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John A Cotton 1883 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1883

Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: January 1956

Death Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Father: Samuel Gamble

Mother: Laura Cotton

Spouse(s): Dara Cotton, Victoria Cotton

Children(s): Mattie Guer, Alvien Cotton, William Cotton, Annie Cotton, Lou Cotton, Johnie Cotton, Mattie Guer, Robert Cotton, K Cotton, Rosie Cotton, Alvien Cotton

John A Cotton was born in 1883 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA, the child of Samuel Belton Gamble and Laura Luella Joiner - Cotton. In 1900, John A Cotton resided in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA. John A Cotton married Dara Cotton, Victoria Cotton, and had children including Mattie Guer, Alvien Cotton, William Cotton, Annie S Cotton, Lou A Cotton, Johnie L Cotton, Mattie Guer, Robert Cotton, K C Cotton, Rosie M Cotton, Alvien Cotton. John A Cotton passed away in 1956 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • John A Cotton was born in 1883 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA, the child of Samuel Belton Gamble and Laura Luella Joiner - Cotton.
  • In 1900, John A Cotton resided in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • John A Cotton married Dara Cotton, Victoria Cotton, and had children including Mattie Guer, Alvien Cotton, William Cotton, Annie S Cotton, Lou A Cotton, Johnie L Cotton, Mattie Guer, Robert Cotton, K C Cotton, Rosie M Cotton, Alvien Cotton.
  • John A Cotton passed away in 1956 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cotton's Ancestors

Self
John Cotton
1883 – 1956
Birth Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Samuel Belton Gamble
1854 – 1937
Mississippi
Laura (Luella Joiner -) Cotton
1858 – 1960
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Gamble
1820 – 1875
Georgia
Caroline Cotton
1836 – 1918
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cotton's Descendants

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John (A) Cotton (Aug 1883 – January 1956) m. Dara Cotton (abt 1895 – ) m. Victoria Cotton (abt 1896 – )
  1. 1. Mattie Guer (abt 1922 – )
  2. 2. Alvien Cotton (abt 1930 – )
  3. 3. William Cotton (abt 1932 – )
  4. 4. Annie (S) Cotton (abt 1935 – )
  5. 5. Lou (A) Cotton (abt 1937 – )
  6. 6. Johnie (L) Cotton (abt 1920 – )
  7. 7. Robert Cotton (abt 1924 – )
  8. 8. K (C) Cotton (abt 1926 – )
  9. 9. Rosie (M) Cotton (abt 1928 – )

John Cotton's Timeline

9 Records

1883
Aug 1883
Birth of John A Cotton in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1883
Aug 1883
Birth of John A Cotton in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
John A Cotton resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
John A Cotton resided here in Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
John A Cotton resided here in Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
John A Cotton resided here in Rural, Attala, Mississippi
Rural, Attala, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 57
John A Cotton resided here in Newport, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Newport, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
John A Cotton resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1956
January 1956
Age 73
Death of John A Cotton in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1883
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newport, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02008; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4-15
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340873
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: T624_732; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374745
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kosciusko, Attala, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1883
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: T624_732; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374745

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340873

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Attala, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newport, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02008; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Newport, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newport, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02008; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kosciusko, Attala, M

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1956
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

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