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Richard Allen Potts 1935–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1935

Birth Location: Morris, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 2014

Death Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Harold Potts

Mother: Anna Truffa

Spouse(s): Antonia Baker

Children(s):

The story of Richard Allen Potts began in 1935 in Morris, Illinois, USA. Richard Allen Potts married Antonia Baker. Richard Allen Potts passed away in 2014 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Allen Potts began in 1935 in Morris, Illinois, USA.
  • Richard Allen Potts married Antonia Baker.
  • Richard Allen Potts passed away in 2014 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Richard Potts's Ancestors

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Richard Potts
1935–2014
Birth Place: Morris, Illinois, USA
Parents
Harold Sedwick Potts
1908–1982
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Anna Truffa
1913–2002
Grandparents
David (Allen) Potts
1869–1946
South English, Iowa
Anna Furness
1883–1955
Norway
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Potts
1837–1913
Abigail Campbell
1839–1872
Helge Furness
1843–1871
Sigrid Nesse
1846–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nixon Potts
1806–1879
Elizabeth Wilson
1805–1854
James Campbell
1817–1908
Sarah Rariden
1814–1910

Richard Potts's Timeline

3 Records

1935
25 Dec 1935
Birth of Richard Allen Potts in Morris, Illinois, USA
Morris, Illinois, USA
1936
23 Apr 1936
Age 1
Richard Allen Potts was baptized in Morris, Illinois, USA
Morris, Illinois, USA
2014
16 Oct 2014
Age 79
Death of Richard Allen Potts in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1935
    Event Place: Morris, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Morris, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 2014
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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