Ella Frances Rotton Murrah (1855 - 1916)
The spelling of Ella's family name has been a question for years. It is alternately
spelled Rotten, Rotton, Roddon, Roten, Rawdon, Wroten and others. One
researcher believes that all of these names originated from the same family in
Edgefield County, S. C., but chose to change the surname. For purposes of
consistency, Rotton is used on this site as it appears to have been used the most
often in the 1700s and 1800s.
Ella was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina on November 19, 1855 to William W. Rotton (~1823-1863) and Amanda E. Cheatham (~1836 - ??). She was the third child of four girls and one boy all born between 1851 and 1862. When Ella was about 10 months old, the family relocated to Montgomery County, Texas via a boat from South Carolina to Houston. The other two children were born in Texas.
During the same time period, Ella's grandmother and most of her uncles, nephews and cousins either moved to Montgomery County from South Carolina or were born there and stayed for generations.
Somehow by 1871, Newton from Alabama and Ella from South Carolina found one another in Texas and were united in marriage at Houston.
Ella was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina on November 19, 1855 to William W. Rotton (~1823-1863) and Amanda E. Cheatham (~1836 - ??). She was the third child of four girls and one boy all born between 1851 and 1862. When Ella was about 10 months old, the family relocated to Montgomery County, Texas via a boat from South Carolina to Houston. The other two children were born in Texas.
During the same time period, Ella's grandmother and most of her uncles, nephews and cousins either moved to Montgomery County from South Carolina or were born there and stayed for generations.
Somehow by 1871, Newton from Alabama and Ella from South Carolina found one another in Texas and were united in marriage at Houston.
Rotton Family tree beginning with Ella's great-great grandfather:
Ella - early 1900s
Patrick Roten's website providing a more detailed tree of the
expanded Rotton family beginning with Ella's grandfather, Thomas
Rotton/Roten has been removed by Patrick. SORRY!