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Lila Henrietta Snell 1885–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1885

Birth Location: Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 24 May 1965

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Robert Snell

Mother: Newhenia Wilson

Spouse(s): Leslie Cotton

Children(s): Eugene Cotton, Dorothea Cotton, Harry Cotton, Leslie Cotton

The story of Lila Henrietta Snell began in 1885 in Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. In 1906, Lila Henrietta Snell resided in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Lila Henrietta Snell married Leslie Eugene Gale Cotton, and had children including Dorothea Emmapearl Cotton, Eugene Raymond Cotton, Harry Clifford Cotton, Leslie Robert Cotton. Lila Henrietta Snell passed away in 1965 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lila Henrietta Snell began in 1885 in Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1906, Lila Henrietta Snell resided in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
  • Lila Henrietta Snell married Leslie Eugene Gale Cotton, and had children including Dorothea Emmapearl Cotton, Eugene Raymond Cotton, Harry Clifford Cotton, Leslie Robert Cotton.
  • Lila Henrietta Snell passed away in 1965 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Snell
1860–1928
Birth Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Newhenia Wilson
1859–1925
Birth Location: Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Leslie Cotton
1871–1955
Birth Location: Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Eugene Cotton
1918–1996
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Dorothea Cotton
1912–2005
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Harry Cotton
1911–2008
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
HC
Leslie Cotton
1908–1985
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Lila Snell's Ancestors

Self
Lila Snell
1885–1965
Birth Place: Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Robert Snell
1860–1928
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Newhenia (Emma) Wilson
1859–1925
Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lila Snell's Descendants

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Lila (Henrietta) Snell (29 Jul 1885–24 May 1965) m. Leslie (Eugene Gale) Cotton (9 Jul 1871–28 Jul 1955)
  1. 1. Eugene (Raymond) Cotton 1918–1996 m. Katherine (Ann) Woodward 1911–1975
  2. 2. Dorothea (Emmapearl) Cotton 1912–2005 m. William (George) Loss 1905–1968
  3. 3. Harry (Clifford) Cotton 1911–2008 m. Katherine Woodward 1911–1975
  4. 4. Leslie (Robert) Cotton 1908–1985 m. Hazel (L.) Gates 1908–1992
    1. 1. Leslie (Robert) Cotton 1938–1943

Lila Snell's Timeline

3 Records

1885
29 Jul 1885
Birth of Lila Henrietta Snell in Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
1906
1906
Age 21
Lila Henrietta Snell resided here in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA
1965
24 May 1965
Age 80
Death of Lila Henrietta Snell in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Northwestern University; Year: 1906

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1885
    Event Place: Aldborough, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1965
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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