William Frederick COTTEN^[1]

1849 - 1929  (79 years)

• Name	William Frederick COTTEN
  Birth	29 May 1849	Sussex Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1929  [3]
  	William died in 1929.
  Burial	Suffolk, Nansemond Co, Virginia   [3]
  	His body was interred at Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I21642	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   [4]
  	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	Virginia Alice CORBELLE,   b. 27 Dec 1853   d. 23 Nov 1937 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1877	Nansemond Co, VA   [2]
  	The couple was married on16 May 1877 in Nansemond County, Virginia.
  Children	1. Sallie Corbelle COTTEN,   b. 5 Mar 1878, Sussex Co, VA d. 18 Nov 1940 (Age 62 years)   2. William J. COTTEN,   b. 30 Aug 1879, Nansemond Co, VA   3. Edwin Ferdinand COTTEN,   b. 24 Jul 1881, Nansemond Co, VA d. 16 Dec 1919 (Age 38 years)   4. Mary S. COTTEN,   b. 1 Sep 1883, Nansemond Co, VA   5. David Corbell COTTEN,   b. 16 Apr 1886, Virginia d. 1 Oct 1965 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] John A. & Mary Holleman Cotten Family Bible record. [S2812] Nansemond County, VA Marriage Registers, 1853 - 1899. Cotten - Corbelle marriage entry, p. 243, line 47. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). downloaded 15 January 2010. [S2810] John A. Cotton - Mary Agnes Holleman, Surry Co, VA marriage (1846)., p. 260.