Clara Cotton, b: 1901 - Talladega, Alabama

^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}




^{Rufus Glenn Sears}^{b.1892 Roswell, Georgia d.1969 Calhoun, Alabama}



		^{Peter W. Cotton}^{b.1801 NORTH CAROLINA d.}

	^{Cyrus William Cotton}^{b.1858 Talladega, Alabama d.1934 Ohatchee, Alabama}	^{Martha C. Reddus}^{b.1820 Georgia d.}

^{Clara Cotton}^{b.1901 Talladega, Alabama d.}		^{Lewis Daniel Trammell}^{b.1832 South Carolina d.1920 Madill, Oklahoma}

	^{Sarah Elizabeth Trammell}^{b.1859 Calhoun Co., Alabama d.1922 Munford, Alabama}	^Ann Yancy^{b.1837 Forsyth Co., Georgia d.1905 Calhoun Co., Alabama}