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James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell 1906–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1906

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 08 Mar 1987

Death Location: Beech Creek Cemetery, Clay Co., Kentucky

Father: Charlie Cottrell

Mother: Margaret Hamby

Spouse(s): Bertha Jones

Children(s): Lorraine Cottrell, James Cottrell

The story of James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell began in 1906 in Virginia, USA. In 1910, James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided in Richmond Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), V. In 1935, James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell married Bertha Mae Mimmie Jones, and had children including Charles Cottrell, Jack Cottrell, James Harrison Cottrell, Joan Davis Cottrell, Lorraine Marie Cottrell, Mac Cottrell, Mildred Cottrell. James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell passed away in 1987 in Beech Creek Cemetery, Clay Co., Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell began in 1906 in Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided in Richmond Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), V.
  • In 1935, James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell married Bertha Mae Mimmie Jones, and had children including Charles Cottrell, Jack Cottrell, James Harrison Cottrell, Joan Davis Cottrell, Lorraine Marie Cottrell, Mac Cottrell, Mildred Cottrell.
  • James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell passed away in 1987 in Beech Creek Cemetery, Clay Co., Kentucky.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cottrell's Ancestors

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James Cottrell
1906–1987
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Charlie D Cottrell
1875–1948
Rose Hill, Virginia
Margaret Hamby
1875–1950
Hebertsburg Tennesse
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cottrell's Descendants

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James (Arthur "Preacher") Cottrell (25 Nov 1906–08 Mar 1987) m. Bertha (Mae Mimmie) Jones (14 Nov 1913–28 Jan 2007)
  1. 1. Lorraine (Marie) Cottrell 1932–2010
  2. 2. James (Harrison) Cottrell 1933–2013

James Cottrell's Timeline

6 Records

1906
25 Nov 1906
Birth of James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided here in Richmond Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Richmond Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided here in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 34
James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided here in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 34
James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell resided here in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States
1987
08 Mar 1987
Age 81
Death of James Arthur "Preacher" Cottrell in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Richmond Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beech Creek Cemetery, Clay Co., Kentucky

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