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Jefferson Lewis Potter 1923–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Oct 1923

Birth Location: Knott County, Kentucky

Death Date: 04 May 1994

Death Location: Perry, Lake, Ohio

Father: Jefferson Potter

Mother: Polly Bentley

Spouse(s): Ethel Hall

Children(s): Tyrone Potter

Jefferson Lewis Potter was born in 1923 in Knott County, Kentucky, the child of Jefferson Lewis Potter And Polly Ann Bentley. In 1930, Jefferson Lewis Potter resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky. Jefferson Lewis Potter married Ethel Dorothy Hall, and had children including Nettie Ann Potter, Tyrone Lewis Potter, William R Potter. Jefferson Lewis Potter passed away in 1994 in Perry, Lake, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Lewis Potter was born in 1923 in Knott County, Kentucky, the child of Jefferson Lewis Potter And Polly Ann Bentley.
  • In 1930, Jefferson Lewis Potter resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • Jefferson Lewis Potter married Ethel Dorothy Hall, and had children including Nettie Ann Potter, Tyrone Lewis Potter, William R Potter.
  • Jefferson Lewis Potter passed away in 1994 in Perry, Lake, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jefferson Potter's Ancestors

Self
Jefferson Potter
1923–1994
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

Jefferson Potter's Descendants

1.
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Jefferson (Lewis) Potter (03 Oct 1923–04 May 1994) m. Ethel (Dorothy) Hall (07 Nov 1926–)
  1. 1. Tyrone (Lewis) Potter 1950–2010

Jefferson Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1923
03 Oct 1923
Birth of Jefferson Lewis Potter in Knott County, Kentucky
Knott County, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 7
Jefferson Lewis Potter resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky
1994
04 May 1994
Age 71
Death of Jefferson Lewis Potter in Perry, Lake, Ohio
Perry, Lake, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1923
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 402-28-3352; 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] Kentucky Birth Index

    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: 04 May 1994
    Event Place: Perry, Lake, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 402-28-3352; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: ; Volume:

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