Frank Lotto, born circa 1863 in Germany, death date 1/11/1942 at age 79 in San Diego, Duval County, Texas, attorney-at-law.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Obituary, "Former Citizen and Historian Is Killed," La Grange Journal, 1/22/1942, p. 1, crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives. Hon. Frank Lotto, author of Fayette County, Her History and Her People. "He came to Fayette county from Austin county, and was a member of the Texas Legislature in the early 1900s."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .