Lucy Cotton

1880 - 1953  (73 years)

• Name	Lucy Cotton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Aug 1880	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1950	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed of Bill Anglin
  Death	19 Aug 1953	Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 6]
  	Cause: Suicide by Poisoning
  	Lucy, and daughter Sarah drank insecticide
  Burial	Leipers Fork Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I28933	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	William Allen 'Billy' Anglin,   b. 8 Jul 1890, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Dec 1939, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1916	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Sarah Frances Anglin,   b. 1918, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Aug 1953, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 35 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F4124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Aug 1880 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 9 Jan 1916 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed of Bill Anglin - 1950 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Death - Cause: Suicide by Poisoning - 19 Aug 1953 - Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  Suicide-ANGLIN Lucy and Sarah

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S5] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [S13] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Williamson, Tennesse. 1950 United States Federal Census [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03949; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94-4. 1940 United States Federal Census [S3219] Death of Lucy and Sarah Anglin - Nashville Banner - 19 Aug 1953, (Name: Nashville Banner; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 19 Aug 1953;), MOTHER, DAUGHTER DIE FROM POISON. A mother and daughter were found dead in Franklin this morning apparently victims of self-administered poison according to Williamson County officers. The dead were listed as Mrs Lucy Cotton Anglin, 73, and her daughter Miss Sarah Frances Anglin, 35. They were found dead at the home of Mrs Anglin's sister Miss Lucy Cotton who lives on Second Ave North. Mrs Anglin and he daughter had been spending the night with Miss Cotton. Miss Cotton found the bodies. They were taken to Bethurum Henry and Robinson Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted Thursday by the Rev Russell Bracey. Burial will be in Leipers Fork Cemetery. A cornorer's report said the victims died from drinking a nicotine-base insecticide. The report said the poison was apparently taken about 2:45am. The bodies were found shortly after 3am. A coroner's inquest was held at 8am. Mrs Anglin and her daughter were natives of Williamson County and maintained a home in the Hillsboro community about nine miles south of Franklin. Both had been afflicted since childhood. They attended the Methodist Church at Hillsboro and were educated in Williamson County schools. In addition to her sister, Mrs Anglin is survived by a brother, Jasper Cotton, Williamson County • Nashville Banner • Nashville, Tennessee • 19 Aug 1953, Wed • Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106480383/nashville-banner/?xid=637 Suicide-ANGLIN Lucy and Sarah