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Sarah Josephine Cotton 1879–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1879

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 9 Feb 1956

Death Location: Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Joseph Cotton

Mother: Elva Cattan

Spouse(s): Greame Smith

Children(s): Wallis Smith, Edna Smith, Thelma Smith, Beattress Smith, Pattie Smith

Sarah Josephine Cotton was born in 1879 in Alabama, the child of Joseph William Cotton And Elva A Cattan. In 1880, Sarah Josephine Cotton resided in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, United States. In 1900, Sarah Josephine Cotton resided in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA. Sarah Josephine Cotton married Greame Green Berry Smith, and had children including Beattress Smith, Edna M Smith, Pattie Smith, Thelma Smith, Wallis G Smith. Sarah Josephine Cotton passed away in 1956 in Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Josephine Cotton was born in 1879 in Alabama, the child of Joseph William Cotton And Elva A Cattan.
  • In 1880, Sarah Josephine Cotton resided in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, United States.
  • In 1900, Sarah Josephine Cotton resided in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA.
  • Sarah Josephine Cotton married Greame Green Berry Smith, and had children including Beattress Smith, Edna M Smith, Pattie Smith, Thelma Smith, Wallis G Smith.
  • Sarah Josephine Cotton passed away in 1956 in Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Cotton
1841–1913
Birth Location: Randolph County, Georgia, USA
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Elva Cattan
1845–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Greame Smith
1879–1972
Birth Location: Pike Co., AL
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Children(s)

Wallis Smith
1904–1965
Birth Location: Alabama
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Edna Smith
1906–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Thelma Smith
1908–1997
Birth Location: Alabama
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Beattress Smith
1909–1999
Birth Location: Alabama
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Pattie Smith
1914–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sarah Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Cotton
1879–1956
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Joseph William Cotton
1841–1913
Randolph County, Georgia, USA
Elva (A) Cattan
1845–
Georgia
Grandparents
Seth (Joseph) Cotton
1793–1870
South Carolina
Polly Cotton
1802–1870
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Seth Cotton
1750–1815
Rebecca Avent
1753–1820
Drury King
1755–1860
Sarah Salley
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1733–1790
Sarah Weaver
1740–1781
William Avent
1706–1761
Sarah Massey
1728–1779

Sarah Cotton's Descendants

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Sarah (Josephine) Cotton (19 August 1879–9 Feb 1956) m. Greame ("Green" Berry) Smith (17 Dec 1879–25 Oct 1972)
  1. 1. Wallis (G) Smith 1904–1965
  2. 2. Edna (M) Smith 1906–
  3. 3. Thelma Smith 1908–1997
  4. 4. Beattress Smith 1909–1999
  5. 5. Pattie Smith 1914–

Sarah Cotton's Timeline

8 Records

1879
19 August 1879
Birth of Sarah Josephine Cotton in Alabama
Alabama
1880
1880
Age 1
Sarah Josephine Cotton resided here in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, United States
Daleville, Dale, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 21
Sarah Josephine Cotton resided here in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Sarah Josephine Cotton resided here in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Sarah Josephine Cotton resided here in Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Sarah Josephine Cotton resided here in Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 61
Sarah Josephine Cotton resided here in Beat 1, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA
Beat 1, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA
1956
9 Feb 1956
Age 77
Death of Sarah Josephine Cotton in Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
Phenix City, Russell, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1879
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1240012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: T624_10; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374023

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Daleville, Dale, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 81

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Phenix City, Russell, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00077; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 57-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Phenix City, Russell, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00077; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 57-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Sallie Jodie Smith 9 Feb 1956

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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