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Rachel Cotton 1901–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1901

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 17 June 1993

Death Location: Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Samuel Gamble

Mother: Laura Cotton

Spouse(s): Wade Joiner

Children(s): Mildred Alston

Rachel Cotton was born in 1901 in Mississippi, the child of Samuel Belton Gamble And Laura Cotton. In 1910, Rachel Cotton resided in Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA. Rachel Cotton married Wade Joiner, and had children including Mildred Alston. Rachel Cotton passed away in 1993 in Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rachel Cotton was born in 1901 in Mississippi, the child of Samuel Belton Gamble And Laura Cotton.
  • In 1910, Rachel Cotton resided in Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rachel Cotton married Wade Joiner, and had children including Mildred Alston.
  • Rachel Cotton passed away in 1993 in Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Gamble
1854–1937
Birth Location: Mississippi
SG
Laura Cotton
1858–1960
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
LC

Spouses(s)

Wade Joiner
1897–1981
Birth Location: Mississippi
WJ

Children(s)

Mildred Alston
1919–
Birth Location: Mississippi
MA

Rachel Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Cotton
1901–1993
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Samuel Belton Gamble
1854–1937
Mississippi
Laura Cotton
1858–1960
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Gamble
1820–1875
Georgia
Caroline Cotton
1836–1918
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Cotton's Descendants

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Rachel Cotton (1901–17 June 1993) m. Wade Joiner (abt 1897–Nov 1981)
  1. 1. Mildred Alston 1919–

Rachel Cotton's Timeline

6 Records

1900
20 November 1900
Birth of Rachel Cotton in Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
1901
1901
Birth of Rachel Cotton in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 9
Rachel Cotton resided here in Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Rachel Cotton resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Rachel Cotton resided here in Thomastown, Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Thomastown, Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1993
17 June 1993
Age 92
Death of Rachel Cotton in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1900
    Event Place: Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: T625_869; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340889
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Star-Herald; Publication Date: 1 Jul 1993; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.33911362,0.36032838,0.49106896&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: T625_869; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Thomastown, Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340889

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Star-Herald; Publication Date: 1 Jul 1993; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.33911362,0.36032838,0.49106896&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1993
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Star-Herald; Publication Date: 1 Jul 1993; Publication Place: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA; ,0.33911362,0.36032838,0.49106896&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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