Thomas Archer COTTEN^[1]

1918 - 1999  (81 years)

• Name	Thomas Archer COTTEN
  Nickname	Archer
  Birth	26 Aug 1918	Portsmouth City, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  WWII	3 Feb 1941	Portsmouth, VA   [3]
  	Thomas enlisted in the Virginia National Guard at Portsmouth on 3 February 1941 as a private in the Field Artillery. According to his enlistment record he had completed two years of high school and was employed as a machinists helper. He was single and without dependents. His height was noted as 71 inches and his weight as 131 pounds.
  Death	9 Sep 1999  [2, 4]
  	Thomas died on 9 September 1999. He was 81 years old at the time of his death.
  Entombment	13 Sep 1999	Chesapeake, VA   [4]
  	Entombment, with military honors, followed at Greenlawn Memorial Mausoleum in Chesapeake, Virginia.
  funeral	13 Sep 1999	Portsmouth, VA   [4]
  	His funeral service was conducted by Rev. Thomas E. Becker at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, 13 September 1999 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Portsmouth.
  Person ID	I22002	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Henry COTTEN,   b. 14 Feb 1876, Sussex Co, VA d. 21 Sep 1942 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mabel HANSON,   b. c.1881, New Jersey
  Marriage	14 May 1902	Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christine SHOOK,   b. 14 Dec 1916, Hiawassee, Towns Co, GA d. 23 Dec 1999, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 83 years)
  Notes	According to Christine's 1999 obituary, the couple had three grandsons whose parents have not been determined; David Hultzman, Christopher Stone, Mathew Kent.
  Children	1. Dianne COTTEN   2. Carolyn COTTEN   3. Tommie L. COTTEN
  Family ID	F1002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Cotten, "Joel Holleman Cotten & Rosa Jane Bailey descendants data". [S901] Thomas A. Cotten. SSN 223-60-6236. SSDI. [S1838] Thomas A. Cotten, U.S. WWII Army enlistment record (1941). [S1837] Thomas A. Cotten obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 11 September 1999. [S2804] 1910 US Census / Cotten, John H.