Sarah Frances Cotham

Brief Life History of Sarah Frances

When Sarah Frances Cotham was born in August 1865, in Hickman, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Cotham, was 45 and her mother, Susanah Sparks, was 39. She married Alfred Franklin Richie on 7 October 1883, in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Civil District 1, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died on 3 September 1903, in Senath, Dunklin, Missouri, United States, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Franklin Richie
1865–1905
Sarah Frances Cotham
1865–1903
Marriage: 7 October 1883
Carrie E. Richie
1887–1977
Eula Beatrice Richie
1889–1968
Iva Mae Richie
1891–1981
Annie V Richie
1894–1964
Alta Virgie Ritchie
1898–1977

Sources (8)

  • Sarah Cotham in household of Rufus T Knight, "United States Census, 1880"
  • S Footham (Unknown), "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
  • Fannie Cotham Richie in entry for C. Everett Richie and Emer Cooper, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Cotton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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