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Franklin H Cotton 1830–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1830

Birth Location: Gasport, Niagara County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 30 March 1910

Death Location: Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Harriet Hanks

Spouse(s): Harriet Cotton

Children(s): Charles Cotton, Eliza Selvy

Franklin H Cotton was born in 1830 in Gasport, Niagara County, New York, United States of America, the child of William Daniel Cotton And Harriet M Hanks. Franklin H Cotton married Harriet M Cotton, and had children including Charles L Cotton, Eliza Selvy. Franklin H Cotton passed away in 1910 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Franklin H Cotton was born in 1830 in Gasport, Niagara County, New York, United States of America, the child of William Daniel Cotton And Harriet M Hanks.
  • Franklin H Cotton married Harriet M Cotton, and had children including Charles L Cotton, Eliza Selvy.
  • Franklin H Cotton passed away in 1910 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cotton
1809–1878
Birth Location: –
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Harriet Hanks
1797–1842
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Cotton
1845–1927
Birth Location: Dunham, Monteregie Region, Québec, Canada
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Children(s)

Charles Cotton
1867–1961
Birth Location: Iowa
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Eliza Selvy
1870–1903
Birth Location: Delmar, Clinton County, Iowa, United States of America
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Franklin Cotton's Ancestors

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Franklin Cotton
1830–1910
Birth Place: Gasport, Niagara County, New York, United States of America
Parents
William Daniel Cotton
1809–1878
Harriet (M) Hanks
1797–1842
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franklin Cotton's Descendants

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Franklin (H) Cotton (20 September 1830–30 March 1910) m. Harriet (M) Cotton (5 March 1845–31 December 1927)
  1. 1. Charles (L) Cotton 1867–1961 m. Florence (M) Selvy 1867–1936
    1. 1. Mildred (I) Cotton 1893–1960 m. Monroe (Arnold) Scott 1891–1986
      1. 1. Arthur (M.) Scott 1925–2014 m. Katherine (Frona Mae) Richmond 1925–2009
  2. 2. Eliza Selvy 1870–1903

Franklin Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1830
20 September 1830
Birth of Franklin H Cotton in Gasport, Niagara County, New York, United States of America
Gasport, Niagara County, New York, United States of America
1910
30 March 1910
Age 80
Death of Franklin H Cotton in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1830
    Event Place: Gasport, Niagara County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 March 1910
    Event Place: Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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