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William Earl Potts 1895–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1895

Birth Location: Woodland, Summit, Utah

Death Date: 11 April 1940

Death Location: Payson, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Father: William Potts

Mother: Francis Tassell

Spouse(s): Roxie Kerr

Children(s): Floris Potts, Jessie Potts, Nina Potts, Earl Potts, Francis Potts, Laurel Potts, Geraldine Potts, Beth Potts

In 1895, William Earl Potts entered the world in Woodland, Summit, Utah, born to William Edward Potts And Francis Amelia Van Tassell. William Earl Potts married Roxie Ruth Kerr, and had children including Beth Potts, Earl W Potts, Floris June Potts, Francis Ruth Potts, Geraldine Potts, Jessie Potts, Laurel Potts, Nina Faye Potts. William Earl Potts passed away in 1940 in Payson, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1895, William Earl Potts entered the world in Woodland, Summit, Utah, born to William Edward Potts And Francis Amelia Van Tassell.
  • William Earl Potts married Roxie Ruth Kerr, and had children including Beth Potts, Earl W Potts, Floris June Potts, Francis Ruth Potts, Geraldine Potts, Jessie Potts, Laurel Potts, Nina Faye Potts.
  • William Earl Potts passed away in 1940 in Payson, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Potts's Ancestors

Self
William Potts
1895–1940
Birth Place: Woodland, Summit, Utah
Parents
William Edward Potts
1866–1943
Hyrum, Utah
Francis (Amelia Van) Tassell
1873–1918
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Pullen) Potts
1839–1909
Boughton Under Blean Kent England
Julia (Jane) Jemmett
1840–1925
Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potts
1795–1879
Harriet Pullen
1801–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Potts
1769–1842
Charlotte Hulkes
1770–1847
William Pullen
1764–1842
Sarah Wills
1769–1846

William Potts's Descendants

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William (Earl) Potts (3 April 1895–11 April 1940) m. Roxie (Ruth) Kerr (10 August 1896–17 December 1934)
  1. 1. Floris (June) Potts 1920–1964 m. John (Nicholson) Castleton 1913–1986
  2. 2. Jessie Potts 1933–1963 m. Kenneth (Leonard) Shoell 1929–2011
  3. 3. Nina (Faye) Potts 1923–1955 m. Thomas (M) Martin 1921–
    1. 1. Bruce Martin 1947–1947
  4. 4. Earl (W.) Potts 1918–2004 m. Florence (Ella) Adams 1915–1969 m. Sarah (M) Liddell 1920–2014
    1. 1. Sheila (Rae) Potts 1943–2000
  5. 5. Francis (Ruth) Potts 1915–1966
  6. 6. Laurel Potts 1921–1978 m. Dillard (Simpson) Thompson 1917–1982
    1. 1. Gary (Dillard) Thompson 1939–2011
    2. 2. William (Earl (1942–1986)) Thompson 1942–1986
  7. 7. Geraldine Potts 1927–1971 m. Noel (Lee) Payne 1927–1989
  8. 8. Beth Potts 1929–1930

William Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1895
3 April 1895
Birth of William Earl Potts in Woodland, Summit, Utah
Woodland, Summit, Utah
1940
11 April 1940
Age 45
Death of William Earl Potts in Livermore, Alameda, California, United States
Livermore, Alameda, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1895
    Event Place: Woodland, Summit, Utah
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1940
    Event Place: Livermore, Alameda, California, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Payson, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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