Harry Arthur Cotter (1881 - 1954)

Born 7 Oct 1881 in Republic, Greene County, Missouri

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Died 16 Jun 1954 at age 72 in Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri

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Biography

(Harry) Arthur Cotter was born October 7, 1881 in Republic, Greene County, Missouri, a son of John Marion Cotter and Virginia Alice Wilson. He married first in 1899 Mecie Beatrice “Joie” Myers (1877-1904), daughter of Charles B. Myers and Sarah Ann Cox. They had two children: John Myers Cotter and Elma Bea Cotter. Arthur married second in 1921 Ida C. Stinecipher (1876-1960). He was a veteran of the Spanish American War, serving in the Philippines as a private in Company H, 5th Regiment, Missouri Infantry. Arthur died June 16, 1954 and was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri. His second wife, Ida, was interred beside him when she passed away in 1960.

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• The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 828

• Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.

Pension 1899 Missouri, United States.

Residence 1910 Rock Prairie Township, Dade, Missouri, United States. 1920 Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States. 1930 Maplewood, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. 1935 Same Place. 1940 Louisburg, Dallas, Missouri, United States.

Draft Registration 1917/1918 Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.

• Death certificate [1]
• Reverend as per WW2 draft registration card in Wood Hill Missouri
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14416147/harry-arthur-cotter: accessed 17 March 2023), memorial page for Harry Arthur Cotter (7 Oct 1881–16 Jun 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14416147, citing Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Donna Londeen (contributor 46515409).