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Eliza Jane Potter 1828–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1828

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Dec 1925

Death Location: Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tn.

Father: John Potter

Mother: Margaret Gipson

Spouse(s): Nathan Sparks

Children(s): Martha Sparks

Eliza Jane Potter was born in 1828 in Tennessee, the child of John Jack Potter And Margaret Peggy Jane Gipson. Eliza Jane Potter married Nathan H Sparks, and had children including Martha Lettie Sparks. Eliza Jane Potter passed away in 1925 in Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tn..

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Biography

  • Eliza Jane Potter was born in 1828 in Tennessee, the child of John Jack Potter And Margaret Peggy Jane Gipson.
  • Eliza Jane Potter married Nathan H Sparks, and had children including Martha Lettie Sparks.
  • Eliza Jane Potter passed away in 1925 in Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tn..

Immediate Family

Parents

John Potter
1798–1854
Birth Location: Rowan Co., North Carolina
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Margaret Gipson
1803–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Nathan Sparks
1828–1891
Birth Location: Burke Co., North Carolina
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Children(s)

Martha Sparks
1864–1936
Birth Location: Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tn.
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Eliza Potter's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Potter
1828–1925
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John "Jack" Potter
1798–1854
Rowan Co., North Carolina
Margaret (Peggy Jane) Gipson
1803–1860
Tennessee
Grandparents
Abraham Potter
1745–1837
Rowan Co., North Carolina
Lydia Stewart
1758–1843
Ashe County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Potter's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane) Potter (19 Jan 1828–21 Dec 1925) m. Nathan (H.) Sparks (1 Jan 1828–29 Sep 1891)
  1. 1. Martha (Lettie) Sparks 1864–1936 m. Richard (Lafatte) Wear 1858–1939
    1. 1. Carrie (Emina) Wear 1888–1981 m. Wiley (Jackson) Franklin 1885–1966
      1. 1. William (Clark) Franklin 1914–2006
      2. 2. Genevieve Franklin 1916–2010
      3. 3. Henrietta Franklin 1927–2016 m. George (William) Sharp 1918–1977
      4. 4. Martha (Evelyn) Franklin 1918–2015 m. William (C. "Bill") Graham 1910–2004
      5. 5. Emma (Carrie) Franklin 1923–

Eliza Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1828
19 Jan 1828
Birth of Eliza Jane Potter in Tennessee
Tennessee
1925
21 Dec 1925
Age 97
Death of Eliza Jane Potter in Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tn.
Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1828
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tn.
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