Person:William Whitecotton (2)

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William Wayne Whitecotton
b.4 Feb 1811 Campbell County, Tennessee
d.21 Apr 1863 Scott County, Tennessee
Parents and Siblings
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m. 2 Jul 1807
  1. Celia Whitecotton1807 - Abt 1878
  2. Kezia Whitecotton1808 - 1887
  3. Sarah WhitecottonAbt 1809 -
  4. William Wayne Whitecotton1811 - 1863
  5. Isaac WhitecottonAbt 1816 - Abt 1884
  6. Elizabeth M. Whitecotton1818 - 1900
  7. Dorcas WhitecottonAbt 1820 - 1855
  8. Nancy Ann Whitecotton1821 - 1886
  9. Helen Mary Whitecotton1823 - 1906
  10. French WhitecottonAbt 1824 -
  11. Elvira Whitecotton1827 - 1916
  12. Smith Whitecotton1830 - 1892
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Wayne Whitecotton1811 - 1863
  • W.  Sally West1817 - 1905
m. Abt 1834
  1. Elizabeth Celina Cotton1839 - 1903
Spouse and Children
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Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Wayne Whitecotton1811 - 1863
  • W.  Leeann SextonAbt 1820 - 1858
m. Abt 1840
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Sep 1842
  1. Martha Whitecotton1843 - 1926
  2. China WhitecottonAbt 1844 -
  3. Tasman WhitecottonAbt 1846 -
  4. French Whitecotton1849 - 1927
  5. Walker W. WhitecottonAbt 1851 -
  6. Arteeny WhitecottonAbt 1853 -
  7. M. Ada WhitecottonAbt 1856 -
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Facts and Events
Name William Wayne Whitecotton
Alt Name[1] Wayne Whitecotton
Alt Name Wayne W. Cotton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Feb 1811 Campbell County, Tennessee
Marriage Abt 1834 Campbell County, Tennessee(his 1st wife)
to Sally West
Marriage to Polly W. _____
Marriage Abt 1840 Scott County, Tennessee(his 2nd wife; no issue?)
to Leeann Sexton
Marriage 25 Sep 1842 Campbell County, Tennessee(date taken from undocumented family sources; his 3rd wife)
to Mary Solomon Owens
Census[2] 1850 Scott County, Tennessee
Census[3] 1860 Scott County, Tennessee
Death[1][4] 21 Apr 1863 Scott County, Tennessee(of smallpox)

Scott County, Tennessee, 1850 census:[2]

Cotton, W. W. 39 yrs Farmer (real estate = $700) b. Tennessee
      Mary W. 29 yrs b. Tennessee
      Celina 10 yrs b. Tennessee
      Martha 8 yrs b. Tennessee
      China 6 yrs b. Tennessee
      Tasman 4 yrs b. Tennessee
      French 3 yrs b. Tennessee

Scott County, Tennessee, 1860 census:[3]

Cotton, Wayne W. 50 yrs Farmer (real estate = $2,000; personal estate = $1,000) b. Tennessee
      Polly 40 yrs b. Tennessee
      Martha 17 yrs b. Tennessee
      China 15 yrs b. Tennessee
      Tasman 14 yrs b. Tennessee
      French 12 yrs b. Tennessee
      Walker 9 yrs b. Tennessee
      Arteeny [f] 7 yrs b. Tennessee
      M. Ada 4 yrs b. Tennessee
Bottes, Frederick 19 yrs Hired farmer b. Tennessee
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Websites (various)
    http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/e/l/l/Heather-Ellis-Oklahoma/BOOK-0001/0007-0019.html.

    Reportedly married 5 times (I can identify only 3) with at least 9 children, and also had a number of illegitimate children (some raised by various of his wives). Worked as a surveyor. First County Clerk of Scott County in 1850s. Capt., Co. G, 7th Tennessee (U.S.). He was captured, may have been in Libby Prison, later exchanged in Virginia, 1862.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scott, Tennessee, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 364B, family/dwelling 56/57.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scott, Tennessee, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 201, family dwelling 595/547.
  4. ↑ Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903.

    (cemetery not noted)

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