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Leonard Cotton 1922–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1922

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 14 March 2007

Death Location: Pollok, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Jr.

Mother: Nancy Methvin

Spouse(s): Vivian Jordan, Evelyn Cotton

Children(s):

In 1922, Leonard Cotton entered the world in Texas, born to William Leonard Cotton Jr And Nancy Evarine Eva Methvin. In 1935, Leonard Cotton resided in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas. Leonard Cotton married Evelyn Clara Crider Cotton, June M Cotton, Vivian Jordan, and had children including Lennie Oringderff, Patricia Haynes, Virginia Ann Cotton, Willam Leonard Cotton Ii, William L Cotton, William L Cotton, William L Cotton Ii. Leonard Cotton passed away in 2007 in Pollok, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1922, Leonard Cotton entered the world in Texas, born to William Leonard Cotton Jr And Nancy Evarine Eva Methvin.
  • In 1935, Leonard Cotton resided in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas.
  • Leonard Cotton married Evelyn Clara Crider Cotton, June M Cotton, Vivian Jordan, and had children including Lennie Oringderff, Patricia Haynes, Virginia Ann Cotton, Willam Leonard Cotton Ii, William L Cotton, William L Cotton, William L Cotton Ii.
  • Leonard Cotton passed away in 2007 in Pollok, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leonard Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Cotton
1922–2007
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William Leonard Cotton Jr.
1880–1943
Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Nancy (* Evarine (Eva)) Methvin
1886–1971
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Leonard Cotton) Sr.
1843–1905
Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Hettie (Ann) Piles
1850–1885
Van Zandt, Texas, United States
Redding (Theodore) Methvin
1858–1906
Copiah, Mississippi, United States
Mary (Cornilia) Knight
1858–1937
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner Cotton
1817–1850
Amanda Thomas
1826–1880
Elizabeth Arrington
1809–1881
Redding Methvin
1835–1898
Elmina Braswell
1830–1916
Talton Knight
1833–1908
Nancy Haynes
1838–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1785–1845
Mary Ringo
1787–1843
Drury Arrington
1785–1839
Nancy Cauthron
1786–1846
Benjamin Methvin
1799–1853
Emily Perdue
1816–1868
Nathan Brassil
1797–1880
Nancy Walden
1796–1880
Henry Knight
1812–1851
John Haynes
1804–1884
Sarah McLemore
1815–1872

Leonard Cotton's Timeline

10 Records

1922
16 January 1922
Birth of Leonard Cotton in Lufkin, Texas, USA
Lufkin, Texas, USA
1922
abt 1922
Birth of Leonard Cotton in Texas
Texas
1935
1935
Age 13
Leonard Cotton resided here in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
1940
1940
Age 18
Leonard Cotton resided here in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 20
Leonard Cotton resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Leonard Cotton resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 29
Leonard Cotton resided here in Texas
Texas
1993
1993
Age 71
Leonard Cotton resided here in Port O Connor, TX
Port O Connor, TX
1996
1996
Age 74
Leonard Cotton resided here in Port O Connor, TX
Port O Connor, TX
2007
14 March 2007
Age 85
Death of Leonard Cotton in Port O Connor, Calhoun, Texas, USA
Port O Connor, Calhoun, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1922
    Event Place: Lufkin, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03978; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 3-3
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 321
    [5] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [8] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [9] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1922
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 321
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 16 Mar 2007; Publication Place: Port Lavaca, Texas, USA
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [7] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [8] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [10] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [11] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [12] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03978; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 3-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03978; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 3-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03978; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 3-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 321

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Port O Connor, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Port O Connor, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Port O Connor, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Port O Connor, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Port OConnor
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 16 Mar 2007; Publication Place: Port Lavaca, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 2007
    Event Place: Port O Connor, Calhoun, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 16 Mar 2007; Publication Place: Port Lavaca, Texas, USA
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pollok, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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