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Samuel Anderson Cotton 1809–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Father: Jacob Cotton

Mother: Charity WATSON

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Curtis

Children(s): Louisa Cotton, Benjamin Cotton, Lewis Cotton, Leonard Cotton, James 1844, Jane Cotton, J Cotton, Lemuel Cotton

The story of Samuel Anderson Cotton began in 1809 in South Carolina. Samuel Anderson Cotton married Elizabeth Curtis, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Cotton, J W Cotton, James Cotton 1844, Jane Cotton, Lemuel Cotton, Leonard Cotton, Lewis A Cotton, Louisa Cotton. Samuel Anderson Cotton passed away in 1860 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Anderson Cotton began in 1809 in South Carolina.
  • Samuel Anderson Cotton married Elizabeth Curtis, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Cotton, J W Cotton, James Cotton 1844, Jane Cotton, Lemuel Cotton, Leonard Cotton, Lewis A Cotton, Louisa Cotton.
  • Samuel Anderson Cotton passed away in 1860 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Cotton
1770–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JC
Charity WATSON
1790–1848
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Curtis
1814–
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Children(s)

Louisa Cotton
1841–1923
Birth Location: Louisiana
LC
Benjamin Cotton
1855–1944
Birth Location: Louisiana
BC
Lewis Cotton
1848–1878
Birth Location: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
LC
Leonard Cotton
1839–
Birth Location: Louisiana
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James 1844
1844–1866
Birth Location: St Helena, Louisiana
J1
Jane Cotton
1838–
Birth Location: –
JC
J Cotton
1835–
Birth Location: Louisiana
JC
Lemuel Cotton
1837–1863
Birth Location: St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
LC

Samuel Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cotton
1809–1860
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Jacob Cotton
1770–
South Carolina, USA
Charity (A) WATSON
1790–1848
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Cotton's Descendants

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Samuel (Anderson) Cotton (1809–1860) m. Elizabeth Curtis (1814–)
  1. 1. Louisa Cotton 1841–1923 m. Henry (Lemule) Bradford 1835–1880
    1. 1. Zora (A) Williams 1871–1939 m. Elijah Williams 1848–1928
      1. 1. Henry (Vardell) Williams 1886–1957 m. Dora Hill 1887–1969
        1. 1. Lorena (B.) Williams 1917–1947 m. William (Thomas Bennett) Jr 1910–1964
        2. 2. Annie Lewis 1921–2015 m. Clarence Lewis 1910–1991
      2. 2. Aaron (O) Williams 1888–1966 m. Lillie (Roselle) Ellis 1899–1972
        1. 1. Anita Williams 1923–2006
        2. 2. Lillie (Estella) Williams 1931–2004
    2. 2. James (Lemuel A.) Bradford 1874–1935
    3. 3. Maggie (L) Bradford 1866–1950
    4. 4. Arah (P.) Bradford 1878–
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Cotton 1855–1944
  3. 3. Lewis (A.) Cotton 1848–1878
  4. 4. Leonard Cotton 1839–
  5. 5. James (COTTON) 1844 1844–1866
  6. 6. Jane Cotton 1838–
  7. 7. J (W) Cotton 1835–
  8. 8. Lemuel Cotton 1837–1863

Samuel Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of Samuel Anderson Cotton in South Carolina
South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 51
Death of Samuel Anderson Cotton in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
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