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Robert E. Cotton 1934–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1934

Birth Location: Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 9 January 1965

Death Location: Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Pledger Cotton

Mother: Clara O'Dell

Spouse(s): Wilma Underwood

Children(s):

Robert E. Cotton was born in 1934 in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Pledger Dillard Cotton And Clara Belle O Dell. In 1935, Robert E. Cotton established residence. In 1940, Robert E. Cotton resided in Anderson, Banks, Georgia, USA. Robert E. Cotton married Wilma Blanche Underwood. Robert E. Cotton passed away in 1965 in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert E. Cotton was born in 1934 in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Pledger Dillard Cotton And Clara Belle O Dell.
  • In 1935, Robert E. Cotton established residence.
  • In 1940, Robert E. Cotton resided in Anderson, Banks, Georgia, USA.
  • Robert E. Cotton married Wilma Blanche Underwood.
  • Robert E. Cotton passed away in 1965 in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cotton
1934–1965
Birth Place: Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Pledger Dillard Cotton
1903–1989
Maysville, Banks, Georgia, USA
Clara (Belle) O'Dell
1904–1988
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Joseph "Nando") Cotton
1868–1946
North Carolina, USA
Elisabeth ("Lizzie") Westbrook
1877–1942
Maysville, Banks, Georgia, USA
Benjamin ("Ben" Franklin Odell) SR
1880–1963
Hall CO, Georgia
Sarah ("Sallie" Matilda Annie Poole) (Odell)
1884–1968
Hall, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Jiles Cotton
1837–1917
Martha Segars
1842–1880
Thomas Westbrook
1834–1907
Martha Rice
1837–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tipton Jr.
1808–1877
Clarissa Davis
1813–1870
James Segars
1820–
Loveday Jackson
1810–1900
Thomas Westbrook
1793–1850
Elizabeth Allen
1799–1873
Thomas Rice
1806–
Harriet Askew
1812–

Robert Cotton's Timeline

6 Records

1934
15 July 1934
Birth of Robert E. Cotton in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 1
Robert E. Cotton resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 6
Robert E. Cotton resided here in Anderson, Banks, Georgia, USA
Anderson, Banks, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 17
Robert E. Cotton resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1957
1957
Age 23
Robert E. Cotton resided here in Gainesville, Georgia, USA
Gainesville, Georgia, USA
1965
9 January 1965
Age 31
Death of Robert E. Cotton in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1934
    Event Place: Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Banks, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00637; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 6-10
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Banks, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00637; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 6-10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Anderson, Banks, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Banks, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00637; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 6-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Gainesville, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 000600

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1965
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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