Lewie Frank Cotter (1906 - 1992)

Born 27 Nov 1906 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Jul 1992 at age 85 in United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents: Lewie Frank Cotter was born 27 November 1906 in Coffee County, Alabama.^[1][2] He was the son of Jessie Bradford Cotter (1870-1948) and Magnolia (Simmons) Cotter (1884-1974).

1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 60, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[3]

1920 United States Census, Enumeration District 61, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[4]

1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 15, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[5]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 16-18, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[6]

He never married. According to Jesse W. White, compiler of Cotter Family, Lewie "...lived with his parents as long as they lived and then lived alone in the family farm house until just before his death...As a young man he had one lung removed because of disease. For this reason he was turned down by the armed services during World War II. Most of his life he walked where ever he went, preferring to walk rather than accept a ride. His lifelong occupations were farming and cutting pulp wood."^[7]

Death and Burial: He passed away on 24 July 1992 in Crenshaw County, Alabama.^[2] He was buried in Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 59
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #11543325 (accessed 27 November 2021)
   Name: Luie Frank Cotter; Race: White; Age: 33; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 27 Nov 1906; Birth Place: Coffee, Alabama, USA; Residence Place: New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, USA; Employer: Jessie B Cotter; Height: 6; Weight: 150; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Jessie B Cotter;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Luie Frank Cotter 34 Self (Head)
   Jessie B Cotter Father.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V96Q-7YQ : 20 May 2014), Luie F Cotter, Jul 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ3-F35 : accessed 14 July 2019), Lewis F Cotter in household of Jesse D Cotter, Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 9B, family 177, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,374,020.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZ7-JD9 : accessed 7 May 2020), Lou F Cotter in household of Jesse B Cotter, Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing ED 61, sheet 8A, line 9, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,820,008.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3X95-43Z : accessed 7 May 2020), Louie T Cotter in household of Jessie D Cotter, Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 6B, line 70, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 8; FHL microfilm 2,339,743.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1L2-F1H : 26 January 2020), Louise F Cotter in household of J B Cotter, Election Precinct 12, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-18, sheet 7A, line 29, family 121, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 16.
7. ↑ White, Jesse W., Cotter Family, Page 5. (Copy in the Personal Library of Nelda Gilchrist Spires.)
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 May 2020), memorial page for Lewie Frank Cotter (27 Nov 1906–24 Jul 1992), Find A Grave: Memorial #83723247, citing Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Martha (contributor 47306235).