Gabriel Cotten (1810 - 1871)

Born 26 Sep 1810 in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Apperson) Cotten — married 28 Sep 1826 in Cooper, Franklin Township, Miller, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1871 at age 60 in Miller, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Guy Cotten was born in Illinois.

Gabriel was born in 1810. He passed away in 1871.

Gabriel Cotten married his first wife on Sept. 28, 1826, in Cooper County, MO. They had four children, Louisa Jane b. 1828, Mary Ann b. 1830, Benjamin Franklin b. 1932, and Sylvester J., b. 1834. Elizabeth died from childbirth on Oct. 19, 1834, giving birth to Sylvester. On Oct. 15, 1835, Gabriel then married Margaret Geier and had 12 more children. Margaret died in 1866, and Gabriel married Adele Neely a year later.

Sources

• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGTV-CYMM : 4 August 2022), Gabriel Cotton, 28 Sep 1828; citing Marriage, Cooper, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424330.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT5-GW3 : 4 October 2021), Gabriel Cotten, Equality Township, Miller, Missouri, United States; citing p. 107, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ6-B3J : 22 December 2020), Gabriel Cotten, Miller, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ1-RK9 : Mon Jun 26 09:50:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Gabriel Cotton and Margaret Cotton, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M465-LMX : 29 May 2021), Gabriel Cotten, 1870.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72991907/gabriel-cotten: accessed 15 July 2023), memorial page for Gabriel “Guy” Cotten (26 Sep 1810–4 Jan 1871), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72991907, citing Taylor Cemetery, Eldon, Miller County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Michael Taylor (contributor 47310349).