John Louis Potter (1873 - 1959)

Born 26 Dec 1873 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dora (Fagan) Potter — married 23 Dec 1896 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Died 8 Apr 1959 at age 85 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

Biography

John Louis Potter was born on 26 Dec 1873 in Tennessee, USA. He was the son of William and Mary Meek Potter.^[1][2][3]

He married Dora Fagan. ^[1][4] Dora died in 1913.^[5]

Their children were:

• Louis (1897-1968)
• James Frank
• Burette
• Otis
• Grace

John died on 8 Apr 1959 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee aged 85.^[1][6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMS-9D2F : accessed 30 November 2015), John Louis Potter, 1959.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, Montgomery County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1880-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CW64-4MT2 : 20 February 2020), John Louis Potter, 1873.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW9-7YQ : 15 January 2022), John L. Potter in household of M. L. Potter, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-GN3V : 10 March 2021), John Potter and Dora Fagan, 23 Dec 1896; citing Montgomery, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,135,143.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com/memorial/89717738/dora-potter: accessed 19 February 2023), memorial page for Dora Fagan Potter (16 Mar 1877–15 May 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #89717738, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Silent One (contributor 47845738).
6. ↑ "John L. Potter," The Tennesseean, (Nashville, Tennessee), 9 Apr 1959, p. 39, Web (newspapers.com, accessed 19 Feb 2023) Newspapers Clip: 119081545.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122889293/john-louis-potter: accessed 19 February 2023), memorial page for John Louis Potter (26 Dec 1873–8 Apr 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122889293, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jessica (contributor 48047517).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW9-7YQ : 15 January 2022), John L. Potter in household of M. L. Potter, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6F-NS7 : 24 December 2021), John Louis Potter, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Z6-QR9 : accessed 30 November 2015), John Potter, Civil District 13, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-28, sheet 7B, family 126, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3923.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6F-NS7 : accessed 30 November 2015), John Louis Potter, 1917-1918; citing Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,597.