Julia Wicker Cotten (1902–1999)
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- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1999
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- Names in Stone
When was Julia Wicker Cotten born? 1902.
When did Julia Wicker Cotten die? 1999.
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Julia Wicker Cotten (1902–1999) was born in 1902, and died in 1999, at about age 97. A cemetery record documents Julia Wicker's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Julia Wicker's life.

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The world Julia Wicker lived through
1903 · age 1 — The Wright brothers made the first powered flight
1917 · age 15 — The United States entered World War I
1933 · age 31 — Prohibition ended in the United States
1944 · age 42 — Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day
1954 · age 52 — The Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education
1963 · age 61 — President Kennedy was assassinated
1975 · age 73 — The Vietnam War ended
1991 · age 89 — The Soviet Union dissolved
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When was Julia Wicker Cotten born?
Julia Wicker Cotten was born in 1902.
When did Julia Wicker Cotten die?
Julia Wicker Cotten died in 1999.
How old was Julia Wicker Cotten at the time of death?
Julia Wicker Cotten was about 97 years old.
Where is Julia Wicker Cotten buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Julia Wicker's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Julia Wicker Cotten was born?
Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States when Julia Wicker was born.
Who was president when Julia Wicker Cotten died?
Bill Clinton was president of the United States when Julia Wicker died.
What generation was Julia Wicker Cotten part of?
Born in 1902, Julia Wicker Cotten was part of the Greatest Generation.
What major events happened during Julia Wicker Cotten's lifetime?
During Julia Wicker's lifetime: the Wright brothers made the first powered flight (1903, age 1); women won the right to vote in the United States (1920, age 18); the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II (1941, age 39); Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott (1955, age 53); Apollo 11 landed the first people on the Moon (1969, age 67); the Soviet Union dissolved (1991, age 89).
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Federal censuses taken during Julia Wicker's lifetime and now public: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950.
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1902
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1999
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