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Thelma L Branham Cotton 1924–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1924

Birth Location: Blaney Hills, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 24 February 2005

Death Location: Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Mack Jr

Mother: Ollie Branham

Spouse(s): Earl Cotton

Children(s):

Thelma L Branham Cotton was born in 1924 in Blaney Hills, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Mack A Branham Jr And Ollie Branham. In 1951, Thelma L Branham Cotton resided in South Carolina. Thelma L Branham Cotton married Earl William Cotton, and had children including Linda C Castles. Thelma L Branham Cotton passed away in 2005 in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thelma L Branham Cotton was born in 1924 in Blaney Hills, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Mack A Branham Jr And Ollie Branham.
  • In 1951, Thelma L Branham Cotton resided in South Carolina.
  • Thelma L Branham Cotton married Earl William Cotton, and had children including Linda C Castles.
  • Thelma L Branham Cotton passed away in 2005 in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thelma Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Cotton
1924–2005
Birth Place: Blaney Hills, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Mack A Branham Jr
1910–1982
Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Ollie Branham
1906–2002
Kershaw County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Mack (Ausman Branham) Sr
1878–1956
Lugoff, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Sarah (Elizabeth) Jeffers
1877–1955
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Osborne Jeffers
1840–1898
Sarah Brown
1843–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thelma Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1924
1 September 1924
Birth of Thelma L Branham Cotton in Blaney Hills, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America
Blaney Hills, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Thelma L Branham Cotton resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
2005
24 February 2005
Age 81
Death of Thelma L Branham Cotton in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1924
    Event Place: Blaney Hills, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winnsboro, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 2005
    Event Place: Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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