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Joseph L Cotton 1825–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 June 1825

Birth Location: Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 11 November 1868

Death Location: Miller County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Cotten

Mother: Jane Cotton

Spouse(s): Nancy McComb

Children(s): Eliza Houston, Sarah Sandfort, Jacob Cotten, Thomas Cotten, Panemma Chidester, John Cotten, Daniel Cotten, Mary Downing

Joseph L Cotton was born in 1825 in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Franklin Cotten And Jane Cotton. In 1850, Joseph L Cotton resided in District 13, Miller, Missouri, USA. In 1860, Joseph L Cotton resided in Franklin, Rocky Mount, Miller, Missouri, USA. Joseph L Cotton married Nancy Mccomb, and had children including Daniel Hart Cotten, Eliza Jane Houston, Jacob Benjamin Cotten, John Milton Cotten, Mary Catherine Downing, Panemma Elizabeth Chidester, Sarah Ann Sandfort, Thomas Gabriel Cotten. Joseph L Cotton passed away in 1868 in Miller County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph L Cotton was born in 1825 in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Franklin Cotten And Jane Cotton.
  • In 1850, Joseph L Cotton resided in District 13, Miller, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, Joseph L Cotton resided in Franklin, Rocky Mount, Miller, Missouri, USA.
  • Joseph L Cotton married Nancy Mccomb, and had children including Daniel Hart Cotten, Eliza Jane Houston, Jacob Benjamin Cotten, John Milton Cotten, Mary Catherine Downing, Panemma Elizabeth Chidester, Sarah Ann Sandfort, Thomas Gabriel Cotten.
  • Joseph L Cotton passed away in 1868 in Miller County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Cotton
1825–1868
Birth Place: Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Cotten
1786–1872
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Jane Cotton
1784–1863
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Wadlington) Jr
1739–1803
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Wadlington
1742–1809
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wadlington
1715–1777
Sarah Wadlington
1717–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Cotton's Descendants

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Joseph (L) Cotton (29 June 1825–11 November 1868) m. Nancy McComb (23 November 1822–3 April 1918)
  1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Houston 1853–1935 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Houston 1846–1938
    1. 1. Jacob (Dewitt) Houston 1874–1957 m. Laura (Ann) Houston 1878–1957
      1. 1. John (Oliver James) Houston 1905–1986 m. Nancy (Rachel) Houston 1909–2006
      2. 2. Robert (T) Houston 1897–
      3. 3. Jackson (Obadiah) Houston 1910–1969
      4. 4. Berley (Albert) Houston 1915–1973
      5. 5. Frank (B) Houston 1901–
      6. 6. Jacob (Wesley) Houston 1903–1986 m. Pearl (A) Houston 1908–1983
        1. 1. Thelma (C) Simmons 1933–2019
        2. 2. Carl (Roscoe) Houston 1931–2022
    2. 2. Perry (H) Houston 1888–
    3. 3. William (T) Houston 1891–
    4. 4. Charles (N) Houston 1893–
    5. 5. Emma (J) Houston 1896–
    6. 6. Mary (E) Houston 1877–
    7. 7. Joseph (F) Houston 1880–
    8. 8. John (M) Houston 1880–
    9. 9. Sarah (R) Houston 1882–
    10. 10. Andrew (J) Houston 1884–
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Sandfort 1855–1922
  3. 3. Jacob (Benjamin) Cotten 1845–1897
  4. 4. Thomas (Gabriel) Cotten 1849–1931
  5. 5. Panemma (Elizabeth) Chidester 1859–1935
  6. 6. John (Milton) Cotten 1851–1932
  7. 7. Daniel (Hart) Cotten 1868–1950
  8. 8. Mary (Catherine) Downing 1857–1937

Joseph Cotton's Timeline

5 Records

1825
29 June 1825
Birth of Joseph L Cotton in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America
Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 25
Joseph L Cotton resided here in District 13, Miller, Missouri, USA
District 13, Miller, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 35
Joseph L Cotton resided here in Franklin, Rocky Mount, Miller, Missouri, USA
Franklin, Rocky Mount, Miller, Missouri, USA
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 38
Joseph L Cotton resided here in Miller, Missouri, USA
Miller, Missouri, USA
1868
11 November 1868
Age 43
Death of Joseph L Cotton in Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1825
    Event Place: Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 13, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Franklin, Rocky Mount, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1868
    Event Place: Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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