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Leon Cotton 1925–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 DEC 1925

Birth Location: Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 27 MAR 1997

Death Location: Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Mariah Abbott

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In 1925, Leon Cotton entered the world in Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to William Joseph Cotton And Mariah Hester Abbott. Leon Cotton passed away in 1997 in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1925, Leon Cotton entered the world in Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to William Joseph Cotton And Mariah Hester Abbott.
  • Leon Cotton passed away in 1997 in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Leon Cotton's Ancestors

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Leon Cotton
1925–1997
Birth Place: Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Joseph Cotton
1878–1962
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Mariah (Hester) Abbott
1895–1989
Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Allen) Abbott
1867–1908
Boone County, West Virginia, USA
Louisa Sansom
1871–1946
Leet, Lincoln county, WV
Great-Grandparents
Braden Abbott
1835–1916
Ruhama Estep
1847–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Abbott
1801–1865
Elizabeth Scott
1803–1856
Quillen Estep
1819–1899
Tomsey Woodrum
1826–1882

Leon Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1925
3 DEC 1925
Birth of Leon Cotton in Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
1997
27 MAR 1997
Age 72
Death of Leon Cotton in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, United States of America
Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1925
    Event Place: Morrisvale, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Griffithsville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1997
    Event Place: Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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