Louisiana Land Records
Name: Benjamin G Cotten
Land Office: OUACHITA
Land Description:
1 3 LOUISIANA No 9 N 1 E 23
2 6 LOUISIANA No 9 N 1 E 23
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Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Rapides, Louisiana
Benjamin Cotton 40, LA
Elizabeth Cotton 30 , LA
Samuel Blackman 11, LA
Vernon Bean 9, LA
Farley 38, England
Jane Farley 19, LA

ACTS PASSED BY THE FIRST LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OE LOUISIANA,
HELD AND BEGUN IN THE TOWN OF BATON ROUGE,
ON THE 17TH JANUARY, 1853.
To authorise Benjamin G. Cotton and his wife Elizabeth Cloy, of the parish of Ra pides, to adopt Samuel Cloy, son of Margaret Cloy, and Vernon H. Bean, an orphan, as their own children. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly That Benjamin G. Cotton and Elizabeth Cloy, wife of said Cotton and Vernon H. are hereby authorised to adopt, as their own children, Samuel L. Cloy and Vernon H Bean 1853
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Louisiana, Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925
Name:B. G. Cotton
Spouse:Elizabeth Cloyed
Marriage Date:23 Aug 1854
Marriage Pace:Natchitoches

Home in 1860: Western District, Milam, Texas
D G Cotten 49, LA
Elizabeth Cotten 39, LA
Sam Cotten 19, LA
Vernon Cotten 15, LA
Elisha Cotten 7, LA
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Voter Registration 1878, Includes all Residents of Catahoula Parish
that registered to vote.
Name State of Birth Year of Birth
Cotton, Cethor August LA 1815
Cotton, Elijah Barringer NC 1812
Cotton, Elijah Boannon, Jr. LA 1858
Cotton, Elisha Lott LA 1853
Cotton, Henry LA 1856
Cotton, John Alexander LA 1854
Cotton, Vernon Henry LA 1843

All Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812 results for Cotton
NAME: Cotton, Godwin B.
RANK: Corporal-Sgt.
COMPANY: 4 Reg't. (Morgan's), La. Militia
Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812

NAME: Cotton, J.
RANK: Private
COMPANY: 4 Reg't. (Morgan's), La. Militia
Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812

NAME: Cotton, James
RANK: Private
COMPANY: 12 and 13 Cons. Reg't., La. Mil.
Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812

NAME: Heary, Cotton (my note, believe s/b Henry)
RANK: Private
COMPANY: 4 Reg't. (Morgan's), La. Militia
Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812

NAME: Cotten, G. B.
RANK: Corporal-Sgt.
COMPANY: 4 Reg't. (Morgan's), La. Militia (Orig. under Cotton, Godwin B.)
Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812