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Emily Izora Potts 1857–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1857

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 27 Mar 1940

Death Location: Harmony, White, Arkansas, USA

Father: Wiley Potts

Mother: Alice Jimerson

Spouse(s): James Sparrow

Children(s): John Sparrow

Emily Izora Potts was born in 1857 in Tennessee, the child of Wiley Willie Potts And Alice J Alsey Jimerson. Emily Izora Potts married James Samuel Sparrow, and had children including John Wesley Sparrow. Emily Izora Potts passed away in 1940 in Harmony, White, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Izora Potts was born in 1857 in Tennessee, the child of Wiley Willie Potts And Alice J Alsey Jimerson.
  • Emily Izora Potts married James Samuel Sparrow, and had children including John Wesley Sparrow.
  • Emily Izora Potts passed away in 1940 in Harmony, White, Arkansas, USA.

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Children(s)

Emily Potts's Ancestors

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Emily Potts
1857–1940
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Wiley "Willie" Potts
1833–1922
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Alice (J "Alsey") Jimerson
1835–1875
Tennessee
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Potts
1802–1870
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Barnett
1804–1878
, Daviess, Kentucky, USA,
Andrew Jameson
1802–1839
Kentucky USA
Fanny (Ray) Jimerson
1804–1880
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Potts
1765–1833
Elizabeth Lamb
1768–1850
Solomon ⚛
1772–1860
Mary Booth
1783–1820
James Jr.
1775–1842
Alsey Lamb
1783–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oswald Potts
1746–1779
Elizabeth King
1746–1803
Byram Barnett
1740–1797
Izabella Barnett
1743–1819
William Booth
1750–
Mary Jones
1758–1827
James Captain
1750–1816
Jane Allison
1755–1849
€ III
1746–1816
Sarah Alice
1748–1791

Emily Potts's Descendants

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Emily (Izora) Potts (10 Dec 1857–27 Mar 1940) m. James (Samuel) Sparrow (20 March 1854–12 December 1934)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Sparrow 1898–1978 m. Katie (L.) Young 1895–1921 m. Maude Rogers 1904–1990
    1. 1. Wesley (Bruce) Sparrow 1918–2011 m. Mary (Ellen) Fox 1923–2019
      1. 1. Patricia (Ruth) Sparrow 1941–2025
    2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Sparrow 1926–1995

Emily Potts's Timeline

4 Records

1857
10 Dec 1857
Birth of Emily Izora Potts in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
6 Dec 1880
Age 23
Emily Izora Potts was married in Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Marshall, Kentucky, USA
1891
18 Jul 1891
Age 34
Emily Izora Potts was married in Obion, Tennessee, USA
Obion, Tennessee, USA
1940
27 Mar 1940
Age 83
Death of Emily Izora Potts in Harmony, White, Arkansas, USA
Harmony, White, Arkansas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1880
    Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1891
    Event Place: Obion, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Harmony, White, Arkansas, USA

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