George Clifford COTTEN

1892 - 1961  (69 years)

• Name	George Clifford COTTEN
  Nickname	Clifford
  Birth	24 Feb 1892	Waverly, Sussex Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	5 Jun 1917	Gilmerton, Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	Clifford and his twin brother Claude were employed as saw filers by J. L. Roper Lumber Company.
  WWI	ENTER INFO
  Death	11 Sep 1961	Portsmouth City, VA   [1, 3]
  	Clifford died in Portsmouth, Virginia on 11 September 1961. He was 69 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	14 Sep 1961	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	His body was interred at Olive Branch Cemetery. BURIAL REGS SAY 13 SEPT 1961
  Person ID	I21604	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   [4, 5, 6]
  	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	Jessie W. SPRUILL,   b. 9 Nov 1899, Roper, Washington Co, NC d. 10 Dec 1980, Portsmouth, VA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1921	Norfolk City, VA   [7]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk, Virginia on 8 June 1921 by Rev. R.R. Covington.
  Children	1. Jane Spruill COTTEN,   b. 26 Mar 1923, Portsmouth City, VA d. 26 Dec 1995, Suffolk City, VA (Age 72 years)   2. Mary Ann COTTEN,   b. 24 Nov 1926, Portsmouth, VA d. Apr 1950, Bedford, PA (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		George Clifford Cotten & Robert Claude Cotten [seated], ca 1916/1917
  		George Clifford Cotten. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry.com. Gilmerton, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] John A. & Mary Holleman Cotten Family Bible record. [S192] George Clifford Cotten. WWI draft registration card. [S353] Keesee, "George Clifford Cotten & Jessie W. Spruill 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). [S377] "Bailey family Bible record, 1820 - 1941", Accession no. 22249.. [S2825] George Clifford Cotten - Jessie W. Spruill, Norfolk City, VA marriage record (1921).