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Cyrus Cotton 1795–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1795

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 23 Oct 1871

Death Location: LaPorte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Father: Isaac Cotton

Mother: Polly Stephens

Spouse(s): Mary Jennings

Children(s):

The story of Cyrus Cotton began in 1795 in Virginia. Cyrus Cotton married Mary Lane Jennings. Cyrus Cotton passed away in 1871 in LaPorte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Cyrus Cotton began in 1795 in Virginia.
  • Cyrus Cotton married Mary Lane Jennings.
  • Cyrus Cotton passed away in 1871 in LaPorte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.

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Cyrus Cotton's Ancestors

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Cyrus Cotton
1795–1871
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Isaac Cotton
1768–1848
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Polly Stephens
1775–
Flat Swamp Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Cyrus (West) Cotton
1741–1786
Northampton County, North Carolina, British America
Emilia (Jeannette Brannon) "Milly"
1740–1800
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Richard Stephens
1750–1829
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Ann) Roberts
1755–1825
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cotton
1700–1764
Elizabeth West
1705–1774
John Stephens
1722–1779
Eleanor Roberts
1721–1770
William Roberts
1729–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John "Bertie"
1658–1728
Martha Godwin
1668–1732
Peter West
1689–1751
Priscilla Williams
1701–1780

Cyrus Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1795
5 Apr 1795
Birth of Cyrus Cotton in Virginia
Virginia
1871
23 Oct 1871
Age 76
Death of Cyrus Cotton in LaPorte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
LaPorte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1795
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1871
    Event Place: LaPorte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

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