John Azari LACOTTS Dewey G VANSANDT Vivian Ruth LACOTTS India G BUTLER Mini tree diagram
Cecil Andrew LACOTTS

Cecil Andrew LACOTTS1,2,3,4,5

21st Dec 18971,2,3,4,5 - 15th Oct 19205

Life History

21st Dec 1897

Born in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5

22nd Jun 1918

Married Dewey G VANSANDT in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.3,4

15th Oct 1920

Died in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.5

after 15th Oct 1920

Buried in DeWitt Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas.5

Notes

  • 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 June, DeWitt, District 1, Page 2A, House #24, Family #26
    LaCotts, John Head W M Apr 1871 29 Married 4 yrs [marr abt 1896] AR Delaware SC [No Occup Stated]
    LaCotts, India Wife W F Aug 1875  24 Married 4 yrs 1 child/1 living AR TN AR
    LaCotts, Clarence Son W F May 1894 6 Single AR AR AR
    LaCotts, Cecil Son W M June 1896  3 Single AR AR AR

    The family name appears in records as Lacotts and Lacott.  Three undocumented genealogies appear to be presenting information from famliy sources, with full names and dates.  Cecil's date of death is reported as 15 Nov 1920.  The surname appears as Lacott or Lacotts.  In these trees it is Lacotts.  In the 1910 census, Cecil's surname was reproted as Lacotts.

    1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 June, Prairie Township (Ethel), District 13, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #1
    Porter, James W Head M W 29 1st marriage Married 6 yrs AR US US Farmer Owns [b abt 1881]
    Porter, India A Wife F W 34 2nd marriage Married 6 yrs [mar abt 1904] 3 children/2 living AR MS MS [b abt 1876]
    Lacotts, Cecil A Stepson M W 12 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1898]

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Cecil A Lacotts
    Age 21, Birth Year abt 1897
    Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name Dewey Vansandt
    Spouse's Gender Female
    Spouse's Age 19
    Spouse's Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Marriage 22 Jun 1918 Arkansas County
    Marriage License Date 22 Jun 1918

    A couple of undocumented genealogies report Cecil's middle name as Alvin.  But on his 1918 WWI draft registration, it was Cecil Andrew LaCotts, and he signed it with that full name.

    U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Cecil Andrew Lacotts
    Residence DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Birth Date 21 Dec 1897
    Farmer, Emploiyed by Geo LaCotts, DeWitt, Arkansas
    Nearest Relative (Wife) Dewey G LaCotts
    Medium Height, Slender, Blue Eyes, Dark Hair
    Registered 12 September 1918 Stuttgart, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Signed Cecil Andrew Lacotts

    Cecil A. LaCotts
    Birth Dec. 21, 1897
    Death Oct. 15, 1920
    Parents John A. LaCotts (1868 - 1942)
    Siblings:
    Clarence E. LaCotts (1891 - 1936)
    Vivian Ruth LaCotts (1900 - 1987)
    Burial De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Created by Jerry Grisham Jul 26, 2012
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #94210196, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94210196&ref=acom&ftm=1

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