Martha Ann (Eldridge) Cotton (1830 - 1915)

Born 11 Apr 1830 in Wise County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Walter Cotton — married 28 May 1848 in Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1915 at age 85 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Eldridge Name Study.

Martha Ann Eldridge was born on April 11, 1830 in Wise County, Virginia, United States, daughter of Jesse Eldridge (1806–~1860) and Mary Pugh (1811–~1870).

Martha (18) married John Walter Cotton (20) (born in 1827 in Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky; son of Henry Jobe Cotton and Mary Ellen (UNKNOWN) Cotton) on May 28, 1848 in Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky. Their children were:

• John Walter Cotton (1849– )
• Anna Cotton (~1851– )
• Matilda Cotton (1852– )
• Martha Ann Cotton (1854– )
• Nancy Jane Cotton (1856– )
• James Cotton (1857– )
• Mary Cotton (1859– )
• Elizabeth Cotton (1861– )
• Teresa Cotton (1861– )
• William F. Cotton (1861–1947)
• Jesse Walter Cotton (1866– )
• Wallace Cotton (1867– )
• Franklin Cotton (1875– )
• Nancy Cotton (~1878– )

Martha died on April 22, 1915 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, aged 85.

Research Notes

• Note from Teresa Eldridge Applegate: Martha Ann ELDRIDGE (Jessie Jess) was born 11 APR 1830 in Wise Co., VA. She died 22 APR 1915 with burial in Hensley Cemetery, Lawrence Co., KY. She married John Walton COTTON on 28 MAY 1848 in Lawrence Co., KY. He was the son of Jobe COTTON and m/UNKN. He was born abt. 1827 in Lee Co., VA and died in 1889 in Lawrence Co., KY. I have compiled info on this family to date. Have marriage application and license from Lawrence Co., KY. Martha Ann ELDRIDGE and John COTTON had 13 children to wit: John Walter Jr., Anna, Matilda, William, Martha Ann, Nancy Jane, Mary, James, Elizabeth, Teresa, Jesse Walter, Wallace, Franklin.

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Acknowledgments

• Profile Eldridge-521 was created through the import of ClarkTree.GED on Dec 3, 2012 by Eric Clark.