Josiah S. Cotton and Mary Renster

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Husband Josiah S. Cotton ¹

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           Born: Abt 25 Feb 1837
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         Father: Alexander Cotton (1801-1840) 1 2
         Mother: Susannah Harris (      -      ) 2

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Wife Mary Renster ¹

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   Other Spouse: William Bliss (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Ralph Cotton ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Josiah S. Cotton

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He was a telegraph operator in the United States Government employ during the Civil war; he was captured by John Morgan, but treated kindly.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Renster

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from New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA

1 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 181.

2 Jeff McBride, Descendants of Thomas A. Forster (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).