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David Hamilton Potter 1881–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 OCT 1881

Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 26 AUG 1955

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Leroy Potter

Mother: Mary Whaley

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David Hamilton Potter was born in 1881 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Leroy Jackson Potter And Mary Eliza Whaley. David Hamilton Potter passed away in 1955 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • David Hamilton Potter was born in 1881 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Leroy Jackson Potter And Mary Eliza Whaley.
  • David Hamilton Potter passed away in 1955 in Tennessee, USA.

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David Potter's Ancestors

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David Potter
1881–1955
Birth Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Leroy Jackson Potter
1851–1919
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Eliza) Whaley
1858–1946
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David (H.) Potter
1825–1858
De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Magness
1830–1891
Warren, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Tilman Potter
1792–1841
Elizabeth Cantrell
1791–1836
Perry Magness
1796–1884
Mary Cantrell
1799–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Cantrell
1744–1826
Melisa Watson
1747–1798
Richard Cantrell
1771–1835
Constance Bethel
1776–1848

David Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1881
11 OCT 1881
Birth of David Hamilton Potter in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
1955
26 AUG 1955
Age 74
Death of David Hamilton Potter in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1881
    Event Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1955
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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