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William COTHRAN (b. 1781, d. 1835)
Notes for William COTHRAN:
Event: : In 1830 Oral radition states that William was killed by Indians along the Big Fork of the Big Black River in Mississippi.This land was claimed by Georgia at that time.
n in Holmes Co. Mississippi
(Research):William Cothern and his wife, Nancy (Gates) Cothern are listed in Luke Ward Conerly's book entitled "Pike County Mississippi" 1798-1876 on pages 44, 99, 191.
from page 44:d the Turnipseed place on the east side of Topisaw, five miles north of Holmesville (Pike County) in 1815.They were parents of Elijah Cothern,, who married Catherine Dunaway, daughter of Johnathan Dunaway,and they were the parents of John, Joseph and William Cothern.One of the first grist mills run by waer power built in Pike County was consructed across Carters Creek on the plantation owned by John Cothern, which was settled by John Carter, one of the earliest settlers, from whom this creek took its name.
) lists Elijah Cothern on page 47, of Section ii. stating that he died January 23, 1888, that he was united with Enon Baptist Church.
illiam and Nancy, John J. c1801, a girl c1804, Elijah, 1806, a boy, c1813, another boy, c1815, Levi; Sina; Ananias William; Andrew Jackson and Norris.Referring to the quote above from Conerly's book, he names Elijah, John, Joseph and William Cothern.I therefore assume that the two unknown boys in Jean's list were Joseph and William and list their births in the order given by Conerly.ry good man, but the worse tempered to murder he ever experienced.He once caught one of his sons mating in a cotton bin with a Negro girl.
More About William COTHRAN:
Record Change: 28 Nov 2004
More About William COTHRAN and Nancy Gates:
Marriage: Abt. 1802
Record Change: 28 Nov 2004
Children of William COTHRAN and Nancy Gates are:
- Daughter One Cothern, b. 1803,d.,.
- Daughter two Cothern, b. 1805,d.,.
- +Elijah Sr Cothern, b. Abt. 1810, Franklin Co. GA, d. 23 Jan 1888, Pike Co MS.
- +John J. Cothern, b. 1814, Mississippi,d., died in Tigertown, Lamar Co. Bonham Tx.
- +Levi Cothern, b. Abt. 1817, Tennessee (Ohio Territory),d., Oklahoma.
- Sina Cothern, b. 1820, Pike County, Mississippi,d., Limestone CoTX.
- Norris Cothern, b. 1822,d.,.
- +Ananias William Cothern, b. 14 Sep 1824, Pike County, Mississippi, d. 01 Dec 1891, Williamson Co. Gabriel Mills, Texas9.
- Andrew Jackson sr Cothern, b. 05 Jan 1826, Pike Co Mississippi, d. 24 Jan 1892, Coleman Co Brownwood TX.