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Willard Elmo Potter 1897–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1897

Birth Location: Turney, Clinton County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1969

Death Location: St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Mary Bond

Spouse(s): Myrtle Huffman

Children(s): Iva Potter

Willard Elmo Potter was born in 1897 in Turney, Clinton County, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas H Potter And Mary Elizabeth Mollie Bond. Willard Elmo Potter married Myrtle M Huffman, and had children including Iva Bernice Potter. Willard Elmo Potter passed away in 1969 in St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Willard Elmo Potter was born in 1897 in Turney, Clinton County, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas H Potter And Mary Elizabeth Mollie Bond.
  • Willard Elmo Potter married Myrtle M Huffman, and had children including Iva Bernice Potter.
  • Willard Elmo Potter passed away in 1969 in St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA.

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Willard Potter's Ancestors

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Willard Potter
1897–1969
Birth Place: Turney, Clinton County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Thomas H Potter
1850–1908
Platte City, Platte Co., Missouri
Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Bond
1864–1941
Farmland, Randolph Co., Indiana
Grandparents
Bentley Potter
1807–1874
Cocke, Tennessee, USA,
Permelia Wells
1817–1894
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Levi (R) Bond
1833–1923
Stoney Creek, Randolph County, Indiana
Sarah (Elizabeth) Feagans
1838–1928
Stoney Creek, Randolph County, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Susan Wilson
1752–1810
Andrew Wells
1755–1834
John Bond
1807–1897
Emily Hockett
1811–1892
James Feagans
1814–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rachel Harrold
1780–1842
Hezekiah Hockett
1776–1841
Martha Reynolds
1776–1839
James Feagans
1775–1835
Nancy LAWS
1775–1837

Willard Potter's Descendants

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Willard (Elmo) Potter (2 Feb 1897–16 Mar 1969) m. Myrtle (M) Huffman (4 Oct 1903–3 Jun 1983)
  1. 1. Iva (Bernice) Potter 1923–2006 m. Rolley (Harrison) Eslinger 1904–1993

Willard Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1897
2 Feb 1897
Birth of Willard Elmo Potter in Turney, Clinton County, Missouri, USA
Turney, Clinton County, Missouri, USA
1969
16 Mar 1969
Age 72
Death of Willard Elmo Potter in St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Turney, Clinton County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1969
    Event Place: St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

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