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Roy Matthew Potter 1881–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1881

Birth Location: Hardin County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1940

Death Location: Jeffers, Cottonwood, MN

Father: Charles Potter

Mother: Minnie Harrah

Spouse(s): Lulu Baker

Children(s): Roy Potter, Maurice Potter, Jack Potter

The story of Roy Matthew Potter began in 1881 in Hardin County, Ohio, USA. In 1900, Roy Matthew Potter resided in Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA. Roy Matthew Potter married Lulu Pearl Baker, and had children including Jack Gordon Potter, Maurice Baker Potter, Roy Malcom Diz Potter. Roy Matthew Potter passed away in 1940 in Jeffers, Cottonwood, MN.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Matthew Potter began in 1881 in Hardin County, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1900, Roy Matthew Potter resided in Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA.
  • Roy Matthew Potter married Lulu Pearl Baker, and had children including Jack Gordon Potter, Maurice Baker Potter, Roy Malcom Diz Potter.
  • Roy Matthew Potter passed away in 1940 in Jeffers, Cottonwood, MN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Potter's Ancestors

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Roy Potter
1881–1940
Birth Place: Hardin County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Charles Fremont Potter
1856–1931
Dudley, Hardin, Ohio, USA
Minnie Harrah
1858–1939
Iowa
Grandparents
Matthew Harrah
1827–1907
Chester county PA
Elizabeth (Velonia) Hull
1827–1917
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hull
1796–1841
Phoebe Byerly
1800–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bashara Hull
1776–1856
Rhoda Higbee
1778–1851

Roy Potter's Descendants

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Roy (Matthew) Potter (3 Jan 1881–17 Jan 1940) m. Lulu (Pearl) Baker (20 Feb 1887–27 Jun 1971)
  1. 1. Roy (Malcom "Diz") Potter 1905–1996
  2. 2. Maurice (Baker) Potter 1907–2003
  3. 3. Jack (Gordon) Potter 1910–1912

Roy Potter's Timeline

4 Records

1881
3 Jan 1881
Birth of Roy Matthew Potter in Hardin County, Ohio, USA
Hardin County, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
Roy Matthew Potter resided here in Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
1905
22 Mar 1905
Age 24
Roy Matthew Potter was married in Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota
Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota
1940
17 Jan 1940
Age 59
Death of Roy Matthew Potter in Jeffers, Cottonwood, MN
Jeffers, Cottonwood, MN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Hardin County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0065

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota, Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Amboy, Cottonwood, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0065

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Jeffers, Cottonwood, MN

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