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Henry Adam Potts 1896–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAR 1896

Birth Location: Red Bay, Alabama

Death Date: 16 JAN 1933

Death Location: Bassett, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Father: Rufus Potts

Mother: Matilda Yeary

Spouse(s): Lorna Phillips

Children(s): Henry Jr., Joyce Potts

Henry Adam Potts was born in 1896 in Red Bay, Alabama, the child of Rufus Brevard Potts And Matilda Elizabeth Yeary. Henry Adam Potts married Lorna Elvie Phillips, and had children including Elizabeth Christine Potts, Henry Adam Potts Jr, Joyce Aldene Potts. Henry Adam Potts passed away in 1933 in Bassett, Mississippi County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Henry Adam Potts was born in 1896 in Red Bay, Alabama, the child of Rufus Brevard Potts And Matilda Elizabeth Yeary.
  • Henry Adam Potts married Lorna Elvie Phillips, and had children including Elizabeth Christine Potts, Henry Adam Potts Jr, Joyce Aldene Potts.
  • Henry Adam Potts passed away in 1933 in Bassett, Mississippi County, Arkansas.

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Henry Potts's Ancestors

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Henry Potts
1896–1933
Birth Place: Red Bay, Alabama
Parents
Rufus Brevard Potts
1850–1916
North Carolina
Matilda (Elizabeth) Yeary
1860–1943
Evington, Lee County, Virginia'
Grandparents
Adam Yeary
1829–1880
Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Malinda (Elizabeth) Estep
1838–1921
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Estep
1820–1866
Betty Eastridge
1818–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Estep
1792–1869
Nancy Moore
1795–1885
Nathan Eastridge
1775–1876
Elizabeth Floyd
1785–1850

Henry Potts's Descendants

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Henry (Adam) Potts (10 MAR 1896–16 JAN 1933) m. Lorna (Elvie) Phillips (27 FEB 1900–4 AUG 1960)
  1. 1. Henry (Adam Potts) Jr. 1933–1935
  2. 2. Joyce (Aldene) Potts 1921–1996 m. Eddie (Orval) Carlock 1905–1946

Henry Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1896
10 MAR 1896
Birth of Henry Adam Potts in Red Bay, Alabama
Red Bay, Alabama
1933
16 JAN 1933
Age 37
Death of Henry Adam Potts in Bassett, Mississippi County, Arkansas
Bassett, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1896
    Event Place: Red Bay, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 126, Ed. 1, Tree #0960
    [2] 960a.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Friendship Cemetery, Baldwin, Prentiss County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 126, Ed. 1, Tree #0960
    [2] 960a.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1933
    Event Place: Bassett, Mississippi County, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 126, Ed. 1, Tree #0960
    [2] 960a.FTW

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