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Mary Lovina Potter 1854 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1854

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Iowa, USA

Father: William Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Sinkey

Spouse(s): James Ralston

Children(s): Ernest Ralston, Leroy Ralston, Charles Ralston, Alva Ralston, Jessie Ralston, Hubert Ralston, Edgar Ralston

In 1854, Mary Lovina Potter entered the world in Iowa, born to William Potter and Elizabeth Sinkey. Years later, Mary Lovina Potter married James Alexander Ralston, and the couple became parents to Ernest Uriah Ralston, Leroy Ralston, Charles Henry Ralston, Alva A. Ralston, Jessie M. Ralston, Hubert Ralston and Edgar Allen Ralston. Mary Lovina Potter died in 1872 in Iowa, USA.

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Parents

William Potter
1828 – 1898
Birth Location: Ohio
WP
Elizabeth Sinkey
1833 – 1912
Birth Location: Hartford, Licking, Ohio, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

James Ralston
1847 – 1919
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, USA
JR

Children(s)

Ernest Ralston
1873 – 1958
Birth Location: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
ER
Leroy Ralston
1876 – 1945
Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America
LR
Charles Ralston
1878 – 1959
Birth Location: Donovan, Kansas, USA
CR
Alva Ralston
1883 – 1943
Birth Location: Monmouth, Jackson County, Iowa
AR
Jessie Ralston
1889 – 1946
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Iowa
JR
Hubert Ralston
1891 – 1964
Birth Location: Clarke, Iowa
HR
Edgar Ralston
1894 – 1966
Birth Location: Brandon Tp, Jackson, Iowa
ER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: April 1854
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 402C; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0667, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: M593_401; Page: 254B; Image: 514; Family History Library Film: 545900, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: M653_328; Page: 37; Image: 434.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Apr 1854
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: M653_328; Page: 37; Image: 434., Year: 1910; Census Place: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 722.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: M653_328; Page: 37; Image: 434.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: M593_401; Page: 254B; Image: 514; Family History Library Film: 545900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 402C; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0667

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 722.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1872

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011

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