Laura Mae (Smith) Whitecotton (1884 - 1967)

Born 15 Oct 1884 in Ohio, West Virginia, United States

Wife of Lester Whitecotton I — married 6 Jun 1909 (to 6 Mar 1967) in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States

Died 6 Mar 1967 at age 82 in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Laura Mae Smith was born October 15, 1884 and is the daughter of Edward Smith and Virginia McDonald. Laura grew up in West Virginia and it is unknown if she had any siblings.

Laura married Lester Whitecotton June 6, 1909^[1] and they made their home in Liberty, West Virginia^[2][3][4] and Tridelphia, West Virginia^[5] until her death March 6, 1967.^[6][7] Together they raised three children; Dorothy V Whitecotton, Lester Whitecotton and Ruth Lee Whitecotton.^{[8][9][10][11][12]} Laura is buried in Stone Church Cemetery, Elm Grove, West Virginia.^[13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBQ4-HLX : 4 December 2014), Lester Whitecotton and Laura M Smith, 1909; citing Ohio, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 863,815.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN9-HQJ : 29 October 2015), Laura M Whitecotton in household of Lester Whitecotton, Liberty, Ohio, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 11B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,705.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2C-LLQ : accessed 5 June 2019), Laura M Whitecotton in household of Lester Whitecotton, Liberty, Ohio, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 110, sheet 3B, line 59, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1967; FHL microfilm 1,821,967.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHT-YBQ : accessed 5 June 2019), Laura M Whitecotton in household of Lester Whitecotton, Liberty, Ohio, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 19B, line 90, family 422, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2550; FHL microfilm 2,342,284.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZV-KYZ : 16 March 2018), Laura M Whitecotton in household of Lester Whitecotton, Triadelphia Magisterial District, Ohio, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35-81, sheet 13B, line 65, family 259, 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 4437.
6. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9HY-NDW : 11 February 2018), Laura Mae Whitecotton, 06 Mar 1967; citing Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, County Records, dn 350 sn 212, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 857,659.
7. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMWW-1TL : 7 December 2018), Laura Mae Whitecotton, 06 Mar 1967; citing Ohio, West Virginia, County Records, 4152, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,232.
8. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL7V-5QH : 4 November 2017), Laura Whitecotton in entry for Aulton Carroll Thomas and Ruth Lee Whitecotton, 20 Jun 1953; citing Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 899,672.
9. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9T-84RW : 28 November 2018), Laura Whitecotton in entry for Aulton Carroll Thomas and Ruth Lee Whitecotton, 20 Jun 1953; citing Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL7K-R4K : 4 November 2017), Laura Whitecotton in entry for Paul Alexander Anagnos and Ruth W Thomas, 08 Feb 1958; citing Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 899,677.
11. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9T-2NX2 : 28 November 2018), Laura Whitecotton in entry for Paul Alexander Anagnos and Ruth W Thomas, 8 Feb 1958; citing Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
12. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNF-V4X : 10 February 2018), Laura Smith in entry for Ruth Lee Anagnos, 17 Dec 1992; citing Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, v 55A cn 55483, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,992,093.
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #113175300 Laura M Whitecotton, 1967; Burial, Elm Grove, Ohio, West Virginia, United States of America, Stone Church Cemetery
14. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WV-SB51 : 31 August 2016), Laura M. Whitecotton, died 1967; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Stone Church Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States.

See also:

• Laura Mae Smith FamilySearch