John Archer COTTEN^[1]

1819 - 1893  (74 years)

• Name	John Archer COTTEN
  Birth	18 Sep 1819	Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1850 - 1861	Sussex Co, VA   [3, 4]
  	John made his living as a farmer in Sussex County, Virginia.
  CWSV	12 Jun 1861 - 7 May 1862  [5]
  	On 12 June 1861, at age 41, John enlisted as a private in Company C of the 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry. His enlistment was for 1 year. John's horse and equipment, which he supplied, were valued at $240.00 and $22.00, respectively. The company muster roll for March & April 1862 notes that John was absent due to illness. And on 7 May 1862, he was discharged for "being over 35 years old".
  Occupation	1862 - 1880	Sussex Co, VA   [6, 7]
  	After being mustered out of the Virginia Cavalry in May 1862, John return to farming in Sussex County, Virginia. He farmed until his death three decades later.
  Death	10 Oct 1893  [2]
  	John died on 10 October 1893. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.
  Person ID	I21632	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Frederick COTTON,   b. Before Dec 1781   d. 7 Dec 1830 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Lucy ELLIS,   b. 20 Nov 1795   d. 24 Apr 1848, Sussex Co, VA (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F2584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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.
  Children	1. Lucy Eliza COTTEN,   b. 8 Jan 1848   d. 26 Apr 1848 (Age 0 years)   2. William Frederick COTTEN,   b. 29 May 1849, Sussex Co, VA d. 1929 (Age 79 years)   3. Joel Holleman COTTEN,   b. 10 Aug 1850, Sussex Co, VA d. 28 Feb 1935, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, Virginia (Age 84 years)   4. (male infant) COTTEN   d. 6 Jun 1852
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S387] Frederick Cotton will (1831), Sussex Co, VA. [S112] John A. & Mary Holleman Cotten Family Bible record. [S3282] 1850 US Census / Cotton, John A. [S3283] 1860 US Census / Cotton, John A. [S4250] John A. Cotton, Confederate military service record., ((Washington: NARA, GSA, 1960)). [S3284] 1870 US Census / Cotton, John A. [S3285] 1880 US Census / Cotton, J.A. [S2810] John A. Cotton - Mary Agnes Holleman, Surry Co, VA marriage (1846)., p. 260.