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Herman Cotton 1919–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1919

Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky

Death Date: 30 May 1977

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Father: N Cotton

Mother: Emma Cundiff

Spouse(s): Massie B.

Children(s): Herbert Jr.

Herman Cotton was born in 1919 in Clay, Kentucky, the child of N B Cotton And Emma Cundiff. Herman Cotton married Massie B, and had children including Herbert Quick Cotton Jr. Herman Cotton passed away in 1977 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Herman Cotton was born in 1919 in Clay, Kentucky, the child of N B Cotton And Emma Cundiff.
  • Herman Cotton married Massie B, and had children including Herbert Quick Cotton Jr.
  • Herman Cotton passed away in 1977 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

N Cotton
1863–1934
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
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Emma Cundiff
1880–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Massie B.
1921–2009
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky
MB

Children(s)

Herbert Jr.
1946–1997
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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Herman Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Herman Cotton
1919–1977
Birth Place: Clay, Kentucky
Parents
N B Cotton
1863–1934
Clay, Kentucky
Emma Cundiff
1880–
Kentucky
Grandparents
Nicholas Cotton
1815–1893
Harrison, Kentucky
Nellie Williams
1836–1916
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Cotton
1785–1862
Jane Griffin
1792–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1745–
Zachariah Griffin
1760–1824
Elizabeth Beverley
1765–

Herman Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Herman Cotton (25 Jan 1919–30 May 1977) m. Massie B. (18 Nov 1921–20 Aug 2009)
  1. 1. Herbert (Quick Cotton) Jr. 1946–1997

Herman Cotton's Timeline

8 Records

1915
25 Jan 1915
Birth of Herman Cotton in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
1919
25 January 1919
Birth of Herman Cotton in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
1919
25 Jan 1919
Birth of Herman Cotton in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
1919
25 Jan 1919
Birth of Herman Cotton in Clay, Kentucky
Clay, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 1
Herman Cotton resided here in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Herman Cotton resided here in District 1, Clay, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Herman Cotton resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1977
30 May 1977
Age 58
Death of Herman Cotton in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 144
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: T625_566; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 36
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Clay, Kentucky; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340476
    [4] Kentucky, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1919
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: T625_566; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 36

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Clay, Kentucky; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340476

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 144

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1977
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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