Born about in Georgia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Peter Washington Cotton
— married
about 1833 in Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Edward Cotton, Mary Ann (Cotton) Gaither, Angeline (Cotton) Criswell, James M. Cotton, Manina Cotton, Peter Washington Cotton Jr. and Nancy Louvisa (Cotton) Bannister
Died after
after about age 33
in Alabama, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
My 5th great grandmother, Louvisa Viney 'Linca' Gaither, was born c.1817 in Georgia. She married Peter Washington Cotton (1814-aft.1880) on March 26, 1833, in Walton, Georgia;[1] they had at least seven children:
- Joseph 'Joe' Edward Cotton (1836–1909)
- Mary Ann Cotton (1840–1870)
- Angeline Cotton (c.1842–1900)
- James Cotton (1841–)
- Manina Cotton (1845–)
- Peter Washington Cotton (1847–1925)
- Nancy Louvisa 'Lou' Cotton (1849–1931)[2]
Peter remarried to Mrs. Martha Caroline (Cardin) Reddern (c.1820-) on August 11, 1853 in Talladega County, Alabama; Viney is presumed deceased.[3]
1850 United States Federal Census[4]
Name: Linca Cotton
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1817
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1850: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA
Line Number: 37
Dwelling Number: 344
Family Number: 346
Household Members:
- Peter W Cotton 36
- Linca Cotton 33
- Joseph E Cotton 13
- Mary Ann Cotton 11
- James Cotton 9
- Angeline Cotton 7
- Manina Cotton 5
- Peter Cotton 3
- Laviea Cotton 1
Sources
- ↑ County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Title: Marriages, Book C, 1832-1837, "Mr Peter Cotton to Vena Gardner [Gaither], p131-132
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Louvisa Bannister, d/o P W Cotton & Louvisa Gaither
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260097579443/facts
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 372B
- Year: 1840; Census Place: Talladega, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 283; Family History Library Film: 0002335. Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Viney by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Viney:
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