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Ada Bessie COTTON 1879–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 3-18-1963

Death Location: Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA

Father: Shem Cotton

Mother: Serenia Spears

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Ada Bessie COTTON was born in 1879 in Alabama, the child of Shem Allen Cotton And Serenia Evella Spears. In 1900, Ada Bessie COTTON resided in Gilmores, Geneva, Alabama, USA. Ada Bessie COTTON passed away in 1963 in Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Ada Bessie COTTON was born in 1879 in Alabama, the child of Shem Allen Cotton And Serenia Evella Spears.
  • In 1900, Ada Bessie COTTON resided in Gilmores, Geneva, Alabama, USA.
  • Ada Bessie COTTON passed away in 1963 in Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA.

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Ada COTTON's Ancestors

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Ada COTTON
1879–1963
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Shem Allen Cotton
1859–1924
Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
Serenia (Evella) Spears
1864–1900
Alabama
Grandparents
Gilford (B) Cotton
1828–1907
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Jane) Thompson
1828–1896
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1793–1870
Polly Cotton
1802–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1750–1815
Rebecca Avent
1753–1820
Drury King
1755–1860
Sarah Salley
1760–1850

Ada COTTON's Timeline

3 Records

1879
22 Aug 1879
Birth of Ada Bessie COTTON in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 21
Ada Bessie COTTON resided here in Gilmores, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Gilmores, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1963
3-18-1963
Age 84
Death of Ada Bessie COTTON in Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA
Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilmores, Geneva, Alabama; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gilmores, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilmores, Geneva, Alabama; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240017

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3-18-1963
    Event Place: Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA

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