William James Cotham (1847 - 1927)

Born 25 Nov 1847 in Decatur, Tennessee, United States

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Died 21 Sep 1927 at age 79 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States

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William Cotham ... ^[1]

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William was born in 1847. He passed away in 1927.^[2]

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1. ↑ Entered by Jeanne Aloia, Wednesday, September 25, 2013.
2. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFS-6FD : 26 August 2019), W.J. Cotham, 21 Sep 1927; Death, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. image of death certificate.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 July 2020), memorial page for William James Cotham (25 Nov 1847–21 Sep 1927), Find a Grave Memorial no. 57775448, citing Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by D & J Cloninger (contributor 47020801) .

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-R2FW : 16 March 2020), Wm J Cotham and Delia Bates, 08 Feb 1877; citing Hickman, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 975,509.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8C-JZP : accessed 28 July 2020), William Cotham, Civil Districts 5, 9, Decatur, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 11B, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,566.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGND-TPF : accessed 28 July 2020), W J Cotham, Civil District 9, Decatur, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1494; FHL microfilm 1,375,507.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGJ-BL5 : accessed 28 July 2020), William J Cotham, Civil District 9, Gibson, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 52, sheet 13B, line 92, family 288, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1740; FHL microfilm 1,821,740.

• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-321241121-2-12891/william-james-cotham-in-myheritage-family-trees

• Fold 3 ^[3]

Military Unit: Sixth (Wheeler's) Cavalry Full Name: Cotham, James Age: [Blank] Year: 1862-1864 Conflict Period: Civil War (Confederate) Branch: Confederate Army Served for: United States of America

• 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wheeler's)

OVERVIEW: 6th Cavalry Regiment, formerly Wheeler's 1st Tennessee Cavalry, was organized in May, 1862. It was assigned to F.C. Armstrong's, H.B. Davidson's, Humes', and H.M. Ashby's Brigade. The unit participated in the operations in North Mississippi during the balance of 1862 and in January, 1863, contained 430 officers and men. It went on to fight at Chickamauga, skirmished in Middle Tennessee, then was active in the Atlanta Campaign. Later the regiment saw action in various engagements in North Alabama and Middle Tennesee, moved to South Carolina, and in 1865 joined the Army of Tennessee. After fighting at Averysboro and Bentonville, it was included in the surrender on April 26. The field officers were Colonels Jacob B. Biffle and James T. Wheeler, Lieutenant Colonels W.W. Gordon and James H. Lewis, and Majors Joseph J. Dobbins and William S. Hawkins.^[4]

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