Spelling of given name is variously Lott or Lot. Since Lot is inscribed on his grave marker, that is taken as preferred name. Similarly, for his grandfather, presumably his namesake, Lott Pitman, both spellings were used in records. However, his grandfather has a grave marker with Lott inscribed.
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U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current;
Name: Lot Pitman Cordell;
Gender: Male;
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1857;
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America;
Death Date: 2 Sep 1924;
Death Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America;
Cemetery: Piney Grove Cemetery;
Burial or Cremation Place: Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America;
Father: Joseph C. Cordell;
Mother: Nancy Minerva Cordell;
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Cordell;
Children: Freda Icelean Brown, Georgia Mae Lunsford, Lot Conley Cordell, Claudia Victoria Hornsby, Margaret Rebecca Raffield, Verdia Mindy Leonard
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