Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Willie Foster Cotter
and Audra Hortense (Brown) Cotter
Sister of
Cecil Hobson Cotter, Rufus Bradford Cotter, Willie Keith Cotter, Ouida G. (Cotter) Cooper, Bonnie Cloe (Cotter) Deal, James Wesley Cotter, Betty Sue (Cotter) Hester and Verlon Grant Cotter
Wife of
James Cecil Harrelson
— married
4 Apr 1942 in Crestview, Okaloosa, Florida, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Mary Tom Cotter was born on 02 November 1925 in Alabama, United States.[1] She was the daughter of Willie Foster Cotter (abt.1881-1953) and Audra Hortense (Brown) Cotter (abt.1894-1961).
Mary was 5 years old when the 1930 United States Census was taken. She was living with her parents in Oldtown, Coffee County, Alabama.[2]
When the 1940 United States Census was taken, Mary Tom was 14 years old. She was living with her parents in Green Bay, Covington County, Alabama.[3]
Mary Tom Cotter and James Cecil Harrelson were married on 04 April in Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida.[4][5]
A 1950 United States Census record which can be conclusively linked to her has not yet been found.
Mary Tom (Cotter) Harrelson passed away on 20 March 2006, probably in Alabama.[1] She was buried in Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens, Opp, Covington County, Alabama.[6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3TW-SWT : 11 January 2021), Mary T Harrelson, 20 Mar 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑
"United States Census, 1930"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: 36TB-K2M (accessed 4 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR44-4QC Image number 00293
Mary Z Cotter (5), single daughter, in household of Mary Z Cotter (5) in Election Precinct 1 Oldtown, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place W F Cotter M 49 Married Head Farmer Alabama Audrey B Cotter F 36 Married Wife Alabama Cecil Cotter M 15 Single Son Laborer Alabama Bradford Cotter M 13 Single Son Alabama Keith Cotter M 11 Single Son Alabama Ouida G Cotter F 9 Single Daughter Alabama Bommie Cotter F 7 Single Daughter Alabama Mary Z Cotter F 5 Single Daughter Alabama Jas W Cotter M 1 Single Son Alabama - ↑
"United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 23;
FamilySearch Record: V1LR-DGK (accessed 4 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MT-MW6N
Mary Tom Cotter (14), single daughter, in household of William F Cotter (59) in Election Precinct 13 Green Bay, Covington, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place William F Cotter M 59 Married Head Farmer Alabama Audrey Cotter F 46 Married Wife Alabama Cecil Cotter M 26 Single Son Laborer Alabama Rufus Cotter M 22 Single Son Laborer Alabama Keith Cotter M 21 Single Son Piece Work Alabama Ouida Cotter F 19 Single Daughter New Worker Alabama Bonnie Cotter F 17 Single Daughter Alabama Mary Tom Cotter F 14 Single Daughter Alabama (Possibly Living) Cotter M 11 Single Son Alabama Betty Sue Cotter F 8 Single Daughter Alabama (Possibly Living) Cotter M 5 Single Son Alabama - ↑
"Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982"
State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1941-1942
Ancestry Record 61369 #900644112 (accessed 2 November 2021)
Mary Tom Cotter marriage to James Cecil Harrelson on 4 Apr 1942 in Florida, USA. - ↑ "Cotter-Harrelson (Marriage)," The Opp Weekly News (Opp, Alabama), 09 Apr 1942, p. 7, col. 1; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 02 Nov 2022).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #158710225 : accessed 02 November 2021), memorial page for Mary Harrelson (1925–2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158710225, citing Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens, Opp, Covington County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Rick & Kat (contributor 47170017).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
Karen Vann
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~0.78%
Judy Snellgrove :
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~0.78%
Nelda (Gilchrist) Spires :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZR8924533 [compare], Ancestry member NSpires7704
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