Potters In Stark Co, New Hampshire

From Potter Profiles, Vol. 8, June 1986, page 18:
 Cemetery inscriptions from Percy Cemetery, Stark County, New Hampshire:

Abijah Potter died 17 Jul 1842, aged 82 years, 5 mo, 24 days
Mary Potter, wife of Abijah, died 1 May 1831, age 70 years
Abijah Potter died 11 Feb 1863
Lydia Potter, wife of Abijah, died 15 Jun 1863, aged 71 years
Caroline Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 8 Aug 1821, aged 5 years, 9 mo
Betsey Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 18 May 1834, aged 3 years
Mary T. Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 21 Jan 1835, aged 13 years, 5 mo
Caleb & Joshua Potter, s/o Abijah and Lydia; Caleb died 10 Jun 1825; Joshua died 6 Aug 1825
Lydia M. Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia, died 28 May 1834, aged 6 years, 8 mo
Abijah T. Potter, s/o Abijah and Lydia Potter, died 16 May 1834, aged 6 years, 8 mo
Louisa Potter, d/o Abijah and Lydia Potter, died 28 May 1834, aged 16 years, 6 mo
Leonard Potter died 10 Feb 1906, aged 86 years, 1 mo, 25 days
Susan Potter, w/o Leonard, died 29 Dec 1869, aged 51 years, 10 mo, 27 days
Edwin T. Potter, s/o Leonard, died 2 Apr 1873, aged 23 years, 6 mo
Norman Potter, s/o L. & S., died 3 Jun 1862, aged 14 years, 2 mo, 28 days
Bessie L. Potter, w/o N. McFarland, 25 Jan 1858 - 11 Oct 1884
Mary E. Potter, w/o Charles W. Witham, 31 Jan 1862 - 3 Aug - 1886
Charles H. Whitam, 18 Aug 1856 - 23 Jun 1940
Jennie Knott Potter, w/o Ira G. Noyes, 1851 - 1902
Merton Potter, aged 7 years
Lyman Potter died 23 Aug 1887, aged 72 years, 9 mo
Judith S. Robbins, wife of Lyman, died 14 Feb 1918, aged 76 years, 7 mo

Cemetery inscriptions from Stark Village Cemetery, Stark Co, New Hampshire:

Freeman T. Potter, 1 Jul 1846 - 30 Sep 1895
Lovina M. Potter, his wife, 8 Nov 1850 - 3 Sep 1923
Nellie E. Potter, daughter, 10 Jun 1880 - 24 Aug 1894
Adonno A. Potter, 1856 - 1947
Florence V. Skiff, w/o A.A. Potter, 15 Jun 1870 - 17 Jan 1901
Adelaide M. Powell, w/o A.A. Potter, 1881-1911

Potter Strays in New Jersey & A Christmas Idea

I just spent ten days in Salt Lake City and the Family History Library. I was quite taken with the decorated Christmas tree on B-1, the International floor:

The helpers on that floor had taken their own personal family photos and turned them into ornaments for the tree. It was very striking and so appropriate.

I found these Potter "strays" in the records of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Morristown, New Jersey:  Elizabeth POTTER m. Samuel MUNSON on 9 Nov 1743;  Isaac POTTER m. Sarah MUNSON on 4 Mar 1745.  Think they're related??
 

Eliza POTTER married Peter BOYCE in 1833 in NY

Eliza J. Potter was the daughter of Elijah and Lana Potter. She was born on 19 Sep 1813 in Jefferson County, NJ, near Sackett's Harbor. She married Peter Boyce on 3 March 1833.

Elijah Potter was born on 4 Sep 1787 in Washington County, NY, the son of William Potter,  and married Lana VanWormer in 1810; Lana was born 2 Jun 1793, the daughter of Jacob VanWormer, one of the early pioneers of Washington County.

William Potter was also one of the pioneers of Washington County, NY, and married Elizabeth Sherman and settled near Fort Ann and then he died in Buffalo, NY.

Jacob VanWormer served in the Revolutionary War; Elijah Potter served in the War of 1812. 

(This sketch comes from The Portrait and Biographical Album......... of what state and county? It was shared with me back in March 1986 for Volume 7 of Potter Profiles by Carol Peterson of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to supplement her lineage. Carol did not note the complete title.)  

Mr. Potter & Col. Potter of TV fame

The holiday season is not complete without watching It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. This story never gets old. But how many admire the way Lionel Barrymore played the role of the ornery Mr. Potter?? 

A much more fun TV character was Col. Sherman T. Potter played so well by Harry Morgan in the many episodes of M*A*S*H. 

It is doubtful if you would find a posted genealogy for bank manager Mr. Potter or the camp's Col. Potter but bet you surely could find a genealogy for Lionel Barrymore and Harry Morgan. Isn't that even better??

Theodore Elmer Potter, 1860-1937

This published family sketch was shared with me back in 1986 by Donna Brandvold, one of my Potter Profiles readers. Her lineage came from child #7, Theadore Elmer Potter. He married Elnora/Ella Nora Hubbart, b. 2 Jun 1869 in Huntington, IN. Their daughter, Sevilla Bertha "Stella" Potter, b. 16 Mar 1889 in North Platte, NE, d. 24 Feb 1966 in St.Maries, Benewah Co, ID, m. 12 Feb 1907 to Benjamin M. Beeman. Then Dolly Eleanor Beeman m. William Brentz; then Bertha Donna Rae Bretz m. Ralph Homer Branwold.

"T.E. Potter was born in Clearnfield Co, PA, s/o John H. Potter, b. 5 Sep 1823 in Lewistown, Mifflin Co, PA, and d. 14 Sep 1895 and is buried in the German Cemetery at Gretna, Sarpy Co, Nebraska. He m. first Julia Ann Maxwell, b. 15 May 1827 at Liverpool, Perry Co, PA, and married second Julia A. Grubbe, b. 29 Nov 1836 in PA and died in 1895 and is buried in the German Cemetery with her husband. 

His children with first wife were:  (1) David G. Potter, b. 3 Jan 1845, Liverpool, Perry Co, PA;  (2) Margaret Ellen Potter, b. 23 Feb 1847, Juniata, Blair Co, PA;  (3) Lucian Ellsworth Potter, b. 22 Nov 1850, Clearfield, Clearfield Co, PA and d. 4 Dec 1919 at Gretna, Sarpy Co, NE and is buried in the Laford Cemetery. He m. Isabella "Bell" June Dale on 20 May 1875 at Clearfield, PA. She was b. 1854 and d. 1945, buried in the Laford Cemetery;  (4) Wilson Maxwell Potter, b. 21 Apr 1853, Clearfield, PA, d. 9 Dec 1939, buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Clearfield, PA, m. 1877 to Emma Mae Lanich.  

His children with second wife were:  (5) Elmira Potter, b. 31 May 1853, Clearfield, PA, m. ..... Hubbell;  (6) William Henry Potter, b. 2 Oct 1857 in Clearfield, PA, d. as an infant;  (7) Theadore Elmer Potter, b. 18 Feb 1860, Clearfield, PA, d. 16 Oct 1937 in Cleveland, Bradley Co, TN, m. 11 Jan 1888 in North Platte, Lincoln Co, NE, to Ella Nora Hubart, divorced;  (8) Mary C. Potter, b. 27 Dec 1862, Clearfield, PA;  (9) Herbert Potter, b. 16 Jun1866;  (10) Benjamin "Frank" Potter, b. 27 Oct 1868 in Clearfield, PA.

We would like to hear from anyone who may have additional information on any of the above people, dates of death, spouse names, children and anything else of interest. (signed) Donna Brandwold, 833 Lincoln St., St.Maries, ID 83861.

Potter Coat of Arms or Family Crest?

Is your Potter family entitled to display a coat of arms or bonafide family crest? If you search on Google images (as I did for the image above) you will find several different family crests shown for "Potter Family." But how authentic are they? And how authentic are the Potter Family coats of arms?

To answer, I recommend that you do a Google search for "coats of arms" and then "family crests." Read what Wikipedia says as well as other sources and then decide for yourself if such things are "real." And if you are really and legally entitled to them.

Have a much better time having fun with such things! Click to this website and with your family design your own family coat of arms!!!   http://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com
You can add into the design any elements and meaning-symbols that you want.... and then have T-shirts, hats, posters, etc. What fun. 

I rather think that most of our Potter families originated from this un-royal occupation:

If you know something about the origins of your Potter family's name, please share!   

Potters In Southwestern Ohio

When I visited the Cincinnati Public Library last spring, one of the books I studied was History of Southwestern Ohio & The Miami Valley, Vol. 3, by William Smith, 1964. On page 372 was the biographical sketch of Myron T. Potter...... I've abstracted some notes from that lengthy sketch:

"Born at Fremont on 4 Jun 1903.... a son of Daniel Merritt POTTER and Ettie Otilla HUSS..... Daniel was born on 19 Apr 1860 and his mother on 24 July 1860... Daniel was a brick and tile maker in Greensprings, Ohio, and was the son of Henry J. POTTER, a Union soldier who died at the age of 27 as a prisoner of war in Andersonville Prison in Georgia.... Myron graduated from Fremont High School in 1920 and then Miami University at Oxford in 1925...... he was in the restaurant business all his life as well as in local public affairs.... he was a licensed pilot.... they were members of the Methodist Church..... Myron's wife was Florence Arabelle COE, daughter of Walter Randolph COE and Edith Elaine GOINS..... Walter came from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, and was born on 27 Jun 1877.... Edith was born at Madison, Indiana, on 16 July 1881..... Myron and Edith were married at the Erlanger Baptist Church on 3 Aug 1932..... they had two children, Myron Timothy POTTER II, born 17 Apr 1935...who married Rene McCUNE..... and Geoffrey Coe POTTER, born 30 Apr 1940. 


Also in the Cincinnati Public Library, I looked at the sketch of the Isaac Washburn Family in the Historical Collections of Brown County Ohio, by Carl Thompson, 1969, and on page 896..........

Jane POTTER, of Brown County, married Nicholas WASHBURN; their children were: George W., b. 10 Jan 1830;  Nancy, b. 16 Apr 1833;  Rachel, b. 10 Mar 1836;  Jane (died infant);  Minerva, b. 12 May 1840;  Mary, b. 27 Mar 1842; John W. (died infant);  and D.M., b. 8 Aug 1850.