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Ronald L. Potter 1944 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1944

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

Death Date: 4 May 2002

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: George Potter

Mother: Velda Durkop

Spouse(s): Judy Fetter

Children(s): Laurie Potter, Brad Potter

Ronald L. Potter was born in 1944 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of George Vinton Potter and Velda W. Durkop. In 1950, Ronald L. Potter resided in South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA. Ronald L. Potter married Judy Lee Fetter, and had children including Laurie Potter, Brad Potter. Ronald L. Potter passed away in 2002 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ronald L. Potter was born in 1944 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of George Vinton Potter and Velda W. Durkop.
  • In 1950, Ronald L. Potter resided in South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • Ronald L. Potter married Judy Lee Fetter, and had children including Laurie Potter, Brad Potter.
  • Ronald L. Potter passed away in 2002 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ronald Potter's Ancestors

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Ronald Potter
1944 – 2002
Birth Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
George Vinton Potter
1913 – 2001
Canton, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Velda (W.) Durkop
1917 – 2011
Baldwin, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathan (W.) Potter
1861 –
Iowa
Annie Potter
1873 –
Wisconsin
Henry (K.) Durkop
1890 – 1976
Iowa
Mary (Matilda) Evers
1886 – 1969
Clinton Co, IA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Dürkop
1864 – 1919
Dorathea Berner
1866 – 1940
August Evers
1862 – 1938
Christina Hagedorn
1846 – 1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Claus Dürkop
1831 – 1891
Louise Berner
1835 – 1867
Christain Berner
Hans Evers
1803 –
Sophia Kuhl
1806 –

Ronald Potter's Descendants

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Ronald (L.) Potter (30 April 1944 – 4 May 2002) m. Judy (Lee) Fetter (31 May 1951 – )
  1. 1. Laurie Potter m. Ben Mitchell
  2. 2. Brad Potter

Ronald Potter's Timeline

4 Records

1944
30 April 1944
Birth of Ronald L. Potter in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 6
Ronald L. Potter resided here in South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1978
1978
Age 34
Ronald L. Potter was married in Maquoketa
Maquoketa
2002
4 May 2002
Age 58
Death of Ronald L. Potter in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1944
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 485-52-8671; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1960-1961
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Quad City Times; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] 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: South Fork, Jackson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Maquoketa
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Quad City Times; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, 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: South Fork, Jackson

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MAQUOKETA, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Quad City Times; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 2002
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 485-52-8671; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1960-1961
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Quad City Times; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Jackson County, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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