Mary Frances, was the daughter of Mary Knox and Elijah Cain, son of Martha Johnson, and John Cain.

♥ First wife of Thomas Samuel Cotten, Capt. Married 16 May 1863 in Amite Co, MS. Thomas was away from home much of the first 18 months of their marriage, serving in the Confederate Army.

Children not linked below:
Cora Ella Cotten (b 14 Aug 1865 - ) who married Henry Smith and had the following children: Lewis, Felix, Edwin, Sammie, Delia, Georgia Bell, and Jesse Smith
William J. Cotten (b 31 Feb 1867 - )
Kenner Cotten (b 21 Feb 1873 - )

Mary Frances Cain Cotten is found in the following Federal Censuses:
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1850 - Amite Co, MS, USA. W/her mother, Mary, a widow; three brothers, and her paternal grandfather, John Cain.
NOTE: By 1850, Mary Frances' older sister, Elizabeth, was in her own home.
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1860 - Franklin Co, MS, USA. W/her husband, Thomas, and their three older children.
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FAMILY LAND GRANTS:
4 Sept 1824, grandfather, John Cain, purchased 75.05 acres, Amite Co, MS
10 Nov 1840, father, Elijah Cain, purchased 4 pieces of land for a total of 240.0 acres in Amite Co, MS

SOURCES:
~ McGehee Descendants, Vol III (by Grider & Grider, 1991), Page 524-526
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Amite County
http://amite.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Federal Census – Amite Co, MS
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mississippi_Census
~ Federal Census – Franklin Co, MS
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mississippi_Census
~ Bureau of Land Management Records
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
~ (Link to mother) Contributor, DGM
~ (Day/month of death; link to father) Contributor, R S (27 November 2022)
https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47876331