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Mary Lavinia Potter 1899 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1899

Birth Location: Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States (Indian Territory)

Death Date: 26 Apr 1981

Death Location: Springer, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Father: William Potter

Mother: Flora (Bird)

Spouse(s): Fred Spoon

Children(s): Charles Spoon, William Spoon, Flora Spoon, Sylvia Spoon, Bertha Spoon

The story of Mary Lavinia Potter began in 1899 in Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States (Indian Territory). Mary Lavinia Potter married Fred Spoon, and had children including Charles Lee Spoon, William Jefferson Spoon, Flora Drucilla Spoon, Sylvia Roberta Spoon, Bertha Leona Spoon. Mary Lavinia Potter passed away in 1981 in Springer, Carter, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Lavinia Potter began in 1899 in Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States (Indian Territory).
  • Mary Lavinia Potter married Fred Spoon, and had children including Charles Lee Spoon, William Jefferson Spoon, Flora Drucilla Spoon, Sylvia Roberta Spoon, Bertha Leona Spoon.
  • Mary Lavinia Potter passed away in 1981 in Springer, Carter, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Potter
1872 – 1967
Birth Location: Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
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Flora (Bird)
1879 – 1911
Birth Location: Benton County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Fred Spoon
1896 – 1959
Birth Location: Higgins, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Spoon
1916 – 1977
Birth Location: , , Oklahoma, USA
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William Spoon
1918 – 1992
Birth Location: , Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA
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Flora Spoon
1922 – 2015
Birth Location: Higgins, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
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Sylvia Spoon
1933 – 1966
Birth Location: , , Oklahoma, USA
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Bertha Spoon
1935 – 1937
Birth Location: , , Oklahoma, USA
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Mary Potter's Ancestors

Self
Mary Potter
1899 – 1981
Birth Place: Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States (Indian Territory)
Parents
William Lee Potter
1872 – 1967
Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Flora (Alameda Pendleton) (Bird)
1879 – 1911
Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Crutcher) Potter
1839 – 1899
Jackson, Alabama
Mary (Jane) Carter
1838 – 1908
Polk County, Missouri, USA
Hiram (Pendleton) Bird
1846 – 1917
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Drucilla) Allen
1854 – 1912
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Potter
1800 – 1860
Mary (Potter)
1801 – 1884
John Bird
1820 – 1868
Dicey Scroggins
1824 – 1865
James Allen
Ann Clevenger
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Bird
1780 – 1855
Amelia Dunn
1781 – 1855
John Scroggins
1805 –
Mary Smith
1805 – 1880

Mary Potter's Descendants

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Mary (Lavinia) Potter (13 May 1899 – 26 Apr 1981) m. Fred Spoon (21 Dec 1896 – 4 Aug 1959)
  1. 1. Charles (Lee) Spoon (23 Sep 1916 – 1 May 1977)
  2. 2. William (Jefferson) Spoon (19 Mar 1918 – 25 May 1992)
  3. 3. Flora (Drucilla) Spoon (17 March 1922 – 16 January 2015) m. Eugene (O'hara) Canada (30 September 1919 – 14 December 1983)
    1. 1. Vernon Canada (May 1945 – ) m. Lindell (Jean) Smith (abt 1947 – )
      1. 1. Darren (Dewayne) Canada (22 Oct 1971 – )
    2. 2. Garvin Canada (abt 1948 – ) m. Betty (Paulette) Canada
      1. 1. Bryan (Keith) Canada (abt 1974 – )
      2. 2. Barbara (Marie) Canada
    3. 3. Jack (Elmer) Canada (23 Oct 1948 – 3 Jul 1995)
    4. 4. Wilbur (Ray) Canada (6 Nov 1950 – 29 Dec 2017)
    5. 5. Mary (Magdalene) Tufts (16 Nov 1952 – ) m. Donald (Michael) Tufts
      1. 1. Jennifer (Erin) Tufts (26 Oct 1976 – )
    6. 6. Lou (Ellen) Canada (3 Nov 1954 – ) m. Virgle (Dale) Brownfield
      1. 1. Alicia (Dianne) Brownfield (7 Oct 1978 – )
    7. 7. Clarence (Lee) Canada (15 Aug 1956 – ) m. Jerri (Lynn) Jones (11 Dec 1945 – 6 May 2013) m. Donna Dickson
      1. 1. Sarah (Leigh Canada -) Smith (03 may 1984 – ) m. Michael (Dewayne) Smith (03 Dec 1982 – )
      2. 2. Lisa Milson
      3. 3. Sabrina Canada (4 Feb 1979 – ) m. Scott Berry
        1. 1. Andrew (Paul) Berry (04 Jul 1999 – )
    8. 8. Bobby Canada (Mar 1965 – )
    9. 9. Flora (Leona) Canada
    10. 10. Sharon (Kay) Canada
  4. 4. Sylvia (Roberta) Spoon (11 May 1933 – 11 Apr 1966)
  5. 5. Bertha (Leona) Spoon (7 Aug 1935 – 11 May 1937)

Mary Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1899
13 May 1899
Birth of Mary Lavinia Potter in Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States (Indian Territory)
Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States (Indian Territory)
1981
26 Apr 1981
Age 82
Death of Mary Lavinia Potter in Springer, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Springer, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1899
    Event Place: Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States (Indian Territory)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1981
    Event Place: Springer, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
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