In 1870 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, W. Cottonreader (coded Cottomredem) lived with (probably second) wife Adelia and three sons: Manuel, Nicholas, and Kilson:
Willis Cottonreader 50 M B Farmer $150 personal estate, b. AL.
Kelson Cottonreiter married Pattie Mitchell on 10 Jan 1872 in Caddo, Louisiana.
Sources
↑1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 5, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: M593_508; Page: 434A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #30581667 (accessed 14 February 2023)
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