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Walter Scott Potts 1832–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1832

Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Sep 1918

Death Location: Dayton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA

Father: William Potts

Mother: Isabella Mather

Spouse(s): Helen Renilson

Children(s): James Potts

The story of Walter Scott Potts began in 1832 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Walter Scott Potts married Helen Renilson, and had children including James Walter Potts. Walter Scott Potts passed away in 1918 in Dayton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Scott Potts began in 1832 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Walter Scott Potts married Helen Renilson, and had children including James Walter Potts.
  • Walter Scott Potts passed away in 1918 in Dayton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Potts
1784–1863
Birth Location: Oxnam Row, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Isabella Mather
1794–1851
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Helen Renilson
1830–1890
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Potts
1864–1928
Birth Location: Rural Waupaca Wisconsin
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Walter Potts's Ancestors

Self
Walter Potts
1832–1918
Birth Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
William Hunter Potts
1784–1863
Oxnam Row, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabella Mather
1794–1851
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Potts
1758–
Scotland
Jean Fox
1761–
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret (Smith of Long) Newton
1763–
Long Newton, Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Newton
1731–1781
Elizabeth Storie
1743–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Storie
1721–
Isabell FRAITER
1709–

Walter Potts's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Scott) Potts (4 May 1832–23 Sep 1918) m. Helen Renilson (ABT 1830–14 Oct 1890)
  1. 1. James (Walter) Potts 1864–1928 m. Isabel (Minerva McCrossen -) Quint 1861–1941
    1. 1. Plummer (George) Potts 1890–1953 m. Nettie (E) Clements 1886–1967
      1. 1. Clement (Walter) Potts 1912–1994 m. Viola (May) Whitney 1912–1998
        1. 1. Leah (Rae) Potts 1939–2023 m. Michael (Lawrence) Kowalski 1937–1998
        2. 2. Gary (D.) Potts 1940–2020
      2. 2. Isabel (Margaret (Potts)) Weller 1915–1995 m. Robert (C Weller) Sr 1910–1968
        1. 1. Robert (C. Weller) Jr 1935–2020 m. Ellen (M.) Bishop 1936–2022
      3. 3. Barbara (Joyce (Potts)) Sayers 1916–1985 m. Albert (Grant) Sayers 1913–1948
        1. 1. Joyce (A.) Sayers 1946–2021

Walter Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1832
4 May 1832
Birth of Walter Scott Potts in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1918
23 Sep 1918
Age 86
Death of Walter Scott Potts in Dayton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
Dayton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1832
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Dayton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
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