Tilman Potter[1]

Male 1792 - 1841  (~ 49 years)


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  • Name Tilman Potter 
    Birth 0___ 1792  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 May 1841  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Probate 7 May 1845  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Tilman Potter Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I3940  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2014 

    Father Ephraim Potter,   b. 0___ 1744, Mayo, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1806, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah Corey,   b. ~ 1750, (Spartanburg County) South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1830, (Spartanburg County, South Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Marriage 0___ 1777  Granville County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F1914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Cantrell,   b. 1791, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1836, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 1809  (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Children 
     1. Lucy Potter,   b. 28 Oct 1810, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1880, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Jane "Jennie" Potter,   b. 0___ 1813, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. After 1880, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years)
     3. Watson Cantrell Potter,   b. 15 Feb 1815, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1891, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Thomas "Tom" Potter,   b. 20 Nov 1816, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1895, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Abraham C(antrell) "Abe" Potter,   b. 0___ 1819, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1890, Dibrell, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
     6. Elizabeth "Betty" Potter,   b. 0___ 1820, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1888, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years)
     7. Sarah "Sallie" Potter,   b. 0___ 1822, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1894, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)
     8. David Potter,   b. 0___ 1825, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1858, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years)
     9. Annie Potter,   b. 0___ 1827, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. After 1876, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years)
     10. Mary "Molly" Potter,   b. 28 Jan 1828, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1908, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     11. William H. "Bill Shuck" Potter,   b. 0___ 1829, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1889, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
     12. John Bluford Potter,   b. 0___ 1834, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1859, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 25 years)
    Family ID F1564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Hannah Watkins,   b. 15 Jul 1796, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1867, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1836  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Potter,   b. 10 Dec 1837, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1875, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     2. Keziah "Kizzie" Potter,   b. 22 Feb 1839, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1918, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F1572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1792 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1809 - (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Dec 1836 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 May 1841 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 7 May 1845 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tilman Potter Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • "There is little doubt that Tillman Potter was a son of Ephraim Potter of Mayo, Spartanburg, South Carolina, never-the-less, direct proof of this point is lacking.", Edith Whitley. His will was proven May 7, 1841, in DeKalb Co.

      1840 DeKalb Census: 12020001-1141001 [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S887] 1840 DeKalb County Census, Blue Springs District, p. 22 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4268] "Cantrell-Potter-Magness Ancestry", by Edythe Rucker Whitley, Historian &, p. 42 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S4268] "Cantrell-Potter-Magness Ancestry", by Edythe Rucker Whitley, Historian &.

    4. [S102] "DeKalb County Cemeteries",by Thomas G. Webb,DeKalb County Historian,Audrey D. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S38747] "Cantrell-Potter-Magness Ancestry", by Edythe Rucker Whitley, Historian &, p. 39 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S10297] "Lucia Perkins' Pedigree Chart" submitted January 23rd, 2017 by Lucia Perkins, lucia.mcdaniel@comcast.net, abstracted, d.

    7. [S7808] "DeKalb Co.,TN Marriage Book", compiled by Jorene Washer Parsley, Route 5, (Reliability: 3).