LOL thanks Matt. I will keep the bio on the Judge. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Patterson" <mattpatt@1starnet.com> To: <MORIPLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] JUDGE MORGAN WHITE COTTON - Reminicent History...Ripley County > Donna, > > Sorry about that. I don't think there is anyone asking specifically about > Judge Morgan White Cotton. It's just that I got SO MANY requests that I > decided to go through every bio that I have and post the ones to the group > that are from Ripley Co. If I knew about copyright laws and was sure I > wouldn't be breaking any I'd just scan the whole 800 pages in aand post > it all to a website where anyone who was interrested could just download > the whole thing. > > > Matt > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Carter" <joeanddonna@semo.net> > To: <MORIPLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 12:50 PM > Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] JUDGE MORGAN WHITE COTTON - Reminicent > History...Ripley County > > >> My grandmother Goldie Morey Ezell was second married to Lawrence W. >> Cotton. Mom says the W. stood for White according to grandpa Lawrence. He >> was my "grandfather" as my dad's dad was not around much when I was very >> small. Would like to connect with the person asking about Judge Morgan >> White Cotton. >> Donna C. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Matt Patterson" <mattpatt@1starnet.com> >> To: <MORIPLEY-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:44 AM >> Subject: [MORIPLEY] JUDGE MORGAN WHITE COTTON - Reminicent >> History...Ripley County >> >> >>> JUDGE MORGAN WHITE COTTON. Judge Morgan White Cotton, probate judge of >>> Ripley County, Mo., and a man well and favorably known in this part of >>> the State, was born in Reynolds County, Mo., May 10, 1847, to the >>> marriage of Isaac White Cotton and Christine (Jeffrey) Cotton. Like many >>> of the prominent citizens of this county, Isaac White Cotton was a >>> native of Tennessee, and there made his home until about 1840 when he >>> came to Missouri. Here he settled in the woods of Reynolds County, on >>> Webb's Creek, and began improving and clearing. Few settled here before >>> he did, and he experienced all the hardships and privations of the early >>> Pioneers. His entire life was spent in tilling the soil, and he remained >>> in Reynolds County until his death in 1884, when fifty years of age. >>> Previous to the Civil War he was elected county assessor, and about the >>> time of the breaking out of hostilities he was holding the office of >>> sheriff. He was in the first six months' service during the war. Mrs. >>> Cotton died during these stirring times. Mr. Cotton was afterward >>> married to Miss Jeanette Davis, and after her death he married again. >>> Politically he was a strong Democrat, and fraternally a Mason. Judge >>> Cotton was one of a family of eight children born to his father's first >>> marriage! and he spent his school days in Reynolds County. During the >>> Latter part of the war he was in the Confederate service, Ccl. Polio >>> ck's regiment, and was in the Missouri raid. He surrendered at Jackson- >>> port, Ark., in June, 1865, and afterward commenced farming in Reynolds >>> County, continuing that occupation until 1870, when he became a minister >>> in the Missionary Baptist Church. For two years he followed his >>> ministerial duties in Reynolds, Carter and Ripley Counties, and after >>> that located in Ripley County, Kefley Township, where he cultivated the >>> soil. While there he was justice of the peace, but at the end of four >>> years he moved to west Missouri and Kansas, where he worked at >>> blacksmithing and wagon making for some time. Returning to Ripley County >>> he followed the same occupation for six years, and during that time was >>> elected county assessor, which position he held for two years. Later he >>> was elected probate judge,held the position four years, and received the >>> nomination for the same office by the Democratic party recently. In the >>> year 1868 he was married to Miss Mary E. Webb, of Reynolds County, but >>> she died a short time afterward. His second marriage occurred in 1871 >>> and his choice was Miss Margaret E. Bell of Tennessee. They have four >>> living children: Isaac E., James M., Rosalee and Ella B. Judge Cotton >>> joined the Missionary Baptist Church in 1869 and has been deeply >>> interested in church work since. He is a master mason, a K. of H. and in >>> politics is a Democrat. Judge Cotton still carries on his farming >>> interests and owns 140 acres near town. He is now mayor of.Doniphan, was >>> con stable and has held other positions of trust and honor. - - >>> >>> >>> ==== MORIPLEY Mailing List ==== >>> Password Central - to change, check passwords,list memberships, post-it >>> notes, and gedcoms submitted >>> <a >>> href="http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/">http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/</a> >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >>> areas they lived. 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