John Henry COTTEN^[1]

1876 - 1942  (66 years)

• Name	John Henry COTTEN
  Nickname	J. Henry
  Birth	14 Feb 1876	Sussex Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Sep 1942  [3]
  Person ID	I21600	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joel Holleman COTTEN,   b. 10 Aug 1850, Sussex Co, VA d. 28 Feb 1935, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, Virginia (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Rosa Jane BAILEY,   b. 15 Oct 1853, Sussex Co, VA d. 6 Aug 1899 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1873	Sussex Co, VA   [1, 4, 5]
  	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.
  Family ID	F964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel HANSON,   b. c.1881, New Jersey
  Marriage	14 May 1902	Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Martha Elizabeth COTTEN,   b. 14 Jun 1903, Virginia d. Apr 1974 (Age 70 years)   2. John Henry COTTEN, Jr.,   b. c.1908, Virginia d. 22 Feb 1922   3. Richard Hanson COTTEN,   b. 17 May 1915   d. 17 Jan 1977 (Age 61 years)   4. Thomas Archer COTTEN,   b. 26 Aug 1918, Portsmouth City, VA d. 9 Sep 1999 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S377] "Bailey family Bible record, 1820 - 1941", Accession no. 22249.. [S112] John A. & Mary Holleman Cotten Family Bible record. [S113] Cotten, "Joel Holleman Cotten & Rosa Jane Bailey descendants data". [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). [S2804] 1910 US Census / Cotten, John H.