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Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter 1907 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1907

Birth Location: Boyds, Washington, USA

Death Date: 21 Jul 1990

Death Location: Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Edward Potter

Mother: Annabel Potter

Spouse(s): Georgia Bennett, Edith Ellis

Children(s): Jerry Potter, William Potter

Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter was born in 1907 in Boyds, Washington, USA, the child of Edward C Potter and Annabel Potter. In 1920, Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter resided in Barstow, Stevens, Washington. Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter married Georgia Helen Bennett, Edith Bernice Ellis, and had children including Jerry Lewis Potter, William R Potter. Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter passed away in 1990 in Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter was born in 1907 in Boyds, Washington, USA, the child of Edward C Potter and Annabel Potter.
  • In 1920, Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter resided in Barstow, Stevens, Washington.
  • Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter married Georgia Helen Bennett, Edith Bernice Ellis, and had children including Jerry Lewis Potter, William R Potter.
  • Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter passed away in 1990 in Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louis Potter's Ancestors

Self
Louis Potter
1907 – 1990
Birth Place: Boyds, Washington, USA
Parents
Edward C Potter
1866 –
Minnesota
Annabel Potter
1873 –
Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis Potter's Descendants

1.
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Louis (Elmer "Louie") Potter (22 Mar 1907 – 21 Jul 1990) m. Georgia (Helen) Bennett (12 Sept 1910 – 28 Jan 1976) m. Edith (Bernice) Ellis (25 Feb 1910 – 8 Apr 1998)
  1. 1. Jerry (Lewis) Potter (10 Apr 1927 – July 5, 2013) m. Bonnie (Jean) Shimmin (22 August 1931 – 27 November 2007)
    1. 1. Paul (Douglas) Potter (June 9, 1952 – March 28, 1997) m. Tammy (Jean) Hohenwalter (1966 – )
  2. 2. William (R) Potter (abt 1929 – ) m. Jennette (Alice) Sheehan (16 Apr 1936 – )

Louis Potter's Timeline

7 Records

1907
22 Mar 1907
Birth of Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter in Bossburg, Stevens, Washington, USA
Bossburg, Stevens, Washington, USA
1907
22 Mar 1907
Birth of Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter in Boyds, Washington, USA
Boyds, Washington, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter resided here in Barstow, Stevens, Washington
Barstow, Stevens, Washington
1930
1930
Age 23
Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter resided here in Bunker Hill, Coos, Oregon
Bunker Hill, Coos, Oregon
1935
1935
Age 28
Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter resided here in Marshfield, Coos, Oregon
Marshfield, Coos, Oregon
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter resided here in Port Orford, Curry, Oregon, United States
Port Orford, Curry, Oregon, United States
1990
21 Jul 1990
Age 83
Death of Louis Elmer "Louie" Potter in Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States of America
Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Bossburg, Stevens, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Port Orford, Curry, Oregon; Roll: T627_3359; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 8-11
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 542-09-7709; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Barstow, Stevens, Washington; Roll: T625_1938; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 273; Image: .
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bunker Hill, Coos, Oregon; Roll: 1942; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 305.0.
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [7] Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1818-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Boyds, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oregon, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 93

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Barstow, Stevens, Washington
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Barstow, Stevens, Washington; Roll: T625_1938; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 273; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bunker Hill, Coos, Oregon
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bunker Hill, Coos, Oregon; Roll: 1942; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 305.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marshfield, Coos, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Port Orford, Curry, Oregon; Roll: T627_3359; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 8-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Port Orford, Curry, Oregon, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Port Orford, Curry, Oregon; Roll: T627_3359; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 8-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Port Orford, Curry, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oregon, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 93

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1990
    Event Place: Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 542-09-7709; Issue State: Oregon; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1818-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1818-2012

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