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Gladys Pearl Roberts 1918–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1918

Birth Location: Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee

Death Date: 1 Feb 1998

Death Location: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Johnnie Roberts

Mother: Mayme Workman

Spouse(s): Willie Sr

Children(s): Betty Dyer

In 1918, Gladys Pearl Roberts entered the world in Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee, born to Johnnie Walter Roberts And Mayme Belle Workman. In 1935, Gladys Pearl Roberts resided in Rockdale, Sandy Hook, Maury, Tennessee. In 1940, Gladys Pearl Roberts resided in 7th Civil District, Maury, Tennessee, USA. Gladys Pearl Roberts married Willie Newton Cothran Sr, and had children including Betty Jean Cothran Dyer, Gary Lewis Cothran, Helen Cothran, Linda G Cothran, Martha Ray Cothron, Mildred Cothron, Willie Cothran. Gladys Pearl Roberts passed away in 1998 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Gladys Pearl Roberts entered the world in Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee, born to Johnnie Walter Roberts And Mayme Belle Workman.
  • In 1935, Gladys Pearl Roberts resided in Rockdale, Sandy Hook, Maury, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Gladys Pearl Roberts resided in 7th Civil District, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • Gladys Pearl Roberts married Willie Newton Cothran Sr, and had children including Betty Jean Cothran Dyer, Gary Lewis Cothran, Helen Cothran, Linda G Cothran, Martha Ray Cothron, Mildred Cothron, Willie Cothran.
  • Gladys Pearl Roberts passed away in 1998 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gladys Roberts's Ancestors

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Gladys Roberts
1918–1998
Birth Place: Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee
Parents
Johnnie Walter Roberts
1897–1970
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee
Mayme (Belle) Workman
1898–1979
Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
Grandparents
S (B 'Buck') Roberts
1865–1947
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Diminna ('Minnie' FLOWERS) Roberts
1877–1965
Tennessee
Tildon (Washington "Ticken" Workman) Sr
1876–1959
Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Ada ((Addie)) Kennedy
1877–1947
Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Roberts
1816–1914
Susanna Roberts
1836–1914
Ellis Flowers
1833–1876
Nancy Cooper
1837–1918
Isaiah Workman
1842–1911
Ellen Williams
1838–1918
Andrew Kennedy
1848–1934
Easter Kennedy
1853–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Roberts
1760–1831
Mary Burnett
1798–1870
Henry Flowers
1795–1860
Peggy Moore
1790–1860
Edmund Cooper
1785–1872
Nancy Hadley
1804–1873
John Workman
1810–1889
Dorothy Cates
1800–1855
Aaron Williams
1805–1870
Sarah Williams
1812–1860
Andrew Kennedy
1806–1863
Martha Reams
1817–1859
Nathan Capt
1822–1881
Edith Bosher
1824–1882

Gladys Roberts's Descendants

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Gladys (Pearl) Roberts (10 Oct 1918–1 Feb 1998) m. Willie (Newton Cothran) Sr (13 December 1914–28 Mar 2000)
  1. 1. Betty (Jean Cothran) Dyer 1940–2024 m. David (Allen) Dyer 1943–2023

Gladys Roberts's Timeline

5 Records

1918
10 Oct 1918
Birth of Gladys Pearl Roberts in Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee
Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 17
Gladys Pearl Roberts resided here in Rockdale, Sandy Hook, Maury, Tennessee
Rockdale, Sandy Hook, Maury, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 22
Gladys Pearl Roberts resided here in 7th Civil District, Maury, Tennessee, USA
7th Civil District, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Gladys Pearl Roberts resided here in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1998
1 Feb 1998
Age 80
Death of Gladys Pearl Roberts in Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee
Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rockdale, Sandy Hook, Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 7th Civil District, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1998
    Event Place: Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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