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Wiley "Willie" Potts 1833–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1833

Birth Location: Henry County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Jun 1922

Death Location: Marshall County, Kentucky USA

Father: John Potts

Mother: Elizabeth Barnett

Spouse(s): Alice Jimerson

Children(s): Emily Potts

Wiley "Willie" Potts was born in 1833 in Henry County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Wesley Potts And Elizabeth Betsey Barnett. Wiley "Willie" Potts married Alice J Alsey Jimerson, and had children including Emily Izora Potts. Wiley "Willie" Potts passed away in 1922 in Marshall County, Kentucky USA.

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Biography

  • Wiley "Willie" Potts was born in 1833 in Henry County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Wesley Potts And Elizabeth Betsey Barnett.
  • Wiley "Willie" Potts married Alice J Alsey Jimerson, and had children including Emily Izora Potts.
  • Wiley "Willie" Potts passed away in 1922 in Marshall County, Kentucky USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Potts's Ancestors

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Wiley Potts
1833–1922
Birth Place: Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Wesley Potts
1802–1870
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Barnett
1804–1878
, Daviess, Kentucky, USA,
Grandparents
William Potts
1765–1833
North Carolina
Elizabeth Lamb
1768–1850
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Solomon (Barnett) ⚛
1772–1860
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Booth
1783–1820
Mercer County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Oswald Potts
1746–1779
Elizabeth King
1746–1803
Byram Barnett
1740–1797
Izabella Barnett
1743–1819
William Booth
1750–
Mary Jones
1758–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Potts
1700–1771
Sarah King
1727–1819
Rachel Montgomery
1704–1745
William Booth
1727–1764
Alice Hill
1736–1772

Wiley Potts's Descendants

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Wiley ("Willie") Potts (abt 1833–8 Jun 1922) m. Alice (J "Alsey") Jimerson (abt 1835–5 Aug 1875)
  1. 1. Emily (Izora) Potts 1857–1940 m. James (Samuel) Sparrow 1854–1934
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Sparrow 1898–1978 m. Katie (L.) Young 1895–1921 m. Maude Rogers 1904–1990
      1. 1. Wesley (Bruce) Sparrow 1918–2011 m. Mary (Ellen) Fox 1923–2019
        1. 1. Patricia (Ruth) Sparrow 1941–2025
      2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Sparrow 1926–1995

Wiley Potts's Timeline

4 Records

1833
abt 1833
Birth of Wiley "Willie" Potts in Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
1850
9 Oct 1850
Age 17
Wiley "Willie" Potts was married in Henry, Tennessee, USA
Henry, Tennessee, USA
1876
13 Feb 1876
Age 43
Wiley "Willie" Potts was married in Calloway, Kentucky
Calloway, Kentucky
1922
8 Jun 1922
Age 89
Death of Wiley "Willie" Potts in Marshall County, Kentucky USA
Marshall County, Kentucky USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1833
    Event Place: Henry County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Henry, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1876
    Event Place: Calloway, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1922
    Event Place: Marshall County, Kentucky USA

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