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Jack Elijah Cotton 1918–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1918

Birth Location: Waverland, Mississippi

Death Date: 19 Jan 1989

Death Location: Mississippi

Father: Elijah Cotton

Mother: Millie *FreddieFairley

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Jack Elijah Cotton was born in 1918 in Waverland, Mississippi, the child of Elijah Senep Cotton And Millie Fairley Cotton Freddiefairley. In 1930, Jack Elijah Cotton resided in Beat 5, Beat 5, George, Mississippi, USA. Jack Elijah Cotton passed away in 1989 in Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Jack Elijah Cotton was born in 1918 in Waverland, Mississippi, the child of Elijah Senep Cotton And Millie Fairley Cotton Freddiefairley.
  • In 1930, Jack Elijah Cotton resided in Beat 5, Beat 5, George, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jack Elijah Cotton passed away in 1989 in Mississippi.

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Jack Cotton's Ancestors

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Jack Cotton
1918–1989
Birth Place: Waverland, Mississippi
Parents
Elijah Senep Cotton
1869–1946
Alabama
Millie (Fairley Cotton) *FreddieFairley
1880–1973
Mississippi
Grandparents
Jackson (Fairley) *FreddieFairley
1846–1930
Mississippi
Aimee Dickey
1851–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Alex Fairley-PhilineseFairley-ValerieBeasley-CoCo
1805–
Liddie 55_PhilineseFairley-ValerieBeasley(GriffinDNA)
1815–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Fairley_m.SabreIreneWest
1783–1875

Jack Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1918
28 Apr 1918
Birth of Jack Elijah Cotton in Waverland, Mississippi
Waverland, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 12
Jack Elijah Cotton resided here in Beat 5, Beat 5, George, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Beat 5, George, Mississippi, USA
1989
19 Jan 1989
Age 71
Death of Jack Elijah Cotton in Mississippi
Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Waverland, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Beat 5, George, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1989
    Event Place: Mississippi

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