SpouseJoseph Toy
Notes for William L. Otis
Years of birth and death are from his gravestone.
Census Notes for William L. & Cynthia Ann (Family)
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, White Sulphur precinct, Marshall P.O., enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 36 as family #248:
Otis, William, 48, stone mason and farmer; Cynthia, 33; Johnathan R., 25, farmer; Daniel B., 18, stone cutter; James H., 14; Wesley, 5; Tarlton, 1. All born in Kentucky.
Mary Catherine seems to have been skipped; she should be listed as age 3 or 4.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Polksville precinct, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 5 as family #38:
Odis, William L., 57, farmer; Sintha A., 43, wife; Daniel B., 28, son; James H., 24, son; Willson Jr., 20, son; Mary C., 14, dau; Virginia L., 9, dau; John M., 6, son; Richey L., 4, son; Elly, 2, dau. Sotheren, Caroline, 10, boarder. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The three older sons are from William’s first marriage, to Nancy Wright.
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on pp. 5A-5B as family #79:
Otis, Cynthia, 63, b. Feb 1837, Ky Ky Va, widowed, mother of 7 children, 5 living, farmer; Virginia, dau, 29, b. Oct 1870, single, weaver; Richard, son, 26, b. May 1874, farm laborer; Ella G., dau, 24, b. May 1876; John M., son, 22, b. Feb 1878, farmer; Ida, dau-in-law, 23, b. Aug 1876; William, grandson, 10/12, b. July 1899. Haley, Dave, servant, black, 16, b. Mar 1884, single. Leevis (sp?), Joseph, boarder, black, 23, b. July 1877, single, farm laborer. All except Cynthia born Ky Ky Ky.
Note that the birth years for Richard and Ella are two years too early, while that for John is four years too late - he has jumped two places in the birth order.
In 1910 Cynthia is listed with her son Richard as Cynthia A. Otis, age 73, mother, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Otis, William, 48, stone mason and farmer; Cynthia, 33; Johnathan R., 25, farmer; Daniel B., 18, stone cutter; James H., 14; Wesley, 5; Tarlton, 1. All born in Kentucky.
Mary Catherine seems to have been skipped; she should be listed as age 3 or 4.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Polksville precinct, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 5 as family #38:
Odis, William L., 57, farmer; Sintha A., 43, wife; Daniel B., 28, son; James H., 24, son; Willson Jr., 20, son; Mary C., 14, dau; Virginia L., 9, dau; John M., 6, son; Richey L., 4, son; Elly, 2, dau. Sotheren, Caroline, 10, boarder. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The three older sons are from William’s first marriage, to Nancy Wright.
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on pp. 5A-5B as family #79:
Otis, Cynthia, 63, b. Feb 1837, Ky Ky Va, widowed, mother of 7 children, 5 living, farmer; Virginia, dau, 29, b. Oct 1870, single, weaver; Richard, son, 26, b. May 1874, farm laborer; Ella G., dau, 24, b. May 1876; John M., son, 22, b. Feb 1878, farmer; Ida, dau-in-law, 23, b. Aug 1876; William, grandson, 10/12, b. July 1899. Haley, Dave, servant, black, 16, b. Mar 1884, single. Leevis (sp?), Joseph, boarder, black, 23, b. July 1877, single, farm laborer. All except Cynthia born Ky Ky Ky.
Note that the birth years for Richard and Ella are two years too early, while that for John is four years too late - he has jumped two places in the birth order.
In 1910 Cynthia is listed with her son Richard as Cynthia A. Otis, age 73, mother, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
