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Louisa Paralee Cotton 1833–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1833

Birth Location: Coosa Co, AL

Death Date: after 1920

Death Location: Anderson Co, TX

Father: Charles Cotten

Mother: Rutha Mahan

Spouse(s): James Jackson

Children(s): Ruth Jackson

Louisa Paralee Cotton was born in 1833 in Coosa Co, AL, the child of Charles Kavenaugh Cotten And Rutha Elizabeth Mahan. Louisa Paralee Cotton married James Wesley Reverend Jackson, and had children including Ruth Virginia Jackson. Louisa Paralee Cotton passed away in 1920 in Anderson Co, TX.

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Biography

  • Louisa Paralee Cotton was born in 1833 in Coosa Co, AL, the child of Charles Kavenaugh Cotten And Rutha Elizabeth Mahan.
  • Louisa Paralee Cotton married James Wesley Reverend Jackson, and had children including Ruth Virginia Jackson.
  • Louisa Paralee Cotton passed away in 1920 in Anderson Co, TX.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cotten
1805–1862
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Rutha Mahan
1806–1878
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Jackson
1828–1906
Birth Location: Autauga County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Ruth Jackson
1872–1943
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Louisa Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Cotton
1833–1920
Birth Place: Coosa Co, AL
Parents
Charles Kavenaugh Cotten
1805–1862
Alabama, USA
Rutha (Elizabeth) Mahan
1806–1878
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Mahan
1779–1842
Augusta, Va.
Naomi ("amy") Cox
1782–1854
Whitley, KY
Great-Grandparents
Captain Mahan
1755–1839
Nancy Goodwin
1760–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Il
1731–1779

Louisa Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Louisa (Paralee) Cotton (4 Nov 1833–after 1920) m. James (Wesley, Reverend) Jackson (9 Nov 1828–7 Feb 1906)
  1. 1. Ruth (Virginia) Jackson 1872–1943 m. Perry (James) Derden 1873–1951
    1. 1. Riley (Mahan) Derden 1902–1979 m. Alice (May) Turner 1908–1992
      1. 1. Spruce (Monroe) Derden 1929–2016
      2. 2. Iris (Maybell) Derden 1927–2005
      3. 3. Earnest (Melvin) Derden 1925–1987 m. Johnie (Verlene) Ard 1932–1995
        1. 1. Andrew (Meriel) Derden 1950–1950
      4. 4. Vera (Helen) Derden 1932–1987
      5. 5. Johnnie (Merrel) Derden 1936–1975
    2. 2. Perry (Earnest) Derden 1900–1984
    3. 3. Lois (Virginia) Sykes 1910–1996
    4. 4. Clinton (Miles) Derden 1904–1946
    5. 5. Lecil (Sutton) Derden 1908–1967
    6. 6. Tabitha (A) Reeves 1898–1984
    7. 7. James (Archie) Derden 1896–1982

Louisa Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1833
4 Nov 1833
Birth of Louisa Paralee Cotton in Coosa Co, AL
Coosa Co, AL
1920
after 1920
Age 87
Death of Louisa Paralee Cotton in Anderson Co, TX
Anderson Co, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1833
    Event Place: Coosa Co, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1920
    Event Place: Anderson Co, TX
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