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Willis Cotton 1795–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: SC

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Franklin Co., MS

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Ann Mansfield

Spouse(s): Elvina Swearingen

Children(s):

Willis Cotton was born in 1795 in SC, the child of Thomas Cotton And Ann Mansfield. Willis Cotton married Elvina Swearingen. Willis Cotton passed away in 1861 in Franklin Co., MS.

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Biography

  • Willis Cotton was born in 1795 in SC, the child of Thomas Cotton And Ann Mansfield.
  • Willis Cotton married Elvina Swearingen.
  • Willis Cotton passed away in 1861 in Franklin Co., MS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cotton
1743–1816
Birth Location: NC
TC
Ann Mansfield
–1802
Birth Location: –
AM

Spouses(s)

Elvina Swearingen
1799–1861
Birth Location: Cumberland Co., NC
ES

Children(s)

Willis Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Willis Cotton
1795–1861
Birth Place: SC
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1743–1816
NC
Ann Mansfield
–1802
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Willis Cotton in SC
SC
1861
1861
Age 66
Death of Willis Cotton in Franklin Co., MS
Franklin Co., MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Franklin Co., MS
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