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Alexander Wilson Potts 1858–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1858

Birth Location: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1947

Death Location: Saint Paul, Howard County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: John Potts

Mother: Sarah Potts

Spouse(s): Cora Green

Children(s): Edgar Potts, John Potts, Cora Hall, Grace Potts, Audrey Potts, Mildred Sayre

The story of Alexander Wilson Potts began in 1858 in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA. Alexander Wilson Potts married Cora Evangeline Green, and had children including Audrey Potts, Cora Hall, Edgar Bankson Potts, Grace L Potts, John Charles Potts, Mildred F Sayre. Alexander Wilson Potts passed away in 1947 in Saint Paul, Howard County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Wilson Potts began in 1858 in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.
  • Alexander Wilson Potts married Cora Evangeline Green, and had children including Audrey Potts, Cora Hall, Edgar Bankson Potts, Grace L Potts, John Charles Potts, Mildred F Sayre.
  • Alexander Wilson Potts passed away in 1947 in Saint Paul, Howard County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Potts's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Potts
1858–1947
Birth Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Parents
John Potts
1803–1886
Path Valley, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Sarah (Catherine STITT\SLETT\STELL) Potts
1827–1900
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Potts
1757–1833
Carlisle Barracks, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Barnett
1757–1808
Pennsylvania
John Stitt
1798–
Pennsylvania
Nancy (G.) Kilgore
1805–1837
Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth STEVENS
1729–1791
James BARNETT
1740–
SARAH DAVISON
1758–1853
William Kilgore
1756–1823
Isabella Mathers
1761–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Potts's Descendants

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Alexander (Wilson) Potts (2 Jul 1858–1 Nov 1947) m. Cora (Evangeline) Green (Oct 1869–1945)
  1. 1. Edgar (Bankson) Potts 1892–1957 m. Emma (Valentine) Jacobs 1898–1958
    1. 1. Venus Bardanouve 1917–2016 m. Francis Bardanouve 1917–
  2. 2. John (Charles) Potts 1890–1979
  3. 3. Cora Hall 1895–1935
    1. 1. Clifford (M.) Hall 1918–2006
  4. 4. Grace (L) Potts 1897–1986
  5. 5. Audrey Potts 1899–1977
  6. 6. Mildred (F.) Sayre 1901–1967 m. Harry (M) Sayre 1902–1985

Alexander Potts's Timeline

3 Records

1858
2 Jul 1858
Birth of Alexander Wilson Potts in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1945
20 Jan 1945
Age 87
Alexander Wilson Potts was married in Cotesfleld
Cotesfleld
1947
1 Nov 1947
Age 89
Death of Alexander Wilson Potts in St. Paul, Howard, Nebraska, USA
St. Paul, Howard, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1858
    Event Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Cotesfleld
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Paul
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1947
    Event Place: St. Paul, Howard, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Howard County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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