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Leroy Jackson Potter 1851–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 FEB 1851

Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 DEC 1919

Death Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Father: David Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Magness

Spouse(s): Mary Whaley

Children(s): Benton Potter, Frank Potter, Edward Potter, Henri Potter, David Potter, Bailey Potter, Samuel Potter

Leroy Jackson Potter was born in 1851 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of David H Potter And Elizabeth Magness. In 1870, Leroy Jackson Potter resided in District 5, Dekalb, Tennessee. In 1880, Leroy Jackson Potter resided in District 15, Warren, Tennessee, United States. Leroy Jackson Potter married Mary Eliza Whaley, and had children including Bailey Brown Potter, Benton Hooper Potter, David Hamilton Potter, Edward Pritz Potter, Frank Bell Potter, Henri Ola Potter, Samuel Harrison Potter. Leroy Jackson Potter passed away in 1919 in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Leroy Jackson Potter was born in 1851 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of David H Potter And Elizabeth Magness.
  • In 1870, Leroy Jackson Potter resided in District 5, Dekalb, Tennessee.
  • In 1880, Leroy Jackson Potter resided in District 15, Warren, Tennessee, United States.
  • Leroy Jackson Potter married Mary Eliza Whaley, and had children including Bailey Brown Potter, Benton Hooper Potter, David Hamilton Potter, Edward Pritz Potter, Frank Bell Potter, Henri Ola Potter, Samuel Harrison Potter.
  • Leroy Jackson Potter passed away in 1919 in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Potter
1825–1858
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
DP
Elizabeth Magness
1830–1891
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Mary Whaley
1858–1946
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MW

Children(s)

Benton Potter
1893–1974
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
BP
Frank Potter
1891–1970
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
FP
Edward Potter
1888–1931
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EP
Henri Potter
1884–1913
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
HP
David Potter
1881–1955
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
DP
Bailey Potter
1877–1971
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
BP
Samuel Potter
1887–1932
Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
SP

Leroy Potter's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Potter
1851–1919
Birth Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Parents
David H. Potter
1825–1858
De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Magness
1830–1891
Warren, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Tilman Potter
1792–1841
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Cantrell
1791–1836
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Perry (Green) Magness
1796–1884
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Mary Cantrell
1799–1863
Little Buck Creek, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Cantrell
1744–1826
Melisa Watson
1747–1798
Richard Cantrell
1771–1835
Constance Bethel
1776–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cantrell
1724–1803
Brittian
–1778
Abraham Cantrell
1744–1826
Melisa Watson
1747–1798
Sampson Bethel
1750–1806
Mary Cantrell
1754–1820

Leroy Potter's Descendants

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Leroy (Jackson) Potter (2 FEB 1851–28 DEC 1919) m. Mary (Eliza) Whaley (17 DEC 1858–16 FEB 1946)
  1. 1. Benton (Hooper) Potter 1893–1974
  2. 2. Frank (Bell) Potter 1891–1970
  3. 3. Edward (Pritz) Potter 1888–1931
  4. 4. Henri (Ola) Potter 1884–1913
  5. 5. David (Hamilton) Potter 1881–1955
  6. 6. Bailey (Brown) Potter 1877–1971
  7. 7. Samuel (Harrison) Potter 1887–1932

Leroy Potter's Timeline

4 Records

1851
2 FEB 1851
Birth of Leroy Jackson Potter in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Leroy Jackson Potter resided here in District 5, Dekalb, Tennessee
District 5, Dekalb, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 29
Leroy Jackson Potter resided here in District 15, Warren, Tennessee, United States
District 15, Warren, Tennessee, United States
1919
28 DEC 1919
Age 68
Death of Leroy Jackson Potter in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 15, Warren, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1851
    Event Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1919
    Event Place: Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Dekalb, Tennessee
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