Matt, When was this book published and by whom? Jackie Matt Patterson wrote: > 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. 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