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Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter 1896–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1959

Death Location: McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Alfred Potter

Mother: Mary Anderson

Spouse(s): Cecil Wilson

Children(s): Carol Wilson

The story of Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter began in 1896 in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA. Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter married Cecil Samuel Wilson, and had children including Carol Cecil Wilson. Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter passed away in 1959 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter began in 1896 in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter married Cecil Samuel Wilson, and had children including Carol Cecil Wilson.
  • Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter passed away in 1959 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Potter
1868–1939
Birth Location: Green County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Anderson
1872–1944
Birth Location: Kully Chala, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cecil Wilson
1897–1971
Birth Location: Driggs, Logan, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Carol Wilson
1920–1980
Birth Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma USA,
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Bessie Potter's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Potter
1896–1959
Birth Place: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Alfred Whitfield Potter
1868–1939
Green County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Francis) Anderson
1872–1944
Kully Chala, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Potter's Descendants

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Bessie (Ledonia (Lea)) Potter (26 Aug 1896–1 Jan 1959) m. Cecil (Samuel) Wilson (22 Mar 1897–22 Sep 1971)
  1. 1. Carol (Cecil) Wilson 1920–1980 m. Betty (Jane) Hopkins 1927–2003
    1. 1. Karen (June) Wilson 1950–2019 m. William (E) Melies 1931–2001

Bessie Potter's Timeline

4 Records

1896
26 Aug 1896
Birth of Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter in Kennedy, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
Kennedy, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
1896
26 Aug 1896
Birth of Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
1959
1 Jan 1959
Age 63
Death of Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter in McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
1959
1 Jan 1959
Age 63
Death of Bessie Ledonia (Lea) Potter in McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA
McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Kennedy, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1959
    Event Place: McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1959
    Event Place: McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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