Person:Seymour Cotton (2)

Watchers
m. 14 Nov 1844
  1. Alpharetta Cotton1851 - 1854
  2. Seymour Cotton1860 - 1926
  3. Effie G. Cotton1869 -
m. 24 Sep 1885
  1. Omar Cotton1886 - 1974
  2. Morton Cotton1888 - 1908
  3. Cora Ethel Cotton1894 - 1974
  4. Inez Mildred Cotton1899 - 1986
Facts and Events
Name Seymour Cotton
Gender Male
Birth? 11 Aug 1860 Wayne, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Marriage 24 Sep 1885 Tuscarawas, Ohio, United Statesto Mary May Allison
Census? 1910 Wayne, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Death[1] 15 Feb 1926 Wayne, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Burial? Dundee Cemetery, Dundee, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

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Per grandson, R. W. S., Seymour invested in stock of the Tuscara Rubber a nd Tire Co., which went bankrupt. He and many others lost everything. S ee "The Chronicler" Vol. XII, No. 2, Spring 1999 (journal of the Tuscaraw as Co., Ohio, Historical Society).

Probate records indicate Seymour owned 9 shares of Defiance Machine Wor ks and 4 shares of the Ralston Steel Car Co.

Seymour also over-extended by buying a neighboring farm, which had to be l ater sold.

References
  1. Ohio Death Certificate Index.

    COTTON SEYMOUR
    County Name: TUSCARAWAS Date of Death: 2/15/1926
    Volume Number: 4972 Certificate Number: 12437

  2.   I. Walter. Jones Family Data. (Manuscript).