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Norman James Cotton 1873–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1873

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 9 April 1955

Death Location: Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA

Father: James Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Colton

Spouse(s): Dorothea Becker

Children(s): Rose Jensen

Norman James Cotton was born in 1873 in Indiana, USA, the child of James Price Cotton And Elizabeth H Colton. Norman James Cotton married Dorothea W Becker, and had children including Rose Jensen. Norman James Cotton passed away in 1955 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Norman James Cotton was born in 1873 in Indiana, USA, the child of James Price Cotton And Elizabeth H Colton.
  • Norman James Cotton married Dorothea W Becker, and had children including Rose Jensen.
  • Norman James Cotton passed away in 1955 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cotton
1833–1902
Birth Location: Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Elizabeth Colton
1838–1921
Birth Location: Canada
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Spouses(s)

Dorothea Becker
1884–1971
Birth Location: Houston County, Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

Rose Jensen
1910–2004
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
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Norman Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Norman Cotton
1873–1955
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
James Price Cotton
1833–1902
Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Elizabeth (H) Colton
1838–1921
Canada
Grandparents
Joseph (Richard Cotton) Rev
1791–1873
Boyton, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Orchard
1794–1859
Week St Mary, Cornwall, England
Joseph (Orchard) Cotton
1816–1898
Plymouth, Devon, England
Susan Ford
1818–1886
Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Norman Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Norman (James) Cotton (25 Oct 1873–9 April 1955) m. Dorothea (W) Becker (28 Nov 1884–22 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Rose Jensen 1910–2004 m. Anton (Helmer) Jensen 1901–1987 m. Anton (Helmer) Jensen 1901–1987
    1. 1. Carol (Jeannette) Jensen 1939–2024 m. Gary (Laverne) Vogt 1941–2014 m. Melvin (Henry "Zuke") Schroeder 1931–2018
    2. 2. Helmer (Anton) Jensen 1945–2009 m. Sharon (Kaye) Vaughn 1946–2021
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Jensen 1943–2024
    4. 4. Marilyn (Rose) Jensen 1932–2024
    5. 5. Louise (Elaine) Jensen 1936–2020
    6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Vogt 1943–2024 m. Gary (Laverne) Vogt 1941–2014

Norman Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1873
25 Oct 1873
Birth of Norman James Cotton in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1955
9 April 1955
Age 82
Death of Norman James Cotton in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1873
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1955
    Event Place: Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
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