Daughter of Arthur Camilus Cotten and Zora Jane Stephens Cotten.

Married to Stephen Roger Russell on June 28, 1917 in Durham County, North Carolina.

Minnie was newly married, pregnant and working at a Durham hosiery mill when she succumbed to influenza during the 1918 pandemic.
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Varie Colten
Age: 4
Birth Date: Aug 1895
Birthplace: North Carolina, USA
Home in 1900: Cape Fear, Chatham, North Carolina
Sheet Number: 4
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 3
Family Number: 73
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Ottie C Colten
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA
Mother's Name: Zora Colten
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Ottie C Colten 37 Head
Zora Colten 25 Wife
Lacy R Colten 6 Son
Hurley Colten 6 Son
Varie Colten 4 Daughter
Harlie Colten 2 Son

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Vara Cotton
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Date: 1895
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Cape Fear, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Ottis C Cotton
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Cora J Cotton
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Work Out
Industry: Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Household Members Age Relationship
Ottis C Cotton 47 Head
Cora J Cotton 36 Wife
Lacy Cotton 19 Son
Hurley Cotton 17 Son
Vara Cotton 15 Daughter
Latty Cotton 11 Son
Nellie Cotton 8 Daughter
Lilly M Cotton 6 Daughter
Jimmy Cotton 3 Son
Rasher Cotton 2 Daughter
Repsie Cotton 1 Daughter

North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Stephen R Russell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1895
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1917
Marriage Place: Durham, North Carolina
Spouse: Minnie V Cotton
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Event Type: Marriage

North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930
Name: S.R. Russell
Sex: Female
Age: 23y
Death Date: 17 Oct 1918
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Hosiery Mills
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: O.C. Cotton
Race: White
Birth Date: 1885
Birthplace: Chatham Co, Nc
Burial Date: 18 Oct 1918
Cemetery: Markham Cemetery
Father's Birthplace: Nc
Source Reference: Russell, S.R., 1918
Record Number: 86