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David H. Potter 1825–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 OCT 1858

Death Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Father: Tilman Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Cantrell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Magness

Children(s): John Potter, Robert Potter, Leroy Potter, Mary Potter

David H. Potter was born in 1825 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Tilman Potter And Elizabeth Cantrell. David H. Potter married Elizabeth Magness, and had children including John Bluford Potter, Leroy Jackson Potter, Mary Jane Potter, Robert S Potter. David H. Potter passed away in 1858 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • David H. Potter was born in 1825 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Tilman Potter And Elizabeth Cantrell.
  • David H. Potter married Elizabeth Magness, and had children including John Bluford Potter, Leroy Jackson Potter, Mary Jane Potter, Robert S Potter.
  • David H. Potter passed away in 1858 in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tilman Potter
1792–1841
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Cantrell
1791–1836
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Magness
1830–1891
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

John Potter
1858–1936
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JP
Robert Potter
1855–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RP
Leroy Potter
1851–1919
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Potter
1848–1920
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
MP

David Potter's Ancestors

Self
David Potter
1825–1858
Birth Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Tilman Potter
1792–1841
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Cantrell
1791–1836
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Cantrell
1744–1826
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Melisa (L.) Watson
1747–1798
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cantrell
1724–1803
Brittian
–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1738
Catherine
1697–1755

David Potter's Descendants

1.
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David (H.) Potter (1825–22 OCT 1858) m. Elizabeth Magness (11 JAN 1830–24 SEP 1891)
  1. 1. John (Bluford) Potter 1858–1936
  2. 2. Robert (S.) Potter 1855–
  3. 3. Leroy (Jackson) Potter 1851–1919 m. Mary (Eliza) Whaley 1858–1946
    1. 1. Benton (Hooper) Potter 1893–1974
    2. 2. Frank (Bell) Potter 1891–1970
    3. 3. Edward (Pritz) Potter 1888–1931
    4. 4. Henri (Ola) Potter 1884–1913
    5. 5. David (Hamilton) Potter 1881–1955
    6. 6. Bailey (Brown) Potter 1877–1971
    7. 7. Samuel (Harrison) Potter 1887–1932
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Potter 1848–1920

David Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of David H. Potter in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
1858
22 OCT 1858
Age 33
Death of David H. Potter in De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1858
    Event Place: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
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