COTTER, Frank Albert 1875-1949

COTTER, SMITH

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/22/2013 at 18:50:56

FORMER OSAGE RESIDENT
BURIED IN CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949

Funeral services for Frank Albert Cotter, 72, former Osage resident, were held at Santa Monica, California, Friday, December 16, 1949, according to an article in a Santa Monica newspaper.

He died at his home in Santa Monica Monday, December 12, following a heart attack. He is survived by a stepdaughter, Mrs. Dora Smith, of Santa Monica.

Mr. Cotter, who grew to manhood in Osage and married Dolly Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smith, was a farmer in Mitchell county for several years before moving to California, where he became a rancher. He had been a resident of Santa Monica for 30 years.

Mr. Cotter was the son of Cyrus and Sarah Cotter, early settlers in Osage, who built and occupied the large brick house south of the Osage library. Cyrus Cotter, who was in partnership with M.V. Nichols, built many of Osage's first buildings and owned several farms throughout the county.

Mitchell County Press, 12/29/1949
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1880 US Census:

Frank A. Cotter
Res: Osage, Iowa
Birthplace: California
Age: 5
Father: C.H. Cotter
Mother: Sarah A. Cotter
Household:

C.H. Cotter - 45
Sarah A. Cotter - 38
Rettie Cotter - 17
Frank Cotter -5
Ella Morrisay - 18

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1885 Iowa Census:

Frank A. Cotter
Res: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa
Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif.
Household:
C.H. Cotter, 49
Sarah A. Cotter, 42
Retta J. Cotter, 22
Frank A. Cotter, 10
Ida Hegg, 22

Roll: IA 1885-234, Line 28-85
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1900 US Census:
Frank A. Cotter Age 25
Birth: Jan 1975 - California
Home: Burr Oak, Mitchell, Iowa
Wife: Dorothy V. Cotter
Married: 1900
Father born: N.Y.
Mother born: Penna.
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1910 US Census:
Frank Cotter
Birthplace: Calif.
born: about 1875
Married
Spouse: Dorothy Cotter
Father born: NY
Mother born: Penna.
Household Members:
Frank Cotter 35
Dorothy 33
Claire 9
Addie Holbrook 20
Frank Overkamp ----
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1930 US Census:
Home: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Divorced
Lodger
Father born: NY
Mother born: Penna.

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