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Dorothy Faye Cotton 1930–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1930

Birth Location: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA

Death Date: 18 Jul 2010

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA

Father: Tipton Cotton

Mother: Georgia Adkinson

Spouse(s): William Orum

Children(s):

In 1930, Dorothy Faye Cotton entered the world in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA, born to Tipton Wood Cotton And Georgia Lou Adkinson. In 1950, Dorothy Faye Cotton resided in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA. Dorothy Faye Cotton married William Massie Orum, and had children including William Bruce Orum. Dorothy Faye Cotton passed away in 2010 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1930, Dorothy Faye Cotton entered the world in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA, born to Tipton Wood Cotton And Georgia Lou Adkinson.
  • In 1950, Dorothy Faye Cotton resided in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA.
  • Dorothy Faye Cotton married William Massie Orum, and had children including William Bruce Orum.
  • Dorothy Faye Cotton passed away in 2010 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.

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Dorothy Cotton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Cotton
1930–2010
Birth Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
Parents
Tipton Wood Cotton
1899–1951
Limestone County, Texas, USA
Georgia (Lou) Adkinson
1904–1971
Limestone County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1930
29 Dec 1930
Birth of Dorothy Faye Cotton in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Dorothy Faye Cotton resided here in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
2010
18 Jul 2010
Age 80
Death of Dorothy Faye Cotton in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas; Roll: 554; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 147-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas; Roll: 554; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 147-20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 2010
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA

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