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Zarilla's maiden name was Puett. Her father was John W and her mother was Myrtle. If
you go into:
www.nevadaculture.org you can go the the right hand side of the screen and
click on Nevada census info. You can go by year to year and get the yearly census info on
the Puett's or just enter the name and get all the info at once. [1900 to 1920 only]
Zarilla and her sister Uretta and siblings are listed there. You can't see actual
census copies but it is typed out.
Uretta is listed in the newspapers as being married to a F.W. Weatherby. Dont know what
happened to him. She is next listed as Zarilla Peters for many years. Her husband Jay W.
Peters died May 15, 1963 at an Elko Hospital.
When I researched Zarilla Peters I came across an obit for John Puett husband of Mrs.
Thelma Puett. Reno Evening Gazette 1971 June 9. His obit mentions a Mrs. Zarilla Coton.
I used
Ancestry.com to find her in Oregon. Her correct name was Cottom. In the Oregon
Death Index I find: Zarilla Pue Cottom died in Lake county 12 December 1979 age 74.
Certificate 79-19763. Born 5 July 1905 Spouse Noah.
SSDI has her: 530-01-5253 died Lakeview, Lake Oregon
Oregon Death Certificate: Noah Cottom. Died 29 December 1971 age 80 Lake county. Birth
November 1891.
Winnemucca is just a short distance away from Reno.
Nevadaculture.org can give you
information on all of Nevada also.
I am a docent researcher at the Nevada Historical Society so I have all this information
handy and hope this information helps you.
Regards, Arline in Reno