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Jesse J. Cotton 1914–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1914

Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky

Death Date: 29 Jan 1984

Death Location: Clay, Kentucky

Father: William Roark

Mother: Elizabeth Roark

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Jesse J. Cotton began in 1914 in Clay, Kentucky. Jesse J. Cotton passed away in 1984 in Clay, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse J. Cotton began in 1914 in Clay, Kentucky.
  • Jesse J. Cotton passed away in 1984 in Clay, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Roark
1880–1953
Birth Location: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
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Elizabeth Roark
1889–1967
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Cotton
1914–1984
Birth Place: Clay, Kentucky
Parents
William Roark
1880–1953
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
Elizabeth Roark
1889–1967
Kentucky
Grandparents
Nicholas Cotton
1815–1893
Harrison, Kentucky
Nellie Williams
1836–1916
Tennessee
William Roark
1866–1896
Kentucky
Rodenia Hollingsworth
1864–1917
Clay, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Cotton
1785–1862
Jane Griffin
1792–1873
John Roark
1825–
Serena Stewart
1828–1868
Isaac Hollingsworth
1838–
Margarette Greer
1839–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1745–
Zachariah Griffin
1760–1824
Elizabeth Beverley
1765–

Jesse Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1914
11 Feb 1914
Birth of Jesse J. Cotton in Clay, Kentucky
Clay, Kentucky
1984
29 Jan 1984
Age 70
Death of Jesse J. Cotton in Clay, Kentucky
Clay, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky
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