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Henry Cotton 1891 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1891

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: Apr 1978

Death Location: Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Pleasant Cotton

Mother: Lucinda Brewer

Spouse(s): Alpha Brown

Children(s): Espy Cotton, Inis Cotton

Henry Cotton was born in 1891 in Arkansas, the child of Pleasant H Cotton and Lucinda Adeline Brewer. In 1918, Henry Cotton established residence. Henry Cotton married Alpha Brown, and had children including Espy Carroll Cotton, Inis Irene Cotton. Henry Cotton passed away in 1978 in Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Cotton was born in 1891 in Arkansas, the child of Pleasant H Cotton and Lucinda Adeline Brewer.
  • In 1918, Henry Cotton established residence.
  • Henry Cotton married Alpha Brown, and had children including Espy Carroll Cotton, Inis Irene Cotton.
  • Henry Cotton passed away in 1978 in Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Cotton's Ancestors

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Henry Cotton
1891 – 1978
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Pleasant H Cotton
1847 – 1928
Peters Creek, Barren, Kentucky, United States
Lucinda (Adeline) Brewer
1853 – 1944
Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Henry) Cotton
1800 – 1872
Virginia, United States
Frances Maynard
1815 – 1850
Barren, Kentucky, United States
J Brewer
Mary
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1772 – 1863
Elizabeth Cotton
1761 – 1824
William Maynard
1775 – 1850
Polly Wilkerson
1781 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1750 – 1815
Rebecca Avent
1744 – 1820
William Wilkerson
1756 – 1838
Lucy Watkin

Henry Cotton's Descendants

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Henry Cotton (18 Nov 1891 – Apr 1978) m. Alpha Brown (11/27/1891 – May 1986)
  1. 1. Espy (Carroll) Cotton (17 Aug 1915 – 11 Mar 1996) m. Maye Ross (30 May 1915 – 7 Aug 2005)
  2. 2. Inis (Irene) Cotton (13 Feb 1918 – 31 May 1920)

Henry Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1891
18 Nov 1891
Birth of Henry Cotton in Arkansas
Arkansas
1918
abt 1918
Age 27
Henry Cotton resided here
None
1978
Apr 1978
Age 87
Death of Henry Cotton in Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1891
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917
    [2] Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1978
    Event Place: Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA

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