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Henry Cotton 1834–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 20 May 1862

Death Location: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA

Father: Seth Cotton

Mother: Polly Cotton

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Henry Cotton was born in 1834 in Georgia, United States, the child of Seth Joseph Cotton And Polly Cotton. Henry Cotton passed away in 1862 in Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Cotton was born in 1834 in Georgia, United States, the child of Seth Joseph Cotton And Polly Cotton.
  • Henry Cotton passed away in 1862 in Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Cotton
1793–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina
SC
Polly Cotton
1802–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina
PC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Henry Cotton
1834–1862
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Seth Joseph Cotton
1793–1870
South Carolina
Polly Cotton
1802–1870
North Carolina
Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1750–1815
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Avent
1753–1820
Pea Hill, Northampton, North Carolina, United States,
Drury (Drewry) King
1755–1860
North Carolina, United States
Sarah Salley
1760–1850
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1733–1790
Sarah Weaver
1740–1781
William Avent
1706–1761
Sarah Massey
1728–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hyde"
1692–1778
Jane Cotton
1700–1769
Edward Weaver
1709–1776
Mary Griffis
1712–1762
Col Avent
1671–1757
Margaret Gooch
1685–1756
Joseph Massey
1690–1760
Elizabeth Lee
1700–1760

Henry Cotton's Timeline

7 Records

1833
1833
Birth of Henry Cotton in Randolph County, Georgia, USA
Randolph County, Georgia, USA
1834
1834
Birth of Henry Cotton in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1835
abt 1835
Age 1
Birth of Henry Cotton in Randolph County, Georgia, USA
Randolph County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 16
Henry Cotton resided here in District 6, Randolph, Georgia
District 6, Randolph, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 26
Henry Cotton resided here in Dale, Alabama, United States
Dale, Alabama, United States
1862
20 May 1862
Age 28
Death of Henry Cotton in Standardville, Virginia, United States
Standardville, Virginia, United States
1862
20 May 1862
Age 28
Death of Henry Cotton in Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Randolph County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Randolph, Georgia; Roll: M432_81; Page: 374A; Image: .
    [4] Alabama, U.S., CIVIL War Soldiers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1835
    Event Place: Randolph County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Randolph, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Randolph, Georgia; Roll: M432_81; Page: 374A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dale, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dale County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1862
    Event Place: Standardville, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., CIVIL War Soldiers

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1862
    Event Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
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