Husband: Avent Wesley COTTON [I10429] |
Wife: Dorinda DURHAM [I10430] |
Children |
01 (M): Unknown COTTON [I10431] Born: Died: UNKNOWN Spouses: |
03 (F): Sarah Ann COTTON [I10436] Born: 1838 in Alabama 9 Died: UNKNOWN in resided (1850) Dale Co., Alabama Spouses: |
04 (M): Samuel Richard COTTON [I10437] Born: 1840 in Alabama 10 Died: UNKNOWN in resided (1850) Dale Co., Alabama Spouses: |
05 (F): Nancy Jane COTTON [I10438] Born: about 1842 in Alabama 11 12 Died: UNKNOWN in resided (1850) Dale Co., Alabama Spouses: Unknown MARTIN |
06 (M): John Willis COTTON [I10444] Born: between 19 JUL 1844 AND 1845 in Ozark, Dale Co., Alabama 13 14 Died: 22 APR 1901 in Montrose, Colorado 15 Spouses: Juritta 'Joetta?' PRIEST |
07 (M): William Thomas COTTON [I10446] Born: about 1847 in Alabama 16 Died: UNKNOWN in resided (1850) Dale Co., Alabama Spouses: |
Avent Wesley COTTON:
Wills & Deeds: 10 NOV 1898, Nancy (X) Cotton, widow of A. W. Cotton, to I. R. Cotton, for $80.00, 160 acres in Dale Co., Ackn. same day, recorded 26 January 1909 [Dale County Deeds U:350]
Wills & Deeds: 26 JAN 1909, "It will be noted that many of these deeds were presented for recording years after they were made & acknowledged" from Dr. Thompson to Hikaru Kitabayashi for research on Seth A. Cotton
Notes:
1850 Dale Co., AL - US Fed. Census
Page 171, Southern Division, Enumerated 17th day October
Dwelling #70, Family #70
Avent W. Cotton, age 38, M, Farmer, $400, b. Georgia
Dorinda ", age 38, F, b. Georgia
James ", age 13, M, b. Georgia
Sarah Ann ", age 12, F, b. Alabama
Samuel R. ", age 10, M, b. Alabama
Nancy J. ", age 8, F, b. Alabama
John W. ", age 5, M, b. Alabama
Wm. T. ", age 3, M, b. Alabama
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1860 Dale co., AL - US Fed. Census
Page 699, Post Office: Newton, enumerated 7th September
Dwelling #1348, Family #1348
Avan Cotton, age 48, M, W, Farmer, $2100, $1002, b. GA
Dorinda ", age 51, F W, b. GA
Sarah D. V. ", age 19, F, W, b. AL
John W. ", age 15, M, W, Farm Laborer, b. AL
Thomas ", age 12, M, W, b. AL
Dwelling #1349, Family #1349
James Cotton, age 23, M W, Farmer, -, $200, b. GA
Theresa W. ", age 23, F, W, b. AL
Edney M. J. ", age 3, F, W, b. AL
Mary M. ", age 1, F, W, b. AL
Nacy J. ", age 18, F, W, b. AL
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1870 Dale Co., AL - US Fed. Census
Page 267, Beat #12, Enumerated 26th day June
Dwelling #65, Family #65
Cotton, A. W., age 58, M, W, Farmer, $1560, $500, b. GA
-- Dorinda, age 60, F, W, Keeps House, b. GA
-- N. J., age 26, F, W, b. AL
-- Rilla J., age 12, F, W, b. AL
-- Cornelia, age 9, F, W, b. AL
-- Ireann, age 3, F, W, b. AL
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Message dated: December 4, 1998 from Pat Cotten
From "Cotten Picking" by Peggy Gregory and not personally verified by me Pat Cotten
"Avent Wesley COTTEN, b. 13 Aug 1812, GA; estate was administered ca 1908, Dale County, Ala, according to the County Clerk of Dale Co. Ala, in response to a request for a will. His son, William Thomas COTTEN received a small legacy in Brownsboro, Henderson Co., TX about this time. Avent Wesley COTTEN m. 1) Dorinda DURHAM, b. 9 May 1810, GA; died after 1880, probably in Dale
Co., Ala; m. 2) unknown
Children: (all of 1st marriage, birth dates from Family Bible) (6). James, Sarah Ann, Samuel Richard, Nancy Jane, John Willis, and William Thomas."
Dorinda DURHAM:
Notes:
In the 1850 Dale Co., AL- US Fed. Census Dorinda Cotton is listed as age 38.
(02) James COTTON:
Notes:
1860 Dale co., AL - US Fed. Census
Page 699, Post Office: Newton, enumerated 7th September
Dwelling #1348, Family #1348
Avan Cotton, age 48, M, W, Farmer, $2100, $1002, b. GA
Dorinda ", age 51, F W, b. GA
Sarah D. V. ", age 19, F, W, b. AL
John W. ", age 15, M, W, Farm Laborer, b. AL
Thomas ", age 12, M, W, b. AL
Dwelling #1349, Family #1349
James Cotton, age 23, M W, Farmer, -, $200, b. GA
Theresa W. ", age 23, F, W, b. AL
Edney M. J. ", age 3, F, W, b. AL
Mary M. ", age 1, F, W, b. AL
Nacy J. ", age 18, F, W, b. AL
Revised: January 25, 2022
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