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Family History & Genealogy

The Cotton Family

72 documented Cotton ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

72Documented ancestors
1833Earliest record
7Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Cotton

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Cotton ancestors in the record

Deceased Cotton ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to John Lengdon Cotton, about 1833 in Kossuth County, Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
John Lengdon Cotton
1833 – 1909
Kossuth County, Iowa
Lydia Cotton
1836 – 1920
Kossuth County, Iowa
Wickliffe A. Cotton
1843 – 1912
DeWitt
George Cotton
1872 – 1966
Iowa
Lillian E Cotton
1875 – 1967
Iowa
John Cotton
1877 – 1971
Iowa
Daisy Cotton
1880 – 1967
Iowa
James Cotton
1882 – 1965
Iowa
Herbert Cotton
1883 – 1971
Iowa
Mary Cotton
1884 – 1973
Iowa
Fred Cotton
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Earle Cotton
1887 – 1975
Iowa
Fannie Cotton
1887 – 1974
Iowa
Roy Cotton
1890 – 1968
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Emily Cotton
1891 – 1968
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Ben Cotton
1892 – 1967
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Verne Cotton
1892 – 1987
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Earl Cotton
1893 – 1968
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Fredrick Cotton
1894 – 1971
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Elizabeth Cotton
1895 – 1978
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Mary Cotton
1896 – 1984
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Irene Cotton
1896 – 1984
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Kenneth Cotton
1897 – 1964
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Vera Cotton
1897 – 1974
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Lavern Cotton
1897 – 1980
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Josephine Cotton
1898 – 1990
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Carl Cotton
1899 – 1980
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Mary M Cotton
1899 – 1993
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Edna Cotton
1900 – 1973
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Edna Cotton
1900 – 1979
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Jess Cotton
1900 – 1963
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Julia M Cotton
1900 – 1978
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Marjorie Cotton
1900 – 1986
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Willis Cotton
1902 – 1981
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Ada Cotton
1903 – 1982
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Edna Cotton
1904 – 1980
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Edythe Cotton
1904 – 1976
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Lucretia B Cotton
1904 – 1993
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Cecil Cotton
1906 – 1973
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Lester L Cotton
1909 – 1989
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Nellie M Cotton
1909 – 1994
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Robert Cotton
1910 – 2001
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Daisy R Cotton
1910 – 1997
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Maxine E Cotton
1912 – 1998
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Evelyn Cotton
1913 – 1975
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Theodore Cotton
1915 – 1968
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Arlene Cotton
1916 – 1991
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John Cotton
1916 – 1962
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Lucille Cotton
1916 – 1995
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Frederick R Cotton
1917 – 1988
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Gertrude C Cotton
1917 – 2004
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Edith Cotton
1919 – 1985
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Donald Cotton
1919 – 2004
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Gladys W Cotton
1920 – 1992
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Charles B Cotton
1921 – 2002
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Carrol Cotton
1921 – 1999
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Robert Cotton
1921 – 1972
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Jeanette Cotton
1922 – 1990
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Virginia H Cotton
1923 – 2002
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Dorothy Cotton
1923 – 2005
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Joseph S Cotton
1924 – 2005
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Margaret A Cotton
1925 – 2007
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Dorothy Cotton
1927 – 2007
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Hudson R Cotton
1927 – 2012
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Joe Cotton
1930 – 1981
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Maxine A Cotton
1931 – 2001
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Richard Cotton
1931 – 1973
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James D Cotton
1935 – 2001
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Dorothy L Cotton
1936 – 2009
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L Cotton
1937 – 1991
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Herbert Cotton
1953 – 1980
Iowa
Kerry L Cotton
1965 – 2004
Iowa
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Common questions

Cotton genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Cotton surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Cotton family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1833. Most Cotton lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Cotton family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Cotton family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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