George Washington Potter (1853-1945)edit this page
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| George Washington Potter | |
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| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | May 3, 1853 in Illinois |
| Death: | November 30, 1945 near Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia |
| Burial: | Greenhill Cemetery, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia |
| Father: | unknown |
| Mother: | unknown |
| Spouse/Partner: | Nettie Lane |
| Marriage: | November 23, 1890 in Emanuel County, Georgia |
| 2nd Spouse: | Siny E. Cowart |
| 2nd Marriage: | April 26, 1894 in unknown |
| 3rd Spouse: | Lula Agnes Bragg |
| 3rd Marriage: | May 31, 1903 in Screven County, Georgia |
George W. Potter was born in Illinois. According to family tradition, apparently he was an orphan as he was raised by his uncle, said to be named Jerry Potter, until he was about 17 (c. 1870), at which point he ran away from home. He would soon join a traveling carnival where he was an acrobat and tight rope walker. He came to Georgia and stayed at age 21 (c. 1874), possibly due to the carnival breaking up there.
It is virtually impossible to prove any of this, however. No good candidate George Potter is to be found in the 1880 census in Georgia. In fact, most of the good candidates, ranging between 21 and 31 years old in the census were still to be found in Illinois. Some of these were married and some still lived with their parents. I do not know of any way to determine which, if any, might be him.
[edit] Children
| Name | Birth | Death |
| Children of George Washington Potter and Nettie Lane | ||
| Grover Cleveland Potter | September ??, 1891 unknown | unknown unknown |
| Children of George Washington Potter and Siny E. Cowart | ||
| John Potter | c. 1894 unknown | c. 1894 unknown |
| Ivy George Washington Potter | c. 1896 unknown | unknown unknown |
| Francis Edward Potter | c. 1898 unknown | unknown unknown |
| Janie Potter | c. 1900 unknown | c. 1905 unknown |
| Children of George Washington Potter and Lula Agnes Bragg | ||
| Ethel Potter | unknown unknown | unknown unknown |
| Clifford Claude Potter | August 18, 1918 Screven County, Georgia | March ??, 1986 Screven County, Georgia |
| 8 other children | unknown unknown | unknown unknown |
[edit] References
- FamilySearch.org - Social Security Death Index
- Lipthratt, Gerri (glipthra@bellsouth.net). Email received on April 28, 2005.
- Young, Charlotte. "Rowe/Murrell family histories" posting. October 28, 2004.