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Thomas Hugh COTTON 1877–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS

Death Date: 16 Feb 1949

Death Location: Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel COTTON

Mother: Emma HOPPER

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The story of Thomas Hugh COTTON began in 1877 in Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS. In 1880, Thomas Hugh COTTON resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA. Thomas Hugh COTTON married Clara Corbett Stewart, and had children including Carl Corbet Cotton, Douglass Cotton, Emma Hopper Cotton, Harry V Cotton, L Stewart Cotton, Thomas Byron Cotton, William Cotton. Thomas Hugh COTTON passed away in 1949 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Hugh COTTON began in 1877 in Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS.
  • In 1880, Thomas Hugh COTTON resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA.
  • Thomas Hugh COTTON married Clara Corbett Stewart, and had children including Carl Corbet Cotton, Douglass Cotton, Emma Hopper Cotton, Harry V Cotton, L Stewart Cotton, Thomas Byron Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Thomas Hugh COTTON passed away in 1949 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA.

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Thomas COTTON's Ancestors

Self
Thomas COTTON
1877–1949
Birth Place: Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
Parents
Samuel James COTTON
1854–1938
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Emma HOPPER
1859–1898
Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
Grandparents
Thomas COTTON
1829–1908
Cheshire, England
Mary YOXALL
1828–1904
Atherton, Cheshire, England
Hugh (Alexander) HOPPER
1839–1907
Sumter Co., AL
Catherine McRAE
1837–1882
MS
Great-Grandparents
Sarah MARTIN
1798–1882
John HOPPER
1809–1857
Drucilla DORMAN
1815–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh HOPPER
1766–1825
Sarah DIAL
1766–

Thomas COTTON's Timeline

3 Records

1877
04 Jan 1877
Birth of Thomas Hugh COTTON in Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
1880
1880
Age 3
Thomas Hugh COTTON resided here in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1949
16 Feb 1949
Age 72
Death of Thomas Hugh COTTON in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Dekalb, Kemper Co., MS
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1949
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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