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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 1847–1928 m. Lucinda (Adeline) Brewer 1853–1944
    1. 1. John (Taylor) Cotton 1879–1951 m. Amanda (Arabelle 'Mandy') Moore 1879–1945
      1. 1. Ocie Cotton 1903–1997 m. Arnie (Dalton) Loyd 1908–1990
        1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Loyd 1931–1931
        2. 2. Junior (L) Loyd 1929–2018
      2. 2. Ethel Cotton 1905–1996
      3. 3. Harman (L) Cotton 1907–1999
      4. 4. Anna Cotton 1909–1997 m. Ed Duke 1904–
      5. 5. Vestal (Marie) Cotton 1917–2005 m. Eathen (Allen) Cleveland 1915–2002
      6. 6. Lela (Mae) Cotton 1913–2012 m. Austin (Jackson) Crawford 1909–1993
        1. 1. Richard (Carroll) Crawford 1938–2022
      7. 7. Oletha Cotton 1918–2006 m. Armon (Edgar) Newman 1913–1990
        1. 1. Phoebe (Ann) Newman 1938–1975
      8. 8. Ulysses (H) Cotton 1902–1997 m. Alta (Mae) Brown 1906–1994
        1. 1. Lola (Mae) Cotton 1928–2002 m. Ralph McDonald 1926– m. Jay (C.) Yell 1928–2004
        2. 2. A. (B.) Cotton 1927–2004 m. Mary (Josephine) Rothenberger 1925–2021
        3. 3. Garlin Cotton 1925–2014 m. Mattie (Lee) Newman 1926–2012
    2. 2. Henry (Carrol) Cotton 1891–1978 m. Alpha Brown 1891–1986
      1. 1. Espy (Carroll) Cotton 1915–1996 m. Maye Ross 1915–2005
      2. 2. Inis (Irene) Cotton 1918–1920
    3. 3. Elvina Cotton 1877–1958 m. James (Newton) Hixson 1875–1918
      1. 1. Harold (H) Hixson 1908–1960
      2. 2. Ima (Faye) Carpenter 1917–

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

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

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