Who was Nellie Pottenger?

Nellie Pottenger (1878–1961) was born in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA and died in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Nellie Zipporah Pottenger 1878–1961

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Born 23 JUN 1878 · Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Died 24 NOV 1961 · Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Father William Thomas Pottenger

Mother Zipporah Jane Herrick

Spouse Charles David Woodruff

Children Charles Earle Woodruff, Maxine Marguerite Woodruff, William Lloyd Woodruff

Siblings Avery Kinkade Pottenger, James H Pottenger, Mary Bell Pottenger, William Albert Pottenger

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Immediate Family

Parents

William Thomas Pottenger

Zipporah Jane Herrick

Spouse(s)

Charles David Woodruff

Children

Charles Earle Woodruff

Maxine Marguerite Woodruff

William Lloyd Woodruff

Biography

The story of Nellie Zipporah Pottenger began in 1878 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA. Nellie Zipporah Pottenger married charles david woodruff, and had children including charles earle woodruff, maxine marguerite woodruff, william lloyd woodruff. Nellie Zipporah Pottenger passed away in 1961 in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA.

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1878

Birth of Nellie Zipporah Pottenger in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

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1961

Death of Nellie Zipporah Pottenger in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Nellie Pottenger

This ancestor line traces from Eure, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France (1000) to Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA (1878) across 32 generations.

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: Nellie Pottenger (1878–1961) was born in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA and died in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Nellie in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 32 generations of this lineage geographically.
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