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James Matthew Cotton 1886–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1953

Death Location: Samson, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Richard Cotton

Mother: Virginia Bates

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James Matthew Cotton was born in 1886 in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA, the child of Richard Cotton And Virginia Augusta Gussie Bates. In 1900, James Matthew Cotton resided in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA. James Matthew Cotton passed away in 1953 in Samson, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Matthew Cotton was born in 1886 in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA, the child of Richard Cotton And Virginia Augusta Gussie Bates.
  • In 1900, James Matthew Cotton resided in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA.
  • James Matthew Cotton passed away in 1953 in Samson, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America.

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James Cotton's Ancestors

Self
James Cotton
1886–1953
Birth Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Parents
Richard Cotton
1852–1924
Alabama
Virginia (Augusta "Gussie") Bates
1857–1922
Alabama
Grandparents
Gilford (B) Cotton
1828–1907
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Jane) Thompson
1828–1896
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1793–1870
Polly Cotton
1802–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1750–1815
Rebecca Avent
1753–1820
Drury King
1755–1860
Sarah Salley
1760–1850

James Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1886
14 Sep 1886
Birth of James Matthew Cotton in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
James Matthew Cotton resided here in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
1953
10 Sep 1953
Age 67
Death of James Matthew Cotton in Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0059
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Orlando Evening Star; Publication Date: 11 Sep 1953; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; ,0.19103515,0.3826076,0.3117284&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0059

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Florida, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Orlando Evening Star; Publication Date: 11 Sep 1953; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; ,0.19103515,0.3826076,0.3117284&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1953
    Event Place: Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Orlando Evening Star; Publication Date: 11 Sep 1953; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; ,0.19103515,0.3826076,0.3117284&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Samson, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Orlando Evening Star; Publication Date: 11 Sep 1953; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; ,0.19103515,0.3826076,0.3117284&xid=3355

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