William Felson Cotton

Male 1815 - 1897  (81 years)


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  • Name William Felson Cotton 
    Birth 27 Apr 1815  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer  [1
    Probate Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 14 Feb 1897  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Burial Cotten Family Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Person ID I6372  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2014 

    Father John McKelvey Cotton,   b. 4 Feb 1768, Bertie County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1853, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Martha Roberts,   b. 29 Oct 1799   d. 15 Nov 1850, (Warren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Married 20 Jan 1812  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Marriage 20 Jan 1813  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F2326  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Petunia Amanda Landrum,   b. 1816, Commonwealth of Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 1839  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence (Family) 1850  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John P. Cotton,   b. 0Jan 1840, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1900-1910, (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years)
     2. William Alexander Cotton,   b. 20 May 1842, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1905, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     3. Mary Frances Cotton,   b. 6 Apr 1843, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1903, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     4. Amanda Cotton,   b. 5 Jun 1844, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1887, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     5. Thomas Cotton,   b. 1847, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Samuel S. Cotton,   b. 25 Jun 1848, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1899 (Age 51 years)
     7. Henry Clay Cotton,   b. 26 Mar 1850, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1914, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     8. Margaret Eugenia Cotton,   b. 8 Feb 1853, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1916, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F2327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Elizabeth B. Rowland,   b. 27 Apr 1838, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1884, (Warren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1870  (White County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Louiza E. Cotton,   b. 1865, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Robert E. Cotton,   b. 1867, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joseph Edward Cotton,   b. 1 Nov 1869, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1939, Walling, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F5478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Apr 1815 - White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1839 - White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1850 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 1870 - (White County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Feb 1897 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Cotten Family Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1860 Warren Co.,TN Census, abstracted by Arlene Greathouse, annotated by the, p. 76 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S14967] William Felson Cotton (1815-1897), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27750971/william-felson-cotton,.

    3. [S804] "DeKalb County,Tennessee Genealogy from Administrator's Settlement Books, p. 29 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1087] "Passons' Family Connections", written & compiled by Patricia S. Short Makris,, p. 310 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S283] "Warren County,Tennessee Cemetery Book 1 - Annotated, Cemeteries A-F" by, p. 199 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S14974] Patience A Cotton, United States Census, 1850, Citing this Record, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, F.

    7. [S1087] "Passons' Family Connections", written & compiled by Patricia S. Short Makris,, p. 310.

    8. [S14973] Patunia Amanda Landrum Cotten (1816-1863), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31297939/patunia-amanda.