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Samuel James Cotton 1854–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 DEC 1854

Birth Location: Halifax Yorkshire England

Death Date: 25 MAR 1938

Death Location: McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Mary YOXALL

Spouse(s): Emma Hopper, Florence Parks

Children(s): Thomas Cotton, Catherin Cotton, James Cotton, Mary Cotton, Fannie Cotton, Frank Cotton, George Cotton, Henry Cotton

The story of Samuel James Cotton began in 1854 in Halifax Yorkshire England. Samuel James Cotton married Emma Hopper, Florence Parks, and had children including Catherin Alice Cotton, Fannie Ella Cotton, Frank Thaddeus Cotton, George Edward Cotton, Henry Ewing Cotton, James William Cotton, Mary Ellen Nell Cotton, Thomas Hugh Cotton. Samuel James Cotton passed away in 1938 in McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel James Cotton began in 1854 in Halifax Yorkshire England.
  • Samuel James Cotton married Emma Hopper, Florence Parks, and had children including Catherin Alice Cotton, Fannie Ella Cotton, Frank Thaddeus Cotton, George Edward Cotton, Henry Ewing Cotton, James William Cotton, Mary Ellen Nell Cotton, Thomas Hugh Cotton.
  • Samuel James Cotton passed away in 1938 in McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cotton
1825–
Birth Location: –
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Mary YOXALL
1828–1904
Birth Location: Hatherton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Hopper
1856–
Birth Location: –
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Florence Parks
1857–
Birth Location: of West Virginia, U.S.A.
FP

Children(s)

Thomas Cotton
1877–1949
Birth Location: DeKalb, Kemper, Mississippi, U.S.A.
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Catherin Cotton
1879–1939
Birth Location: DeKalb, Kemper, Mississippi, U.S.A.
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James Cotton
1884–1945
Birth Location: Angullia, Sharkey, Mississippi, U.S.A.
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Mary Cotton
1886–1962
Birth Location: Mechanicsburg, Yazoo, Mississippi, U.S.A.
MC
Fannie Cotton
1888–1961
Birth Location: Mechanicsburg, Yazoo, Mississippi, U.S.A.
FC
Frank Cotton
1890–1958
Birth Location: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, U.S.A.
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George Cotton
1893–1944
Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawa, West Virginia, U.S.A.
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Henry Cotton
1897–1944
Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawa, West Virginia, U.S.A.
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Samuel Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cotton
1854–1938
Birth Place: Halifax Yorkshire England
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1825–
Mary YOXALL
1828–1904
Hatherton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sarah Martin
1795–
of Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Cotton's Descendants

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Samuel (James) Cotton (12 DEC 1854–25 MAR 1938) m. Emma Hopper (ABT 1856–) m. Florence Parks (ABT 1857–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hugh) Cotton 1877–1949 m. Clara (Corbett) Stewart 1878–
    1. 1. Emma (Hopper) Cotton 1899–
    2. 2. Douglass Cotton 1901–
    3. 3. William Cotton 1903–
    4. 4. Thomas (Bryon) Cotton 1905–
    5. 5. Carl (Corbett) Cotton 1907–
    6. 6. Loren (Stewart) Cotton 1909–
    7. 7. Harry (V.) Cotton 1911–
  2. 2. Catherin (Alice) Cotton 1879–1939 m. Franklin (Byron) Blue 1879– m. Samuel (Arthur) Tefft 1879–
    1. 1. Margery Tefft 1916–
  3. 3. James (William) Cotton 1884–1945 m. Bertha (Lee) Lilly 1885–
    1. 1. Anna (Lee) Cotton 1907–1970 m. Frederick (Ellis) Wolfe 1905–
    2. 2. William (Harold) Cotton 1911–1972 m. Mary (Catherine) Held 1913–
  4. 4. Mary (Ellen (Nell)) Cotton 1886–1962 m. Ralph (Emerson) Rinard 1884–
  5. 5. Fannie (Ella) Cotton 1888–1961 m. Martin Tack 1886–
    1. 1. Samuel (James) Tack 1913–1981 m. Verda Cypher 1915–
    2. 2. Alice Tack 1912– m. Brown 1910–
    3. 3. Philip (Martin) Tack 1915–
  6. 6. Frank (Thaddeus) Cotton 1890–1958 m. Sarah (Marie) Brown 1892–
    1. 1. William (P.) Cotton 1914–
    2. 2. Robert (Brown) Cotton 1916–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Lee) Cotton 1918–
    4. 4. Gerald (Francis) Cotton 1917– m. Sarah (Marie) Barger 1920–
    5. 5. David (Hugh) Cotton 1920–
  7. 7. George (Edward) Cotton 1893–1944 m. Hazel (Marie) Riddle 1895–
    1. 1. Edward Cotton 1918–
    2. 2. Eugene Cotton 1920–
  8. 8. Henry (Ewing) Cotton 1897–1944 m. Dorothy Guckert 1897–
    1. 1. Jane (Russell) Cotton 1918– m. Charles (Franklin) Lewis 1916–

Samuel Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1854
12 DEC 1854
Birth of Samuel James Cotton in Halifax Yorkshire England
Halifax Yorkshire England
1938
25 MAR 1938
Age 84
Death of Samuel James Cotton in McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia
McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1854
    Event Place: Halifax Yorkshire England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1938
    Event Place: McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia
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