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Nathan William Potter 1859 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1859

Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 23 December 1921

Death Location: Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Sinkey

Spouse(s): Anna Frye, Sarah Batey

Children(s): Anna Potter, Viola Watters, Sarah Potter, William Potter, Maude Knight, Joseph Potter, Eugene Potter, Mary Wagner, Infant Potter, Martha Sheumaker, Wealthy Becker, Mabel Toole, Anna Potter, William Potter, Maude Knight, Edith Schurbon, Joseph Potter, James Potter, George Potter, Louis Potter, Peter Potter

Early life: Nathan William Potter arrived in Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America in 1859, born to William Potter and Elizabeth Sinkey. Over time, Nathan William Potter formed a family with Anna Josephine Frye and Sarah Miranda Batey, which included Anna Bell Potter, Viola Emma Watters, Sarah Serepta Potter, William A Potter, Maude M. Knight, Joseph Paul Potter, Eugene Potter, Mary Mae Wagner, Infant Daughter Potter, Martha Ellen Sheumaker, Wealthy Elizabeth Becker, Mabel Georgia Toole, Anna Bell Potter, William A Potter, Maude M. Knight, Edith Alma Schurbon, Joseph Paul Potter, James Aberham Potter, George Vinton Potter, Louis E Potter and Peter Potter. Nathan William Potter concluded life in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America in 1921.

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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)

Anna Frye
1871 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
AF
Sarah Batey
1865 – 1948
Birth Location: Baldwin, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
SB

Children(s)

Anna Potter
1897 – 1952
Birth Location: Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America
AP
Viola Watters
1899 – 1979
Birth Location: Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
VW
Sarah Potter
1900 – 1965
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
SP
William Potter
1902 – 1966
Birth Location: –
WP
Maude Knight
1905 – 1986
Birth Location: –
MK
Joseph Potter
1909 – 1967
Birth Location: –
JP
Eugene Potter
1881 – 1883
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
EP
Mary Wagner
1883 – 1974
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
MW
Infant Potter
1884 – 1884
Birth Location: –
IP
Martha Sheumaker
1885 – 1926
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
MS
Wealthy Becker
1887 – 1954
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
WB
Mabel Toole
1893 – 1955
Birth Location: Iowa Township, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
MT
Anna Potter
1897 – 1952
Birth Location: Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America
AP
William Potter
1902 – 1966
Birth Location: –
WP
Maude Knight
1905 – 1986
Birth Location: –
MK
Edith Schurbon
1907 – 2000
Birth Location: Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
ES
Joseph Potter
1909 – 1967
Birth Location: –
JP
James Potter
1911 – 1982
Birth Location: Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
JP
George Potter
1913 – 2001
Birth Location: Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
GP
Louis Potter
1917 – 1984
Birth Location: Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
LP
Peter Potter
1910 –
Birth Location: Iowa
PP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 February 1859
    Event Place: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 [database on-line]., 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940, Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 397A; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0657., The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: M653_328; Page: 433; Family History Library F, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Wyoming, Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: M653_328; Page: 433; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 397A; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0657.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1896
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 December 1921
    Event Place: Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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