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ELIJAH DALLAS POTTER (15.1.7) may be the son of Johnathan Potter and Eliza (Pace) Potter.  Elijah was born on March 19, 1844 in Jackson County, Alabama.  There are two Elijah Potters living in Jackson County, Alabama that could be the son of Jonathan Potter.  The other Elijah Potter was the son of James Potter.  The second Elijah Potter died in 1860 in Jackson County, Alabama of epilepsy according to the 1860 mortality schedule.  The Elijah Potter described in this sketch may not be the son of Jonathan Potter.  The birthdates of Eljiah and what would be his sister, Nancy Potter, are too close to be correct.  Nancy was born on November 15, 1843 and Elijah was born only four months later on March 19, 1844.  Either one of the birthdates must be in error or the Elijah described in this sketch is the son of James Potter and not related to this Pace line.  Elijah Potter married Mary Famie (born November 12, 1856). Elijah and Mary Potter were the parents of eight children:

  Benjamin Dallas Potter (15.1.7.1), b. December 23, 1880, Kaufman, Texas
  James W. Potter, b. December 17, 1875
  John E. Potter, b. October 9, 1877
  Annie Bell Potter, b. January 3, 1879
  Andrew Potter, b. December 11, 1885
  Charles E. Potter, b. March 29, 1887
  Julius C. Potter, b. November 15, 1893
  Allen M. Potter

Mary (Famie) Potter died on November 9, 1898.  On April 1, 1906, Elijah Potter married a second time to Amanda Vickory. Elijah Potter died on February 24, 1917.

Reference:  1)  CD-ROM 109, Acadian Genealogies, by Robert B. Looper, March, 1995;  2)  GEDCOM file, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999;  3)  Emails, Sharon Potter to Robert Casey, February, 1999 and September,1999

BENJAMIN DALLAS POTTER (15.1.7.1) is the son of Elijah P. Potter and Mary F. Potter.  Benjamin was born on December 23, 1880 in Kaufman, Texas.  On December 23, 1900, Benjamin Potter married Martha Loutisa Kiser in Kaufman, Texas.  Martha was born on January 22, 1883 and is the daughter of William Edward Kizer.  Benjamin and Martha Potter were the parents of eleven children:

  Annie Mae Potter, b. May 5, 1902, Hawkins County, Texas
  Edward Carrol Potter, b. December 20, 1905, Stockard, Texas
  Joel Elijah Potter, b. August 27, 1908, Stockard, Texas
  Ethel Lucile Potter, b. November 15, 1910, Kernes, Texas
  Cecil Howard Potter, February 7, 1913, Trinidad, Texas
  Lonnie Louis Potter (15.1.7.1.6), b. June 21, 1915, Trinidad, Texas
  Johnnie Thomas Potter, b. February 23, 1917, Provo, Arkansas
  Earl Dale Potter, b. July 21, 1920
  Fletcher Clermon Potter, b. February 23, 1922, Eustice, Texas
  Lowell Benjamin Potter, b. January 2, 1926
  Virgil David Potter, b. August 19, 1928, Tell, Texas

Benjamin D. Potter died on April 6, 1932 and Martha (Kiser) Potter died on July 6, 1935.  Annie Potter died on May 5, 1923.  Joel Potter died on September 25, 1974.  On August 10, 1943, Earl Potter married Alice Mary Pitre in Thibodaux, Louisiana.  Earl and Alice Potter had one child:  -  Karen Dale Potter, b August 26, 1944.  Earl D. Potter died on October 7, 1944 in France.  Karen Potter married Frederick Auzston and they have two children:  -  Shana Auzston,  -  Frederick Auzston, Jr.  Lowell Potter died on December 25, 1942.

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Reference:  1)  CD-ROM 109, Acadian Genealogies, by Robert B. Looper, March, 1995;  2)  Email Sharon Potter to Robert Casey, February, 1999

LONNIE LOUIS POTTER (15.1.7.1.6) is the son of Benjamin Dallas Potter and Martha Loutisa (Kiser) Potter.  Lonnie was born on June 21, 1915 in Trinidad, Texas.  Lonnie Potter married Anna Marie Hebert in Jasper, Texas.  Anna was born on March 3, 1918 in Golden Meadow, Lousiana and is the daughter of Pierre Hecton Hebert and Angelle Violette Marie (Pitre) Hebert.  Lonnie and Anna Potter were the parents of four children:

  Marvin Louis Potter, b. September 12, 1939, Golden Meadow, Louisiana
  Martha Lou Potter, b. February 25, 1942, Cut Off, Louisiana
  Sherline Potter, b. Golden Meadow, Lousiana
  Jacqueline Potter, b. Golden Meadow, Lousiana

Anna (Hebert) Potter died on September 27, 1992 in Conroe, Texas.  Marvin Potter married Yvonne Racine in Cut Off, Louisiana.  Yvonne was born in Montgomery, Louisiana.  Marvin and Yvonne Potter have five children:  -  Marvin Louis Potter, Jr.,  -  Mark Lynn Potter, b. July 4, 1961,  -  Kimberly Ann Potter,  -  Delane Micah Potter, b. July 4, 1966,  -  Delynn Nathan Potter, b. July 4, 1966.  Marvin L. Potter died on April 21, 1986 in New Orleans, Lousiana.  On January 4, 1958, Martha Lou Potter married Lawrence Joseph “Larry” Crosby in Galliano, Louisiana.  Larry and Martha Crosby have three children:  -  Ted Joseph Crosby,  -  Lesa Anne Crosby,  -  Elizabeth Anne “Liz” Crosby.

Reference:  1)  CD-ROM 109, Acadian Genealogies, by Robert B. Looper, March, 1995

JOHN T. POTTER (15.1.8) is the son of Johnathan Potter and Eliza (Pace) Potter.  John was born in October of 1847 in Jackson County, Alabama.  In 1869, John Potter married Mary Elizabeth Bellomy (32.6.1.1).  Mary was born in May of 1852 in Jackson County, Alabama and is the daughter of Jackson Bellomy and Sarah (Proctor) Bellomy.  From 1870 to 1880, John and Mary Potter were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  John and Mary Potter were the parents of at least four children:

  Della Potter (15.1.8.1), b. August 15, 1872, Jackson County, Alabama
  William Albert Potter (15.1.8.2), b. June, 1875, Jackson County, Alabama
  Alice Dona Potter (15.1.8.3), b. February 23, 1878, Jackson County, Alabama
  Eliza Jane Potter (15.1.8.4), b. December 19, 1880, Jackson County, Alabama

From 1900 to 1910, John and Mary Potter were living in Wood County, Texas.  John T. Potter died in 1921 in Wood County, Texas and Mary (Bellomy) Potter died in 1931 in Wood County, Texas.  Both were buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Wood County, Texas.

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References:  1)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Wood County, Texas;  3)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  4)  Family Group Sheet by Kenneth Bellomy, 1985;  5)  “Bellomy Family,” by Kenneth Bellomy, 1986

DELLA POTTER (15.1.8.1) is the daughter of John T. Potter and Mary Elizabeth (Bellomy) Potter.  Della was born on August 15, 1872 in Jackson County, Alabama.  In 1890, Della Potter married Clarence Marion Tolbert (born August 12, 1860 in Troy, Alabama).  Clarence and Della Tolbert were the parents of nine children:

  Sidney A. Tolbert, b. August 13, 1890, Alabama
  John W. “Woody” Tolbert, b. November, 1891, Alabama
  Clyde M. Tolbert, b. November, 1893, Texas
  Earl F. Tolbert, b. July, 1895, Texas
  Cecil Tolbert, b. December, 1897, Texas
  Infant Daughter, b. Texas
  Curtis Lester Tolbert (15.1.8.1.7), b. May 4, 1902, Texas
  Herman Tolbert, b. August, 1907
  Thurman Tolbert, b. May, 1910

In 1900, Clarence and Della Tolbert were living in Wood County, Texas.  Clarence Tolbert died on January 6, 1940 in Wood County, Texas and Della (Potter) Tolbert died on February 4, 1947 in Wood County, Texas.  Both were buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  Sidney Tolbert married Elizabeth “Lizzie” Scoggins.  Lizzie was born in 1892 in Alabama and is the daughter of John Scoggins.  Sidney and Lizzie Tolbert are the parents of four children:  -  J. C. Tolbert,  -  Reba Tolbert,  -  Joe Tolbert,  -  Claudene Tolbert.  Lizzie (Scoggins) Tolbert died in 1924 in Wood County, Texas and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  Sidney Tolbert married a second time to Ellie Spartman (born 1904).  Ellie (Spartman) Tolbert died in 1963.  Sidney Tolbert died on September 26, 1981 in Wood County, Texas and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.

John Tolbert married Nanny Mitchell.  Clyde Tolbert married Lena Carter.  Earl Tolbert married Carrie Johnson.  Cecil Tolbert married Minnie Davis.  Herman Tolbert married a woman whose first name was Lavern.  Thurman Tolbert married Creusie Hood.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Wood County, Texas;  2)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Kenneth Bellomy, 1985;  4)  “Bellomy Family,” by Kenneth Bellomy, 1986

CURTIS LESTER TOLBERT (15.1.8.1.7) is the son of Clarence Marion Tolbert and Della (Potter) Tolbert.  Curtis was born on May 4, 1902 in Texas.  Curtis Tolbert married Ruth Mills.  Ruth was born on July 12, 1903 in Texas and is the daughter of Andrew Jackson Mills and Pearl Lee (Knight) Mills.  Curtis and Ruth Tolbert are the parents of at least two children:

  Carl Stanley Tolbert, b. January 12, 1926, East Point, Texas
  Kay Frances Tolbert, b. December 5, 1939, Winnsboro, Texas

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Ruth (Mills) Tolbert died on December 29, 1979 in Wood County, Texas and Curtis Lester Tolbert died on October 7, 1986 in Wood County, Texas.  Both were buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  On May 1, 1943, Carl Tolbert married Lois Marie Monday and they had one son:  -  Tommy Carl Tolbert, b. January 3, 1946, Winnsboro, Texas.  Lois (Monday) Tolbert died on August 21, 1948 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  On October 9, 1949, Carl Tolbert married a second time to Thomasine Cathey and they have two children:  -  Cathey Ann Tolbert, b. June 17, 1954, Pittsburg, Texas,  -  Kimberly Tolbert, b. January 24, 1961, Dallas County, Texas.  On June 4, 1966, Tommy Carl Tolbert married Sharon Griffith and they have two children:  -  Christopher Lee Tolbert, b. September 9, 1967, Dallas County, Texas,  -  Jody Carl Tolbert, b. August 21, 1973, Dallas County, Texas.  On June 15, 1985, Christopher Tolbert married Sandra Kay Weems.  On February 14, 1980, Cathey Ann Tolbert married Joe Kenneth Weaver and they have two children:  -  Judson Tolbert Weaver, b. March 29, 1982, Lubbock, Texas,  -  Jade Taylor Weaver, b. January 21, 1983, Sulphur Springs, Texas.  On April 9, 1977, Kimberly Tolbert married John Patrick Murley and they have two children:  -  Tara LaChelle Murley, b. June 5, 1977, Sulphur Springs, Texas,  -  Carl Chadwell Murley, b. March 11, 1982, Dallas County, Texas.

On May 30, 1958, Kay Tolbert married Carl Wayne Rose and they have three children:  -  Steven Wayne Rose, b. October 13, 1959, Mount Pleasant, Texas,  -  Joseph Michael Rose, b. August 13, 1962, Houston, Texas,  -  David Alan Rose, b. May 9, 1972, Mount Pleasant, Texas.  On December 14, 1984, Joseph Rose married Carol Epps and they have one daughter:  -  Jessica Rose, b. May 21, 1985.

Reference:  1)  “Bellomy Family,” by Kenneth Bellomy, 1986

WILLIAM ALBERT POTTER (15.1.8.2) is the son of John T. Potter and Mary Elizabeth (Bellomy) Potter.  Albert was born in June of 1875 in Jackson County, Alabama.  In 1895, Albert Potter married Dovie Lee Moore.  Dovie was born on January 22, 1878 in Wood County, Texas and is the daughter of William Moore and Elvira (Christopher) Sparkman Moore.  Albert and Dovie Potter were the parents of three children:

  Horace Leon Potter, b. January 7, 1896, Wood County, Texas
  Ivy Moore Potter, b. September 25, 1898, Wood County, Texas
  Garvis A. Potter, b. September 8, 1906, Wood County, Texas

From 1900 to 1910, Albert and Dovie Potter were living in Wood County, Texas.  William Albert Potter died in 1916 in Wood County, Texas and was buried in the Sharon Cemetery.  In 1920, Dovie (Moore) Potter was living in Wood County, Texas.  Dovie (Moore) Potter married a second time to Isaac Walter Browning.  Isaac’s first wife, Minnie Moore, was Dovie’s sister.  Dovie (Moore) Browning died on September 14, 1949 in Wood County, Texas and was buried in the Sharon Cemetery.  Horace Potter married Gladys V. Howard (born August 8, 1900 in Texas) and they had three children:  -  Horace Wayne Potter, b. March 20, 1919, Wood County, Texas,  -  Imogene Potter, b. March 24, 1921, Wood County, Texas,  -  Wylie Howard “Buck” Potter, b. December 27, 1923, Wood County, Texas.  Horace Leon Potter died on January 4, 1957 and Gladys (Howard) Potter died on November 19, 1982.  Horace Wayne Potter married Evelyn Jackson (born October 12, 1924) and they have three children:  -  Steven Wayne Potter, b. August 31, 1947,  -  Sandra Potter, b. February 24, 1949,  -  Debra Potter, b. August 3, 1951.

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Imogene Potter first married a Mr. Whitten and they had one daughter:  -   Antoinette Whitten, b. November 13, 1953, Dallas County, Texas.  Mr. Whitten died in 1958.  Imogene married a second time to Hubert Summers.  Antoinette Whitten married a Mr. Schultz and they have three children:  -  Kimberly Ann Schultz, b. February 3, 1972,  -  Kristin Dion Schultz, b. June 9, 1978,  -  Kyle Brandon Schultz, b. January 12, 1983.  Wylie Potter married Jessie Mock Press (born April 2, 1934) and they have three children:  -  Wylie Gene Potter, b. August 22, 1951,  -  Janice Wood Potter, b. December 19, 1953,  -  Paul Howard Potter, b. June 22, 1956.  Wylie Potter died on August 14, 1982.  Ivy Potter married Helen Howard and they had no children.  Ivy Potter died on June 27, 1986 and was buried in the Sharon Cemetery.  Garvis Potter died on April 17, 1920.

References:  1)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Wood County, Texas;  2)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter  3)  Family Group Sheet by Kenneth Bellomy, 1985  4)  “Bellomy Family,” by Kenneth Bellomy, 1986

ALICE DONA POTTER (15.1.8.3) is the daughter of John T. Potter and Mary Elizabeth (Bellomy) Potter.  Alice was born on February 23, 1878 in Jackson County, Alabama.  Alice Potter married Emmitt Curry Ragsdale.  Emmitt was born on August 3, 1873 in Tennessee and is the son of Laura Jo Ragsdale.  Emmitt and Alice Ragsdale were the parents of seven children:

  Mignon Ragsdale, b. November 3, 1895, Texas
  Minor E. Ragsdale, b. August 14, 1898, Texas
  Walter Garner Ragsdale, b. August 23, 1900, Wood County, Texas
  Bernice Ragsdale, b. 1903, Wood County, Texas
  Morris S. Ragsdale, b. 1906, Wood County, Texas
  Herman Lee Ragsdale, b. June 6, 1908, Wood County, Texas
  Zelma “Tot” Ragsdale, b. June 29, 1909, Wood County, Texas

From 1900 to 1920, Emmitt and “Dona” Ragsdale were living in Wood County, Texas.  Alice (Potter) Ragsdale died on March 5, 1938 in Wood County, Texas and Emmitt Ragsdale died on October 30, 1954 in Wood County, Texas.  Both were buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  On August 3, 1913, Mignon Ragsdale married Jesse Shirey in Wood County, Texas.  On February 23, 1918, Minor Ragsdale married Nancy Trudy Browning (born May 25, 1902 in Wood County, Texas) in Camp County, Texas.  Minor and Nancy Ragsdale were the parents of three children:  -  Herbert Lee Ragsdale, b. November 18, 1919,  -  Monolow Ragsdale, b. November 25, 1921,  -  Margie Helen Ragsdale, b. May 1, 1923.  Nancy (Browning) Ragsdale died on December 7, 1924 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  Minor E. Ragsdale died in 1973.  Herbert L. Ragsdale and his wife, Josephine Ragsdale (born September 1, 1920), were the parents of one son:  -  James M. “Tad” Ragsdale, b. September 29, 1951, Wood County, Texas.  Herbert Lee Ragsdale died on September 10, 1959 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  James M. Ragsdale died on July 24, 1976 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  Monolow Ragsdale married Cleone Tunnell.  Margie Ragsdale married Clarence Bishop.  Margie (Ragsdale) Bishop died on December 11, 1985 in Van Zandt County, Texas and was buried in the Colfax Cemetery.

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Walter Ragsdale married Avis Spartman.  Bernice Ragsdale married Hazel Snodgrass.  Morris Ragsdale married Amanda Lindsey.  On January 8, 1930, Zelma Ragsdale married Thomas Ambrose Browning.  Thomas and “Tot” Browning were the parents of three daughters:  -  Virginia Nell Browning, b. August 17, 1930, Wood County, Texas;  -  Jo Ann Browning, b. January 11, 1936, Wood County, Texas,  -  Mary Kathryn Browning, b. May 17, 1947, Camp County, Texas.  Thomas and Zelma Browning died on December 22, 1966 in Carrollton, Texas in a car accident.  Both were buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Wood County, Texas.

References:  1)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Wood County, Texas;  2)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Kenneth Bellomy, 1985;  4)  “Bellomy Family,” by Kenneth Bellomy, 1986

ELIZA JANE POTTER (15.1.8.4) is the daughter of John T. Potter and Mary Elizabeth (Bellomy) Potter.  Eliza was born on December 19, 1880 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On December 25, 1898, Eliza Potter married Samuel Houston Jarred.  Sam was born on April 30, 1879 in Texas and is the son of James Jarred.  Sam and Eliza Jarred were the parents of six children:

  Anna Lois Jarred, b. September 5, 1899, Wood County, Texas
  Opal Jarred, b. September 25, 1901, Wood County, Texas
  Guy Farris Jarred (15.1.8.4.3), b. May 23, 1904, Wood County, Texas
  R. Gan Jarred, b. May 16, 1910, Wood County, Texas
  Ruth Jarred, b. April 25, 1914, Wood County, Texas
  Deon Jarred, b. February 10, 1921, Wood County, Texas

In 1910, Sam and Eliza Jarred were living in Wood County, Texas.  Sam Jarred died on April 16, 1952 in Wood County, Texas and Eliza (Potter) Jarred died on February 27, 1955 in Wood County, Texas.  Both were buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.  Anna Jarred married Dud Caldwell.  On October 5, 1919, Opal Jarred married Benjamin Bradley Mills (born May 22, 1897) and they were the parents of four children:  -  Naomi Mills, b. November, 1920,  -  Sam Jack Mills, b. December 15, 1923, Wood County, Texas,  -  Doris Jean Mills, b. November 15, 1926,  -  Max Ray Mills.  Benjamin Bradley Mills died on August 31, 1962 and Opal (Jarred) Mills died on October 28, 1973 in Harris County, Texas.  On April 12, 1946, Sam Jack Mills married Marcella Wright.  Marcella was born on May 2, 1928 in Houston, Texas and is the daughter of Thomas Chauncey Wright and Minerva (Wilson) Wright.  Sam and Marcella Mills were the parents of two sons:  -  Steven Lee Mills, b. October 9, 1951, Houston, Texas,  -  Robert Lynn Mills, b. March 27, 1953, Houston, Texas.  In 1969, Steven Lee Mills married Sigred Cunningham and they were the parents of two daughters:  -  Sigred Loli Mills, b. March 10, 1970,  -  Aimee Rachelle Mills, adopted.  Steven Mills married a second time to Jane Anne Loftin.  On May 4, 1979, Steven Mills married a third time to Rhonda Lynne Wilson.  Steven Lee Mills died on June 18, 1985 in Crosby, Texas.  Robert Lynn Mills married Carol Watkins and they have no children.

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On August 3, 1943, Doris Jean Mills married Billy Gerald Robinson.  Billy was born on February 5, 1926 and is the son of Artemis Robinson and Lucille (McCrary) Robinson.  Billy and Doris Robinson are the parents of two children:  -  Patricia Ann Robinson, b. July 6, 1944,  -  Larry Don Robinson, b. September 5, 1947.  On July 29, 1961, Patricia Robinson married a Mr. McBride and they have three children:  -  James Bradley McBride, b. January 2, 1962,  -  Eric Wayne McBride, b. May 20, 1968,  -  Todd McBride, b. January 23, 1970.  Larry Robinson has four children:  -  Chris Robinson, b. December 20, 1963,  -  Larry Don Robinson, Jr., b. September 12, 1971, d. October 27, 1973,  -  Billy G. Robinson, b. August 22, 1973,  -  Jo Lynn Robinson, b. May 9, 1976.

R. G. Jarred married Opal Mullins and they are the parents of three children:  -  Don Ray Jarred, b. November 15, 1940,  -  Carolyn Jarred, b. March 28, 1943,  -  Shirley Ann Jarred, b. February 3, 1947.  On November 15, 1964, Don Ray Jarred married Barbara Baker and they are the parents of two children:  -  Don Ray Jarred, Jr., b. January 29, 1966,  -  Alisa Jarred, b. October 26, 1967.  In October of 1963, Carolyn Jarred married Truman Rushing (born March, 1940) and they are the parents of three children:  -  Gary Lynn Rushing, b. March, 1966,  -  Tina Rushing, b. May 17, 1968 (twin),  -  Gina Rushing, b. May 17, 1968 (twin).  Ruth Jarred married Aubrey Brewer.  Deon Jarred married Charles Lewis Tinney, Jr.  For additional information on the descendants of Charles and Deon Tinney, see the sketch of Charles Lewis Tinney, Jr. (32.6.2.1.5.1).

References:  1)  1910 Census, Wood County, Texas;  2)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Kenneth Bellomy, 1985;  4)  “Bellomy Family,” by Kenneth Bellomy, 1986

GUY FARRIS JARRED (15.1.8.4.3) is the son of Samuel Houston Jarred and Eliza Jane (Potter) Jarrred.  Guy was born on May 23, 1904 in Wood County, Texas.  On June 1, 1929, Guy Jarred married Lois E. Robinson (born April 27, 1906).  Guy and Lois Jarred are the parents of two daughters:

  Glenda Nell Jarred, b. July 5, 1938
  Betty Gayle Jarred, b. July 27, 1945

Guy F. Jarred died on October 19, 1972 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Wood County, Texas.  On July 25, 1956, Glenda Nell Jarred married Wyndell Whitfield Presley (born November 11, 1935) and they are the parents of three sons:  -  Michael Whitfield Presley, b. September 21, 1978,  -  James Marcus Presley, b. August 5, 1959,  -  Mitchell Scott Presley, b. July 11, 1961.  Michael W. Presley and his wife, Robin Presley (born March 21, 1957), are the parents of four children:  -  Michael Adam Whitfield Presley, b. September 29, 1977,  -  Joshua Landun Presley, b. October 15, 1981,  -  Tabitha Marie Presley, b. November 16, 1983,  -  Katelynn Alaura Presley, b. March 22, 1989.  On April 14, 1986, James Presley married Aretta Beth Price.  James and Aretta Presley have one child:  -  Casey Lanette Presley (adopted), b. November 3, 1992.  James and Aretta Presley were later divorced.  James Presley married a second time to a woman named Lorree.  On July 29, 1980, Mitchell Presley married Belinda Wilson.  Mitchell and Belinda Presley has one daughter:  -  Brandi Michelle Presley, b. February 10, 1982.  Mitchell and Belinda Presley were later divorced.  On May 30, 1987, Mitchell Presley married a second time to Becky Bean.  On September 23, 1967, Betty Gayle Jarred married William Robert Craddock (born February 20, 1944) and they are the parents of three children:  -  Robin Gayle Craddock, b. March 5, 1971,  -  Amber Lynette Craddock, b. October 5, 1972,  -  Donald Jarred Craddock, b. September 11, 1974.

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References:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Kenneth Bellomy, 1985;  3)  “Bellomy Family,” by Kenneth Bellomy, 1986;  4)  Email, Wyndell Presley to Robert Casey, August, 1999

NOAH RICE POTTER (15.1.11) is the son of Johnathan Potter and Eliza (Pace) Potter.  Noah was born on December 5, 1853 in Alabama.  Noah Potter married Sallie Catherine Cowart (born August 25, 1853).  Noah and Sallie Potter were the parents of six children:

  Dora Ann Potter, b. May 26, 1882, Alabama
  William Arthur Potter (15.1.11.2), b. March 13, 1885, Langston, Alabama
  Robert Randall Potter (15.1.11.3), b. January 24, 1887, Alabama
  Benjamin H. Potter, b. April 21, 1889, Alabama
  Maude Jane Potter, b. June 11, 1890, Alabama
  Walter Wood Potter, b. January 30, 1894, Alabama

In 1900, Noah and Sarah Potter were living in Jackson County, Alabama.  Sallie (Cowart) Potter died on May 20, 1937 and Noah Potter died December 21, 1941.  Dora Ann Potter died as a child on August 29, 1886.  Benjamin H. Potter died as an infant on April 26, 1889.  Maude Jane Potter died on August 19, 1905.  Walter Wood Potter died on October 23, 1918.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Jackson County, Alabama;  2)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter

WILLIAM ARTHUR POTTER (15.1.11.2) is the son of Noah Rice Potter and Sallie Catherine (Cowart) Potter.  William was born on March 13, 1885 in Langston, Alabama.  On July 30, 1905, William Potter married Hattie May Morgan in Winnsboro, Texas.  Hattie was born on March 18, 1889 in Langston, Alabama.  William and Hattie Potter were the parents of nine children:

  Olin Lessie Potter (15.1.11.2.1), b. November 2, 1907
  Vernon Taft Potter, b. February 8, 1909
  Essie Lois Potter (15.1.11.2.3), b. February 6, 1910, Holdenville, Oklahoma
  Elton Ernest Potter (15.1.11.2.4), b. November 9, 1911
  Travis Ozell Potter, b. January 30, 1913
  Lula Inez Potter, b. February 16, 1916
  James Walter Potter, b. November 27, 1918
  Warren Gamaliel Potter (15.1.11.2.8), b. October 17, 1921
  Veyda Agnes Potter (15.1.11.2.9), b. February 22, 1923

Hattie (Morgan) Potter died on October 23, 1925 Sasakwa, Oklahoma and William A. Potter died on January 18, 1967 in San Antonio, Texas.  Vernon Potter died on April 26, 1909.  On July 24, 1938, Travis Potter married Nellie May Clark in Hobart, Oklahoma.  Nellie was born on May 1, 1920.  Travis and Nellie Potter have two sons:  -  Travis Warren Potter, b. February 9, 1941,  -  Gary Wayne Potter, b. July 13, 1947.  On March 27, 1944, Lula Potter married Lawson Gross but they were later divorced.  On September 6, 1945, Lula married a second time to Eunice Walter Perkins in San Antonio, Texas.  Eunice was born on August 30, 1891 in San Antonio, Texas.  Eunice and Lula Perkins had one son:  -  John Walter Perkins, b. October 8, 1947.  On September 3, 1949, James Potter married Claudia “Dolly” Dabbs in San Antonio, Texas.  Dolly was born on March 17, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas.

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References:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  2)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

OLIN LESSIE POTTER (15.1.11.2.1) is the son of William Arthur Potter and Hattie Mae (Morgan) Potter.  Olin was born on November 2, 1907.  On May 8, 1930, Olin Potter married Catherine Arminta Groth in Cooperton, Oklahoma.  Catherine was born on November 12, 1909 in Cooperton, Oklahoma.  Olin and Catherine Potter were the parents of four children:

  Richard “Leslie” Potter, b. August 6, 1933
  James Edward Potter, b. November 23, 1935, d. November 21, 1938
  Henry Arthur Potter, b. July 27, 1937
  Catherine Joann Potter, b. December 10, 1939

On December 22, 1952, Leslie Potter married Ruby Nell Horn in San Antonio, Texas.  Ruby was born in 1932.  Leslie and Ruby Potter have three children:  -  Arthur Wayne Potter, b. 1953,  -  Alan Ray Potter, b. 1957,  -  Andrew Martin Potter, b. 1963.  James E. Potter died as a child on November 25, 1938 in Raymondville, Texas.  Henry Potter married Lottie Ann Melton O’Berg (born 1940) and they have four children:  -  Deborah Deanne Melton Potter, b. 1962,  -  Darrell Anthony Potter, b. 1964,  -  Duane Randall Melton Potter, b. 1965,  -  Darla Jean Potter, b. 1968.  On December 14, 1957, Catherine Potter married George W. McBee in San Antonio, Texas.  George was born in 1936.  George and Catherine McBee have two children:  -  Susan Elizabeth McBee, b. 1958,  -  David Neal McBee, b. 1960.  Catherine married a second time to James Williams (born 1937).

References:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  2)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

ESSIE LOIS POTTER (15.1.11.2.3) is the daughter of William Arthur Potter and Hattie Mae (Morgan) Potter.  Essie was born on February 6, 1910 in Holdenville, Oklahoma.  On October 20, 1934, Essie Potter married Francis Lee Teel in Cooperton, Oklahoma.  Francis was born on August 8, 1910 in Francis, Oklahoma.  Francis and Essie Teel are the parents of six children:

  Lois Irene Teel (15.1.11.2.3.1), b. October 16, 1935, Roosevelt, Oklahoma
  David Lee Teel, b. June 25, 1937, Snyder, Oklahoma
  Albert Laverne Teel, b. November 26, 1938
  Paul James Teel, twin, b. March 11, 1941, Raymondville, Texas
  Pauline Jane Teel (15.1.11.2.3.5), twin, b. March 11, 1941, Raymondville, Texas
  Evelyn Jean Teel (15.1.11.2.3.6), b. November 26, 1948, Hobart, Oklahoma

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Francis L. Teel died on May 29, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas and Essie (Potter) Teel died on November 12, 1996 in San Antonio, Texas.  David Teel married Fern Reinarz (born 1939) and they have two children:  -  Debra Lynn Teel, b. 1965,  -  David Wayne Teel, b. 1967.  On October 19, 1962, Albert Teel married Dorris Loraine Wade in San Antonio, Texas.  Dorris was born in 1937.  Albert and Dorris Teel have one daughter:  -  Valerie Layne Teel, b. 1966.  Paul Teel married Gayle Juanita Allen and they have one son:  -  Daylon Lee Teel, b. 1975.  Paul Teel died on September 24, 1997 in San Antonio, Texas.

References:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  2)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

LOIS IRENE TEEL (15.1.11.2.3.1) is the daughter of Francis Lee Teel and Essie Lois (Potter) Teel.  Lois was born on October 16, 1935 in Roosevelt, Oklahoma.  On August 6, 1955, Lois Teel married Edward William Bowers in San Antonio, Texas.  Edward was born in 1933.  Edward and Lois Bowers are the parents of four children:

  Richard William Bowers, b. 1956
  Frank Edward Bowers, b. 1958
  Bruce Allen Bowers, b. 1961
  Stacy Michelle Bowers, b. 1969

Lois is a Registered Nurse.  Richard Bowers married Elizabeth Irene Bleakney (born 1956) and they have two children:  -  Richard William Bowers, II, b. 1981,  -  Jennifer Elaine Bowers, b. 1984.  Frank Bowers married Julie Diane Sawyer (born 1959) and they have three children:  -  Jeremy Andrew Bowers, b. 1981,  -  Nathaniel Joseph Bowers, b. 1982,  -  Shaun Michael Bowers, b. 1984.  Bruce Bowers married Brenda Jo Hutcheson (born 1962) and they have three children.  -  Christin Alana Bowers, b. 1987,  -  Kayla Ann Bowers, b. 1990,  -  Camryn Morgan Bowers, b. 1998.  Stacy Bowers married Christopher Allen Roche (born 1965) and they have one son:  -  Jordan Edward Roche, b. 1992.

Reference:  1)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

PAULINE JANE TEEL (15.1.11.2.3.5) is the daughter of Francis Lee Teel and Essie Lois (Potter) Teel.  Pauline was born on March 11, 1941 in Raymondville, Texas.  Pauline Teel married David Alton Stewart and they are the parents of two children:

  Shelly Lynn Stewart, b. 1961
  Shanan Sue Stewart, b. 1965

Shelly Stewart married Karl Kromberg and they have three children:  -  Katherine Dreu Kromberg,  -  Sarah Jasmine Kromberg,  -  Elizabeth Teel Kromberg.  Shanan Stewart married Timothy Ted Webster (born 1964) and they have three children:  -  Claire Victoria Webster,  -  Reid Matthew Webster, b. 1995,  -  Layne Ellery Webster, b. 1997.

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Reference:  1)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

EVELYN JEAN TEEL (15.1.11.2.3.6) is the daughter of Francis Lee Teel and Essie Lois (Potter) Teel.  Evelyn was born on November 26, 1948 in Hobart, Oklahoma.  On March 10, 1966, Evelyn Teel married Billy Moore Carlisle, Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.  Billy was born in 1947.  Billy and Evelyn Carlisle are the parents of three children:

  Billy Dwayne Carlisle, b. 1968
  Casandra Dee Carlisle, b. 1970
  Tray Lee Carlisle, b. 1975

Billy Carlisle has three children:  -  Cody Nelson Carlisle, b. 1991,  -  Cory Baxter Carlisle, b. 1992,  -  Catherine Elizabeth Carlisle, b. 1994.  Casandra Carlisle married Edwin Lee Kidd (born 1969) and they have three children:  -  Tyler Lee Kidd, b. 1991,  -  Taylor Lynn Kidd, b. 1995,  -  Trevor Lane Kidd, b. 1997.

Reference:  1)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

ELTON ERNEST POTTER (15.1.11.2.4) is the son of William Arthur Potter and Hattie Mae (Morgan) Potter.  Elton was born on November 9, 1911.  On November 9, 1934, Elton Potter married Eunice Loretha McBride in Mena, Arkansas.  Eunice was born on January 19, 1917 in Mena, Arkansas.  Elton and Eunice Potter are the parents of four children:

  Noah Keith Potter, b. February 13, 1936
  Thomas Preston Potter, b. October 11, 1937
  William Ernest Potter, b. February 19, 1939
  Loretha Eileen Potter, b. June 4, 1940

On February 7, 1958, Noah Potter married Mary Lou Oller in San Antonio, Texas.  Mary was born on June 18, 1939 in Dilley, Texas.  Noah and Mary Potter have three children:  -  James Elton Potter, b. April 7, 1959, Everett, Washington,  -  Loretha Jane Potter, b. May 18, 1960, Everett, Washington,  -  Lucretia Ann Potter, b. October 18, 1963, San Antonio, Texas.  On July 3, 1959, Thomas Potter married Martha Jane Weaver in Jonesboro, Texas.  Martha was born on October 5, 1937 in Jonesboro, Texas.  Thomas and Martha Potter have four children:  -  William Arthur Potter, b. January 8, 1960, Brownwood, Texas,  -  Rachel Catherine Potter, b. August 11, 1962, Marshall, Texas,  -  Benjamin Allen Potter, b. August 16, 1963, Marshall, Texas,  -  Andrew Jay Potter, b. October 28, 1964, Marshall, Texas.  William E. Potter died as an infant on July 19, 1939 in Raymondville, Texas.  On April 10, 1959, Loretha Potter married Richard Mayberry in San Antonio, Texas.  Richard was born on February 20, 1932 in Tampa, Florida.  Richard and Loretha Mayberry have three children:  -  Richard Duane Mayberry, b. February 28, 1961, San Antonio, Texas,  -  Denita Eilene Mayberry, b. March 27, 1965, San Antonio, Texas,  -  Rhonda Kay Mayberry, b. June 18, 1966, Uvalde, Texas.

References:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  2)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

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WARREN GAMALIEL POTTER (15.1.11.2.8) is the son of William Arthur Potter and Hattie Mae (Morgan) Potter.  Warren was born on October 17, 1921.  On April 22, 1945, Warren Potter married Bessie Baker in Cooperton, Oklahoma.  Bessie was born on December 15, 1923 in Cold Springs, Oklahoma.  Warren and Bessie Potter are the parents of four children:

  Larry Warren Potter, b. January 20, 1946
  Tony Dale Potter, b. December 1, 1948
  Patty Carol Potter, b. June 10, 1953, San Antonio, Texas
  Karen Sue Potter, b. January 5, 1961

References:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  2)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

VEYDA AGNES POTTER (15.1.11.2.9) is the daughter of William Arthur Potter and Hattie Mae (Morgan) Potter.  Veyda was born on February 22, 1923.  On December 20, 1944, Veyda Potter married S. Jerry Sarkey in Malden, Missouri.  Jerry was born on August 24, 1918 in Ada, Oklahoma.  Jerry and Veyda Sarkey are the parents of two children:

  Steven Joe Sarkey, b. July 4, 1949
  Kenneth Alan Sarkey, b. December 26, 1952

Steven Joe Sarkey died in 1970.

References:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter;  2)  GEDCOM File, Lois (Teel) Bowers, February, 1999

ROBERT RANDALL POTTER (15.1.11.3) is the son of Noah Rice Potter and Sallie Catherine (Cowart) Potter.  Robert was born on January 24, 1887 in Alabama.  On May 1, 1905, Robert Potter married Charlcey Talley (born November 2, 1889).  Robert and Charlcey Potter had eight children:

  Dona May Potter, b. February 6, 1906
  John “Buck” Potter, b. January 30, 1908
  Sallie Catherine Potter, b. January 30, 1910
  Herman Potter (twin), b. December 7, 1912
  Sherman Potter (twin), b. December 7, 1912
  Cora Jane Potter, b. December 5, 1918
  Clarence Potter, b. October 31, 1921
  David Potter, b. March 30, 1927

Robert and Charlcey Potter were divorced.  On July 1, 1935, Robert Potter married a second time to Mrs. Ada Taylor (born December 26, 1895) but they had no children.  Dona May Potter married Vanda Barker and they had two children:  -  Kenneth Barker, b. January 8, 1922,  -  Carl Barker, b. 1923.  Vanda Barker died.  Dona May married a second time to Lucien Rogers and they have two children:  -    L. B. Rogers, Jr.,  -  Verba Dene Rogers.  Sallie Potter married Otis Kelly and they had one child:  -  Billie Bob Kelly, b. March 23, 1927.  Otis and Sallie were divorced.  Sallie married a second time but had no children by her second marriage.  John “Buck” Potter and his first wife, Lena Mae, had one child.  John and Lena Potter were later divorced.  John Potter married a second time to Opal Clark and they have one daughter:  -  Donna Gene Potter.  Herman Potter died on October 15, 1932.  Sherman Potter died in November of 1915.  Clarence Potter died on March 16, 1924.

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Reference:  1)  “Potter Family Genealogy,” by William Arthur Potter