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Cyrus West Cotton 1770–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Rowan County,North Carolina

Death Date: 25 Jan 1853

Death Location: Russell, Fayette, Alabama, USA

Father: Cyrus Cotton

Mother: Emilia "Milly"

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The story of Cyrus West Cotton began in 1770 in Rowan County,North Carolina. Cyrus West Cotton passed away in 1853 in Russell, Fayette, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Cyrus West Cotton began in 1770 in Rowan County,North Carolina.
  • Cyrus West Cotton passed away in 1853 in Russell, Fayette, Alabama, USA.

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Cyrus Cotton's Ancestors

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Cyrus Cotton
1770–1853
Birth Place: Rowan County,North Carolina
Parents
Cyrus West Cotton
1741–1786
Northampton County, North Carolina, British America
Emilia (Jeannette Brannon) "Milly"
1740–1800
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Spotswood) Cotton
1700–1764
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth West
1705–1774
Bertie County, North Carolina, British, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John "Bertie"
1658–1728
Martha Godwin
1668–1732
Peter West
1689–1751
Priscilla Williams
1701–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas West
1646–1723
Elizabeth Jackson
1638–1708

Cyrus Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Cyrus West Cotton in Rowan County,North Carolina
Rowan County,North Carolina
1853
25 Jan 1853
Age 83
Death of Cyrus West Cotton in Russell, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Russell, Fayette, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Rowan County,North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Russell, Fayette, Alabama, USA

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