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Mark Cotton 1874–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1874

Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky

Death Date: 14 Mar 1960

Death Location: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky

Father: Nicholas Cotton

Mother: Nellie Williams

Spouse(s): Martha Wilder

Children(s): Kelsey Cottings

Mark Cotton / was born in 1874 in Clay, Kentucky, the child of Nicholas Cotton And Nellie Williams. Mark Cotton married Martha Frances Wilder, and had children including Kelsey Cottings. Mark Cotton / passed away in 1960 in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Mark Cotton // was born in 1874 in Clay, Kentucky, the child of Nicholas Cotton And Nellie Williams.
  • Mark Cotton // married Martha Frances Wilder, and had children including Kelsey Cottings.
  • Mark Cotton // passed away in 1960 in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky.

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Mark Cotton's Ancestors

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Mark Cotton
1874–1960
Birth Place: Clay, Kentucky
Parents
Nicholas Cotton
1815–1893
Harrison, Kentucky
Nellie Williams
1836–1916
Tennessee
Grandparents
Jesse (Rueben) Cotton
1785–1862
Virginia, USA
Jane Griffin
1792–1873
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1745–
Zachariah Griffin
1760–1824
Elizabeth Beverley
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Cotton's Descendants

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Mark Cotton (14 Dec 1874–14 Mar 1960) m. Martha (Frances) Wilder (23 Mar 1876–19 Jan 1958)
  1. 1. Kelsey Cottings 1901–1959 m. Doris (Virginia) Brown 1910–2001 m. Ellen Mynk 1907–
    1. 1. Mark (Leslie) Cottings 1935–2008

Mark Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1874
14 Dec 1874
Birth of Mark Cotton // in Clay, Kentucky
Clay, Kentucky
1960
14 Mar 1960
Age 86
Death of Mark Cotton // in Clay, Kentucky
Clay, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1874
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1960
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky

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