Ida Gertrude (Shearouse) Potter (1912 - 1999)

Born 9 Jan 1912 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Andrew Potter — married 22 May 1937 in Darlington County, South Carolina, USA

Died 9 Mar 1999 at age 87 in Duval County, Florida, USA [uncertain]

Biography

Ida Gertrude Shearouse was born on January 9, 1912.^[1] She was the daughter of William Shearouse and Gertrude Kessler. ^[2]

Ida married first George C. Zipperer on November 21, 1929 in Ridgeland, South Carolina.^[3]

Ida married next, Henry Andrew Potter on May 22, 1937 in Darlington County, South Carolina.^[4] They lived in Norfolk Virginia.^[5]

Ida died on March 9, 1999 and is buried in Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville (Duval County), Florida.^[2]

Notes

The FindAGrave memorial has Ida's birth date as January 9, 1913^[2] however her social security record and various censuses indicate she was born in 1912.

Missing the 1920 census. 11 December 2022.

Census Notes

1930 Census: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia ^[6]

George C Zipperer Boarder Male 24 Georgia First married at 23 Stone cutter, Marble works

Ida G Zipperer Boarder Female 19 Georgia First married at 18

1930 Census: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia ^[7]

Gertrude Shearouse Head Female 47 Georgia Widowed, First married at 23

Mae Shearouse Daughter Female 23 Georgia Clerk, Dry goods, Wrapper, Cigar factory

Elizabeth Shearouse Daughter Female 16 Georgia Wrapper, Cigar factory

Ida G Zipperer Lodger Female 18 Georgia Clerk, Department store

1950 Census: Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia ^[5]

Henry A Potter Head Male 34 years South Carolina Refrigeration, Ice Manufacturer

Ida G Potter Wife Female 35 years Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2ZP-YJ8 : 8 January 2021), Ida G Potter, 09 Mar 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find a Grave, database and images accessed 08 December 2022 memorial page for Ida Gertrude Shearouse Potter (9 Jan 1913–9 Mar 1999), Find A Grave: Memorial #169456182, citing Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA.
3. ↑ "South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951", database, FamilySearch South Carolina Marriage, Ida Gertrude Shearouse in entry for George C Zipperer, 21 November 1929.
4. ↑ "South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951", database, FamilySearch South Carolina Marriage, Henry Andrew Potter and Ida Gertrude She, 22 May 1937.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} No citation available on FamilySearch 11 Dec 2022. United States Census 1950 image
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Ida G Zipperer in household of Charles E Karpmann, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 7B, line 98, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 344; FHL microfilm 2,340,079.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Gertrude Shearouse, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 1B, line 68, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 344; FHL microfilm 2,340,079.