Charles H. Cotton (1853-1944)

Charles H. Cotton (November 1852 - July 21, 1944) was a farmer who lived on Albany Avenue and Steele Road until 1901 before removing to East Windsor.

Cotton was born in East Guilford, New York in November 1852.

On July 21, 1944, Cotton died at his home in Windsorville, where he had lived for four decades.

Family
Cotton married Sarah Welles.
 * Mrs. Effie Barber
 * Mrs. Grace Holstein
 * Mrs. Marian Zinsser
 * Mrs. Dorothy O. Foster
 * Hazel M. Cotton
 * Charles H. Cotton, Jr.
 * Edward W. Cotton
 * Irving Cotton
 * Alvin F. Cotton
 * Harold L. Cotton - m. Esther L. Welles
 * Kenneth W. Cotton
 * Floyd D. Cotton

Real Estate

 * Cotton removed from his farm northwest of Albany Avenue and Steele Road on April 5, 1901 to the former Filley farm at Broad Brook in East Windsor. Edward H. Fairchild took occupation of the home. On March 25, 1903, he sold the farm to Edward Schuman of Hartford, but Fairchild refused to leave, resulting in a tedious lawsuit. On May 8, 1903, Fairchild won the lawsuit after arguing that it was a five-year lease. Nevertheless, he removed from the former Cotton farm on June 13, 1903 to St. Mary's cottage at the southwest corner of Steele Road and the place was taken by Schuman, who eventually developed the tract.

Land Use and Business

 * Cotton owned a farm on Albany Avenue and was known as an expert hog killer, noted as having killed 15 of his own in a week on December 17, 1896. He was a neighbor of Ephraim B. Root, who lived directly to the west.

Accidents

 * On March 19, 1894, Cotton's barn was set on fire and burned down the following morning, the work of an incendiary. On December 8, 1896, he had the cellar dug for a new barn on Albany Avenue.

Crime

 * On January 23, 1890, Cotton was fined $25.00 for reckless driving after killing a neighbor's horse.