Brief Life History of George W
When George W Cotton was born in May 1860, in Jefferson, Kansas, United States, his father, James Marion Cotton, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Morgan, was 29. He married Emma Corber on 26 December 1886. He lived in Williamstown, Jefferson, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Township 6 South, Choctaw Nation Reservation, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States in 1900. He died in 1921, in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Dunavant, Jefferson, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- G W Cotton in household of Elizabeth Cotton, "United States Census, 1880"
- Geo W Cotton, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- G. W. Cotton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1860–1921 Male
1864– Female
Parents and Siblings
1835–1879 Male
1830–1904 Female
Siblings (3)
1856–1938 Female
1858– Female
1860–1921 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1865
Age 5
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places called from Old English (æt) cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire). Particularly common in Staffordshire.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Nicolas (see Nicholas ), derived via Nicot, or of the personal name Jacques , derived via Jacot.
History: John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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