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Elmer Potter 1925–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1925

Birth Location: Knott County, Kentucky

Death Date: 26 Jun 2000

Death Location: Perry, Lake, Ohio

Father: Jefferson Potter

Mother: Polly Bentley

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Elmer Potter was born in 1925 in Knott County, Kentucky, the child of Jefferson Lewis Potter And Polly Ann Bentley. In 1930, Elmer Potter resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky. Elmer Potter passed away in 2000 in Perry, Lake, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Elmer Potter was born in 1925 in Knott County, Kentucky, the child of Jefferson Lewis Potter And Polly Ann Bentley.
  • In 1930, Elmer Potter resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • Elmer Potter passed away in 2000 in Perry, Lake, Ohio.

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Elmer Potter's Ancestors

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Elmer Potter
1925–2000
Birth Place: Knott County, Kentucky
Parents
Jefferson Lewis Potter
1897–1933
Kentucky
Polly (Ann) Bentley
1900–1936
Letcher County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Patrick (Jefferson) Bentley
1879–1949
Letcher County, Kentucky
Mary Bentley
1881–1917
Letcher County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Bentley
1852–
Edie Fleming
1855–
John Bentley
1854–1942
Malinda Addington
1855–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1823–
Anna Potter
1830–1901
William Addington
1819–1892
Nancy Kilgore
1825–1909

Elmer Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1925
22 Jun 1925
Birth of Elmer Potter in Knott County, Kentucky
Knott County, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 5
Elmer Potter resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky
2000
26 Jun 2000
Age 75
Death of Elmer Potter in Perry, Lake, Ohio
Perry, Lake, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 406-20-9317; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: ; Volume:
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 766; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 95.0.
    [4] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 766; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 95.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 2000
    Event Place: Perry, Lake, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 406-20-9317; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: ; Volume:
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perry, Lake, Ohio

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