Judge John B. Cotton died in Covington last Tuesday, the 2d inst. He was a native of Georgia, aged 57 years, and had been a resident of New Orleans for 33 years. His body was taken to the city for burial.
Source: The St. Tammany Farmer, Covington, Louisiana, Saturday, August 6, 1881; Pg. 2, Column 1
NOTE: John Blackstone Cotton
Married (1) Sophia Philips, 15 Dec 1852, Orleans Parish, LA., She, b. 1834; d. 1862 (Source: History of Louisiana, Vol. III, pg. 214, by Chambers, 1925).
Married (2) Mrs. Rosina (Thomas) Phil(l)ips, 17 Jan 1866, Orleans Parish, LA., She, widow of Alexander Phillips; She, died 15 Nov. 1901, Orleans Parish, LA., recorded in Volume 129, page 88
