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Thomas Marshall Cotton

Manuscript heading: Thomas Cotton, Esq.

  • Born: October 2, 1782
  • Died: December 15, 1848
  • Buried: Cotton Cemetery, Franklin Co.

Thomas Marshall Cotton arrived in Mississippi between 1795 and 1803, marrying Lucretia Robertson. He lived in Franklin County by 1816 and served as its representative in the Mississippi House during the 1826 session. The 1850 Franklin County Census lists Thomas, described as idiotic living with his brother Willis Cotton.

Source: Trip Through The Piney Woods, PDF p. 26.

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