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Nicholas Cotton 1815–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1815

Birth Location: Harrison, Kentucky

Death Date: 30 Jun 1893

Death Location: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky

Father: Jesse Cotton

Mother: Jane Griffin

Spouse(s): Nellie Williams

Children(s): Jerome Cotton, Alfis Cotton, Irene Cotton, Zilphi Cotton, N Cotton, Gerusha Cotton, Mark Cotton, Serena Cotton, William Roark

Nicholas Cotton was born in 1815 in Harrison, Kentucky, the child of Jesse Rueben Cotton And Jane Griffin. Nicholas Cotton married Nellie Williams, and had children including Alfis Cotton, Gerusha Cotton, Irene Cotton, Jerome Cotton, Mark Cotton, N B Cotton, Serena Cotton, William Roark, Zilphi Cotton. Nicholas Cotton passed away in 1893 in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Cotton was born in 1815 in Harrison, Kentucky, the child of Jesse Rueben Cotton And Jane Griffin.
  • Nicholas Cotton married Nellie Williams, and had children including Alfis Cotton, Gerusha Cotton, Irene Cotton, Jerome Cotton, Mark Cotton, N B Cotton, Serena Cotton, William Roark, Zilphi Cotton.
  • Nicholas Cotton passed away in 1893 in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Cotton
1785–1862
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JC
Jane Griffin
1792–1873
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JG

Spouses(s)

Nellie Williams
1836–1916
Birth Location: Tennessee
NW

Children(s)

Jerome Cotton
1860–
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA
JC
Alfis Cotton
1871–
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
AC
Irene Cotton
1870–
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
IC
Zilphi Cotton
1864–
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
ZC
N Cotton
1863–1934
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
NC
Gerusha Cotton
1859–
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
GC
Mark Cotton
1874–1960
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
MC
Serena Cotton
1875–
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
SC
William Roark
1880–1953
Birth Location: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
WR

Nicholas Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Cotton
1815–1893
Birth Place: Harrison, Kentucky
Parents
Jesse Rueben Cotton
1785–1862
Virginia, USA
Jane Griffin
1792–1873
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1745–
Surry, Virginia
Zachariah Griffin
1760–1824
Elizabeth Beverley
1765–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Nicholas Cotton (22 Oct 1815–30 Jun 1893) m. Nellie Williams (25 Dec 1836–30 Mar 1916)
  1. 1. Jerome Cotton 1860– m. Anice Johnson 1850–1920
  2. 2. Alfis Cotton 1871–
  3. 3. Irene Cotton 1870–
  4. 4. Zilphi Cotton 1864–
  5. 5. N (B) Cotton 1863–1934 m. Emma Cundiff 1880–
    1. 1. N (B) Cotton 1913–
    2. 2. Ruth (Emma) Cotton 1912–1970
    3. 3. Nellie (M.) Cotton 1905–2007 m. John (Marvin Violette) Travillian 1912–1993
    4. 4. Theadoro Cotton 1901–1966 m. Ajgie (B.) Williams 1904–1978
      1. 1. Alice (Ruth) Cotton 1931–2004 m. James (Wilson) McLaughlin 1920–2001
      2. 2. Albert (Edward) Cotton 1929–1990 m. Isabelle Baker 1938–2009
      3. 3. Earl (B.) Cotton 1926–
    5. 5. Herman Cotton 1919–1977 m. Massie B. 1921–2009
      1. 1. Herbert (Quick Cotton) Jr. 1946–1997
    6. 6. Florence (Harding) Cotton 1923–2003 m. Wilder 1920–
  6. 6. Gerusha Cotton 1859–
  7. 7. Mark Cotton 1874–1960 m. Martha (Frances) Wilder 1876–1958
    1. 1. Kelsey Cottings 1901–1959 m. Doris (Virginia) Brown 1910–2001 m. Ellen Mynk 1907–
      1. 1. Mark (Leslie) Cottings 1935–2008
  8. 8. Serena Cotton 1875–
  9. 9. William Roark 1880–1953 m. Elizabeth Roark 1889–1967
    1. 1. Enos Cotton 1912–
    2. 2. A. (T.) Cotton 1925–
    3. 3. George Cotton 1926–
    4. 4. Daisy Cotton 1926–1949
    5. 5. Robert (M.) Cotton 1923–1975
    6. 6. Elbert (E.) Cotton 1918–1959 m. Doris (Mae) Roberts 1927–1963
    7. 7. Harvey (H.) Cotton 1916–1990
    8. 8. Jesse (J.) Cotton 1914–1984
    9. 9. Lodena Cotton 1920–1929
    10. 10. Rosey (E. Roark) Cotton 1910–2000 m. Adam Bowling 1901–1984
      1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Bowling 1932–1932

Nicholas Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1815
22 Oct 1815
Birth of Nicholas Cotton in Harrison, Kentucky
Harrison, Kentucky
1893
30 Jun 1893
Age 78
Death of Nicholas Cotton in Clay, Kentucky
Clay, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1815
    Event Place: Harrison, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1893
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky

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