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Generation No. 1
1. JOSEPH WATTON6 POTTER (NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)1 was born 25 Nov 1760 in
Narragansett, R.I.2,
and died 01 Aug 1840 in Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA3. He married DIADEMA BROOKINS4 1780 in Bennington, Bennington, VT5, daughter of BOAZ BROOKINS
and DIADEMA CALLENDAR. She was born 18 Jun 1765 in VT6,6, and died 16 Feb 18387.
More About JOSEPH WATTON POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA7
Military service: about 1776, VT Service; Rev. War; Col Herrick's
Reg; Minute Man;Sgt;Corporal7
Residence: 1840, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA8
More About DIADEMA BROOKINS:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA9
Children of JOSEPH POTTER and DIADEMA
BROOKINS are:
i. SUBMIT7
POTTER10, b. 06 Sep
1781, , Luzerne, PA; d. In an unknown location; m. EPHRIAM FELLOWS11, 180011; b. 1774, CT11.
ii. LUCY
POTTER12, b. 22 Sep
1782, , Luzerne, PA; d. 28 Oct 184613;
m. THOMAS BAKER14;
b. 14 Oct 177415;
d. 20 Jul 186616.
More About LUCY POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA
More About THOMAS BAKER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA
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2. iii. WILLIAM POTTER,
b. 11 May 1789, PA; d. 07 Apr 1847, , Sullivan, PA.
2.
3. iv. MARY POTTER,
b. 20 Nov 1791; d. 1850.
3.
4. v. JOSEPH POTTER,
b. 1792, PA ?; d. 03 Aug 1810.
4.
5. vi. BROOKINS POTTER,
b. 10 Feb 1793, , Luzerne, PA; d. about 1873.
vii. HENRY POTTER17,
b. 06 Aug 1795, , Luzerne, PA; d. In an unknown location.
More About HENRY POTTER:
Residence: 1820, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA18
6. viii. EXPERIENCE POTTER, b.
13 Jun 1798, , Luzerne, PA; d. 1854, Hudson, , MI.
�.ix. ALMING POTTER19, b. 10 Dec 1802, , Luzerne, PA; d. In an unknown
location.
�.x. HANNAH POTTER20, b. 06 Feb 1806, , Luzerne,
PA; d. In an unknown location; m. CLINTON BROWN21.
7. xi. DANIEL POTTER,
b. 22 Sep 1809, , Luzerne, PA; d. After 1880, IL?.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM7 POTTER (JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)was born 11 May 1789 in PA23, and died 07 Apr 1847 in , Sullivan,
PA24. He married RACHEL
WILSON25. She was
born 27 Sep 1783 in PA26,
and died 14 May 1852 in , Sullivan, PA27.
More About WILLIAM POTTER:
Burial: Fairview (Bahr Hill) Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan, PA28
Residence: 1820, A William Potter settles in Cherry Hill,
Lycoming, PA29
More About RACHEL WILSON:
Burial: Fairview (Bahr Hill) Cemetery, Dushore, Sullivan, PA30
Children of WILLIAM POTTER and
RACHEL WILSON are:
1.
8. i. WILLIAM WILSON8
POTTER, b. 04 Jun 1816, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA; d. 28 Jun 1894, ,,PA.
2.
9. ii. JOSEPH H.
POTTER, b. About 1818, Colley, Sullivan, PA; d. After 1860.
iii. DIADEMA
POTTER31, b. 1823.
3. MARY7 POTTER (JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)32 was born 20 Nov 179132, and died 185032. She married PETER BOSTON32. He was born 02 Dec 1795 in
PA33, and died 03
Jan 188834.
More About MARY POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA34
More About PETER BOSTON:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA34
Residence: 1860, Fairmount, Luzerne, PA
Children of MARY POTTER and PETER
BOSTON are:
i. SIMON8 BOSTON35, b. About 1832, PA35.
ii.
MARY BOSTON35,
b. About 1838, PA35.
iii.
HIRAM BOSTON36,
b. About 1840, PA36.
4. JOSEPH7 POTTER
(JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)37 was born 1792 in PA ?37, and died 03 Aug 181037. He married SALLY38.
More About JOSEPH POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA39
Child of JOSEPH POTTER and SALLY
is:
i. MINERVA8 POTTER40, b. About 1810, PA ?.
5. BROOKINS7 POTTER
(JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)was born 10 Feb 1793 in , Luzerne,
PA, and died About 187342.
He married (1) SARAH BRITTAIN43.
She was born 30 Oct 179944,
and died 17 Nov 184545.
He married (2) ELIZABETH46,47
After 184548. She
was born About 1812 in Ireland49,
and died In an unknown location.
More About BROOKINS POTTER:
Census: 1840, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA; married; age 40-50
Religion: 1819, Part time minister Jackson Township PA; resided in Huntington
Twp.50
Residence: 1870, Age 77, farmer, w/2nd wife Elizabeth in Jackson,
Columbia, PA51
More About SARAH BRITTAIN:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA
Children of BROOKINS POTTER and
SARAH BRITTAIN are:
10. i. JOEL R.8 POTTER,
b. 08 Sep 1819, , Luzerne, PA; d. 08 Jun 1889, Fairmount, Luzerne, PA.
ii. JOHN
B. POTTER52, b. 182352; d. 16 Nov 184552.
More About JOHN B. POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA
1.
11. iii. SILAS POTTER,
b. About 1825, PA.
2.
12. iv. ANNA POTTER,
b. About 1826, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA; d. 07 Mar 1898, Wandel, Kingfisher,
OK.
v. MINERVA
POTTER52, b. 183252; d. 23 Sep 183352.
More About MINERVA POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA
vi. MARY
POTTER53, b. 03 Jul
1834, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA53;
d. 10 Feb 1872, New Richmond, St. Croix, WI; m. UNK, 1855, Prescott, Pierce,
WI.
vii. SARAH
POTTER54, b. About
183854.
viii. CHESTER POTTER54, b. About 1839, PA54.
More About CHESTER
POTTER:
Residence: 1860, Age 21 living with father and step mother Elizabeth in
Huntington PA55
Children of BROOKINS POTTER and
ELIZABETH are:
ix. JANE8 POTTER56, b. About 1847, PA56.
More About JANE POTTER:
Residence: 1850, Age 3 living with parents Brookins & Elizabeth Potter in
Huntington PA.56
x. DIADAMA POTTER57,
b. Feb 184958; d. 21
Jul 185259.
More About DIADAMA POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA
Residence: 1850, Age 1, living with parents in Huntington PA60
xi. RHODA POTTER61,
b. May 185162; d. 25
Aug 185263.
More About RHODA POTTER:
Burial: Potter-Emory Graveyard, Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA
6. EXPERIENCE7 POTTER (JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)was born 13 Jun 1798 in , Luzerne,
PA64, and died 1854
in Hudson, , MI64.
She married (1) WILLIAM PERRY64.
She married (2) ZEBULON BRITTAIN64
181664. He was born
20 Oct 1794 in ,Northumberland, PA64,
and died 1851 in , Williams, OH64.
More About EXPERIENCE POTTER:
Residence: 1850, Center, Williams, OH65
More About ZEBULON BRITTAIN:
Probate: 28 Mar 1855, Williams County OH66
Residence: 1850, Center, Williams, OH67
Children of EXPERIENCE
POTTER and ZEBULON BRITTAIN are:
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WALTER C. BRITTAIN68.
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HIRAM GILMORE BRITTAIN68.
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ELIZA BRITTAIN68.
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ANNE BRITTAIN68.
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BROOKINS BRITTAIN68, b. About 1817, PA69; m. JANE70,71; b. About 1824, New Brunswick, Canada72.
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Residence: 1880, Farmer; age
63;Wright, Ottawa, MI73
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SILAS BRITTAIN, b. About
1821, PA.
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HENRY O. BRITTAIN74, b. About 1830, OH75.
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SUSANNA BRITTAIN76, b. About 1835, OH77.
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MARGARET ANNE BRITTAIN78, b. 27 May 1837, ,Williams, OH79; d. 1900, ,Medina, OH79; m. (1)
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CHANDLER BAIRD79; b. 1830, Vermont80; m. (2) MICHAEL CRAWFORD81.
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7. DANIEL7
POTTER (JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)82 was born 22 Sep 1809
in , Luzerne, PA, and died After 1880 in IL?83. He married SYBIL84. She was born About 1813 in PA84.
More
About DANIEL POTTER:
Residence: 1860, Age 50, farmer residing in Fairmount, Luzerne, PA84
Children of DANIEL
POTTER and SYBIL are:
i. ORANGE8
POTTER84, b. About
1834, PA84.
ii. MARGARET
POTTER84, b. About
1843, PA84.
Generation No. 3
8. WILLIAM WILSON8
POTTER (WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)85 was born 04 Jun 1816
in Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA86,
and died 28 Jun 1894 in ,,PA87.
He married CATHERINE HUNGSINGER88
24 Jul 1838 in , Sullivan, PA89.
She was born 14 Feb 1814 in ,,PA, and died 18 Mar 189290.
More
About WILLIAM WILSON POTTER:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley Township, Sullivan, PA90
Occupation: 1870, Farmer age 55.91
Residence: 1880, Age 64 in Wilmot, Bradford, PA92
More
About CATHERINE HUNGSINGER:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley Township, Sullivan, PA93
Residence: 1880, Wilmot, Bradford, PA94
Children of WILLIAM POTTER and CATHERINE
HUNGSINGER are:
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WILLIAM W.9 POTTER, b. About
1839, PA; d. 17 Jun 1881.
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DANIEL LEWIS POTTER95, b. About 1840; d. 02 Jul 1864,
Civil War; near Petersburg, VA96.
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Residence: 1860, Age 18,
living with parents in Colley PA97
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CLINTON JERAMIAH POTTER98, b. 15 Aug 1842; d. 05 Nov 1864,
Civil War; hospital near Washington
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More About CLINTON JERAMIAH POTTER:
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Burial: Colley Cemetery,
Colley Township, Sullivan, PA100
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Residence: 1860, Age 14,
living with parents in Colley, Sullivan, PA101
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MARY C. POTTER102, b. About 1847.
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WINFIELD POTTER, b. Oct 1847,
PA; d. 1916.
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DIADOMA "ELIZABETH"
POTTER102, b. About 1849; m.
DANIEL PRICHARD103.
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More About DANIEL PRICHARD:
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Civil War103
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CELINDA POTTER104, b. About 1852; m. (1) LEROY ABBOTT105; m. (2) HENRY MCGRATH105.
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More About CELINDA POTTER:
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Residence: 1870, Age 21
living with parents in Liberty MO.106
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BROOKINS H. POTTER, b. About
1859; d. 18 Jul 1925.
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FLORA BELLE POTTER107, b. 1871, PA108; m. REED G. FRUTCHEY109, 1891109; b. 1866, Wilmot, Bradford,
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More About REED G. FRUTCHEY:
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Residence: 1880, 13 yrs old
living w/parents in Wilmot PA111
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9. JOSEPH H.8
POTTER (WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)112,113 was born About
1818 in Colley, Sullivan, PA114,
and died After 1860115.
He married MARINDA/MIRRINDA116,117
About 1841118. She
was born About 1820 in NY119,
and died After 1884120.
More
About JOSEPH H. POTTER: Occupation: 1860, Farmer121 Property: 1851, Hunsinger buys J.H. Potter farm122 Residence: 1860, Colley
Township, Sullivan, PA123
More About MARINDA/MIRRINDA: Item:
About 01 Oct 1884, With dau Ida moving to Cameron County PA124
Children of JOSEPH
POTTER and MARINDA/MIRRINDA are:
1.
17.
i. CHESTER B.9 POTTER, b. 04
Oct 1841, PA; d. 01 Sep 1923, , Cameron, PA.
2.
18.
ii. WILLIAM ROWLAND POTTER, b. About 1846,
PA; d. Dec 1928.
iii. ADELPHIA
POTTER125, b. About
1850, PA; d. In an unknown location.
More About ADELPHIA POTTER:
Residence: 1860, With parents in Cherry, Sullivan, PA126
10. JOEL R.8 POTTER (BROOKINS7,
JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)127 was born 08 Sep 1819
in , Luzerne, PA127,
and died 08 Jun 1889 in Fairmount, Luzerne, PA127. He married SARAH MORIAH SHAFER127 1844127. She was born 1820 in Kingston,
Luzerne, PA127, and
died 03 May 1891 in Fairmount, Luzerne, PA127.
More
About JOEL R. POTTER:
Residence: 1850, With wife Sarah and dau Martha at Jonathan Colley farm128
Children of JOEL
POTTER and SARAH SHAFER are:
i. MARTHA9
POTTER129, b. About
1846, PA.
19.
ii. LEWIS STERLING POTTER, b. 13 Jun 1859, Fairmount, Luzerne, PA; d. 02
Apr 1928, Huntington Mills, Luzerne, PA.
11. SILAS8 POTTER (BROOKINS7,
JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)130 was born About 1825
in PA131. He married
ANGUNILERRA132. She
was born About 1839 in PA133.
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About SILAS POTTER:
Occupation: 1870, Lumberman in Fairmount PA134
Residence: Bet. 1870 - 1880, Fairmount, Luzerne, PA135
Children of SILAS
POTTER and ANGUNILERRA are:
i. JOHN9
POTTER136, b. About
1862, PA136.
ii. JACOB
POTTER136, b. About
1864, PA136.
12. ANNA8
POTTER (BROOKINS7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)137 was born About 1826
in Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA137,
and died 07 Mar 1898 in Wandel, Kingfisher, OK137. She married BENJAMIN WANDEL137. He was born 1826 in
Huntington Twp, Luzerne, PA137,
and died Apr 1894 in Wandel, Kingfisher, OK138.
Child of ANNA
POTTER and BENJAMIN WANDEL is:
i. MARY
VINARY9 WANDEL139,
b. 17 Aug 1853, PA; d. 24 Dec 1922, Ingham, Nebraska.
13. SILAS8 BRITTAIN (EXPERIENCE7
POTTER, JOSEPH WATTON6,
NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD
3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)140 was born About 1821
in PA141. He married an
UNKNOWN.
More
About SILAS BRITTAIN:
Residence: 1850, Center, Williams, OH141
Children of SILAS
BRITTAIN and UNKNOWN are:
i. DIADEMA9
BRITTAIN, b. About 1846, Ohio.
ii. WILLIAM
BRITTAIN, b. About 1848, Ohio.
Generation No. 4
14. WILLIAM W.9 POTTER (WILLIAM WILSON8, WILLIAM7,
JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)142 was born About 1839
in PA143, and died
17 Jun 1881. He married CATHERINE SMITH144. She was born About 1840 in PA, and died 1925.
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About WILLIAM W. POTTER:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley Township, Sullivan, PA145
Occupation: 1880, Farmer146
Residence: 1880, Wilmot, Bradford, PA146
More
About CATHERINE SMITH:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley Township, Sullivan, PA147
Children of WILLIAM
POTTER and CATHERINE SMITH are:
i. FRANKLIN L.10 POTTER148, b. About 1861, PA148; d. 1937149.
More About FRANKLIN L. POTTER:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley Township, Sullivan, PA149
20. ii. EMERY
C. POTTER, b. About 1862, PA; d. 1935.
iii. LIZZIE J. POTTER150, b. About 1865, PA150.
iv. ALINDA B. POTTER150, b. About 1868, PA150.
v. WILLIAM M. POTTER150, b. About 1875, PA150.
15. WINFIELD9 POTTER (WILLIAM WILSON8, WILLIAM7,
JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)151,152 was born Oct 1847
in PA153, and died
1916154. He married
(1) ANNIE REESER155.
He married (2) ANNIE E. REESER 1874156,
daughter of WILLIAM REESER and SARAH MARTIN. She was born 1853 in PA157, and died 13 Jan 1938 in
Peckville, Lackawanna , PA158.
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About WINFIELD POTTER:
Burial: 1916, Colley Cemetery, Colley, Sullivan, PA (Evangelical Church)
Occupation: 1900, Carpenter159
Residence: 1880, Dushore PA160
More About ANNIE E. REESER:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley, Sullivan, PA (Evangelical Church)161
Children of WINFIELD
POTTER and ANNIE REESER are:
i. EDNA10 POTTER161, b. PA; d. 1888162.
21. ii. VESTA L. POTTER, b. Oct 1875, PA.
iii. LINTA
W. POTTER163, b. About
1878, PA163; d. 06
Feb 1895164.
22 . iv. ELLERY E. POTTER, b. Mar 1880, PA.
v. MILTON
POTTER165, b. Apr
1882, PA166.
vi. BURTON
POTTER167, b. Jun
1885, PA168.
16. BROOKINS H.9
POTTER (WILLIAM WILSON8, WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)169 was born About 1859170, and died 18 Jul 1925171. He married HANNAH HUFFMASTER171 1880171. She was born 20 Mar 1862172, and died 07 Nov 1902172.
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About BROOKINS H. POTTER:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley Township, Sullivan, PA172
Residence: 1870, Liberty MO173
More About HANNAH HUFFMASTER:
Burial: Colley Cemetery, Colley Township, Sullivan, PA174
Children of BROOKINS
POTTER and HANNAH HUFFMASTER are:
i. LEAH
MAY10 POTTER175,
b. 12 Aug 1881175;
d. 19 Aug 1952175.
23. ii. TRESSA
POTTER, b. 02 Apr 1886, Wilmot, Bradford, PA; d. 25 Apr 1976.
iii. HOWARD
POTTER175, b. 01 Mar
1890175; d. In an
unknown location; m. LEONA JACKSON175.
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About HOWARD POTTER:
Occupation: 1930, Farmer176
Residence:
1930, Wilmot, Bradford, PA176
iv. CLINTON
POTTER177, b. 25 Oct
1892177; m. PANSY SMITH177.
More About CLINTON POTTER:
Occupation: 1930, Farmer178
Residence: 1930, Wilmot, Bradford, PA179
17. CHESTER B.9 POTTER (JOSEPH H.8,
WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)180 was born 04 Oct 1841
in PA181, and died
01 Sep 1923 in , Cameron, PA182.
He married REBECCA CATHERINE REESER183
27 May 1866 in Forkston, , PA184,
daughter of WILLIAM REESER and SARAH MARTIN. She was born Oct 1838 in Cherry,
Sullivan Cty. PA185,
and died 10 Jun 1911.
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About CHESTER B. POTTER:
Burial: 1923, Oak Hill Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron, PA186
Military service: Bet. 05 Sep 1861 - 04 Sep 1864, Corporal; Civil
War; PA 58th Inf.187
Occupation: 1866, Lumberman in Cameron County188
Residence: 1860, Cully Township, Sullivan, PA189
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About REBECCA CATHERINE REESER:
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron, PA190
Residence: 1850, Cherry Township, Sullivan, PA191
Marriage Notes for CHESTER POTTER and REBECCA REESER:
(The following is a Roots-Web posting under "Sullivan County PA")
Marriages of Sullivan County Women in Wyoming County
Author: Robert Sweeney Date: 14 Oct 1999
12:00 PM GMT
Surnames: Potter, Zaner, Allen, Wilcox, McMahon, Snover
Classification: Biography
North Branch Democrat
Tunkhannock, PA
6
June 1866
Chester B. Potter and Mrs. Rebecca C. Zaner of
Sullivan Co., by James R. Robinson, Esq., on the 27th inst. In Forkston
Note: The North Branch Democrat began publication in
Tunkhannock in 1854. These excerpts are from records maintained by the Wyoming
County Historical Society in Tunkhannock. For more information, contact Paula Radwanski
at ronrad@epix.net, by whom this information was generously provided
Children of CHESTER
POTTER and REBECCA REESER are:
i. MANION10
POTTER192, b. About 1867,
PA193; d. before
1880194.
24. ii. GERTRUDE E. POTTER, b. 02 Jan 1876, Lumber
Twnshp, Cameron County, PA; d. 1950, Erie, Erie, PA.
18. WILLIAM ROWLAND9
POTTER (JOSEPH H.8, WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)195 was born About 1846
in PA196, and died
Dec 1928197. He
married SALOME198 About
1873199. She was
born About 1856 in PA200,
and died After 1920201.
More About WILLIAM ROWLAND POTTER: Occupation: 1880,
Express Operator202 Residence:
1880, Otto, McKean, PA202
Children of WILLIAM
POTTER and SALOME are:
i. ESTELLA10
POTTER202, b. About
1873, PA202.
ii. CARL
POTTER202, b. About
1877, PA202; d. In
an unknown location.
iii. ORA
POTTER202, b. About
1879, PA202.
19. LEWIS STERLING9 POTTER (JOEL R.8, BROOKINS7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)203 was born 13 Jun 1859
in Fairmount, Luzerne, PA203,
and died 02 Apr 1928 in Huntington Mills, Luzerne, PA203. He married MINERVA ESTELLA
HARRISON203 04 Sep
1884203. She was
born 02 Apr 1866203,
and died 29 Nov 1923 in Montgomery, Lycoming, PA203.
Child of LEWIS
POTTER and MINERVA HARRISON is:
i. CHATLES W.10
POTTER203, b. 30 Oct
1886, Fairmount, Luzerne, PA203;
d. 04 May 1974, Orange, Columbia, PA203;
m. EFFIE E. EDWARDS203,
16 Jun 1917203; b.
10 Apr 1888, Benton, Columbia, PA203;
d. 16 Jul 1975, Orange, Columbia, PA203.
Generation No. 5
20. EMERY C.10 POTTER (WILLIAM W.9,
WILLIAM WILSON8, WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)204 was born About 1862
in PA204, and died
1935. He married ELIZA J. She was born 1861, and died 1935.
More
About EMERY C. POTTER:
Burial: Quick Bend Cemetery, Wilmot, Bradford, PA205
More About ELIZA J.:
Burial: Quick Bend Cemetery, Wilmot, Bradford, PA205
Children of EMERY
POTTER and ELIZA J. are:
i. CLARE A.11
POTTER206, b. 1892206.
ii. LEWIS L. POTTER207, b. 1893, PA207; d. 1947208.
More About LEWIS L. POTTER:
Burial: Quick Bend Cemetery, Wilmot, Bradford, PA208
iii. GENEVIEVE
M. POTTER209, b.
1900209.
iv. BELLE
POTTER209, b. 1910209.
21. VESTA L.10 POTTER (WINFIELD9,
WILLIAM WILSON8, WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)210 was born Oct 1875 in
PA211. She married
(1) T.G. DIKEMAN212.
She married (2) CUSTER213.
Child of VESTA
POTTER and CUSTER is:
i. FRANCES11
CUSTER213, b. Dec
1895, PA213.
22. ELLERY E.10
POTTER (WINFIELD9, WILLIAM WILSON8, WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)214 was born Mar 1880 in
PA215. He married ROSANNA
S.216. She was born About
1883 in PA216.
More
About ELLERY E. POTTER:
Occupation: 1910, Carpenter in Old Forge PA216
Children of ELLERY
POTTER and ROSANNA S. are:
i. HAROLD E.11
POTTER216, b. About
1907, PA216.
ii. HAZEL POTTER216, b. 1909, PA216.
23. TRESSA10
POTTER (BROOKINS H.9, WILLIAM WILSON8, WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)217 was born 02 Apr 1886
in Wilmot, Bradford, PA218,
and died 25 Apr 1976218.
She married WILLIAM LEONARD MESSERSMITH218 02 Oct 1908 in Sayre, Bradford, PA218.
More About TRESSA POTTER: Burial:
Riverside Cem, Endicott, Broome Co, NY218
Children of TRESSA
POTTER and WILLIAM MESSERSMITH are:
i. EVELYN BELLE11
MESSERSMITH218.
ii. COLLINS POTTER
MESSERSMITH218.
iii. DONALD LUTHER MESSERSMITH218.
iv. RAY BROOKINS MESSERSMITH218.
24. GERTRUDE E.10 POTTER (CHESTER B.9, JOSEPH H.8, WILLIAM7, JOSEPH WATTON6, NICHOLAS5, ICHABOD 3RD4, ICHABOD 2ND3, ICHABOD2, NATHANIEL1)219 was born 02 Jan 1876
in Lumber Twnshp, Cameron County, PA220,
and died 1950 in Erie, Erie, PA221.
She married DAVID BRUCE PETERSON I222
12 Apr 1899223, son
of JOHN PETERSON and REBECCA MONTAGUE. He was born 10 Mar 1869 in Burnt Cabins,
Huntingdon, PA224,
and died 12 Oct 1926 in Erie, Erie, PA225.
More
About GERTRUDE E. POTTER: Burial: 12 Oct 1950, Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie
PA; Lot 254E Sect 2 #1225 Occupation:
1930, Copyist-Court House226 Residence:
1880, Lumber Twnship, Cameron, PA227
More
About DAVID BRUCE PETERSON I: Burial: Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie PA228 Education: 1896, Graduated
from Shippensburg Normal School229
Occupation: Bet. 1920 - 1926, Erie School System; taught Shop
Class230 Residence:
27 Jan 1920, Family resided at 451 West 29th St. Erie, Erie, PA231
Children of GERTRUDE
POTTER and DAVID PETERSON are:
i. DEAN POTTER11
PETERSON232, b. 30
Jan 1900, Lumber, Cameron, PA233;
d. 22 Nov 1941234;
m. GLADYS LEHMAN234,
1925, Erie, PA235;
b. 30 Dec 1900, Erie, PA236;
d. Nov 1979, Erie, PA236.
More About DEAN POTTER PETERSON:
Census: 1930, 1185 East Lake Rd., Erie, Erie, PA237
Military service: US Navy based at New London Conn. WWII238
Occupation: 1930, Clerk with School Board239
Residence: 1930, 1185 East Lake Rd., Erie, Erie, PA239
More About GLADYS LEHMAN:
Residence: 1930, 1185 East Lake Rd., Erie, Erie, PA240
ii. DONALD PETERSON241, b. Bet. 1900 - 1910,
Lumber, Cameron, PA242;
d. Bet. 1900 - 1910, ?.
iii. KATHERINE
REBECCA PETERSON243,
b. 12 Oct 1902, Cameron County, PA243;
d. Jul 1964, Boston, MA; m. WILLIAM PARKER, Bet. 1938 - 1940243.
More About KATHERINE REBECCA PETERSON: Education:
1923, Received a degree in Commercial Arts from Cleveland Institute of Art244 Occupation: 1941,
Founded/Directed Art Dept. at Garland College Residence: 1920, Age 18 living
with parents245
More About WILLIAM PARKER:
Military service: Air Force; Randolph Field; Texas246
Occupation: Shoe salesman246
iv. DAVID BRUCE PETERSON
II247, b. 26 Aug
1913, St. Petersburg, Clarion, PA247;
d. 26 Feb 1993, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, FL248; m. MARTHA JANE BURNS, 05 Sep 1942, Pittsburgh, PA249; b. 12 May 1915, Braddock
Ave, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA249;
d. 16 Mar 2005, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, FL.
More
About DAVID BRUCE PETERSON II:
Burial: Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie, Erie, PA250
Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure
Education: Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh251
Occupation: Started work at General Electric Co. in Lawrence Park,
PA251
Religion: Session member, First Presbyterian Church of Erie, PA251
Residence: Dec 1955, Moved to 3920 Emmet Drive, Law. Pk. PA251
More About MARTHA JANE BURNS:
Education: Jan 1933, Graduated fromTaylor Alderdice High School, Pittsburgh, PA252
Occupation: Bet. 1936 - 1937, People's Pittsburgh Trust Co. ;
"Page Girls"252
v. JOHN CHESTER PETERSON253, b. 02 Feb 1916, St.
Petersburg, Clarion, PA254;
d. 10 Aug 1960, Bakerstown, PA254;
m. VIOLET MAE CRAIN254,
14 May 1937, State College, Centre, PA254; b. 27 Sep 1914, Erie County PA254; d. 26 Apr 1984,
Bakerstown, PA254.
More About JOHN CHESTER PETERSON:
Burial: Allegheny Cemetery, PA254
Education: Jun 1937, B.S. Mech. Engr. Penn State University254
Military service: Captain, Air Force, WWII
Residence: 1937, Chicago
More About VIOLET MAE CRAIN:
Burial: Remains donated for research255
Cause of Death: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or "Lou Gehrig’s
Disease"
Occupation: Bet. 1960 - 1980, Richland Township tax collector256
Residence: 1920, Age 5 living with parents in Millcreek PA.257
Marriage Notes for JOHN PETERSON
and VIOLET CRAIN:
Married a 2nd time several months later in Waterford PA for their parents.
ENDNOTES
1. Robert
Furtaw, "Furtaw & Edwards Ancestry", Rootsweb's World Connect
Project, This is the only reference linking Joseph to Nicholas. I have not been
able to verify this. Joseph and Nicholas Potter are found in early Luzerne Cty
PA census records.
2. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W, Birth town/state from Joseph Potter's Rev
War pension/annuity application date Jan 1883; file number S 22446.
3. Potter-Emory
Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co.
Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
4. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W, Headstone does not contain given surname.
BROOKINS obtained from several internet references.
5. Heather Markle a Brookins researcher as
posted on Genealogy.com "Brookins" family message board; May 5, 2000.,
Not verified. Also, as reported by others, information from a card file at the
Bennington Museum Library shows Diadewa (sic), wife of Joseph Potter; gives
1780 as the marriage year for Joseph and Diadema.
6. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W, Birth town/county from LDS. Hatton
believes she was born in VT.
7. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
1840 Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (#11) Joseph age 70-80 living with 3 females<=40; wife presumed dead.
9. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
10. LDS/AFN:3M9B-BF,
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=af/search_AF.asp&clear_form=true.
11. U.S. and International Marriage Records,
1560-1900.
12. LDS/AFN:3M9B-98,
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=af/search_AF.asp&clear_form=true.
13. Potter-Emory
Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
14.
Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
15. Calculated
from death date and age at death.
16. Potter-Emory
Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
17. LDS/AFN:3M9B-JG.
18. 1820 Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (image
6).
19. LDS/AFN:3M9B-LS.
20. LDS/AFN:3M9B-MO.
21. Heather
L. Markle; Ancestry.com; Message Boards. Not Verified.
22. LDS/AFN:3M9B-FX
23. Calculated from death
date and age at death., Birth state from son William via 1880 Wilmot,
Bradford, PA Census (ED36; image 26).
24. Probate records.
25. LDS/AFN:3M9B-FX, Source for maiden
name. Not verified.
26. DOB
Calculated from DOD and age at death. PA from 1850 Census.
27. Probate records.
28. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web
Site.
29. Sullivan County Web site.
30. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web
Site.
31. 1850 Cherry, Sullivan, PA Census (77/77),
Diadema, age 23, living with Rachel Wilson Potter. Assumed child of Rachel.
Clementine Potter, age 8, also in the same residence. Possible dau of Diadema?
32.
Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
33.
Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W, Birth state from 1860 Census.
34.
Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne
Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
35. 1850
Fairmount,Luzerne,PA Census (image 18).
36. 1860
Fairmont, Luzerne, PA Census (image 8).
37. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
38. Furtaw & Edwards Ancestry; Ancestry.com;
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rwfurtaw&id=I45642.
39. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
40. Furtaw & Edwards Ancestry; Ancestry.com;
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rwfurtaw&id=I45642,
Not verified.
41. LDS/AFN:3M9B-H9.
42.
Internet-NOT VERIFIED.
43. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website, Source for first name
and spouse's name. Note that Sally is a common name for Sarah. Last name via
Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection -Births[database online] Provo, UT:
Ancestry.com, 2001. Need additional sources to confirm last name.
44. Calculated from death date and age at death.
45. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
46. "History of Bradford County Pennsylvania,
1891-1995; Curtis Media Inc, 1996.
47. 1850
Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (1980/2011; image 21).
48. 1st wife
died about 1845.
49. 1850 Wysox Census.
50. Taken from
Historical Records, by Kenneth Yocum, compiled from the History of Columbia and
Montour Counties, Pennsylvania, 1887.
51. 1870
Jackson, Columbia, PA Census(96/93; image 13).
52. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
53. Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection -
Births[database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.
54. 1850
Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (1980/2011; image 21).
55. 1860
Huntington Mills, Luzerne, PA Census (image 26).
56. 1850
Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (1980/2011; image 21).
57. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
58. Calculated from death date and age at death.
59. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
60. 1850
Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (1980/2011; image 21).
61. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
62. Calculated from death date and age at death.
63. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp.,
Luzerne, PA; marker reading; Luzerne Co. Website.
64. Brittain
Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten Island NY; Elmer
Garfield Van Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970.
65. 1850
Center, Williams, OH Census (images 8&9).
66. Williams
Cty OH Probate Entries, 1825-1860; Case # 367; Williams Cty OH Gen'l Web Site.,
"Brittain, Zebulon;28 Mar 1855(date filed); 367(case #)."
67. 1850
Center, Williams, OH Census (images 8&9).
68. Brittain
Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten Island NY; Elmer
Garfield Van Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970.
69. 1880
Wright,Ottawa,MI Census(ED 232; image 38).
70. 1880
Lumber, Cameron, PA Census (ED 41; image 10).
71. 1880
Wright,Ottawa,MI Census(ED 232; image 38).
72. 1880
Lumber, Cameron, PA Census (ED 41; image 10).
73. 1880
Wright,Ottawa,MI Census(ED 232; image 38).
74. Brittain
Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten Island NY; Elmer
Garfield Van Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970, Found in 1850 OH Census age 20 living with
parents.
75. 1850
Center, Williams, OH Census (images 8&9).
76. Brittain
Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten Island NY; Elmer
Garfield Van Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970, Found in 1850 OH Census, age 15, living with
parents.
77. 1850
Center, Williams, OH Census (images 8&9).
78. Brittain
Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten Island NY; Elmer
Garfield Van Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970, Found in the 1850 OH Census age 13 living
with parents.
79. Brittain
Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten Island NY; Elmer
Garfield Van Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970.
80. 1850
Sharon, Medina, OH Census (image # 14), Parents Elijah and Eunice.
81. Brittain
Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten Island NY; Elmer
Garfield Van Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970.
82. LDS/AFN:3M9B-N5.
83. Counted in
the 1880 China,Lee,IL Census (ED 112; image 18).
84. 1860
Fairmont, Luzerne, PA Census (image 23).
85. Hatton-Exley Family Tree; RootWeb.com.
86. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web
Site, DOB source.
87. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web
Site, DOD source. Month may have been July per Sullivan Reporter notice
(see notes) .
88. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The
Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA, Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County
Web site.
89. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The
Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA, Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County
Web site. Article states they celebrated their Golden Anniversary on
July 28, 1888. Birth month from her obit (see notes).
90. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web
Site.
91. 1870
LIberty,Pulaski,MO Census (Image 15).
92. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36;
image 26).
93. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web
Site.
94. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36;
image 26).
95. 1850 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (page 315B;
11/11), Middle name from "The Potter Family Reunion 1929." See
`Marriage Date' for William and Anna Catherine for source.
96. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The
Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA, Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County
Web site.
97. 1860 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (image 4).
98. 1850 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census
(page 315B; 11/11), There listed as Jeremiah. Headstone has Clinton Jeremiah.
99. "The Potter Reunion 1929",
The Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA, Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan
County Web site.
100. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web Site, GAR Plaque.
101. 1860 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (image 4).
102. 1850 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (page 315B; 11/11).
103. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA,
Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County Web
site.
104. 1860 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (72/22; image 4), Census had
"Celemia." Potter Reunion Article (1929) has Celinda.
105. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA,
Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County Website.
106. 1870 Liberty,Pulaski,MO Census (Image 15).
107. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36; image 26).
108. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36; image 26), She may have been born
c1867 per "Reed G. Frutchey" bio
found on Sullivan Cty Website. However, she was not found with the family in the
1870 Census when they resided in
Liberty,Pulaski,MO Census (image15). Appears improbable that Catharine
could/would have a child at age 57.
109. Sullivan County Web site.
110. Sullivan County Web site., Est'd birth date confirmed by 1880 Wilmot,Bradford
Census.
111. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census(ED 36; image 2).
112. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census, "Joseph" via 1850
census. Middle initial from 1860 Colley,Sullivan,PA
census.
113. Educated guess.
114. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census, In the 1920 Lumber Township,
Cameron, PA census entry his son Chester
states that his father was born in Sugar Hill, Sullivan, PA. Joseph also noted
as born in PA in 1850 Census of his household.
115. Counted in the census.
116. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census, Could be "Marinda" or
"Merinda". E. Hatton (see notes under Joseph H.
Potter) believes her name was Miranda Bliss. This has not been verified.
117. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census, Could be "Marinda" or
"Merinda". E. Hatton (see notes under Joseph H.
Potter) believes her name was Miranda, Bliss surname from E. Hatton. Not
verified.
118. History of Luzerne County, Pa. by H.C. Bradsby, 1893.
119. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census, The 1850 Cherry, Sull.,PA
census gave NY as her birth state. In the 1920
Census Chester stated she was born in Switzerland.
120. The Sullivan County Democrat (paper), September 25, 1884 notes that Marinda
Colley and daughter Ida were
relocating to Cameron County PA.
121. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census.
122. Sullivan Cty Website.
123. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census.
124. The Sullivan County Democrat (paper), September 25, 1884.
125. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan, PA Census, The 1850 Cherry, Sullivan, PA
census (image #34) has a Jane age 9/12 b
PA. Are Jane and Adelphia the same?
126. 1860 Cherry Twp., Sullivan, PA Census (image #2).
127. LDS Compact Disc #93 , Pin #166017.
128. 1850 Colley,Sullivan,PA Census (image 1).
129. 1850 Colley,Sullivan,PA Census (image 1), Also found on LDS.
130. 1850 Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (1980/2011; image 21), Living with
father and step mother Elizabeth(2nd wife of Brookins).
131. 1850 Huntington, Luzerne, PA Census (1980/2011; image 21).
132. 1880 Fairmount,Luzerne,PA Census(ED77; image 16), Hard to read her given
name.
133. 1880 Fairmount,Luzerne,PA Census(ED77; image 16).
134. 1870 Fairmount,Luzerne,PA Census (image 12).
135. Respective Census.
136. 1880 Fairmount,Luzerne,PA Census(ED77; image 16).
137. Linda Moss; Ancetory.Com Message Boards; Not Verified.
138. Linda Moss; Ancetory.Com Message Boards; Not Verified, There is a Wandel,
OK-now a ghost town.
139. Scott Hatch; Earhart-L Archives; Rootsweb, inspectorhatch@netscape.net.
140. Brittain Genealogy; Early Generations from Somersetshire Eng. to Staten
Island NY; Elmer Garfield Van
Name,J.D.,LL.D.;1970, Found in the 1850 OH Census; age 29 with 2 small
children-Diadema Brittain age 4 and William
Brittain age 2. Assumed a widower. Lived adjacent to parents. Farmer.
141. 1850 Center, Williams, OH Census (images 8&9).
142. 1850 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (page 315B; 11/11).
143. 1860 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (72/22; image 4), In the 1880 Census
William is listed as age 38.
144. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA,
Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County Web site.
145. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web Site.
146. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36; image 15).
147. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web Site.
148. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36; image 15).
149. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web Site.
150. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36; image 15).
151. History of Cherry Township; Sullivan County Web site.
152. 1850 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (page 315B; 11/11).
153. 1900 Colley Twp(Lopez Dist.),Sullivan,PA Census(ED 62; image 10).
154. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading;
Luzerne Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
155. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA,
Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County Web site.
156. January 19, 1938 Sullivan Review Obituary for Mrs. Annie Reeser Potter (On
File), 1900 Census confirms approx. year of marriage to be 1874.
157. 1880 Dushore,Sullivan,PA Census (ED 231; image 51).
158. January 19, 1938 Sullivan Review Obituary for Mrs. Annie Reeser Potter (On
File).
159. 1900 Colley Twp(Lopez Dist.),Sullivan,PA Census(ED 62; image 10).
160. 1880 Dushore,Sullivan,PA Census (ED 231; image 51).
161. January 19, 1938 Sullivan Review Obituary for Mrs. Annie Reeser Potter (On
File).
162. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading;
Luzerne Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
163. 1880 Dushore,Sullivan,PA Census (ED 231; image 51).
164. Potter-Emory Graveyard; Huntington Twp., Luzerne, PA; marker reading;
Luzerne Co. Website;41deg11.82N;76deg17.29W.
165. January 19, 1938 Sullivan Review Obituary for Mrs. Annie Reeser Potter (On
File).
166. 1900 Colley Twp(Lopez Dist.),Sullivan,PA Census(ED 62; image 10).
167. January 19, 1938 Sullivan Review Obituary for Mrs. Annie Reeser Potter (On
File).
168. 1900 Colley Twp(Lopez Dist.),Sullivan,PA Census(ED 62; image 10).
169. 1860 Colley, Sullivan, PA Census (72/22; image 4), Middle initial from
1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED36; image26).
170. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 36; image 26).
171. Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births[database online] Provo,
UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.
172. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web Site.
173. 1870 LIberty,Pulaski,MO Census (Image 15).
174. Colley Cemetery Listing; Sullivan County Web Site.
175. Sullivan County Web site.
176. 1930 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 59; image 13).
177. Sullivan County Web site.
178. 1930 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 59; image 13).
179. "The Potter Reunion 1929", The Sullivan Review, Dushore, PA,
Sept 18, 1929; courtesy of the Sullivan County Web site., Confirmed by 1930 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 59; image
13).
180. 1850 Cherry, Sullivan, PA Census
(image #34) has age at 8., Census taken Sept 18, 1850.
181. Chester B. Potter headstone.
182. Headstone, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lumber,Cameron,PA.
183. History of Cherry Township; Sullivan County Web site.
184. Newspaper article; North Branch Democrat; June 6. 1866.
185. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
186. Headstone, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lumber,Cameron,PA.
187. 1890 Veterans Schedule; 1890 Census; Grove/Lumber Townships,Cameron,PA;image
3.
188. "A Story of the Sinnamahone" by George Huntley Jr., 1936,.
189. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan,
PA Census.
190. Assumption.
191. 1850 Census.
192. 1870 Chapman, Clinton, PA Census
(image #24), Assuming she was the child of Chester and Rebecca. Not
proven.
193. 1870 Chapman, Clinton, PA Census
(image #24).
194. Not counted in the 1880 Census.
195. 1860 Colley Township, Sullivan,
PA Census, The 1850 Cherry, Sullivan, PA census has William R. Potter
age 4 b PA.
Assume William R. and Rowland the same person?
196. 1880 Otto, McKean, PA Census (ED 96;image 12).
197. THE SULLIVAN REVIEW; 1928 OBITUARIES.
198. 1880 Otto, McKean, PA Census (ED 96;image 12).
199. 1910 Paw Paw, Marion, WV Census (ED73; image 12).
200. 1880 Otto, McKean, PA Census (ED 96;image 12), Est'd birth year confirmed
by 1910 Census (see husband).
201. Counted in that census.
202. 1880 Otto, McKean, PA Census (ED 96;image 12).
203. Linda Lee Potter Knight, a descendant; 15 Apr 2006 email.
204. 1880 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census
(ED 36; image 15).
205. Quick Bend Cemetery Listing; Tri-County Web Site; Joyce M. Tice.
206. 1910 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED52; image 6).
207. 1920 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 54; image 13).
208. Quick Bend Cemetery Listing; Tri-County Web Site; Joyce M. Tice.
209. 1920 Wilmot, Bradford, PA Census (ED 54; image 13).
210. 1880 Dushore,Sullivan,PA Census (ED 231; image 51).
211. 1900 Colley Twp(Lopez Dist.),Sullivan,PA Census(ED 62; image 10).
212. January 19, 1938 Sullivan Review Obituary for Mrs. Annie Reeser Potter (On
File).
213. 1900 Colley Twp(Lopez Dist.),Sullivan,PA Census(ED 62; image 10).
214. January 19, 1938 Sullivan Review Obituary for Mrs. Annie Reeser Potter (On
File).
215. 1900 Colley Twp(Lopez Dist.),Sullivan,PA Census(ED 62; image 10).
216. 1910 Old Forge-5Wd,Lackawanna,PA Census(ED 44; image 17).
217. Sullivan County Web site.
218. The Family of Johannes Jakob
Messerschmidt; Compiled by Lucy Forth; July 2003;Sullivan County PA Web site.
219. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
220. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location., The 1900 Lumber Township,
Cameron, PA Fed. Census confirms birth month & birth year.
221. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
222. Family Bible-in possession of Nancy Peterson Clancy, Also see 1870 Dublin,
Huntingdon, PA Census .
223. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
224. Family Bible-in possession of Nancy Peterson Clancy, Also see The 1900
Lumber Township, Cameron, PA Fed. Census confirms birth month & birth year.
225. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
226. 1930 Erie, Erie, PA Census (ED#94; Ancestry.com #49).
227. 1880 Census.
228. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location., GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 42.1108,
Longitude: -80.0011.
229. D.B. Peterson personnel file;
Erie School District; Email dated 29 January 2003 from Kitty Kramer, Personnel Dept.,Erie School District.
230. Erie School Records; email from <Ruth Waidley:rwaidley@eriesd.iu5.org> on file.
231. 1920 Federal Census.
232. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location., The 1900 Lumber Township,
Cameron, PA Fed. census
confirms birth month & birth year.
233. Cameron County Genealogy Project; Birth Records 1894-1906;Transcribed by
John P. Sitnik;
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero/births/miscbirths.htm.
234. David "Bruce" Peterson's notes.
235. David "Bruce" Peterson's notes., Year confirmed by 1930 Erie,
Erie, PA Census.
236. David "Bruce" Peterson's notes.
237. 1930 Erie, Erie, PA Census (ED 26; image# 16).
238. John Peterson's remembrances as
recorded by Nancy Peterson Clancy 10/14/01, Dean acknowledges in the
1930 Erie, Erie, PA Census that he was a veteran from "WW".
239. 1930 Erie, Erie, PA Census (ED 26; image# 16).
240. 1930 Erie, Erie, PA Census (ED 26; image# 16), Gladys b PA as were both
parents.
241. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
242. 1900 & 1910 Lumber Township Censuses,
Assumption: He was not listed in either although his mother declared in the 1910
census that she had lost one child. Verbal family history tells us that there
was a Donald.
243. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
244. October 2, 2001 email from CIA administration to John Clancy.
245. See Notes for father.
246. John Peterson's remembrances as
recorded by Nancy Peterson Clancy 10/14/01.
247. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source in an unknown location.
248. Family knowledge.
249. Martha Jane Burns Peterson interview by John Clancy; circa 2002.
250. Cremated.
251. Family knowledge.
252. Martha Jane Burns Peterson interview by John Clancy; circa 2002.
253. David Bruce Peterson II research
notes. Source unknown.
254. Gregory Peterson letter dated July 25, 2002 (ON FILE).
255. No burial site; body donated to science via "Human Gifts
Registry" Phila.,PA.
256. Gregory Peterson, son.
257. 1920 Millcreek,Erie,PA Census(ED129; image 64).