George Washington Cottle

"George Washington Cottle" (1811- March 6th, 1836), was a Republic of Texas soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

Cottle was born in Missouri and arrived in Texas with his parents, several siblings, and three cousins July 6, 1829 where he settled in DeWitt's Colony. He married his cousin Eliza Cottle (daughter of his uncle Isaac Cottle) on November 7, 1830. They had a daughter Melzenia in 1831 and divorced October 7, 1834.

On June 21, 1835, at Gonzales, Texas, he married Nancy (Curtis) Oliver, widow of John Oliver. His twin sons Thomas Jackson Cottle (named after George's brother-in-law who also died in the Alamo) and George Washington Cottle (Junior) were born March 31, 1836, just 25 days after their father died in the Battle of the Alamo. The twins died in infancy. Nancy Curtis Oliver Cottle later married again to John C. Cooksey.

Cottle County, Texas is named for him.

References

"Ancestors & Descendants of Sylvanus & Abigail (Sherman) Cottle" by James B. Schwabe, revised edition, August, 1993, pp. 161-164.