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Louis E Potter 1917 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1917

Birth Location: Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 21 April 1984

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Nathan Potter

Mother: Sarah Batey

Spouse(s): Anna Risinger

Children(s): James Potter, Gary Potter, Barbara Potter, Richard Potter

Louis E Potter was born in 1917 in Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Nathan William Potter and Sarah Miranda Batey. In 1920, Louis E Potter resided in Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA. Louis E Potter married Anna M Risinger, and had children including James N Potter, Gary A Potter, Barbara Potter, Richard Lee Potter. Louis E Potter passed away in 1984 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Louis E Potter was born in 1917 in Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Nathan William Potter and Sarah Miranda Batey.
  • In 1920, Louis E Potter resided in Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA.
  • Louis E Potter married Anna M Risinger, and had children including James N Potter, Gary A Potter, Barbara Potter, Richard Lee Potter.
  • Louis E Potter passed away in 1984 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Potter
1859 – 1921
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
NP
Sarah Batey
1865 – 1948
Birth Location: Baldwin, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
SB

Spouses(s)

Anna Risinger
1923 – 1994
Birth Location: Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
AR

Children(s)

James Potter
1942 –
Birth Location: Iowa
JP
Gary Potter
1946 –
Birth Location: Iowa
GP
Barbara Potter
1947 –
Birth Location: Iowa
BP
Richard Potter
1948 – 2022
Birth Location: Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, United States of America
RP

Louis Potter's Ancestors

Self
Louis Potter
1917 – 1984
Birth Place: Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Nathan William Potter
1859 – 1921
Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Sarah (Miranda) Batey
1865 – 1948
Baldwin, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
William Potter
1828 – 1898
Ohio
Elizabeth Sinkey
1833 – 1912
Hartford, Licking, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Sinkey
1808 – 1894
Nancy Houston
1817 – 1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinkey
1765 – 1850
Mary McCartney
1770 – 1850
Andrew Huston
1776 – 1848
Elizabeth Green
1780 – 1844

Louis Potter's Descendants

1.
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Louis (E) Potter (28 February 1917 – 21 April 1984) m. Anna (M) Risinger (19 August 1923 – 24 December 1994)
  1. 1. James (N) Potter (abt 1942 – )
  2. 2. Gary (A) Potter (abt 1946 – )
  3. 3. Barbara Potter (abt 1947 – )
  4. 4. Richard (Lee) Potter (12 October 1948 – 7 August 2022) m. Saundra (Kaye) Potter (12 March 1950 – 26 August 2017)

Louis Potter's Timeline

8 Records

1917
28 February 1917
Birth of Louis E Potter in Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
1917
28 February 1917
Birth of Louis E Potter
None
1920
1920
Age 3
Louis E Potter resided here in Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Louis E Potter resided here in Rural, Jackson, Iowa
Rural, Jackson, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 23
Louis E Potter resided here in Maquoketa, Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Louis E Potter resided here in Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1984
21 April 1984
Age 67
Death of Louis E Potter in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
1984
21 April 1984
Age 67
Death of Louis E Potter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1917
    Event Place: Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 49-12
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 64
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 179; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 49-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1917
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 64

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 49-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 49-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 179; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 49-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1984
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1984
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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