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Lula Bessie Potts 1894–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 FEB 1894

Birth Location: Red Bay, Alabama

Death Date: 26 AUG 1990

Death Location: Hanford, California

Father: Rufus Potts

Mother: Matilda Yeary

Spouse(s): Louis Carnjack, James Hill

Children(s): Beadie Hill, James Hill

In 1894, Lula Bessie Potts entered the world in Red Bay, Alabama, born to Rufus Brevard Potts And Matilda Elizabeth Yeary. In 1920, Lula Bessie Potts resided in Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA. Lula Bessie Potts married James Cleveland Hill, Louis Carnjack, and had children including Beadie Opal Hill, James Coy Hill. Lula Bessie Potts passed away in 1990 in Hanford, California.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Lula Bessie Potts entered the world in Red Bay, Alabama, born to Rufus Brevard Potts And Matilda Elizabeth Yeary.
  • In 1920, Lula Bessie Potts resided in Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA.
  • Lula Bessie Potts married James Cleveland Hill, Louis Carnjack, and had children including Beadie Opal Hill, James Coy Hill.
  • Lula Bessie Potts passed away in 1990 in Hanford, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lula Potts's Ancestors

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Lula Potts
1894–1990
Birth Place: Red Bay, Alabama
Parents
Rufus Brevard Potts
1850–1916
North Carolina
Matilda (Elizabeth) Yeary
1860–1943
Evington, Lee County, Virginia'
Grandparents
Adam Yeary
1829–1880
Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Malinda (Elizabeth) Estep
1838–1921
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Estep
1820–1866
Betty Eastridge
1818–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Estep
1792–1869
Nancy Moore
1795–1885
Nathan Eastridge
1775–1876
Elizabeth Floyd
1785–1850

Lula Potts's Descendants

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Lula (Bessie) Potts (1 FEB 1894–26 AUG 1990) m. Louis Carnjack (28 FEB 1876–11 AUG 1961) m. James (Cleveland) Hill (25 DEC 1896–15 OCT 1915)
  1. 1. Beadie (Opal) Hill 1914–1976
  2. 2. James (Coy) Hill 1916–2000 m. Truddie Simpson 1910–2006

Lula Potts's Timeline

3 Records

1894
1 FEB 1894
Birth of Lula Bessie Potts in Red Bay, Alabama
Red Bay, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 26
Lula Bessie Potts resided here in Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1990
26 AUG 1990
Age 96
Death of Lula Bessie Potts in Hanford, California
Hanford, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1894
    Event Place: Red Bay, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 126, Ed. 1, Tree #0960
    [2] 960a.FTW
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_884; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_884; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Lee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_884; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1990
    Event Place: Hanford, California
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 126, Ed. 1, Tree #0960
    [2] 960a.FTW

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