When Frank M Cotton was born on August 22, 1893, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, his father, Willie, was 26 and his mother, Mary, was 23. He married Elizabeth "Libba" Nevills on November 7, 1910, in his hometown. They had one child during their marriage. He died in December 1973 in Westchester, New York, at the age of 80.
Frank’s family
Children
Lilly Ellis
Spouse
Elizabeth "Libba" Nevills
Sources
"North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTT-3YZ : 8 December 2014), Frank Cotten, 22 Aug 1893; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 3, p. 195, Chatham, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9N-LRBL : 9 March 2021), Frank Cotten and Elizabeth Nevills, 7 Nov 1910; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB8-MHM : accessed 16 October 2021), Frank Cotton in household of William Cotton, Chapel Hill Township (part), Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 19A, family 372, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,210.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP7Z-6YX : 7 January 2021), Frank Cotton, Dec 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFP-G3S : 23 February 2021), Frank Cotton, 1917-1918.
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