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Amelia Louisa Cotton 1923–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 SEP 1923

Birth Location: Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 19 APR 1990

Death Location: Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, United States of America

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Mariah Abbott

Spouse(s): John Perfater

Children(s):

Amelia Louisa Cotton was born in 1923 in Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Joseph Cotton And Mariah Hester Abbott. In 1930, Amelia Louisa Cotton resided in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Amelia Louisa Cotton resided in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Amelia Louisa Cotton married John William Perfater. Amelia Louisa Cotton passed away in 1990 in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Amelia Louisa Cotton was born in 1923 in Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Joseph Cotton And Mariah Hester Abbott.
  • In 1930, Amelia Louisa Cotton resided in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Amelia Louisa Cotton resided in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Amelia Louisa Cotton married John William Perfater.
  • Amelia Louisa Cotton passed away in 1990 in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amelia Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Amelia Cotton
1923–1990
Birth Place: Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Joseph Cotton
1878–1962
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Mariah (Hester) Abbott
1895–1989
Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Allen) Abbott
1867–1908
Boone County, West Virginia, USA
Louisa Sansom
1871–1946
Leet, Lincoln county, WV
Great-Grandparents
Braden Abbott
1835–1916
Ruhama Estep
1847–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Abbott
1801–1865
Elizabeth Scott
1803–1856
Quillen Estep
1819–1899
Tomsey Woodrum
1826–1882

Amelia Cotton's Timeline

9 Records

1923
14 SEP 1923
Birth of Amelia Louisa Cotton in Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 7
Amelia Louisa Cotton resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Amelia Louisa Cotton resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Amelia Louisa Cotton resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 12
Amelia Louisa Cotton resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 17
Amelia Louisa Cotton resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 17
Amelia Louisa Cotton resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 29
Amelia Louisa Cotton resided here in Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, West Virginia, USA
1990
19 APR 1990
Age 67
Death of Amelia Louisa Cotton in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, United States of America
Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 SEP 1923
    Event Place: Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 June 2016, 23:42), entry for Amelia Louise Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9N29-L8K
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 July 2019), Amelih Cotton in household of Joe Cotton, Cabin Creek Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-17, sheet 9B, line 55, family 139, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4412.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 8 October 2019), Amelia L Cotton in household of Joseph W Cotton, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 41A, line 28, family 769, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2536; FHL microfilm 2,342,270.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Griffithsville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 APR 1990
    Event Place: Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 June 2016, 23:42), entry for Amelia Louise Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9N29-L8K
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 July 2019), Amelih Cotton in household of Joe Cotton, Cabin Creek Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-17, sheet 9B, line 55, family 139, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4412.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 8 October 2019), Amelia L Cotton in household of Joseph W Cotton, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 41A, line 28, family 769, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2536; FHL microfilm 2,342,270.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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