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Gerald Dewey Potter (1929 - 1989)

Gerald Dewey Potter
Born in Hamilton Township, Decatur, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Died at age 59 [location unknown]
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Gerald D Potter was born 9 June 1929 in Hamilton Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States, son of Dewey M Potter (~1897– ) and Merle Orpha Blakesley (1897–1975).[1][2]

The Potters were living in Hamilton, Decatur, Iowa in 1940. The household included Dewey and Merle, and their children, Helen, Gerald, and Leland. They were renting the house. Dewey was farming.[3]

Gerald died 15 May 1989.[4]

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  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTL-WND : Tue Nov 28 19:03:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Dewey M Potter and Merle O Potter, 1940.
  2. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V46K-SBM : 1 April 2020), Dewey Milo Potter in entry for Gerald Dewey Potter, 9 Jun 1929; citing Hamilton Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,764,943.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTL-WND : Tue Nov 28 19:03:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Dewey M Potter and Merle O Potter, 1940.
  4. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KW9-8JZ9 : 10 February 2023), Dewey M Potter in entry for Dewey Gerald Potter, .




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