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William Benton Cothron

Male 1878 - 1953  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Benton Cothron was born on 4 Jun 1878 in Macon Co, Tennessee (son of Samuel Alexander Cothron and Ora Althia Taylor); died on 15 Aug 1953 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Willie Meador Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Family/Spouse: Bertha Lee Meador. Bertha (daughter of Andrew Carroll Meador and Letha Isadora Bransford) was born on 14 Mar 1880 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 21 Feb 1972 in Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Alexander Cothron was born on 22 Oct 1856 in Macon Co, Tennessee (son of Doctor Benton Cothron and Nancy Susan Burrow); died on 16 Feb 1940 in Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Roark Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Samuel married Ora Althia Taylor about 1876 in Macon Co, Tennessee. Ora (daughter of Jeremiah Vanderburg (or Vardeman) Taylor and Mary A. Wright) was born in 1859 in Tennessee; died about 1886 in Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ora Althia Taylor was born in 1859 in Tennessee (daughter of Jeremiah Vanderburg (or Vardeman) Taylor and Mary A. Wright); died about 1886 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. David Franklin Cothron was born in 1877 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died after 1880 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. 1. William Benton Cothron was born on 4 Jun 1878 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 15 Aug 1953 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Willie Meador Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Mary A. Cothron was born in 1880 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died after 1880 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Doctor Benton Cothron was born on 10 Jan 1826 in Smith Co, Tennessee (son of Robert Moore Cothron and Winifred Brinkley); died on 29 Apr 1907 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Hillsdale Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Doctor married Nancy Susan Burrow on 11 Feb 1855 in Macon Co, Tennessee. Nancy was born on 13 Apr 1823 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in Nov 1863 in Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Nancy Susan Burrow was born on 13 Apr 1823 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in Nov 1863 in Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel Alexander Cothron was born on 22 Oct 1856 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 16 Feb 1940 in Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Roark Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. Louisa A. Cothron was born in 1860 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died after 1870 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Leona A. Cothron was born in 1862 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died after 1870 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    4. James F. Cothron was born in 1864 in Macon; died after 1870 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Jeremiah Vanderburg (or Vardeman) Taylor was born on 29 Dec 1829 in Tennessee (son of David Looney Taylor and Mary Frances (..) Taylor); died on 11 Mar 1902 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Merryman Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Jeremiah married Mary A. Wright about 1844 in Tennessee. Mary was born on 24 Nov 1824 in Tennessee; died on 22 Jul 1910 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Merryman Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary A. Wright was born on 24 Nov 1824 in Tennessee; died on 22 Jul 1910 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Merryman Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Lucy Taylor was born in Apr 1850 in Tennessee; died after 1900 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Ora Althia Taylor was born in 1859 in Tennessee; died about 1886 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. David R. Taylor was born on 29 Jul 1860 in Tennessee; died on 14 Feb 1874 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Taylor-Meador Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    4. John M. Taylor was born on 31 Mar 1862 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 13 Aug 1862 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Taylor-Meador Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    5. Amanda J. Taylor was born in 1865 in Tennessee; died after 1880 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Moore Cothron was born in 1790 in Kernsville, Forsyth, North Carolina; died in 1873 in Ebenezer, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Robert married Winifred Brinkley about 1812. Winifred was born in 1791 in White Co, North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Winifred Brinkley was born in 1791 in White Co, North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Lambert Moore Cothron was born on 26 May 1813 in North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1891 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried on 9 Apr 1891 in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. William B. Cothron was born in 1818 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died after 1860 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Kendall A. Cothron was born in 1823 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died after 1857 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Cothron Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Doctor Benton Cothron was born on 10 Jan 1826 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 29 Apr 1907 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Hillsdale Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    5. Elvira Avern Cothron was born on 21 Jun 1828 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died before 1860 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    6. David Leslie Cothron was born in 1835 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in 1864 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

  3. 12.  David Looney Taylor was born on 6 Jan 1798 in Virginia (son of Jeremiah Taylor, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Looney); died on 16 Jul 1870 in Trousdale Co, Tennessee; was buried in Taylor-Meador Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    David married Mary Frances (..) Taylor about 1826 in Tennessee. Mary was born on 1 Sep 1800 in South Carolina; died on 19 Jun 1875 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Taylor-Meador Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Mary Frances (..) Taylor was born on 1 Sep 1800 in South Carolina; died on 19 Jun 1875 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Taylor-Meador Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Taylor was born in Jan 1827 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died on 23 Jan 1902 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Merryman Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Jeremiah Vanderburg (or Vardeman) Taylor was born on 29 Dec 1829 in Tennessee; died on 11 Mar 1902 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Merryman Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Jane Taylor was born on 12 Apr 1836 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 1 Dec 1896 in Smith Co, Tennessee.