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William Carroll Potter

Male 1839 - 1901  (61 years)


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  • Name William Carroll Potter 
    Birth 30 Nov 1839  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation merchant $2500  [2] 
    Death 6 Jun 1901  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Smithville Town Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I4190  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 26 Aug 1995 

    Father Watson Cantrell Potter,   b. 15 Feb 1815, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1891, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Harriet Magness,   b. 2 Jun 1817, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1866, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1834  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F1553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Helen "Helen" Avant,   b. 26 Jan 1845, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1908 (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1869  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Alvin Edward "Eddy" Potter,   b. 15 Mar 1871, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1930, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. Nettie Potter,   b. 3 Aug 1872, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1904, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     3. Eula Potter,   b. 30 Apr 1874, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1947, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. William B. Potter, Sr.,   b. 5 Dec 1876, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1923, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     5. Charles J. "Charlie" Potter,   b. 16 Oct 1879, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1910, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     6. Vera P. Potter,   b. 2 Dec 1881, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Nancy L. "Nannie" Potter,   b. 20 Apr 1883, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Herbert J. Potter,   b. 25 Dec 1886, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Clarence Carlyle Potter,   b. 6 Jun 1887, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Lee Norman Potter,   b. 13 Jul 1889, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1892, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F1638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Nov 1839 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Nov 1869 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jun 1901 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Smithville Town Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • "...was a prominent man with much influence and financially well fixed. He
      lived in Smithville where he reared his family and where he was in business."
      Probably named for a prominent Tennessee politician...Clyde Potter Letter.

  • Sources 
    1. [S839] 1860 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 60 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S888] 1870 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 139 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S102] "DeKalb County Cemeteries",by Thomas G. Webb,DeKalb County Historian,Audrey D., p. 305 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S10085] "Harriet Magness Potter" profile, accessed & downloaded Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, http://www.f.

    5. [S7808] "DeKalb Co.,TN Marriage Book", compiled by Jorene Washer Parsley, Route 5,, p. 58 (Reliability: 3).


  

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