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William Riley Jewel Potter

Male 1882 - 1966  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  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]

    Children:
    1. 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.
    2. Arnold E. Potter was born about 1906 in Illinois.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. 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: 2

  1. 2.  Elijah PotterElijah 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]


  2. 3.  Sarah E. HoskinsSarah 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:
    1. 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.
    2. Infant Daughter Potter was born on 26 Jan 1878; died on 26 Jan 1878; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 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.
    4. 1. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William H. PotterWilliam 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]


  2. 5.  Hester B. LaneHester 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:
    1. 2. Elijah Potter was born on 28 Sep 1848 in Illinois; died on 27 Sep 1915; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. Burke Potter was born in 1854 in Illinois; died in 1935; was buried in Peyton Cemetery, Peyton, El Paso County, Colorado.
    5. Joseph F. Potter was born about 1855 in Illinois.
    6. 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.
    7. Lincoln Abraham Potter was born in 1860 in Illinois; died on 15 Mar 1888; was buried in Rose Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    8. 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.

  3. 6.  George Washington HoskinsGeorge 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]


  4. 7.  Mary Ellen GrittonMary 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:
    1. 3. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. 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.
    7. 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.
    8. 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.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Elijah Potter was born on 3 Sep 1790 in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York; died on 8 May 1876 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Elijah married Lanie Van Wormer in 1810 in Washington County, New York. Lanie was born on 2 Jun 1793 in Washington County, New York; died on 18 Jun 1856 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Lanie Van Wormer was born on 2 Jun 1793 in Washington County, New York; died on 18 Jun 1856 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Ann Potter was born on 17 Mar 1836 in Illinois; died on 4 Jan 1877 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 4. William H. Potter was born on 17 Aug 1816 in New York; died on 25 Mar 1908; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  3. 14.  Amos GrittonAmos Gritton was born on 4 Aug 1794 in Mercer County, Kentucky (son of John Gritton and Elizabeth Hoagland); died on 29 May 1857 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Amos married Elizabeth Holt on 14 Oct 1816 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Elizabeth was born on 10 Aug 1800 in North Carolina; died on 10 Aug 1866 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth HoltElizabeth Holt was born on 10 Aug 1800 in North Carolina; died on 10 Aug 1866 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Jesse Gritton was born about 1817 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died about 1849.
    2. Martha Ann Gritton was born on 15 Jun 1823 in Kentucky; died on 10 Feb 1907; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. Susan Gritton was born on 10 May 1826 in Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Jun 1898 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. William Gritton was born on 17 Oct 1828 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Nov 1905 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. Nancy E. Gritton was born about 1828.
    6. 7. Mary Ellen Gritton 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.


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