Helen Josephine "Josie" Potter

Female 1852 - 1927  (74 years)


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  • Name Helen Josephine "Josie" Potter 
    Birth 7 Aug 1852  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Jun 1927  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Salem Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4227  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 8 Jul 1995 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Fatima Webb,   b. 27 Aug 1822, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1894, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage (C. 1839)  (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 B(enjamin) Frank(lin) Lancaster,   b. (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 28 Mar 1867  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • ,by P.G.Magness,MG
    Children 
     1. Felix Zollicoffer Lancaster Potter,   b. 0___ 1868, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1927 (Age ~ 59 years)
    Family ID F1731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Ozias Denton "Dent" Byars,   b. 5 Apr 1848, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1896, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1874  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Minnie Helen "Dovey Belle" Byars,   b. 8 Jul 1877, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1954, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Thomas D(enton) Byars,   b. 0May 1879, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1906, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years)
     3. Samuel Hand "Sam" Byars,   b. 27 Jul 1882, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1954, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Harold Herd Byars,   b. 24 Apr 1885, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1961, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Photos
    Insolvency Declaration for Dent Byars
    Insolvency Declaration for Dent Byars
    Signed Septemter 15, 1891 by his wife, Josie Byars

    Provided by Diane Watson Armstrong, March 31, 2013, "Just a little something I found in the online court records.

    Insolvent estate records, 1879-1921, Vol. 01 p 106"



    Family ID F1733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 3 Riley Dallas Webb,   b. 21 Oct 1841, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1917, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1900  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F1730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Aug 1852 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Mar 1867 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Dec 1874 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Dec 1900 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Jun 1927 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Salem Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Josie declared insolvency after Dent's demise. [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S839] 1860 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 60 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4182] "Potter Family", compiled by Margie Stewart Tucker.

    3. [S4288] "United State Census of 1850 (Seventh Census) for DeKalb County,Tennessee",, p. 140.

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

    5. [S6658] "Warren County,TN Marriages: 1900-1950", transcribed & compiled by A.C.Hillis, p. 10 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S48726] Diane Watson Armstrong | Family Research | di@montanapets.org.