Obituary and photo, J. Dudley Cottrell, "Veteran Plano Lawyer, Ex-Legislator, Native of Tennessee, Passes," 6/15/1941, p. 18.
Dallas Morning News .
James D. Cottrell, birth date 2/6/1866 in Tennessee; death date 6/14/1941 in Dallas, Dallas County; usual residence in Plano, Collin County; lawyer.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James Dudley Cottrell (1866-1941), photo, burial in Plano Mutual Cemetery, Plano, Collin County.
Find a Grave .
Obituary, "J.D. Cottrell of Plano Died Saturday in Dallas," The Celina Record, 6/19/1941, p. 1, crediting Celina Area Historical Association. Member of the state legislature from 1903-1906.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Memorial, August 1941, p. 441.
Texas Bar Journal .