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Charles Benjamin Cotton 1857–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Mar 1857

Birth Location: Kansas, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1939

Death Location: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Zera Cotton

Mother: mary patrice

Spouse(s): Louisa Wilkerson

Children(s): Vonie Cotton, Bertha Cotton, Viola Cotton, Henry Cotton, Maudie Cotton, Gladys Cotton, Laurence Cotton, Elmer Cotton

The story of Charles Benjamin Cotton began in 1857 in Kansas, USA. In 1910, Charles Benjamin Cotton resided in Ingalls, Gray, Kansas, USA. In 1930, Charles Benjamin Cotton resided in Elmer, Elmer, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA. Charles Benjamin Cotton married Louisa Jane Wilkerson, and had children including Bertha Cotton, Elmer L Cotton, Gladys Cotton, Henry Cotton, Laurence Cotton, Maudie Cotton, Viola Cotton, Vonie Naola Cotton. Charles Benjamin Cotton passed away in 1939 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Benjamin Cotton began in 1857 in Kansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Charles Benjamin Cotton resided in Ingalls, Gray, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Charles Benjamin Cotton resided in Elmer, Elmer, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Charles Benjamin Cotton married Louisa Jane Wilkerson, and had children including Bertha Cotton, Elmer L Cotton, Gladys Cotton, Henry Cotton, Laurence Cotton, Maudie Cotton, Viola Cotton, Vonie Naola Cotton.
  • Charles Benjamin Cotton passed away in 1939 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Cotton's Ancestors

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Charles Cotton
1857–1939
Birth Place: Kansas, USA
Parents
Zera Lucerne Cotton
1834–1905
Fayetteville, Onondaga, New York, USA
mary patrice
–1858
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Theodore (Cotton) Sr
1801–1879
Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Susan Cotton
1817–1899
England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cotton
1758–1846
Dorothy Cotton
1766–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin *§+
1718–1816
Joseph Pvt
1725–1775
Ledea Sanborn
1729–1790

Charles Cotton's Descendants

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Charles (Benjamin) Cotton (01 Mar 1857–28 Feb 1939) m. Louisa (Jane) Wilkerson (7 October 1865–May 12 1952)
  1. 1. Vonie (Naola) Cotton 1906–1973 m. Carl (Henry) Hauser 1897–
    1. 1. Dorothy Novak 1923–1977 m. Harry Novak 1924–2004
    2. 2. Carleton (Earle) Houser 1924–
    3. 3. Helen Hauser 1926–
  2. 2. Bertha Cotton 1896–
  3. 3. Viola Cotton 1898–
  4. 4. Henry Cotton 1900–
  5. 5. Maudie Cotton 1902–
  6. 6. Gladys Cotton 1904–
  7. 7. Laurence Cotton 1908–
  8. 8. Elmer (L) Cotton 1909–

Charles Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1857
01 Mar 1857
Birth of Charles Benjamin Cotton in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
Charles Benjamin Cotton resided here in Ingalls, Gray, Kansas, USA
Ingalls, Gray, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 73
Charles Benjamin Cotton resided here in Elmer, Elmer, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA
Elmer, Elmer, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA
1939
28 Feb 1939
Age 82
Death of Charles Benjamin Cotton in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1857
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ingalls, Gray, Kansas; Roll: T624_440; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374453
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ingalls, Gray, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ingalls, Gray, Kansas; Roll: T624_440; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374453

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elmer, Elmer, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elmer, Jackson, Oklahoma; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341641

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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