- Jabez Cottle (1747 - 1820) Whaler, poet, elder, American colonist 4th great granduncle
- Samuel Highsmith (1804 - 1849) Alleged to have Santa Anna coat and saddle trophies Not actual relative but only 7 degrees seperated from me
- George Washington Cottle (1811-1836) Alamo defender 2nd cousin four times removed
- James Sidney Alsup AKA James P Gorman (1813 - 1887) Alleged murderer 2nd great granduncle
- Peter Cagle (1844 - 1895) Builder of historic northern Georgia family home Great grandfather
- Wade Alsup (1855-1877) Horse thief and lynching victim 1st cousin 3 times removed
- Josephine Owaissa Cottle AKA Gale Storm (1922-2009) 1st cousin once removed