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Benjamin Henry Cotton 1800 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Cotton

Spouse(s): Frances Maynard

Children(s): Pleasant Cotton

Benjamin Henry Cotton was born in 1800 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Cotton and Elizabeth Ann Cotton. Benjamin Henry Cotton married Frances Maynard, and had children including Pleasant H Cotton. Benjamin Henry Cotton passed away in 1872 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Henry Cotton was born in 1800 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Cotton and Elizabeth Ann Cotton.
  • Benjamin Henry Cotton married Frances Maynard, and had children including Pleasant H Cotton.
  • Benjamin Henry Cotton passed away in 1872 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States.

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Benjamin Cotton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cotton
1800 – 1872
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John Cotton
1772 – 1863
Albemarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Cotton
1761 – 1824
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1750 – 1815
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Avent
1744 – 1820
, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cotten
1729 – 1790
Sarah Weaver
1726 – 1781
William Avent
1705 – 1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Weaver
1709 – 1776
Mary Griffis
1712 – 1762

Benjamin Cotton's Descendants

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Benjamin (Henry) Cotton (1800 – 1872) m. Frances Maynard (1815 – 1850)
  1. 1. Pleasant (H) Cotton (16 May 1847 – 07 Sep 1928) m. Lucinda (Adeline) Brewer (May 1853 – 16 Oct 1944)
    1. 1. Elvina Cotton (21 June 1877 – 28 May 1958) m. James (Newton) Hixson (12 November 1875 – 27 November 1918)
      1. 1. Harold (H) Hixson (11 October 1908 – 28 October 1960)
      2. 2. Ima (Faye) Carpenter (1917 – )
    2. 2. John (Taylor) Cotton (16 September 1879 – 31 May 1951) m. Amanda (Arabelle 'Mandy') Moore (26 April 1879 – 1945-07-16)
      1. 1. Ulysis (H.) Cotton (13 Oct 1902 – 21 Feb 1997) m. Alta (Mae) Brown (11 Oct 1906 – 26 Dec 1994)
        1. 1. Garland (Lee) Cotton (13 October 1925 – 17 February 2014) m. Mattie (Lee) Newman (21 August 1926 – 28 July 2012)
        2. 2. A. (B.) Cotton (01 Mar 1927 – 15 May 2004) m. Mary (Josephine) Rothenberger (29 Jun 1925 – 28 Dec 2021)
        3. 3. Lola (Mae) Cotton (1 Dec 1928 – 13 Jun 2002) m. Ralph McDonald (abt 1926 – ) m. J (C) Yell (19 Jun 1928 – 4 Aug 2004)
      2. 2. Ocie Cotton (1903 – 1997) m. Arnie (Dalton) Loyd (28 October 1908 – 12 January 1990)
        1. 1. Junior (L) Loyd (12 November 1929 – 28 May 2018)
        2. 2. Catherine (Elizabeth) Loyd (8 May 1931 – 8 May 1931)
      3. 3. Ethel Cotton (abt 1905 – 5 Aug 1996)
      4. 4. Harman (L) Cotton (9 May 1907 – 20 Dec 1999)
      5. 5. Anna Cotton (abt 1909 – 13 Jun 1997) m. Ed Duke (abt 1904 – )
      6. 6. Lela (Mae) Cotton (26 November 1913 – 12 April 2012) m. Austin (Jackson) Crawford (27 March 1909 – 4 January 1993)
        1. 1. Richard (Carroll) Crawford (18 October 1938 – 24 September 2022)
      7. 7. Vestal (Marie) Cotton (20 August 1917 – 20 March 2005) m. Eathen (Allen) Cleveland (28 September 1915 – 13 March 2002)
      8. 8. Oletha Cotton (29 November 1918 – 24 November 2006) m. Armon (Edgar) Newman (24 Jan 1913 – 1990)
        1. 1. Phoebe (Ann) Newman (28 April 1938 – 8 January 1975) m. Paul Harless
    3. 3. Henry Cotton (18 Nov 1891 – Apr 1978) m. Alpha Brown (11/27/1891 – May 1986)
      1. 1. Espy (Carroll) Cotton (17 Aug 1915 – 11 Mar 1996) m. Maye Ross (30 May 1915 – 7 Aug 2005)
      2. 2. Inis (Irene) Cotton (13 Feb 1918 – 31 May 1920)

Benjamin Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Benjamin Henry Cotton in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1872
1872
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Henry Cotton in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

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