Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Cottom, Hiram January 18, 1849 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 328
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    Hiram Cottom, one of Lower Tyrone's leading merchants, 
is a son of Samuel Cottom and Elizabeth Shallenberger 
Cottom, and was born in Franklin township, January 18, 1849.
    William Cottom was a farmer of Lower Tyrone, and was 
noted for strictly attending to his own business.  He was a 
Methodist, and died at the age of eighty six years.  One of 
his sons, Samuel Cottom, was born in Rostravor township, 
Westmoreland county, Penna, and married Elizabeth 
Shallenberger.  He is now a substantial farmer of Lower 
Tyrone.
    He is a democrat, and has served several terms as school 
director.  His wife was born in 1807, and died in 1867.
    Hiram Cottom was brought up by his parents in Lower 
Tyrone township, in 1854, was there educated in the common 
schools, and a commercial school at Uniontown.  At fourteen 
years of age he engaged as a clerk in a store with G W 
Anderson, and remained with him thirteen years.
    In 1876 he purchased Mr Anderson's property and stock of 
goods, and is now engaged in commercial merchandising.  He 
improved the property and built two large store rooms.  He 
carries a large and completely assorted stock of goods, and 
has a full line of everything needed in a first class 
general store.
    He was married in 1874 to Miss Cordelia Anderson, 
daughter of G W Anderson.  To their union have been born 
four children: George W A Cottom, born November 13, 1875, 
died March 24, 1887; Bessie K Cottom, born May 11, 1880, 
died March 22, 1887; Lela Cottom, born September 10, 1885, 
died March 25, 1887; and Stewart Cottom, born February 26, 
1888.    
    Mr Cottom is an active and influential democrat; has 
served one term as township auditor; and two terms as school 
director.  He is a man of marked business ability, well 
merits and fully deserves the confidence reposed in him by 
the business public. 

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