Home in 1870:Hamilton, Martin, North Carolina (Cotton indexed as Collon)
Edward Collon 32, M/W
Levi Collon 18, M/B
Mathew Collon 16, M/M
Priscilla Collon 20, F/B
Guilford Cotton, 12, M/M
John Collon, 9, M/B
Lucy Collon, 4/12 F/B
(Note Edward is son of Arthur Staton Cotton)

(Living next to Porter Lock)
Home in 1900: Goose Nest, Martin, North Carolina
Guilford Cotton, Head, B/M, Sep 1858, age 41
Ida E Cotton, wife, B/F, Aug 1878, age 21
Elbert Cotton, son, F/M, Nov 1897, age 2
Augustus Cotton , son, B/M, Jun 1899, age 1
Canncil Brorner, employee, B/M Oct 1883, age 16
Matthew Cotton, brother, B/M, Dec 1855, age 45
(Note: Matthew is listed as 'nephew' in the household of Priscilla Cotton in the 1880 census)
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North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Mathew Cotton
Gender: Male, Race: Col, Age: 47, Birth Year: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1902, Marriage Place: Martin, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Mamie A Lock, Spouse Gender: Female, Spouse Race: Col
Spouse Age: 17, Spouse Father: P L Lock, Spouse Mother: Anna Lock
Event Type: Marriage
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Living next to Guilford Cotton
Home in 1910: Goose Nest, Martin, North Carolina
Mathew Cotton 54
Mamie Cotton 24
Jr. Mathew Cotton 4
Arthor Cotton 0
Cardelia K Kirby 50
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(birth year is way off on DC)
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Matthew Cotton, Gender: Male, Race: Black, Age: 67
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1873, Birth Place: Hamilton, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 4 Sep 1940, Death Place: Oak City, Martin, North Carolina, USA
Father: Artor Cotton, Mother: Mandra Jones, Spouse: Mamie Cotton