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Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1870

Birth Location: Roane County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1957

Death Location: United States

Father: William Potts

Mother: Lucinda McCawley

Spouse(s): John Everson

Children(s): Walter Everson, Altha Everson, Cassie Wilson, Lovell Everson, Pearl Reynolds

The story of Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts began in 1870 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. In 1880, Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided in Curtis, Roane, West Virginia, USA. In 1900, Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided in Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA. Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts married John U Everson, and had children including Altha R Everson, Cassie Jessie Everson Wilson, Lovell Euell Everson, Pearl R Reynolds, Walter Cecil Everson. Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts passed away in 1957 in United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts began in 1870 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided in Curtis, Roane, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided in Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA.
  • Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts married John U Everson, and had children including Altha R Everson, Cassie Jessie Everson Wilson, Lovell Euell Everson, Pearl R Reynolds, Walter Cecil Everson.
  • Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts passed away in 1957 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Potts
1840–
Birth Location: West Virginia
WP
Lucinda McCawley
1844–1930
Birth Location: Lewis, Virginia, United States
LM

Spouses(s)

John Everson
1870–1963
Birth Location: CALHOON CO.W.VA.
JE

Children(s)

Walter Everson
1908–1994
Birth Location: Roane, West Virginia, USA
WE
Altha Everson
1896–1981
Birth Location: West Virginia
AE
Cassie Wilson
1896–
Birth Location: West Virginia
CW
Lovell Everson
1901–1993
Birth Location: Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, USA
LE
Pearl Reynolds
1910–2001
Birth Location: Roane County, West Virginia, USA
PR

Mary Potts's Ancestors

Self
Mary Potts
1870–1957
Birth Place: Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William H. Potts
1840–
West Virginia
Lucinda (cinderilla) McCawley
1844–1930
Lewis, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Ann) Wilson
1805–1854
Monongalia Co, Virginia, West Virginia, United States
Rev. (Nixon Potts) Sr.
1806–1879
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Burkhammer
1820–1890
Lewis, Virginia, United States
John (Samuel) McCauley
1816–1905
Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
MARY HARTLEY
1776–1862
THOMAS WILSON
1782–1862
Mary Hanson
1780–1856
Nathaniel Potts
1776–1856
Catharine Jarvis
1790–1853
Leonard Burkhammer
1790–1859
Henry McCauley
1789–1872
Sarah Alkire
1793–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1742–1824
George Wilson
1740–1840
Lydia Robey
1741–1844
Rev. POTTS
1746–1833
Mary Nixon
1741–1776
Capt. McCally
1746–1810
Elizabeth WATSON
1754–1834

Mary Potts's Descendants

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Mary (Diana "Dinah") Potts (17 Feb 1870–15 Jan 1957) m. John (U) Everson (07 Oct 1870–12 Mar 1963)
  1. 1. Walter (Cecil) Everson 1908–1994 m. Bessie (Evelyn) Phillips 1918–2006 m. Mary (Isabella) Hinton 1912–1938
    1. 1. Wayne (E.) Everson 1933–2001
    2. 2. Hester Everson 1931–1994
    3. 3. Carolyn (Belle) Everson 1943–1974 m. Walter (Gerald "Jerry") Hopkins 1940–2021
    4. 4. Hester (Genevieve) Everson 1931–1994 m. James (Henry) Pierson 1921–1989
      1. 1. Charles (Cecil) Pierson 1901–
    5. 5. Glenn (Euwell) Everson 1935–2022
    6. 6. James (Treet) Everson 1939–1984
    7. 7. Wayne (Edward) Everson 1933–2001
    8. 8. Darlene (K) Bertram 1941–2025 m. Frederi (A) Fritsche 1936–2020
    9. 9. Mary (Jane Everson) Knotts 1948–2009
  2. 2. Altha (R) Everson 1896–1981 m. Jacob (J.) Jones 1904–
  3. 3. Cassie (Jessie Everson) Wilson 1896– m. Willard (Irville) Johnson 1899–
  4. 4. Lovell (Euell) Everson 1901–1993 m. Hester (J) Everson 1904–1968
  5. 5. Pearl (R) Reynolds 1910–2001 m. George (Derickson) Reynolds 1909–1978
    1. 1. Dancil (G) Reynolds 1932–2000
    2. 2. Dallas (L) Reynolds 1934–2020
    3. 3. Larry (R) Reynolds 1942–1994
    4. 4. Georgia (P) Reynolds 1945–2023
    5. 5. Dennis Reynolds 1930–1931

Mary Potts's Timeline

7 Records

1870
17 Feb 1870
Birth of Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts in Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Roane County, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided here in Curtis, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Curtis, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided here in Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided here in Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided here in Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts resided here in Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA
Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA
1957
15 Jan 1957
Age 87
Death of Mary Diana "Dinah" Potts in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1870
    Event Place: Roane County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1971; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 235
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dunham, Washington, Ohio; Roll: 1886; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 1060.0; FHL microfilm: 2341620
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: 1757; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241757
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1375709

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Curtis, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: 1757; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241757

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1375709

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Geary, Roane, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1971; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 235

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dunham, Washington, Ohio; Roll: 1886; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 1060.0; FHL microfilm: 2341620

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index
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