William Henry Pottenger (1878 - 1948)

Born 6 Jun 1878 in Mississippi County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Died 19 Jul 1948 at age 70 in Whistler, Mobile, Alabama, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William Henry /Pottenger/^[2]

Name: William /Pottinger/^[3]

Name: William /Pottinger/^[4]

Name: W H /Pottinger/^[5]

Name: William Henry /Pottenger/^[6]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using William Henry /Pottenger/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 06 JUN 1878

Place: Mississippi County, Missouri, USA^[7]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1878

Place: Missouri, USA^[8]

Birth:

Date: JUN 1878

Place: Missouri^[9]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 06 JUN 1878

Death

Death: "heart attack"

Date: 19 JUL 1948

Place: Whistler, Mobile, Alabama, USA^[10]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: Union, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, United States^[11]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Tywappity, Mississippi, Missouri^[12]

Residence:

Date: AFT 1924

Place: Whistler, Mobile, Alabama, USA^[13]

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, USA^[14]

Occupation

Occupation: Salesman, Prichard Roofing Company

Place: Whistler, Mobile, Alabama, USA^[15]

Burial

Burial:

Date: ABT 22 JUL 1948

Place: IOOF Cemetery, Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, USA^[16]

Note

Note: #N3488

Marriage

Husband: William Henry Pottenger

Wife: @I14631@

Marriage:

Date: CAL 20 AUG 1910

Place: Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, USA^[17]

Husband: Samuel Henry Pottenger

Wife: Mary Frances Barry

Child: Jane Pottinger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mariman Egbert Pottinger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Jessie Edna Pottinger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Henry Pottenger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hardy Barry Pottinger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Amma Josephine Pottenger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Linwood Pottenger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 11 SEP 1873

Place: Mississippi County, Missouri, USA^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Pottenger-773 was created by Tom Pottenger through the import of Samuel Henry Pottenger Family Tree_2014-06-07.ged on Jun 7, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S623 Page: p. 09
3. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri; Roll: 715; Family History Film: 1254715; Page: 624B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0330. Data: Text: Record for Samuel H. Pottinger
4. ↑ Source: #S9 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Tywappity, Mississippi, Missouri; Roll: T623_31077_4118803; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240875. Data: Text: Record for Mary F Pottinger
5. ↑ Source: #S509 Page: The Hayti Herald (Hayti, Mo., 1908-1922), August 25, 1910 (Front Page) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066651/1910-08-25/ed-1/seq-1/#ftm=1 Data: Text: "FOLEY--POTTINGER CONT "Miss Myrtle Foley, accredited to be one of the most beautiful young ladies in Southeast Missouri, and perhaps in the state, was married last Saturday morning, at the Y. M. C. A. building, Memphis, to W. H. Pottinger of Charleston, Mo., general inspector for the Southeast Mo. Telephone Co. Miss Foley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Foley, who are among our best citizens. CONT "This is the first couple to be married in this building. CONT "Mrs. Wm. H. Foley, mother of the bride, accompanied them to Memphis. CONT "The young couple left for Charleston Monday, where they will make their future home." CONT Published n The Hayti Herald (Hayti, Mo., 1908-1922), August 25, 1910 (Front Page) CONT
6. ↑ Source: #S440 Page: 2013 08 (Aug) 11, "Fwd: mrs myrtle pottinger" Data: Text: found this in the hayti herald at CONT http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066651/1911-10-12/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1836&index=2&rows=20&words=Pottinger&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Missouri&date2=1922&proxtext=pottinger&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 CONT CONT Tom CONT That earlier article you sent Jan was our Uncle Bill Pottinger, my grand uncle, grandpa Poottinger's brother. CONT btw, this is a better email address for me. I seldom check the mst address. CONT cheers, CONT --hjp CONT CONT ---------- Forwarded message ---------- CONT From: Hardy PottingerJudypottinger CONT Date: Sunday, August 11, 2013 CONT Subject: mrs myrtle pottinger CONT To: Hardy Pottinger III <hardyp3@gmail.com> CONT
7. ↑ Source: #S628 Page: p. 07
8. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri; Roll: 715; Family History Film: 1254715; Page: 624B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0330. Data: Text: Record for Samuel H. Pottinger
9. ↑ Source: #S9 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Tywappity, Mississippi, Missouri; Roll: T623_31077_4118803; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240875. Data: Text: Record for Mary F Pottinger
10. ↑ Source: #S630 Page: p. 05 Data: Text: "Samuel Henry Pottinger", continued from October issue.
11. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri; Roll: 715; Family History Film: 1254715; Page: 624B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0330. Data: Text: Record for Samuel H. Pottinger
12. ↑ Source: #S9 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Tywappity, Mississippi, Missouri; Roll: T623_31077_4118803; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240875. Data: Text: Record for Mary F Pottinger
13. ↑ Source: #S630 Page: p. 05 Data: Text: "Samuel Henry Pottinger", continued from October issue.
14. ↑ Source: #S509 Page: The Hayti Herald (Hayti, Mo., 1908-1922), August 25, 1910 (Front Page) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066651/1910-08-25/ed-1/seq-1/#ftm=1 Data: Text: "FOLEY--POTTINGER CONT "Miss Myrtle Foley, accredited to be one of the most beautiful young ladies in Southeast Missouri, and perhaps in the state, was married last Saturday morning, at the Y. M. C. A. building, Memphis, to W. H. Pottinger of Charleston, Mo., general inspector for the Southeast Mo. Telephone Co. Miss Foley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Foley, who are among our best citizens. CONT "This is the first couple to be married in this building. CONT "Mrs. Wm. H. Foley, mother of the bride, accompanied them to Memphis. CONT "The young couple left for Charleston Monday, where they will make their future home." CONT Published n The Hayti Herald (Hayti, Mo., 1908-1922), August 25, 1910 (Front Page) CONT
15. ↑ Source: #S630 Page: p. 05 Data: Text: "Samuel Henry Pottinger", continued from October issue.
16. ↑ Source: #S630 Page: p. 05 Data: Text: "Samuel Henry Pottinger", continued from October issue.
17. ↑ Source: #S509 Page: The Hayti Herald (Hayti, Mo., 1908-1922), August 25, 1910 (Front Page) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066651/1910-08-25/ed-1/seq-1/#ftm=1 Data: Text: "FOLEY--POTTINGER CONT "Miss Myrtle Foley, accredited to be one of the most beautiful young ladies in Southeast Missouri, and perhaps in the state, was married last Saturday morning, at the Y. M. C. A. building, Memphis, to W. H. Pottinger of Charleston, Mo., general inspector for the Southeast Mo. Telephone Co. Miss Foley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Foley, who are among our best citizens. CONT "This is the first couple to be married in this building. CONT "Mrs. Wm. H. Foley, mother of the bride, accompanied them to Memphis. CONT "The young couple left for Charleston Monday, where they will make their future home." CONT Published n The Hayti Herald (Hayti, Mo., 1908-1922), August 25, 1910 (Front Page) CONT
18. ↑ Source: #S73 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mr. Samuel H Pottinger

• Source: S11 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S440 Title: Pottinger, III, Hardy J, E-mail to Tom Pottenger, Collection of Thomas E Pottenger NOTECollection of Thomas E Pottenger.
• Source: S509 Title: Online Resource Repository: #R3
• Repository: R3 Name: Online Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S623 Title: Reynolds, Bill, "Pottenger to Pottinger Newsletter; Vol 4, No 4; Oct 2003" Repository: #R9 NOTEReynolds, Bill. "Pottenger to Pottinger Newsletter; Vol 4, No 4; Oct 2003".
• Repository: R9 Name: Thomas E Pottenger Private Collection Address: 1168 S Shawnee Dr Greenville, Ohio 45331 E-Mail Address: tompottenger@yahoo.com Phone Number:
• Source: S628 Title: Reynolds, Bill, "Pottenger to Pottinger Newsletter; Vol 5, No 3; July 2004" Repository: #R9 NOTEReynolds, Bill. "Pottenger to Pottinger Newsletter; Vol 5, No 3; July 2004".
• Source: S630 Title: Reynolds, Bill, "Pottenger to Pottinger Newsletter; Vol 6, No 1; Jan 2005" Repository: #R9 NOTEReynolds, Bill. "Pottenger to Pottinger Newsletter; Vol 6, No 1; Jan 2005".
• Source: S9 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18; Repository: #R1

Notes

Note N3488Fought in the Spanish-American War, per Bill Reynolds.

William Henry Pottenger had no children by any of his four marriages. (Info from Pottenger to Pottinger Newsletter, Jan 2005, pg 5., in the reprinting of an article written by his neice.)