William Holleman COTTEN, Sr.^[1]

1890 - 1957  (66 years)

• Name	William Holleman COTTEN
  Suffix	Sr.
  Nickname	Willie
  Birth	29 Aug 1890	Waverly, Sussex Co, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1917, 1920	Virginia   [3, 4]
  	In 1917, William worked as a statistical clerk at J. L. Roper Lumber Company where his younger twin brothers, Clifford and Claude, were also employed. The 1920 census notes him as an "office accountant".
  Death	27 Jun 1957	Craddock, Norfolk Co, VA   [2, 5]
  	Willie died on 27 July 1957 in Craddock, Virginia. He was 66 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	Portsmouth, VA   [6]
  	His body was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I21603	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joel Holleman COTTEN,   b. 10 Aug 1850, Sussex Co, VA d. 28 Feb 1935, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, Virginia (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Rosa Jane BAILEY,   b. 15 Oct 1853, Sussex Co, VA d. 6 Aug 1899 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1873	Sussex Co, VA   [7, 8, 9]
  	The couple was married on 28 May 1873 in Sussex County, Virginia. Rev. Josiah Clanton Bailey, Baptist Minister and uncle of the bride, officiated at the ceremony which was held at the home of the bride's parents.
  Family ID	F964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladys Elizabeth MITCHELL,   b. 14 Jul 1892, Portsmouth City, VA d. 2 Jul 1959, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1913	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married later that day in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. G.T. Forrester, Methodist minster.
  Children	1. Kathryne Elizabeth COTTEN,   b. 14 Jul 1914, Norfolk Co, VA d. 27 Apr 1988, Palo Alto, San Mateo Co, CA (Age 73 years)   2. Margaret Mitchell COTTEN,   b. 3 Feb 1916, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 26 Jun 1985 (Age 69 years)   3. William Holleman COTTEN, Jr.,   b. 15 Aug 1917, Portsmouth City, Virginia d. 9 Dec 2001, Norfolk City, VA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  William Holleman Cotten. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry.com. Gilmerton, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S3886] William Holloman Cotten - Gladys Elizabeth Mitchell, Portsmouth City, VA marriage license & minister's return (1913). [S112] John A. & Mary Holleman Cotten Family Bible record. [S191] William Holleman Cotten. WWI draft registration card. [S2723] 1920 US Census / Cotten, William. [S1245] Oak Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. [S113] Cotten, "Joel Holleman Cotten & Rosa Jane Bailey descendants data". [S3277] Joel H. Cotten - Rosa Jane Bailey wedding announcement, The Religious Herald, (Richmond, VA) 5 June 1873. [S3290] J.H. Cotten - Rosa J. Bailey, Sussex Co, VA marriage record (1873). [S377] "Bailey family Bible record, 1820 - 1941", Accession no. 22249..