Abraham C(antrell) "Abe" Potter

Male 1819 - 1890  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Abraham C(antrell) "Abe" Potter 
    Birth 0___ 1819  (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [1
    Death 15 Apr 1890  Dibrell, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Seven Springs Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4172  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2014 

    Father Tilman Potter,   b. 0___ 1792, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1841, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother 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  [3, 4
    Family ID F1564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Irena Webb,   b. 0Mar 1819, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1860, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage 1837-1838  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Ozias Denton Potter,   b. 2 Dec 1838, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1861, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     2. Tilmon Potter,   b. 0___ 1840, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Oct 1860 (Age ~ 20 years)
     3. Thomas T. Potter,   b. 0___ 1843, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1861, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 18 years)
     4. Evan Watkins Potter,   b. 28 Oct 1846, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1914, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     5. Nancy Elvira "Elvira" Potter,   b. 1 Nov 1847, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1919, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     6. Leonard Monroe "Monroe" Potter,   b. 16 Jun 1849, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1912, (Lawrence County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     7. Julius Potter,   b. 1852, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John J. Potter,   b. 0___ 1853, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1875, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 22 years)
     9. Miriam "Arly" Potter,   b. 26 Jan 1854, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1931, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     10. James Potter,   b. 1858, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Nancy Ann Mullican,   b. 30 Apr 1827, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Aug 1903, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 6 Mar 1861  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. William M(ullican) "Chuck" Potter,   b. 1861, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Bluford "Blue" Potter,   b. April 1866, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1819 - (DeKalb County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1837-1838 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Mar 1861 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1890 - Dibrell, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Seven Springs Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1840 DeKalb Census: 10001-0001

  • Sources 
    1. [S123] 1880 Warren Co.,TN Census, transcribed by Robert A. C. Hillis, Jr., 1988., p. 242 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4643] Obituary, "Southern Standard", April 19, 1890, abstracted by Margie Tucker (Reliability: 3).

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

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

    5. [S4288] "United State Census of 1850 (Seventh Census) for DeKalb County,Tennessee",, p. 142.

    6. [S1655] "Warren County,Tennessee Marriage Records:1852-1900", compiled & printed by Fred Clark,RR 1 Box 9-B, Ridge Road, Quebeck, p. 151 (Reliability: 3).