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Sylvia Cotton 1927–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 OCT 1927

Birth Location: Boone County, West Virginia

Death Date: 13 DEC 1991

Death Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Mariah Abbott

Spouse(s): Jack Dearing

Children(s):

In 1927, Sylvia Cotton entered the world in Boone County, West Virginia, born to William Joseph Cotton And Mariah Hester Abbott. Sylvia Cotton married Jack Dearing. Sylvia Cotton passed away in 1991 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Sylvia Cotton entered the world in Boone County, West Virginia, born to William Joseph Cotton And Mariah Hester Abbott.
  • Sylvia Cotton married Jack Dearing.
  • Sylvia Cotton passed away in 1991 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

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Sylvia Cotton's Ancestors

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Sylvia Cotton
1927–1991
Birth Place: Boone County, West Virginia
Parents
William Joseph Cotton
1878–1962
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Mariah (Hester) Abbott
1895–1989
Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Allen) Abbott
1867–1908
Boone County, West Virginia, USA
Louisa Sansom
1871–1946
Leet, Lincoln county, WV
Great-Grandparents
Braden Abbott
1835–1916
Ruhama Estep
1847–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Abbott
1801–1865
Elizabeth Scott
1803–1856
Quillen Estep
1819–1899
Tomsey Woodrum
1826–1882

Sylvia Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1927
14 OCT 1927
Birth of Sylvia Cotton in Boone County, West Virginia
Boone County, West Virginia
1991
13 DEC 1991
Age 64
Death of Sylvia Cotton in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1927
    Event Place: Boone County, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 June 2016, 23:30), entry for Sylvia Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9N29-L8G
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 March 2018), Sylvia Cotton in household of Joe Cotton, Cabin Creek Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-17, sheet 9B, line 57, family 139, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4412.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 28 April 2019), Sylvia M Cotton in household of Joseph W Cotton, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 41A, line 30, family 769, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2536; FHL microfilm 2,342,270.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1991
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 June 2016, 23:30), entry for Sylvia Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9N29-L8G
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 March 2018), Sylvia Cotton in household of Joe Cotton, Cabin Creek Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-17, sheet 9B, line 57, family 139, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4412.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 28 April 2019), Sylvia M Cotton in household of Joseph W Cotton, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 41A, line 30, family 769, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2536; FHL microfilm 2,342,270.

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