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James Willard Potter 1940 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1940

Birth Location: Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 1 December 1940

Death Location: Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Elmer Potter

Mother: Miriam Strouse

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Willard Potter began in 1940 in Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America. James Willard Potter passed away in 1940 in Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Willard Potter began in 1940 in Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America.
  • James Willard Potter passed away in 1940 in Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Potter's Ancestors

Self
James Potter
1940 – 1940
Birth Place: Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Elmer Potter
1907 – 1980
Weston Township, Wood, Ohio
Miriam (Elizabeth) Strouse
1910 – 1997
Ottawa Lake, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Grandparents
John (David) Strouse
1881 – 1942
Monroe Co Mich
Harriet (Mabel "Hattie") White
1882 – 1947
Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Strouse
1846 – 1934
Mary Shattelrow
1854 – 1928
William White
1858 – 1889
Caroline Gerber
1861 – 1950
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Strouse
1816 – 1886
Rachel Westhafer
1817 – 1896
David Chatellereau
1821 – 1864
Apollonia NAVARRE
1828 – 1907
Dennis White
1824 – 1900
Miriam Scott
1830 – 1906
Jakob Gerber
1816 – 1893
Elisabeth Zbären
1820 – 1881

James Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1940
21 September 1940
Birth of James Willard Potter in Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
1940
1 December 1940
Death of James Willard Potter in Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1940
    Event Place: Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1940
    Event Place: Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riga, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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