Amanda E Walker Cotten 1883-1907

Amanda Walker was born October 2, 1883 in Sampsel, Missouri.  She  lived in Fleetwood, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory with her maternal grandfather in 1898 when she married Richard Penn Cotten. (She was only 14, while he was 33.)  They had 4 children:  Joseph,  Luther, Terry, and Ruth. Amanda died in July 1907 following a miscarriage.

Amanda's ancestery  has been verified with a DNA match in her Murray line

No pictures of Amanda survive, and all that we know of her comes from this account from Eula Mae Harris Nelson, whose parents were neighbors of the Cottens:

"Richard's wife Amanda (Manda) took charge of my baby sister and breast fed her.  My mother was sick, Manda was breast feeding her own baby Terry who was 8 months old.  She cared for my sister Flora until my mother was well enough to take over again.  And from that time on these two women were like sisters, always together.  Amanda Walker Cotton was a medium sized woman, very slender, blue eyes and blonde hair.  A very out going friendly, mother like person."

Tracing Our Cotten Line Through Y-DNA Testing

1 Joab Harris Cotten, b. Nov. 23, 1828, Louisiana, d. Aug. 12, 1810, Hamilton Co., TX

...+ Sarah Frances Caudel

.....2 Richard Penn Cotten, b. Jan. 16, 1866, Clay Co., TX, d. Sept. 22, 1937, Nevada Co., CA

........+  Amanda Walker

..........3 Joseph Thomas Cotten, b. July 12, 1899, Indian Territory, d. June 1, 1967, San Bernardino Co., CA

............+ Lola Goldie Rowlan