Born the 6th of 7 children to John Waller Coghill and Elizabeth Tucker, he pursued the higher education which was so important to his self-educated father. His first degree was from the Colorado School of Mines at Golden. He went on to eventually earn his PhD. and worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, publishing many important papers concerning his work and research. He was also very interested in keeping the Coghill family history alive, and wrote a book updating the family line. His line of work took him across many states, including Colorado, Illinois, Washington, Missouri, and Ohio.
He married Maria Robinson on 16 May 1906 at Carrollton, Illinois. They had three children:
Elisabeth (1910-1998) who married William DeMott Stull;
William Waller (1911-199)..married Viola Clyde Ingham; and
Robert Gregory (1916-1994)..married Catherine Estell Babcock.
He married Maria Robinson on 16 May 1906 at Carrollton, Illinois. They had three children:
Elisabeth (1910-1998) who married William DeMott Stull;
William Waller (1911-199)..married Viola Clyde Ingham; and
Robert Gregory (1916-1994)..married Catherine Estell Babcock.
Born the 6th of 7 children to John Waller Coghill and Elizabeth Tucker, he pursued the higher education which was so important to his self-educated father. His first degree was from the Colorado School of Mines at Golden. He went on to eventually earn his PhD. and worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, publishing many important papers concerning his work and research. He was also very interested in keeping the Coghill family history alive, and wrote a book updating the family line. His line of work took him across many states, including Colorado, Illinois, Washington, Missouri, and Ohio.
He married Maria Robinson on 16 May 1906 at Carrollton, Illinois. They had three children:
Elisabeth (1910-1998) who married William DeMott Stull;
William Waller (1911-199)..married Viola Clyde Ingham; and
Robert Gregory (1916-1994)..married Catherine Estell Babcock.
He married Maria Robinson on 16 May 1906 at Carrollton, Illinois. They had three children:
Elisabeth (1910-1998) who married William DeMott Stull;
William Waller (1911-199)..married Viola Clyde Ingham; and
Robert Gregory (1916-1994)..married Catherine Estell Babcock.
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