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COTTONS

• JOHN COTTON - born in N.C.

  MILLY COLE- born in NC

  children included:

• NANCY E. COTTON (dob: 5 Feb 1830)- born in TN

• JAMES MADISON COTTON (dob: 19 Nov 1834)

• LETTY COTTON (dob: 1838)-born in TN

• LAUY J. COTTON-born in TN(dob: 1840)

• MARTHA E. COTTON- born in Benton Co.,TN married J.B. Smith in Tippah Co.,Miss (dob: 1841)

• JASPER NEWTON COTTON (dob: 25 Jul 1844 in Tippah Co.,Miss) married: Sophronia E. Mitchell on 25 Jul 1870 in Crockett Co.,TN

• MALVINA COTTON (dob: 1848 in TN)

• and RICHARD H. COTTON WHO IS MY LINE:

RICHARD H. COTTON (06 Jan 1847 - 5 Dec 1935)-buried at Lavinia Cem. in Carroll Co.,TN married:
• SARAH COTTON (22 22 Jul 1852 - 14 Feb 1908) children included:

• JOHN COTTON (16 May 1874 - 17 Nov 1942) married first wife:
• JAMES ANNE GOWAN (12 JAN 1870 - ?) note: Anne's parents were THOMAS GOWAN & SUSIE (DEADMAN)

  THOMAS GOWAN's parents were RUDOLPH GOWAN and SALLIE McLEMORE

  GOWAN children of James and Annie include:

  LOTTIE HILLARD COTTON (15 Mar. 1896)

  REV. KESTER COTTON (31 Aug 1898 - May 1985)

  DULCIE (SEE BELOW)

  KENNETH GEOFFREY COTTON (5 Apr 1903-1951) married:

  ELSIE

  JOHNNIE EDRIE COTTON (UTLEY) (08 Oct 1905 - 23 Feb 1991)

  RICHARD COTTON (07 Jul 1908 - 20 Feb 1992)

• JOHN COTTON'S second wife:
• LOUELLA COTTON whose children include:
  RUBY COTTON CASH (30 Jun 1913-17 Nov 1932)

  JESSIE COTTON (30 Sep 1913)

  FLOYD COTTON (27 May 1916 - 03 Apr 1994)died Medina, TN in Gibson Co.

  THELBERT COTTON (24 Apr 1918)

  CRISS COTTON (18 Nov 1919)

  RACHEL COTTON (13 Jul 1931)

  MARY COTTON VAUGHN

• DULCIE PAULINE COTTON (30 Oct 1890 - 15 Dec 1991) married on 27 Dec 1916 to:
• LEWIS THELBURN (PAPA JIM) SPENCER (02 Mar 1899 - 12 Jun 1982)

• CORNELIA PAULINE SPENCER married:
• HOMER CAGLE

SPENCER

WILLIAM J. SPENCER (dob: 1796)married:

ELIZABETH (dob: 1801)

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WILLIAM CLAY SPENCER (1834 - 1901)married:

ELIZABETH(MARY) LOUISE WATT (1834 - 1935) - William and Mary are buried at Hopewell Cem. outside of Medina,TN in Gibson Co.

children include:

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WILLIAM JAMES (BILLY) SPENCER (1867 - 1903) married:

LIZA JANE PIERCE (Billy and Liza are buried at Hopewell)

children include:

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JAMES MILBURN (BILLY)(1896-1973) married:

LEWIS THELBURN (PAPA JIM)see below

WATT

EDD

CRISS

DAVE

MARTHA SPENCER (PIERCE)

MAGGIE SPENCER (CUMMINGS)

MAUDIE SPENCER (WALLER)

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LEWIS THELBURN (PAPA JIM) SPENCER (02 Mar 1899 - 12 Jun 1982)lived and died in Medina, TN (was a barber) married:

DULCIE PAULINE COTTON (30 Oct 1990 - 15 Dec 1991) - this couple was one of the best examples of Christianity I have ever known this side of heaven - children include:

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Birdie Louise, J.B., Bluford, Cornelia Pauline, James Tera, Laura Evelyn and Betty Joe.

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