Joel Holleman COTTEN^[1]

1850 - 1935  (84 years)

• Name	Joel Holleman COTTEN
  Nickname	Jonie
  Birth	10 Aug 1850	Sussex Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1870 - 1930  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	For most of his life Joel made his living as a farmer. First in Prince George County and then in Sussex County. After moving to Deep Creek about 1900, he went to work for Roper Lumber Company as a laborer, but according to the censuses he was back to farming by 1920 and retired by 1930.
  Death	28 Feb 1935	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, Virginia   [1, 7]
  	Joel died on 28 February 1935 in Ceep Creek, Virginia. He was 84 years old at the time of his death. Cause of death was noted as "chronic myocarditis" (inflammation of the lining of the heart) and "chronic bronchitis".
  Burial	3 Mar 1935	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	His body was interred in the Chappelle family plot at Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 3 March 1935.
  Person ID	I21579	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Archer COTTEN,   b. 18 Sep 1819, Virginia d. 10 Oct 1893 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Agnes HOLLEMAN,   b. c.1829, Virginia d. 17 Aug 1875, Sussex Co, VA
  Marriage	15 Dec 1846	Surry County, VA   [8]
  	The couple was married in Surry County, Virginia on 15 December 1846 by Rev. Benjamin Devany, a minster of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosa Jane BAILEY,   b. 15 Oct 1853, Sussex Co, VA d. 6 Aug 1899 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1873	Sussex Co, VA   [9, 10, 11]
  	The couple was married on 28 May 1873 in Sussex County, Virginia. Rev. Josiah Clanton Bailey, Baptist Minister and uncle of the bride, officiated at the ceremony which was held at the home of the bride's parents.
  Children	1. Mamie DeLisle COTTEN,   b. 10 Dec 1874, , Virginia   2. John Henry COTTEN,   b. 14 Feb 1876, Sussex Co, VA d. 21 Sep 1942 (Age 66 years)   3. Lucy Agnes COTTEN,   b. 17 Feb 1878, Prince George Co, VA d. 8 Jun 1964 (Age 86 years)   4. Daisy Wyche COTTEN,   b. 7 Mar 1882, Sussex Co, VA d. 30 Jun 1968 (Age 86 years)   5. Joel Holleman COTTEN,   b. 28 Dec 1886   6. (male infant) COTTEN,   b. 27 Mar 1888, Sussex Co, VA d. 27 Mar 1888, Sussex Co, VA (Age 0 years)   7. William Holleman COTTEN, Sr.,   b. 29 Aug 1890, Waverly, Sussex Co, VA d. 27 Jun 1957, Craddock, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 66 years)   8. Robert Claude COTTEN, Sr.,   b. 24 Feb 1892, Waverly, Sussex Co, VA d. 5 Mar 1968, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 76 years)   9. George Clifford COTTEN,   b. 24 Feb 1892, Waverly, Sussex Co, VA d. 11 Sep 1961, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 69 years)   10. Roswell Bailey COTTEN,   b. 10 Mar 1894   d. 2 Oct 1898 (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Chapell, Albert W. Gilmerton Road, Deep Creek, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1042] Joel Holleman Cotten, Virginia death certificate no. 5018 (1935). [S2802] 1900 US Census / Cotten, Joel H. [S3284] 1870 US Census / Cotton, John A. [S3287] 1880 US Census / Cotton, Joel H. [S3288] 1920 US Census / Chapell, Albert W. . [S3289] 1930 US Census / Chappel, Albert W. [S112] John A. & Mary Holleman Cotten Family Bible record. [S2810] John A. Cotton - Mary Agnes Holleman, Surry Co, VA marriage (1846)., p. 260. [S3277] Joel H. Cotten - Rosa Jane Bailey wedding announcement, The Religious Herald, (Richmond, VA) 5 June 1873. [S3290] J.H. Cotten - Rosa J. Bailey, Sussex Co, VA marriage record (1873). [S377] "Bailey family Bible record, 1820 - 1941", Accession no. 22249..