Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Thabes was born on 6 August 1865, in Missouri, United States, her father, Ludwig 'Louis' Thoebes, was 30 and her mother, Catherine Zimmerman, was 26. She married Dwight A. Potter about 1890, in Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States in 1920 and Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States in 1940. She died on 18 May 1957, in Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Annie Thabes in household of Louis Thabes, "Minnesota State Census, 1885"
- Anna M Potter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Anna Potter in entry for Dwight A Potter, "Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955"
Spouse and Children
1868–1950 Male
1865–1957 Female
Children (3)
1891–1962 Male
1895–1941 Female
1898–1955 Male
Parents and Siblings
1834–1914 Male
1839–1931 Female
Siblings (10)
1861–1939 Male
1863–1929 Male
1865–1957 Female
1870– Female
1870– Female
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World Events (8)
1870
Age 5
1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota
Age 19
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 25
Name Meaning
Arabic: from a personal name based on thābit ‘firm, constant, well established’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Compare Sabet , Tabet , and Tabit .
Jewish (from North Africa): from the same Arabic word as 1 above, either a nickname or a personal name (used in the Middle Ages by Jews, too).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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