1. Grandpa Cotta’s
father Jose
Domingos. Mother
Rosa Joaquiana with
two grandchildren
Maria and Francisco,
who married aunt
Virginia.

2. Grandpa Manuel D. Cotta
1869-1945

3. Grandma
Juliana Da Rocha Cotta
1873-1955

4. Grandma’s sisters,
Maria, Father Manuel
Rocha holding
Guilhermiana and
Grandma Cotta

5. The whole Family plus one.
Lt-Rt:
FRONT ROW: Bell, Grandma Cotta, Aurora, Grandpa Cotta with
Ernestine, Laura and Paula.
BACK ROW: Lawrence, Mary, Manuel Jr. Virginia, her husband Francisco
Jaques, and Jack.

6. The Old Homestead
214 N. E. First Ave
Visalia Ca.

7. Ernestine
and
Aurora

8. Grandma Cotta,
Mary, and
Grandma’s sister
Guilhermina

9. Clestino Mendez

10. Clestino
and
Mary Mendes

11. Mary Cotta

12. Pauline Cotta

13. Laura
and
Pauline

14. Bell, Lawrence ,
Manuel Jr. and Mary

15. Tony Souza, Pauline Cotta, Laura Cotta, and Manuel Flores

16. (?), Joe Areias, Bell Flores, Junior, Manuel Lucio, Aurora Areias

17. Bell Flores and Manuel Lucio

18. Laura Cotta, Manuel
Flores, and Paula Cotta

19. Ernestine Cotta

21. Lt-Rt: Clestino, Mary Cotta, Grandma Cotta, Manuel Cotta Jr.,
Unknown, and sitting grandpa Cotta

22. Manuel Cotta Jr. and
Mary Do Egito (Cousin)

23. Tony Souza, Laurence Cotta, Emily Souza, and Paula Demello

24. (Back Row- Lt-Rt) Bell Flores, (?), Paula Cotta, Manuel Souza, Mary
Souza, Aurora Cotta .
(Seated-Lt-Rt.) Helen Souza, Ernestine Cotta, Tony Souza, Laura Souza,
Emily Souza.

25. (Lt-Rt.) Bell Flores, Joe Areias, Aurora Areias, Manuel Flores

26. Manuel and
Ernestine Lucio

27. Paula and Tony Demello

28. Our One and only Uncle
Jack Cotta

29. Jack Cotta

30. Jack Cotta and First Dance Partner

31. Jack Cotta and Wife Evelyn

32. The real Jack Cotta

34. Ernestine Cotta as Queen

35. (Lt-Rt) Laura Cotta,
Pauline Cotta, and
Unknown

36. (Lt-Rt) Evelyn Cotta, Unknown, Jack Cotta, and Ernestine Cotta

37. The Visalia Auditorium with City Float

38. Float with Ernestine Cotta as the statue of Liberty

39. Float with Jack Cotta

40. (Lt-Rt) Manuel Lucio and Manuel Flores in
front of Cotta Visalia home

41. Cotta Family Home Doze Riberas Azores

42. Celestino and Mary Mendes home on Hall St. Visalia
Moved off the property and replaced by medical offices

43. Fountain behind the Mendes home

44. Laurence Cotta with
wife Emily

45. Joe Areias tending bar

46. (Lt-Rt) Manuel Lucio
and Tony Souza

47. Tony Demello all dressed up
for a night out

48. Virginia Jackes
Graduation from
Cosmetology School

49. (Lt-Rt) Joe and
Aurora Areias and
Manuel Lucio

50. Aurora Areias and Ernestine
Lucio If Guessing correctly,
expecting Val Areias and
Diane Young

51. Christmas at Clestino and
Mary Mendes house.
(Lt-Rt) Mary Mendes, Mary
Cotta, (Cousin), Celestino,
and Standing, Manuel Cotta
Jr.

52. A Day at the Tijuana
Bull Fights
Manuel Lucio and Joe
Areias

53. Vacation for Aurora, Joe Areias
and Manuel Lucio

54. Woopee Time in Tijuana (Lt-Rt) Manuel
Flores, Ernestine Lucio, Tony Demello, Bell
Flores, Joe Areias, and Manuel Lucio

55. Paula Demello and Bell Flores getting ready for a party

56. Aurora Areias celebrating her birthday

57. Mary Cotta (Cousin) and Laura Souza coming to a
birthday party

59. (Lt-Rt) Back Row: Bell Flores, Paula Demello, Laura Souza, and Aurora Areias
(Lt-Rt) Seated: Ernestine Lucio, Mary Mendez, and Virgina Jackes

61. (Lt-Rt) Back Row: Pauline Demello, Ernestine Lucio, Laurence
Cotta, Aurora Areias
(Lt-Rt) Front Row: Bell Flores, Virgina Jackes, Mary Mendes and
Laura Souza