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John Lewis Potter 1840–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 January 1840

Birth Location: Menard County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 29 July 1919

Death Location: Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Potter

Mother: Cassander Potter

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John Lewis Potter was born in 1840 in Menard County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Potter And Cassander Potter. In 1850, John Lewis Potter resided in Menard, Illinois, USA. John Lewis Potter passed away in 1919 in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Lewis Potter was born in 1840 in Menard County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Potter And Cassander Potter.
  • In 1850, John Lewis Potter resided in Menard, Illinois, USA.
  • John Lewis Potter passed away in 1919 in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America.

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John Potter's Ancestors

Self
John Potter
1840–1919
Birth Place: Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
John Potter
1808–1900
Iowa
Cassander Potter
1814–1890
Kentucky
Grandparents
Royal Potter
1772–1830
Tryon, North Carolina, USA
Rebekah Potter
1778–1818
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1840
25 January 1840
Birth of John Lewis Potter in Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 10
John Lewis Potter resided here in Menard, Illinois, USA
Menard, Illinois, USA
1919
29 July 1919
Age 79
Death of John Lewis Potter in Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
Menard County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1840
    Event Place: Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Menard, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 315b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Menard, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 315b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1919
    Event Place: Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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