Herman Russell Potter
1915 - 2000 (84 years)1. Herman Russell Potter was born on 26 Sep 1915 in Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois (son of William Riley Jewel Potter and Rosetta M. Swisher); died on 6 Mar 2000; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Herman married Mary Helen Rambole on 6 Jun 1936 in Indiana. Mary was born on 6 Jun 1916 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 28 Jan 2008; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. William Riley Jewel Potter was born on 5 Apr 1882 in Illinois (son of Elijah Potter and Sarah E. Hoskins); died on 25 Feb 1966; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. William married Rosetta M. Swisher on 30 Aug 1901 in Indiana. Rosetta (daughter of Milo Swisher and Mary Jane Smith) was born on 30 Nov 1883 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jul 1971; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Rosetta M. Swisher was born on 30 Nov 1883 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Milo Swisher and Mary Jane Smith); died on 8 Jul 1971; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- Andrew Bert Potter was born on 24 Jan 1902 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 21 Jun 1947 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 24 Jun 1947 in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Arnold E. Potter was born about 1906 in Illinois.
- Harold J. Potter was born on 14 May 1908 in Illinois; died on 31 Oct 1999 in Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Milo E. Potter was born on 2 Dec 1910 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Apr 1975; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 1. Herman Russell Potter was born on 26 Sep 1915 in Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 6 Mar 2000; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Generation: 3
4. Elijah Potter was born on 28 Sep 1848 in Illinois (son of William H. Potter and Hester B. Lane); died on 27 Sep 1915; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Elijah married Sarah E. Hoskins on 25 Oct 1874 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Sarah (daughter of George Washington Hoskins and Mary Ellen Gritton) was born on 13 Feb 1855 in Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1893; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Sarah E. Hoskins was born on 13 Feb 1855 in Illinois (daughter of George Washington Hoskins and Mary Ellen Gritton); died on 18 Dec 1893; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- George Alpha Potter was born on 2 Feb 1876 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Jul 1944 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Jul 1944 in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Infant Daughter Potter was born on 26 Jan 1878; died on 26 Jan 1878; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Daisy Josephine Potter was born on 3 Aug 1879 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Feb 1966 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 2. William Riley Jewel Potter was born on 5 Apr 1882 in Illinois; died on 25 Feb 1966; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
6. Milo Swisher was born on 9 Jun 1849 in Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Lewis Swisher and Sarah Ann Gritton); died on 19 Jul 1897 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Milo married Mary Jane Smith on 24 Jun 1875 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of George Washington Smith and Elizabeth Kemper) was born on 12 Sep 1857 in Boone County, Indiana; died on 25 Jan 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 27 Jan 1933 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary Jane Smith was born on 12 Sep 1857 in Boone County, Indiana (daughter of George Washington Smith and Elizabeth Kemper); died on 25 Jan 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 27 Jan 1933 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- Anna Leona Swisher was born on 1 Jul 1876 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 10 Apr 1957 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Atherton Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Luella Swisher was born about 1878 in Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Jessie Belle Swisher was born on 12 Nov 1879 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 16 Nov 1962; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 3. Rosetta M. Swisher was born on 30 Nov 1883 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jul 1971; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Ernest Earl Swisher was born on 7 Nov 1884 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Hazel Effie Swisher was born on 22 Jan 1892 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Jul 1964; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Generation: 4
8. William H. Potter was born on 17 Aug 1816 in New York (son of Elijah Potter and Lanie Van Wormer); died on 25 Mar 1908; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. William married Hester B. Lane on 25 Jul 1847 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Hester was born on 15 Jan 1823 in Franklin County, Ohio; died on 24 Jul 1897 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Hester B. Lane was born on 15 Jan 1823 in Franklin County, Ohio; died on 24 Jul 1897 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- 4. Elijah Potter was born on 28 Sep 1848 in Illinois; died on 27 Sep 1915; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- William Henry Potter was born on 17 Jan 1850 in Illinois; died on 22 Mar 1925 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 24 Mar 1925 in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Eliza Jane Potter was born on 20 Dec 1851 in Illinois; died on 11 Feb 1943 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Rose Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Burke Potter was born in 1854 in Illinois; died in 1935; was buried in Peyton Cemetery, Peyton, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Joseph F. Potter was born about 1855 in Illinois.
- Mary Elizabeth Potter was born on 5 Apr 1858 in Illinois; died on 25 Jul 1926 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 27 Jul 1926 in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Lincoln Abraham Potter was born in 1860 in Illinois; died on 15 Mar 1888; was buried in Rose Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Andrew Jesse Potter was born on 17 Aug 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 May 1932 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 14 May 1932 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
10. George Washington Hoskins was born on 20 Feb 1830 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Jan 1915 in Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. George married Mary Ellen Gritton on 2 Apr 1854 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Amos Gritton and Elizabeth Holt) was born on 29 Jan 1831 in Parke County, Indiana; died on 14 Oct 1915 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Mary Ellen Gritton was born on 29 Jan 1831 in Parke County, Indiana (daughter of Amos Gritton and Elizabeth Holt); died on 14 Oct 1915 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- 5. Sarah E. Hoskins was born on 13 Feb 1855 in Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1893; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- America Hoskins was born on 4 Dec 1856 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 29 Jun 1857 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Harriet Belle Hoskins was born on 27 Apr 1858 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1924 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 6 Feb 1924 in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- George Riley Hoskins was born on 30 Aug 1860 in Illinois; died on 31 Jan 1942 in Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 2 Feb 1942 in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- William Columbus Hoskins was born on 31 Jan 1863 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Feb 1953; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Theodore Azariah Hoskins was born on 3 Oct 1865 in Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Jun 1930 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 4 Jun 1930 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- John Washington Hoskins was born on 11 Aug 1868 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Mar 1947 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 6 Mar 1947 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Adele Hoskins was born on 1 Jul 1878 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 29 Nov 1888 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
12. Lewis Swisher was born in Sep 1828 in Illinois; died on 12 Sep 1907; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Lewis married Sarah Ann Gritton on 7 Mar 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Sarah (daughter of Milo B. Gritton and Mary Sims) was born on 15 Sep 1823 in Kentucky; died on 24 Mar 1892; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sarah Ann Gritton was born on 15 Sep 1823 in Kentucky (daughter of Milo B. Gritton and Mary Sims); died on 24 Mar 1892; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Children:
- Lovica Swisher was born on 22 Oct 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 1 Mar 1880 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Swisher Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 6. Milo Swisher was born on 9 Jun 1849 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 19 Jul 1897 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- John W. Swisher was born about 1850 in Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Andrew T. Swisher was born on 13 May 1854 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Sep 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 5 Sep 1933 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Mary E. Swisher was born about 1854 in Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Harvey C. Swisher was born on 24 Mar 1856 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Aug 1932 in Middlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 28 Aug 1932 in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Elijah F. Swisher was born on 28 Sep 1859 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Mar 1936 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Mar 1936 in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
14. George Washington Smith was born about 1826 in Kentucky. George married Elizabeth Kemper. Elizabeth was born about 1831 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Elizabeth Kemper was born about 1831 in Kentucky. Children:
- 7. Mary Jane Smith was born on 12 Sep 1857 in Boone County, Indiana; died on 25 Jan 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 27 Jan 1933 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- John R. Smith was born on 17 Nov 1862 in Anderson County, Indiana; died on 24 Jun 1933 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 25 Jun 1933 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.