| George Washington Potter | |
| (no known image) | |
| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | May 3, 1863 in Marion County, Illinois |
| Death: | November 30, 1945 near Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia |
| Burial: | Greenhill Cemetery, Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia |
| Father: | Elijah Potter |
| Mother: | Sarah Jane Follis |
| 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 |
As relayed to me by Gerri Lipthratt, per his death certificate, George W. Potter was the son of Elijah Potter and Sarah Jane Follis. He was born in Marion Co., Illinois. According to family tradition, apparently he was an orphan (parents unaccounted for after 1873) and he was raised by his uncle, said to be named Jerry Potter, until he was about 17 (c. 1880), 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. 1884), possibly due to the carnival breaking up there.
More sourcing and detail is necessary to bring this article up to date. Also confusing is George's 1st wife, Nettie Lane. She is supposed to have died in childbirth, but her son Grover Potter listed a Roxie C. Lane (b. c. 1856) as his mother in the 1920 census. However, it is settled in the 1900 census where she lists him as her adopted son. Nettie is perhaps her sister, another daughter of Thomas M. Lane and Julia Ann Bennett.
Children[]
| Name | Birth | Death |
| Children of George Washington Potter and Nettie Lane
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| Grover Cleveland Potter | September 25, 1891 Emanuel Co., GA |
June 9, 1921 Savannah, Chatham Co., GA |
| Children of George Washington Potter and Siny E. Cowart
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| John Potter | c. 1894 unknown |
c. 1894 unknown
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| Ivy George Washington Potter | c. 1896 unknown |
unknown unknown
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| Francis Edward Potter | c. 1898 unknown |
unknown unknown
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| Janie Potter | c. 1900 unknown |
c. 1905 unknown |
| Children of George Washington Potter and Lula Agnes Bragg
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| Henry G. Potter | c. 1906 GA |
after 1920 unknown
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| Ethel Potter | c. 1907 GA |
after 1920 unknown
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| Lola A. Potter | c. 1910 GA |
after 1920 unknown
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| Clifford Claude Potter | August 18, 1918 Screven County, Georgia |
March ??, 1986 Screven County, Georgia
|
| 6 other children | unknown unknown |
unknown unknown |
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.