Mary--I am new to this genealogy stuffand am trying to track the Kotan family. I did correspond with Kotans in Iowa a few years back and havw met Charles Kotan in CA (His family is in Iowa). From reading your message on Ancestry.com I am sure we have common relations. I had an aunt and uncle in Mobile
AL (Therea and Edward(Vitas) also my sister stayed with relatives in Pipestone MN (1949-51), I think the name was Buttman. If you want to contact me my e-mail is
WKotan@aol.com