born:   10 February 1845
died: 23 December 1924

Father:  William Sampson Cotney
Mother:  Mary Evelyn "Melkie" Funderburke

Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Motley

Children:
1.  Adeline Cotney
2.  Naomi Evelina Cotney
3.  Mary Frances Cotney
4.  William Coleman Cotney
5.  Hester Ann Toletha Cotney
6.  A. J. Cotney
7.  Nealey E. Cotney

Spouse:  Louisiana Antoinette Motley

Children:
1.  Arnold Dante Cotney (m Lula Drake)
2.  Otis Lovelace Cotney  (m Ola Elizabeth Gay)