Husband: James Henry COTTON
Birthdate: Dec. 8, 1850
Birthplace: AL
Death date: Dec. 30, 1928
Place of death: Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN
Burial: Indian Creek Cem., McNairy Co., TN
Father: unknown COTTON
Mother: unknown LEFLORE

Marriage date: ca 1869
Marriage place: Probably AL?

Wife: Nancy A. WHITMAN
Birthdate: Sept. 30, 1847
Birthplace: AL or GA
Death date: June 17, 1914
Place of death: Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN
Burial: Indian Creek Cem., McNairy Co., TN
Father:
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary "Mamie" Magdalene COTTON
Sex: F
Birthdate: Aug. 5, 1871
Birthplace: Mt. Hope, Lawrence Co., AL
Death date: Aug. 10, 1939
Place of death: Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN
Burial: Indian Creek Cem., McNairy Co., TN
Marriage date: ca 1895
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Thomas Turner SMITH

Child No. 2: Martha "Mattie" Lucinda COTTON
Sex: F
Birthdate: July 17, 1873
Birthplace: Haleyville, Winston Co., AL
Death date: July 10, 1943
Place of death: Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN
Burial: Indian Creek Cem., McNairy Co., TN
Marriage date: before 1894
Marriage place: Probably AL?
Spouses' names: Zachary Pryor DAVIS
 
 
Documentation:
Notes for James Cotton:
* No Cottons on the 1880 McNairy Co., TN census.
* 1880 Lawrence Co., AL census, Township 7 range 9 beat 6 Mt. Hope, page 435 household 110
COTTON, Henry age 29, AL (blank) NC
Nancy A. 32, wife, farmer AL (blank) (blank)
Mary 8 daughter, keeps house AL AL AL
Mattie 6 daughter AL AL AL
* 1900 McNairy Co., TN census Dist. 14
COTTON James H. HH W Dec. 1850 age 49 married 31 years NC NC NC
Nancy WF W Sept. 1847 age 52 GA GA GA
* No Cottons on the 1910 McNairy Co., TN census.
* State of Tennessee Death Certificate
Place of death: Chewalla, 14th district, McNairy Co., TN
James Henry Cotton, male, white, widowed
Date of death: December 3, 1928
born: Dec. 6, 1850 age 78 years 0 months, 24 days
occupation: retired farmer
general nature of industry, business or establishment: blacksmith
Birthplace: AL
Father: unknown
Mother: Miss Leflore, born AL
informant: Mrs. Mattie Davis, Chewalla TN
cause of death: heart dropsy and influenza
contributory causes: dropsy of heart
duration: 3 years
signed: W.L. Harbin?, M.D.
address: Chewalla
place of burial: Indian Creek Cem.
Undertaker: McPeters, Corinth, MS
* McPeters Funeral Home Records, Corinth, MS
James Henry Cotton, deceased
charge to: Mrs. J.H. Cotton
address: Chewalla, TN
order given by: Mrs. Mattie Davis
how secured: Jimmy Hurley
date of funeral; Dec. 31, 1928
residence: north of Chewalla
place of death: north of Chewalla
funeral services at: Indian Creek at 4 p.m.
date of death: Dec. 31st 12:15 a.m.
occupation of deceased: retired farmer
date of birth: Dec. 6, 1850
age 78 years 0 months 24 days
Father: unknown
Mother: Miss Leflore
interment: Indian Creek Cemetery
Cost of funeral $100.00 paid in cash by T.T. Smith
* Executors
State of Tennessee McNairy County
We, T.T. Smith principal S. Martin and D.D. Bennett are bound to the State of Tennessee in the penalty of $2,000.00 witness our hands, this 14th day of January 1929. The condition of this obligation is such, that, whereas, the above bound T.T. Smith has been appointed executor of the will of J.H. Cotton, deceased.
Now, if the said T.T. Smith shall well and truly as such executor perform all the duties which are or may be required by law, this obligation shall be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
T.T. Smith
S. Martin
D.D. Bennett
State of Tennessee McNairy County
To: T.T. Smith
It appearing to the County Court, now in session, that J.H. Cotton has died, leaving no will, and the court being satisifed as to your claim to the administration, and you having given bond and qualified as directed by law, and the Court having ordered that LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION be issued to you: These are, therefore, to authorize and empower you to take into your possession and control all the goods and chattels, claims and papers of the said intestate and return to our next County Court a true and perfect inventory thereof; to collect and pay all debts, and to transact all the business in relation to the said estate which lawfully devolves on you as administrator. And after having settled up said estate, to deliver the balance which may remain in your hands to those who are by law entitled to receive the same.
Witness, John R. Swain, Clerk of our said Court, at his office in Selmer, this 14th day of January 1929.

* Notes for Nancy:
* 1880 Lawrence Co., AL census, 435B household 110-110
COTTON Nancy A. age 32 white female wife
Henry age 29 white male farmer.