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Nancy Evaline Potter 1872–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1872

Birth Location: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 15 Nov 1955

Death Location: Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Melvinia Gardner

Spouse(s): John Adams

Children(s): Florence Adams, Thelma Adams, Verna Johnson, Lee Adams, John Adams, Sarah Adams, Nathaniel Adams, William Adams, Benjamin Adams, Elizabeth Adams

In 1872, Nancy Evaline Potter entered the world in Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States, born to Benjamin Potter Sr And Melvinia Jane Gardner. Nancy Evaline Potter married John Wallace Adams, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Adams, Elizabeth Belva Adams, Florence Adams, John Wallace Adams, Lee Adams, Nathaniel Jackson Nat Adams, Sarah Jane Adams, Thelma Adams, Verna Adams Johnson, William Mitchell Chubb Adams. Nancy Evaline Potter passed away in 1955 in Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Nancy Evaline Potter entered the world in Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States, born to Benjamin Potter Sr And Melvinia Jane Gardner.
  • Nancy Evaline Potter married John Wallace Adams, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Adams, Elizabeth Belva Adams, Florence Adams, John Wallace Adams, Lee Adams, Nathaniel Jackson Nat Adams, Sarah Jane Adams, Thelma Adams, Verna Adams Johnson, William Mitchell Chubb Adams.
  • Nancy Evaline Potter passed away in 1955 in Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Nancy Potter's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Potter
1872–1955
Birth Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Benjamin Potter Sr
1845–1922
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Melvinia (Jane) Gardner
1849–1876
Wise, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Potter's Descendants

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Nancy (Evaline) Potter (20 Aug 1872–15 Nov 1955) m. John (Wallace) Adams (19 JAN 1873–7 Mar 1935)
  1. 1. Florence Adams 1901–1987 m. Jonah (Edward) Beverly 1893–1922 m. Russell Swindall 1896–1983
    1. 1. Jonah (Edward Beverly) JR 1923–1970 m. Monnie (Marie) Rife 1927–1991
    2. 2. Betty (Jean) Swindall 1930–2007 m. Conley (Carol Smith) Sr 1929–2011 m. Theodore (Thelmer) Colley 1926–2015
    3. 3. Jonna (K or Jenna) Beverley 1923–1998
  2. 2. Thelma Adams 1914–1965
  3. 3. Verna (Adams) Johnson 1911–1995
  4. 4. Lee Adams 1905–1956
  5. 5. John (Wallace) Adams 1903–1968
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Adams 1898–1944
  7. 7. Nathaniel (Jackson 'Nat') Adams 1896–1964
  8. 8. William (Mitchell "Chubb") Adams 1893–1926 m. Anna (Belle Fields) Adams 1900–1971
    1. 1. Jack (Dempsy) Adams 1921–2002
    2. 2. Willie Adams 1920–1926
    3. 3. Ruby (Wilma Adams) Addington 1925–2015
    4. 4. Joe (Douglas) Adams 1922–1991
  9. 9. Benjamin (Harrison) Adams 1889–1889
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Belva) Adams 1908–1925

Nancy Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1872
20 Aug 1872
Birth of Nancy Evaline Potter in Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
1955
15 Nov 1955
Age 83
Death of Nancy Evaline Potter in Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1955
    Event Place: Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

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