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Henry Cotton 1858–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1858

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 13 Jan 1932

Death Location: Clayhatchee, Dale County, Alabama, USA

Father: Gilford Cotton

Mother: Nancy Thompson

Spouse(s): Mary Cotton

Children(s): Josephine Cotton, Earl Cotton, Joseph Cotton, John Cotton, Theodore Cotton, Ollie Cotton, Elijah Cotton, Noah Cotton, Lonnie Cotton, Henry Cotton, Mary Cotton, William Cotton

In 1858, Henry Cotton entered the world in Alabama, born to Gilford B Cotton And Nancy Jane Thompson. In 1860, Henry Cotton resided in Dale, Alabama. Henry Cotton married Mary J Cotton, and had children including Earl M Cotton, Elijah Cotton, Henry R Cotton, John Henry Cotton, Joseph J Cotton, Josephine Cotton, Lonnie D Cotton, Mary J Cotton, Noah Allen Cotton, Ollie M Cotton, Theodore T Cotton, William Wiley Cotton. Henry Cotton passed away in 1932 in Clayhatchee, Dale County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Henry Cotton entered the world in Alabama, born to Gilford B Cotton And Nancy Jane Thompson.
  • In 1860, Henry Cotton resided in Dale, Alabama.
  • Henry Cotton married Mary J Cotton, and had children including Earl M Cotton, Elijah Cotton, Henry R Cotton, John Henry Cotton, Joseph J Cotton, Josephine Cotton, Lonnie D Cotton, Mary J Cotton, Noah Allen Cotton, Ollie M Cotton, Theodore T Cotton, William Wiley Cotton.
  • Henry Cotton passed away in 1932 in Clayhatchee, Dale County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilford Cotton
1828–1907
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Thompson
1828–1896
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cotton
1870–1931
Birth Location: Alabama
MC

Children(s)

Josephine Cotton
1904–1987
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
JC
Earl Cotton
1893–1960
Birth Location: Daleville, Coffee, Alabama, United States
EC
Joseph Cotton
1904–1946
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
JC
John Cotton
1895–1963
Birth Location: Dale County, Alabama, USA
JC
Theodore Cotton
1906–1971
Birth Location: Alabama
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Ollie Cotton
1898–1950
Birth Location: Alabama
OC
Elijah Cotton
1895–1959
Birth Location: Alabama
EC
Noah Cotton
1892–1985
Birth Location: Alabama
NC
Lonnie Cotton
1900–1967
Birth Location: Alabama
LC
Henry Cotton
1880–1972
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mary Cotton
1884–1972
Birth Location: Alabama
MC
William Cotton
1881–1957
Birth Location: Covington, Alabama, USA
WC

Henry Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Henry Cotton
1858–1932
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Gilford B Cotton
1828–1907
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Jane) Thompson
1828–1896
Georgia
Grandparents
Seth (Joseph) Cotton
1793–1870
South Carolina
Polly Cotton
1802–1870
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1750–1815
Rebecca Avent
1753–1820
Drury King
1755–1860
Sarah Salley
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1733–1790
Sarah Weaver
1740–1781
William Avent
1706–1761
Sarah Massey
1728–1779

Henry Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Henry Cotton (abt 1858–13 Jan 1932) m. Mary (J) Cotton (May 1870–26 November 1931)
  1. 1. Josephine Cotton 1904–1987
  2. 2. Earl (M) Cotton 1893–1960
  3. 3. Joseph (J) Cotton 1904–1946
  4. 4. John (Henry) Cotton 1895–1963
  5. 5. Theodore (T) Cotton 1906–1971
  6. 6. Ollie (M) Cotton 1898–1950
  7. 7. Elijah Cotton 1895–1959
  8. 8. Noah (Allen) Cotton 1892–1985 m. Cora (Bell) Cotton 1893–1974
    1. 1. Wilburn (Fred) Cotton 1916–1973 m. Frances Wilson 1920–2013
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Annette) Cotton 1938–2016
      2. 2. Wilburn (Fletcher) Cotton 1940–1987
    2. 2. Glenn Cotton 1923–1989
    3. 3. Mattie (Pearl) Cotton 1919–
    4. 4. Floyd (L) Cotton 1916–
    5. 5. Willie (F) Catton 1926–
  9. 9. Lonnie (D) Cotton 1900–1967
  10. 10. Henry (R) Cotton 1880–1972
  11. 11. Mary (J) Cotton 1884–1972
  12. 12. William (Wiley) Cotton 1881–1957

Henry Cotton's Timeline

11 Records

1857
3 Jun 1857
Birth of Henry Cotton in Samson, Geneva, Alabama, United States
Samson, Geneva, Alabama, United States
1858
abt 1858
Birth of Henry Cotton in Alabama
Alabama
1860
1860
Age 2
Henry Cotton resided here in Dale, Alabama
Dale, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 12
Henry Cotton resided here in Beat 3, Dale, Alabama, USA
Beat 3, Dale, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
Henry Cotton resided here in Beat 3, Dale, Alabama, USA
Beat 3, Dale, Alabama, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 32
Henry Cotton resided here in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Henry Cotton resided here in Piney Grove, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Piney Grove, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
Henry Cotton resided here in Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
Henry Cotton resided here in Marl, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Marl, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1932
12 Jan 1932
Age 74
Death of Henry Cotton in Geneva, Alabama
Geneva, Alabama
1932
13 Jan 1932
Age 74
Death of Henry Cotton in Geneva, Alabama
Geneva, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1857
    Event Place: Samson, Geneva, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marl, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T625_16; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 377
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 3, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M593_12; Page: 180A; Image: 265885; Family History Library Film: 545511
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piney Grove, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 17; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240017
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dale, Alabama; Roll: M653_8; Page: 507; Family History Library Film: 803008
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374027
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1858
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 3, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M593_12; Page: 180A; Image: 265885; Family History Library Film: 545511

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dale, Alabama
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dale, Alabama; Roll: M653_8; Page: 507; Family History Library Film: 803008

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 3, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 3, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M593_12; Page: 180A; Image: 265885; Family History Library Film: 545511

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 3, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 3, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M593_12; Page: 180A; Image: 265885; Family History Library Film: 545511

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piney Grove, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piney Grove, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 17; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240017

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374027

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Marl, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marl, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T625_16; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 377

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Framingham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1932
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1932
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clayhatchee, Dale County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012
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