William Elmos "Elmos" Potter

Male 1880 - 1942  (61 years)


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  • Name William Elmos "Elmos" Potter 
    Birth 31 Jul 1880  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Nurseryman  [1, 2
    Death 15 Mar 1942  Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 16 Mar 1942  Webb Cemetery, Bluff Springs, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I6236  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2015 

    Father Elder Leander Poper "LP" Potter,   b. 14 Mar 1854, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1911, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Webb,   b. 8 Nov 1849, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1909, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1876  [3
    • (not listed in DeKalb Co.,TN Records)
    Family ID F1644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie I. Ford,   b. 0___ 1886, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1904  [4, 5, 6
    • Not listed in DeKalb,Warren or White Co.,TN marriage records
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1920  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1930  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Hacket Ross Potter,   b. 0___ 1903, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Clarence Joyce "Joycie" Potter,   b. 30 Mar 1909, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1964 (Age 55 years)
     3. Kelly Bledsoe Potter,   b. 14 Jun 1915, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1961, (Nashville) Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F2452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Jul 1880 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 0___ 1920 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 0___ 1930 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Mar 1942 - Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Mar 1942 - Webb Cemetery, Bluff Springs, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lived near Dibrell. Moved to Old Hickory. Bessie kept boarders.
      Absent during 1910 DeKalb Census. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Lucile Byars Hennessee (1918-2008) | Personal Knowledge | Interviewed 10 Oct 1999.

    2. [S48849] "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSMY-NMR :.

    3. [S135] "Warren County,Tennessee Cemetery Book 4: Neal - Youngblood",, p. 439.

    4. [S7895] 1910 DeKalb County Census, District 21:Keltonburg, Family 55, p. 348. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S30] David A. Hennessee, HENNESSEE Researcher & Compiler, 626 Biscayne Drive,West Palm Beach,FL 33401, 561.832.6612, info@c.

    6. [S8417] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=potter&GSfn=clarence&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=45&GScntry=4&GSo.

    7. [S48850] "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNPL-GP7 : accessed.

    8. [S48851] "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SP7L-5D9 : accessed.