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Bernard I Cotton 1913–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1913

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: May 1983

Death Location: Mulliken, Ionia County, Michigan, USA

Father: Charlie Cotton

Mother: Jessie Lyon

Spouse(s): Helen Munshaw

Children(s):

Bernard I Cotton was born in 1913 in Michigan, the child of Charlie J Cotton And Jessie E Lyon. In 1920, Bernard I Cotton resided in Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Bernard I Cotton resided in Mulliken, Eaton, Michigan, USA. Bernard I Cotton married Helen Virginia Munshaw. Bernard I Cotton passed away in 1983 in Mulliken, Ionia County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Bernard I Cotton was born in 1913 in Michigan, the child of Charlie J Cotton And Jessie E Lyon.
  • In 1920, Bernard I Cotton resided in Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Bernard I Cotton resided in Mulliken, Eaton, Michigan, USA.
  • Bernard I Cotton married Helen Virginia Munshaw.
  • Bernard I Cotton passed away in 1983 in Mulliken, Ionia County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charlie Cotton
1877–
Birth Location: Hastings
CC
Jessie Lyon
1884–1955
Birth Location: Michigan
JL

Spouses(s)

Helen Munshaw
1915–1999
Birth Location: Lansing, Michigan
HM

Children(s)

Bernard Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Cotton
1913–1983
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Charlie J Cotton
1877–
Hastings
Jessie (E) Lyon
1884–1955
Michigan
Grandparents
Thomas (C) Lyon
1844–1921
Ohio
mary (ellen) brooks
1862–1927
Michigan
Great-Grandparents
charles brooks
1810–1882
Eleonor Macomber
1827–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
solomon brooks
1780–1854
hannah Benham
1786–1828

Bernard Cotton's Timeline

6 Records

1913
18 Apr 1913
Birth of Bernard I Cotton in Michigan
Michigan
1920
1920
Age 7
Bernard I Cotton resided here in Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Bernard I Cotton resided here in Mulliken, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Mulliken, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1939
1939
Age 26
Bernard I Cotton resided here in Lansing; East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing; East Lansing, Michigan, USA
1983
May 1983
Age 70
Death of Bernard I Cotton in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1995
1995
Age 82
Bernard I Cotton resided here in Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1913
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 380-05-3352; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_813; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 444; Image: 1101
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mulliken, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 983; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 768.0; FHL microfilm: 2340718
    [5] Michigan, Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_813; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 444; Image: 1101

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mulliken, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mulliken, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 983; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 768.0; FHL microfilm: 2340718

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Lansing; East Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1983
    Event Place: Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 380-05-3352; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mulliken, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012
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