Cottonville was founded when Emulous Plutarch Cotton settled in Preston township in 1856. A plat was filed in 1857 at the Adams County Register of Deeds office by E. P.'s brother Julius for an 11-block village of Roche-A-Cree, which would become known as Cottonville. The Cotton family built a home, dam and sawmill on the Big Roche-a-Cri Creek. Julius and his son, Edgar, left the area before the onset of the Civil War. E. P. later became the postmaster of Cottonville and held various Preston township offices. He died in 1888, and is buried in the Cottonville cemetery.
Source: http://www.wiroots.org/wiadams/admsplaces2.html
Cottonville was founded when Emulous Plutarch Cotton settled in Preston township in 1856. A plat was filed in 1857 at the Adams County Register of Deeds office by E. P.'s brother Julius for an 11-block village of Roche-A-Cree, which would become known as Cottonville. The Cotton family built a home, dam and sawmill on the Big Roche-a-Cri Creek. Julius and his son, Edgar, left the area before the onset of the Civil War. E. P. later became the postmaster of Cottonville and held various Preston township offices. He died in 1888, and is buried in the Cottonville cemetery.
Source: http://www.wiroots.org/wiadams/admsplaces2.html
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Founder Cottonville 1856
Family Members
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Henry Dennison Cotton
1824–1876
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Edward G. Cotton
1826–1832
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Adeline Cotton
1830–1830
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Georgia Ann Cotton
1832–1832
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William Arosco Cotton
1833–1929
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George Edward Cotton
1834–1891
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Holten Ganson Cotton
1836–1921
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Willard Cotton
1838–1838
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Parmenio Cotton
1838–1838
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Truman Adams Cotton
1839–1864
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Sarah Cotton Beman
1841–1943
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Lucius Storrs Cotton
1843–1899
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Martha Cotton Vail
1844–1910
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