Cyrus Wesley Cotton, son of Cyrus W. Cotton and Charlotte Caldwell Cotton, moved as a child to Marion County, where he resided until he was grown. He was educated in the common schools of the country and completed his education at Daingerfield in 1873. He then read law in Jefferson, Texas, under Messrs. Crawford & Crawford and was admitted to the bar in 1875.
Cyrus Cotton was a colorful pioneer in the building of Hamilton County. In 1875 he came to Hamilton, was appointed county attorney in 1887, and elected to the same position in 1888. At the expiration of his term of office he formed a partnership with C. K. Bell, which lasted several years. He then was elected county judge, and later became a member of the 18th Legislature.
In Hamilton he met a charming young lady, Frances Beverly Rust, from Virginia. Cyrus and Fannie were married in Washington, D.C. Frances was a sister of Mrs. G. R. Freeman.
It was during Cotton's tenure as county judge of Hamilton County that Hamilton's first stone courthouse was built. This courthouse opened 11 March, 1878--and was destroyed by fire 2 February, 1886. The cost of this structure was $11,559. It was built with native stone in eight months. This two- story courthouse had a foundation two and one half feet deep, a fireproof vault, and four fireplaces on the first floor with flues for stoves on the second floor.
When this courthouse burned the voters of south Hamilton County petitioned to have the courthouse moved nearer to them. Judge Cotton negotiated with them. To keep the countyseat in Hamilton Judge Cotton and the county commissioners ceeded some Hamilton County land to become part a new county--Mills.
On March 3, 1906, Judge C. W. Cotton was named the second vice president of Hamilton Bank and Trust. He had acquired large tracts of land in Hamilton.
Although he was frequently called Major Cotton, he did not serve in the military.
Judge Cyrus and Fannie Cotton had these children:
Rachel Eleanor Cotton
Cyrus R. Cotton
Alice Wood
Mary Thompson
Louise Best
Cyrus Cotton was a colorful pioneer in the building of Hamilton County. In 1875 he came to Hamilton, was appointed county attorney in 1887, and elected to the same position in 1888. At the expiration of his term of office he formed a partnership with C. K. Bell, which lasted several years. He then was elected county judge, and later became a member of the 18th Legislature.
In Hamilton he met a charming young lady, Frances Beverly Rust, from Virginia. Cyrus and Fannie were married in Washington, D.C. Frances was a sister of Mrs. G. R. Freeman.
It was during Cotton's tenure as county judge of Hamilton County that Hamilton's first stone courthouse was built. This courthouse opened 11 March, 1878--and was destroyed by fire 2 February, 1886. The cost of this structure was $11,559. It was built with native stone in eight months. This two- story courthouse had a foundation two and one half feet deep, a fireproof vault, and four fireplaces on the first floor with flues for stoves on the second floor.
When this courthouse burned the voters of south Hamilton County petitioned to have the courthouse moved nearer to them. Judge Cotton negotiated with them. To keep the countyseat in Hamilton Judge Cotton and the county commissioners ceeded some Hamilton County land to become part a new county--Mills.
On March 3, 1906, Judge C. W. Cotton was named the second vice president of Hamilton Bank and Trust. He had acquired large tracts of land in Hamilton.
Although he was frequently called Major Cotton, he did not serve in the military.
Judge Cyrus and Fannie Cotton had these children:
Rachel Eleanor Cotton
Cyrus R. Cotton
Alice Wood
Mary Thompson
Louise Best
Cyrus Wesley Cotton, son of Cyrus W. Cotton and Charlotte Caldwell Cotton, moved as a child to Marion County, where he resided until he was grown. He was educated in the common schools of the country and completed his education at Daingerfield in 1873. He then read law in Jefferson, Texas, under Messrs. Crawford & Crawford and was admitted to the bar in 1875.
Cyrus Cotton was a colorful pioneer in the building of Hamilton County. In 1875 he came to Hamilton, was appointed county attorney in 1887, and elected to the same position in 1888. At the expiration of his term of office he formed a partnership with C. K. Bell, which lasted several years. He then was elected county judge, and later became a member of the 18th Legislature.
In Hamilton he met a charming young lady, Frances Beverly Rust, from Virginia. Cyrus and Fannie were married in Washington, D.C. Frances was a sister of Mrs. G. R. Freeman.
It was during Cotton's tenure as county judge of Hamilton County that Hamilton's first stone courthouse was built. This courthouse opened 11 March, 1878--and was destroyed by fire 2 February, 1886. The cost of this structure was $11,559. It was built with native stone in eight months. This two- story courthouse had a foundation two and one half feet deep, a fireproof vault, and four fireplaces on the first floor with flues for stoves on the second floor.
When this courthouse burned the voters of south Hamilton County petitioned to have the courthouse moved nearer to them. Judge Cotton negotiated with them. To keep the countyseat in Hamilton Judge Cotton and the county commissioners ceeded some Hamilton County land to become part a new county--Mills.
On March 3, 1906, Judge C. W. Cotton was named the second vice president of Hamilton Bank and Trust. He had acquired large tracts of land in Hamilton.
Although he was frequently called Major Cotton, he did not serve in the military.
Judge Cyrus and Fannie Cotton had these children:
Rachel Eleanor Cotton
Cyrus R. Cotton
Alice Wood
Mary Thompson
Louise Best
Cyrus Cotton was a colorful pioneer in the building of Hamilton County. In 1875 he came to Hamilton, was appointed county attorney in 1887, and elected to the same position in 1888. At the expiration of his term of office he formed a partnership with C. K. Bell, which lasted several years. He then was elected county judge, and later became a member of the 18th Legislature.
In Hamilton he met a charming young lady, Frances Beverly Rust, from Virginia. Cyrus and Fannie were married in Washington, D.C. Frances was a sister of Mrs. G. R. Freeman.
It was during Cotton's tenure as county judge of Hamilton County that Hamilton's first stone courthouse was built. This courthouse opened 11 March, 1878--and was destroyed by fire 2 February, 1886. The cost of this structure was $11,559. It was built with native stone in eight months. This two- story courthouse had a foundation two and one half feet deep, a fireproof vault, and four fireplaces on the first floor with flues for stoves on the second floor.
When this courthouse burned the voters of south Hamilton County petitioned to have the courthouse moved nearer to them. Judge Cotton negotiated with them. To keep the countyseat in Hamilton Judge Cotton and the county commissioners ceeded some Hamilton County land to become part a new county--Mills.
On March 3, 1906, Judge C. W. Cotton was named the second vice president of Hamilton Bank and Trust. He had acquired large tracts of land in Hamilton.
Although he was frequently called Major Cotton, he did not serve in the military.
Judge Cyrus and Fannie Cotton had these children:
Rachel Eleanor Cotton
Cyrus R. Cotton
Alice Wood
Mary Thompson
Louise Best
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