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Question: Do you have information about Virgina Valerie Whitecotton!?
She was born in West Virginia in 1878!? and she was my ancestor!. She was Native American, I believe Cherokee!. I need more information so I can add it to my family tree!. Thanks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Jenny Whitecotton (Alternate name: VIRGINIA VALERIE WHITECOTTON)
Born: abt 1879--West Virginia
Died: 1916--Follansbee County, West Virgina
(Parents: Noah Fielding White Cotton & Elvira Lamb)
Married:
Lafayette Williams (Parents: Unknown)
Birth: 5 Jun 1879 --Alpha, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
Death: 14 Oct 1946 --Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Children:
1 Edith Azelia Williams--b!. 23 Dec 1902 in Alexandria, , Ohio; d!. 22 Feb 1992 ,Greer, Greenville, South Carolina
2!.Ira Fielding Williams--b!. 10 Sept 1903 in West Virginia
Willard L Williams--b!.1905
3!.Joan Williams
4!.!. Norma Jean Williams
5!. Kenneth Charles Williams--b!.Jun 1907
6!.Vyrl Elmer Williams--b!. Jun 1911
7 Eleanor Belle Williams--b!. 18 Feb 1912
8!. Leo Huth Williams--b!. 23 Nov 1913 (twin to Lee!?)
9 Lee Burris Williams--b!.23 Nov 1913, West Virginia, USA; Spouse: Georgia
10!. Eldora Marie Williams--b!. 17 Jan 1916 in West Virginia; d!. 30 Sept 1999 ,Allentown, PA; Married Stephen Shimko (Birth: 19 Aug 1909;
Death: July 1987,Allentown, PA; Parents: John Shimko & Anna Adams); 5 children

Name: Virginia Valeria Whitecotton
Birth: 1879
Death: 1916 - Follansbee, WV (West Virginia)
Spouse: Lafayette Williams (in another family tree listing, it showed JENNY WHITECOTTON as wife #3, and VIRGINIA W!. as wife #4)!.

On ancestry's One World Tree, it shows an alternate name for Jenny Whitecotton as MAY GRISE!.

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ORIGIN OF SURNAME:
The name came from John Cotton b!. 1613 & Ann White b!. 1615 in England!. Their 1st child and so far only child (till I find another one) was William White-Cotton b!. 1636 Stafford, Va!. who married Unknown Isham and had a son Isham Whitecotton (one word name) b!. 1660 Stafford, Va!. I have the father & grandfather of John Cotton too!. Going back to 1400's England!.

http://genforum!.genealogy!.com has a WHITECOTTON family forum with 276 messages from various branches of the family!.

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Is this her!?

Name: Virginia E!. Whilecotton
[Virginia E!. Whitecotton]
Home in 1880: Union, Pendleton, West Virginia
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: West Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Name: Noah
Father's birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Sarah E!.
Mother's birthplace: West Virginia
Neighbors: View others on page
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female

Household Members: Name Age
Noah Whilecotton 62
Sarah E!. Whilecotton 42
Geo!. W!. Whilecotton 23
Anna R!. Whilecotton 19
Pearl E!. Whilecotton 2
Samuel Whilecotton 9M
Mary E!. Whilecotton 20
Noah E!. Whilecotton 13
Martha S!. Whilecotton 11
Virginia E!. Whilecotton 8
Idellie F!. Whilecotton 6
Jas!. P!. Whilecotton 1


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Virginia Valerie Whitecotton b!. 1879 d!. 1916 Follansbee City, WV
wed Lafayette Williams 6/5/1879 Alpha, Doddridge, WV d!. 10/14/1946 Uniontown, Fayette, PA
Norma Jean Williams F
Ira Noah Williams M
Joan Williams F
Edith Azelia Williams F 23 Dec 1902 in Elexandria, [county], Ohio, USA
Willard L Williams M 1905
Kenneth Charles Williams M Jun 1907
Vyrl Elmer Williams M Jun 1911
Eleanor Belle Williams F 18 Feb 1912
Leo Huth Williams M 23 Nov 1913
Lee Burris Williams M 23 Nov 1913 in [city], [county], West Virginia, USA
Eldora Marie Williams F 17 Jan 1916

Parents: Noah Fielding White Cotton and
Children:
Nettie Whitecotton F
Jessie Whitecotton M
Norah Whitecotton F
Cora Whitecotton F
Laura Whitecotton F
Virginia Valeria Whitecotton F 1879


Noah Whitecotton
Home in 1900: Richland, Ohio, West Virginia
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: West Virginia
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Margaret
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Noah Whitecotton 52 1/1848 55 m32yrs (@1868)
Margaret Whitecotton 55 4/1845 55 married 32 years 8 children/8 living
Jennie Whitecotton 21 1/1879 21 single KS WV WV
Lester Whitecotton 18 10/1881 18 single WV WV WV
Leonora Whitecotton 15 7/1884 15 WV WV WV
Robert T Whitecotton 13 11/1886 WV WV WV
Jessie Mary Whitecotton 11 11/1886 WV WV WV

N!.H!. Whitecotton
Home in 1880: Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: M!.C!.
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
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Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
N!.H!. Whitecotton 32 VA VA VA
M!.C!. Whitecotton 34 VA VA VA
Nettie Whitecotton 7
Cora Whitecotton 6
Viola Whitecotton 3
Ginia Whitecotton 1

Noah Whitecotton
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Age in 1870: 22
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1870: Monterey, Highland, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Monterey
Household Members: Name Age
Jacob Peck 60
Mary Peck 43
Noah Whitecotton 22
Margaret C Whitecotton 25

Noah Whitecotton
Age in 1860: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Randolph, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Roaring Creek
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
Cornelius Whitecotton 44
Sarah Whitecotton 41
Amos Whitecotton 19
Wm Whitecotton 17
Nathaniel Whitecotton 16
James K P Whitecotton 14
Noah Whitecotton 12
George Whitecotton 11
Andrew J Whitecotton 10
Nancy Whitecotton 7
Charles Whitecotton 4

Cornelius Whitecotton
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Birth Place: Pendleton
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 25, Highland, Virginia
Household Members: Name Age
Amoss Whitecotton 9
Cornelius Whitecotton 34
George Whitecotton 1
James Whitecotton 4
Martha J Whitecotton 8
Nathaniel Whitecotton 6
Noah Whitecotton 2
Sarah Whitecotton 33
William Whitecotton 7

Wife: SARAH SPONOGLE
Husband: CORNELIUS WHITECOTTON
Marriage: 9 Jan 1839 - Pendleton, Virginia

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