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. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >
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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