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Sarah Jane Potts 1859–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1859

Birth Location: Giles, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Tennessee, United States

Father: George Potts

Mother: Elizabeth Potts

Spouse(s): John Bell

Children(s): Leslie Bell

Sarah Jane Potts was born in 1859 in Giles, Tennessee, United States, the child of George Henry Potts And Elizabeth B Garrett Potts. Sarah Jane Potts married John Henry Bell, and had children including Leslie Lee Bell. Sarah Jane Potts passed away in 1886 in Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane Potts was born in 1859 in Giles, Tennessee, United States, the child of George Henry Potts And Elizabeth B Garrett Potts.
  • Sarah Jane Potts married John Henry Bell, and had children including Leslie Lee Bell.
  • Sarah Jane Potts passed away in 1886 in Tennessee, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Potts's Ancestors

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Sarah Potts
1859–1886
Birth Place: Giles, Tennessee, United States
Parents
George Henry Potts
1831–1883
Giles, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (B Garrett) Potts
1831–1866
Giles, Tennessee
Grandparents
BAKER (P POTTS) Capt.
1793–1850
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
JANE CALDWELL
1798–1849
,Hawkins, TN
Addison (B) Garrett
1800–1874
, Person, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth McKay
1800–1850
, Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Potts
1776–1870
Margaret Buchanan
1775–1867
Priscilla Caldwell)
1771–1813
Samuel Garrett
1772–1858
henry McKay
1760–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan M.D.
1745–1781
Grace Richardson
1745–1794
William Garrett
1748–1816
Martha Chesterfield
1748–

Sarah Potts's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Potts (1859–1886) m. John (Henry) Bell (Dec 1854–11 Jan 1918)
  1. 1. Leslie (Lee) Bell 1882–1959 m. Lou (Annie) Hayes 1888–1916
    1. 1. Mattie (Elizabeth Turner) Bell 1903–1963
      1. 1. Nilet (Lee) Harley 1923–2015 m. Joyce (Elaine Arledge \ Harley\) Brown 1929–2014 m. Mary Harley 1921–2008
        1. 1. Nilet (Lee) Harley 1923–2014
    2. 2. Sadie (May Bell) Lowes 1906–1954
    3. 3. Lexie (Ladean Bell) Wood 1910–1982
    4. 4. Leslie (Frederick Fred Bell) * 1914–1979
    5. 5. Virgie (Louise Bell) Goad 1912–2003

Sarah Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1859
1859
Birth of Sarah Jane Potts in Giles, Tennessee, United States
Giles, Tennessee, United States
1886
1886
Age 27
Death of Sarah Jane Potts in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Giles, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

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