Home in 1850: Township 14 R 5 E, Attala, Mississippi
(Indexed as Cathorn. Middle initial written 'J' then written over with 'C'. Last name written 'Cothon' then mark written down over 'h' and mark crossed at top for a 'T'.
John C.or J. Cotton 33, SC (Cothon)
Mary A E Cotton 23, SC
John D Cotton 5, SC
Thomas Cotton 4, SC
Catharine E Cotton 1, SC
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1860 Attala Co., MS
John Cotton, age 50, b. SC
(Naney written first and crossed out) May Cotton, age 35, SC
J. B. Cotton, age 15, SC
Tho. Cotton, age 13, SC
Catherine Cotton, age 12, MS
Lewis F. Cotton, age 10, MS
Eliza Cotton, age 8, MS
Harriett Cotton, age 6, MS
Ellen Cotton, age 4, MS
Drucilla Cotton, age 2, MS
May J. Cotton, age 2/12, MS
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1870 Attala Co., MS
John Cotton 60, SC
Lewis Cotton 19, MS
Nancy Cotton 13, MS
Mollie Cotton 11, MS
Della Cotton 9, MS
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Home in 1880: Newport, Attala, Mississippi
John Cotton, Head, 65, SC, SC, SC
Elizabeth Cotton, Wife, 48, MS, MS, MS
Mary J. Cotton, Dau., 16, MS, SC, MS
John W. Cotton, son, 11, MS, SC, MS
M.A.E. Cotton, dau, 2, MS, SC, MS
Lewis Cotton 23, (no relationship shown, MS, MS, MS

1900 Attala Co., MS (Indexed as Catton)
Lewis Cotton, Head, Jan 1849, age 51, M-17 yrs., MS, SC, SC
Classie C. Cotton, Wife, Mar 1865, age 35, M-17 yrs., 7-6, MS, MS, MS
Lisa J Cotton, Dau, Oct 1882, age 17, MS, MS, MS
Ellen M Catton, dau, Mar 1885, age 15, MS, MS, MS
John L Cotton, son, Oct 1887, age 12, MS, MS, MS
William T Cotton, son, May 1890, age 10, MS, MS, MS
John W Cotton, son, Sept 1893, age 6, MS, MS, MS
Robert W Cotton, son, Sept 1898, age 1, MS, MS, MS
Frank Powell, nephew, May 1873, age 27, MS, MS, MS
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Home in 1920: Newport, Attala, Mississippi
Louis F Catton, Head, age 80, MS, AL, AL
Corine Catton, wife, age 56, MS, MS, GA
Robert Catton, son, age 19, MS, MS, MS
Mattie E Catton, daughter-in-law, age 16, LA, MS, MS
R L Catton, grand son, age 8/12, MS, MS, LA