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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

Early life: Louis E Potter arrived in Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America in 1917, born to Nathan William Potter and Sarah Miranda Batey. Over time, Louis E Potter formed a family with Anna M Risinger, which included James N Potter, Gary A Potter, Barbara Potter and Richard Lee Potter. Louis E Potter concluded life in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America in 1984.

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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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 February 1917
    Event Place: Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01168; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 49-12, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 64, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage, 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 Year: 28 February 1917
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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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