Mary E. Carden b. Abt 1891 Alabama d. 18 Apr 1952 Munford, Talladega, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

Abt 1891 - 1952 (~ 61 years)

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Name	Mary E. Carden [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Birth	28 Sep 1888 [1]
Born	Abt 1891	Alabama [4]
Gender	Female
Alt. Birth	18 Oct 1891 [3]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1892	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1894 [2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1895	Alabama [6]
Illiterate	15 Jan 1920	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [5]
Illiterate	16 Apr 1930	Munford, Talladega, Alabama [6]
Name	Mary [6]
Name	Mary E. [4, 5]
Died	18 Apr 1952	Munford, Talladega, Alabama [2, 3]
Buried	Munford Cemetery, Munford, Talladega, Alabama [3]
Buried		Cotton → A. R. & Mary
Person ID	I61484	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	12 Jun 2015

Father	John C. Carden, b. Abt 1861, Alabama , d. Aft 1930 (Age ~ 70 years)
Mother	Nancy Pettis, b. Abt 1861, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	Abt 1884	Alabama
Family ID	F22566	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Aaron Rockford Cotton, b. 28 Sep 1888, Clairmont Springs, Clay, Alabama , d. 28 Oct 1959, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama (Age 71 years)

Married Abt 1907 Alabama [4]

Census 16 May 1910 Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [4]

Talladega & Ashland Road

Precinct 14, Sheet 30A, Line 18, Dwelling 573, Family 617:

Rockford & Mary E. Cotton are living with Mary's parents John C. Carden & Nancy.

They are listed as: Rockford Cotton, son-in-law, 21; Mary E., daughter, 19, Cecil, grandson, 1 year 4 months; and Myrtle, granddaughter, 1 month.

Rockford & Mary E. are married 3 years with 2 children, both living. Rockford is a laborer in an ore mine.

Census 15 Jan 1920 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [5]

Clairmont Road

Precinct 12, Sheet 6A, line 23, dwelling 108, family 116:

The family consisted of Rockford A. Cotton, head, 30; Mary E., wife, 28; Cecil B., son, 12; and R. C., son, 6.

They rent a farm with two other families; that of his father-in-law John C. Carden, and that of his brother-in-law Louis Cotton. He and Louis work as laborers at a saw mill while John C. farms.

Census 16 Apr 1930 Munford, Talladega, Alabama [6]

Precinct 18, District 37, Sheet 12A, Line 18, Dwelling 216, Family 220:

The household consisted of Rockford Cotton, head, 45; Mary, wife, 35; Cecil, son, 22; Louis, son-in-law, 16; R. C., son, 17; John Cordan, father-in-law, 55.

When first married Rocford was 18 and Mary was 16 years old. They rent a farm and did not have a radio.

Children

	1. Cecil B. Cotton, b. Aug 1908, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Myrtle Cotton, b. Apr 1910, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. R. C. Cotton, b. Abt 1914, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 12 Jun 2015

Family ID F22565 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Mary E. Carden" (accessed March 4, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I61484&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S423] Catherine Gortney Clay by Catherine Gortney Clay, (RootsWeb.com, 31 Dec 2005). (Reliability: 2).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," Mary E. Cotton (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JK3W-CLV. (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 103549550, "Mary E. Carden Cotton" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs Precinct 14, Sheet 30A (HeritageQuest). Series: T624 Roll: 33 Page: 91. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 6A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Talladega County, Munford Precinct 18, District 37, Sheet 12B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T626_50. (Reliability: 4).