Dr. John C. Cotton and Mary Davis

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Husband Dr. John C. Cotton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 31 Aug 1828 - Pennsylvania 2
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         Father: William B. Cotton, Jr. (1795-1842/1843) 2 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Black (1797-1864) 2 3 4

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       Marriage: 16 Aug 1855 1 2

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Wife Mary Davis ^{1 5}

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         Father: Hon. William Davis, Jr. (1812-1881) 6
         Mother: Mary Johnston (      -Aft 1885) 6

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Children

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1 M William D. Cotton ^{1 2}

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2 M Eddie S. Cotton ¹

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3 F Bessie Cotton ¹

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4 M Harry A. Cotton ^{1 2}

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John C. Cotton

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He received his education at the common schools and at the high school of New Bedford, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and also at the academy at Pulaski. He also attended Allegheny College for three years, and graduated therefrom in June, 1853. He left Alle-gheny College in his senior year in 1849, read medicine and graduated and then returned to Allegheny College and graduated from both colleges in same year. In 1853 he graduated in medicine from Cleveland Medical College, practiced medicine for two years in Kentucky, and beginning in 1855 practiced in Mead-ville, Pennsylvania. He was a charter member of Crawford County Medical Society and was an active member; was also a member of Pennsylvania State Medical Society and of the American Medical Association. He and his wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a Trustee. For twelve years he was United States Examining Surgeon for pensions; he was politically a Republican.

1 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 182.

2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 723.

3 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 181.

4 Jeff McBride, Descendants of Thomas A. Forster (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

5 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 726.

6 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 725.