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Melvin Porter Potter 1912–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1912

Birth Location: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1996

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: William Potter

Mother: Nellie Vance

Spouse(s): Thelma Frost

Children(s): Charles Potter

Melvin Porter Potter was born in 1912 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA, the child of William Eskew Potter And Nellie Safronia Vance. In 1935, Melvin Porter Potter resided in Rural, Rains, Texas. In 1940, Melvin Porter Potter resided in J P 3, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA. Melvin Porter Potter married Thelma Mary Frost, and had children including Charles Terence Potter, Married Frederick Potter, Melvin B Potter. Melvin Porter Potter passed away in 1996 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin Porter Potter was born in 1912 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA, the child of William Eskew Potter And Nellie Safronia Vance.
  • In 1935, Melvin Porter Potter resided in Rural, Rains, Texas.
  • In 1940, Melvin Porter Potter resided in J P 3, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA.
  • Melvin Porter Potter married Thelma Mary Frost, and had children including Charles Terence Potter, Married Frederick Potter, Melvin B Potter.
  • Melvin Porter Potter passed away in 1996 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Melvin Potter's Ancestors

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Melvin Potter
1912–1996
Birth Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Parents
William Eskew Potter
1872–1936
Scotsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Nellie (Safronia) Vance
1894–1980
Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvin Potter's Descendants

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Melvin (Porter) Potter (7 Feb 1912–18 Oct 1996) m. Thelma (Mary) Frost (28 Oct 1915–5 Aug 2012)
  1. 1. Charles (Terence) Potter 1938–1972

Melvin Potter's Timeline

5 Records

1912
7 Feb 1912
Birth of Melvin Porter Potter in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Melvin Porter Potter resided here in Rural, Rains, Texas
Rural, Rains, Texas
1940
1940
Age 28
Melvin Porter Potter resided here in J P 3, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
J P 3, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Melvin Porter Potter resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1996
18 Oct 1996
Age 84
Death of Melvin Porter Potter in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, USA
Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Rains, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04085; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 129-10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 3, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04085; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 129-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wichita, Sedgwick, K

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1996
    Event Place: Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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