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Husband: Cyrus COTTON, II [I09054]
Born: about 1770 in Rowan Co., North Carolina 1
Married: 05 AUG 1839 in Russell Co., Alabama 19
Died: between 17 NOV 1853 AND 25 JUN 1854 in Russell Co., Alabama 2
Father: Cyrus COTTON
Mother: Mildred 'Milly' UNKNOWN
Spouses: UNKNOWN
Wife: Nancy BAILEY [I09808]
Born: about 1818 in Georgia 3
Died: before 1860 in Texas
Father:
Mother:
Spouses: Joseph A. FLETCHER
Children
01 (F): Maria 'Martha' Artemesia COTTON [I09812] 4
Born: about 1840 in Russell Co., Alabama 5
Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses: George ROBINSON
02 (M): John W. COTTON [I09813] 6
Born: OCT 1842 in Russell Co., Alabama 7 8 9
Died: 27 DEC 1911 in Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia 10
Spouses: Eliza B. MURPHY
03 (F): Eliza M. COTTON [I09815] 11
Born: about 1846 in Russell Co., Alabama 12 13 14
Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses: Charles L. TAYLOR
04 (M): Urben 'Urbin' Fletcher COTTON [I20660] 15
Born: 10 JUN 1849 in Alabama 16 17
Died: 04 FEB 1895 in Walker Co., Texas 18
Spouses: Ann E. 'Annie' COTTON
Additional Information

Cyrus COTTON, II:

Notes:

1800 Abbeville, South Carolina
Alexander Cotton: Males: 26 - 44=1, Females: under 10=3, 26-44=1
Abner Cotton: Males: 10-15=2, 45 & over=1, Females: 45 & over=1
Sears Cotton: Males: under 10=2, 26-44=1, Females: under 10=1, 26 - 44=1 (Cyrus)
David Cotton: Males: under 10=1, 10-15=2, 16-25=1, 26-44=1, Females: 16-25=1
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ABSTRACTS OF JONES COUNTY MARRIAGES BOOK "A"
Cotton, William - Parks, Rachael, Dec 19, 1813, Adam Carson, J.P. p. 12
Pickard, Henry - Cotton, Harriet, Nov 28, 1816, Gideon Mason, G.M. p. 43
Ross, Williams - Cotton, Mary 05 May 1820

1 April 1817, Jones County- Grand Jury
We present, Abner E. Slatter for rioting in the court yard..
The following for retailing liquors without license and on the Sabbath..
James Blalock Jr. Witness Littleton Long, and Mark Mitchum
Samuel Steel and John Stallings..witness..Gillam Miles and Higman Davis
Marmaduke Gresham..witness...John Moore and Mark Mitcham
John Putman..witness.. Charles Brooks..Henry Newsom and Benjamin Allen
Reuben Cole..witness William Nichols..
CAPT. JOHN A. COTTON,for neglect of duty, ,,so far as respects patrols of
his district..
The commissioners...for neglect of their duty on the road leading from
Booth's to Low's Mill..
witness Peter Kolb and CYRUS COTTON..

1820 Jones Co., GA - US Fed. Census, Capt. Mulkeys District
John Cotton:Males: 26 to 45=1 (1775 - 1794), females: 26 to 45 = 1

Syrus Catton: Males: under 10=4, 16 to 26=1, of 45 & up=1
Females: Under 10=1,10 to16=1, 16 to 26= 2, 45 & up=1
(Cyrus Cotton indexed as Lynn Catton (Ancestry.com)
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1830 Bibb Co., GA
Cyrus Cotton- males: under 5=1, 5 & under 10=1, 15 & under 20=1, 40 & under 50 =1
Females: 10 & under 15=1, 40 & under 50=1, 50 & under 60=1
William P., Cyrus W. & Elijah Cotton also residing in Bibb Co., GA
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Georgia Counties:
Jones formed 1807 from Baldwin, Bibb and Putnam counties
Monroe formed 1821 - Ceded lands of Creek Indians
Bibb formed 1822 from Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties
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Alabama, 1800-1900 Marriage Index
Comments: The gender of Cyrus Cotton is male.
Spouse: Nancy Baily, Marriage Date: Aug 05, 1839, County: Russell
Notes: This record can be found in the County Court Records, Film # 1287156 - 1287157, 1033481 & 1033483 - 1033486

1840 Russell Co., AL - US Fed. Census, Page 6, No Township Listed
Cyrus Cotton
Males: 20 -under 30=1 (Andrew J.), 50 -under 60=1 Females: 15 -under 20 =1

1850 Russell Co., AL - US Fed. Census
Page 87, No Township Listed
Dwelling #1214, Family #1214
Cyrus Cotton, age 80, M, Farmer, b. NC
John ", age 8, M, b. AL
Louisa ", age 4, F, b. AL
(Note: Cyrus Cotton and his 2nd wife, Nancy Bailey, were seperated or divorced at the time of this census. Cyrus took two of their children, John and Eliza (Louisa). Nancy took Artemesia and Urben. Cyrus names all of his 12 children in his will)
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MONROE CO., WILL BOOK 'B' ( 1848 - 1875)
Cotton, John 7/2/1850 9/2/1850 p 4 (brother of Cyrus)
wife: Margaret Heirs: Peter Jones and his son, John Dallas Moseley, John C. Jones, son of Peter Jones, JOHN COTTON, DAU. OF CYRUS COTTON AND HIS WIFE NANCY BAILEY; MARY ROSS, DAU. OF CYRUS COTTON AND WIFE OF WILLIAM ROSS; Mary Williams. dau. of Enoch Green; Caroline Jones, dau. of Peter Jones, Daniel Heisler and William Heisler, sons of Daniel, Sr.; Margaret Heisler, dau. of Daniel Sr.; Sarah Ann Frances Newel, dau. of Luke Newel; Henry Singleton, in tr for niece, Martha Dukes (who is dau. of bro., Daniel Cotton); Luke Newel. Exe. Henry Singleton.

Footnotes
  1. 1850 Russell Co., AL - US Fed. Census [192].
  2. Will Written / Will Proved [2364].
  3. 1850 Macon Co., AL - US Fed. Census [146].
  4. Named in Father's Will [1819].
  5. 1850 Macon Co., AL - US Fed. Census [146].
  6. Named in Father's Will [1819].
  7. 1850 Russell Co., AL - US Fed. Census [192].
  8. 1860 Walker Co., TX - US Fed. Census [346].
  9. 1880 Fulton Co., GA - US Fed. Census [494].
  10. Obituary [1952].
  11. Named in Father's Will [1819].
  12. 1850 Russell Co., AL - US Fed. Census [192].
  13. 1860 Walker Co., TX - US Fed. Census [346].
  14. 1880 Walker Co., TX - US Fed. Census [559].
  15. Named in Father's Will [1819].
  16. 1850 Macon Co., AL - US Fed. Census [146].
  17. 1860 Walker Co., TX - US Fed. Census [346].
  18. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [2215].
  19. Alabama, 1800 - 1900 Marriage Index [1087].
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