Geneva Clevenger

13 March 1881–19 August 1949 (Age 68)
Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States

The Life Summary of Geneva

When Geneva Clevenger was born on 13 March 1881, in Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States, her father, John Henry Clevenger, was 39 and her mother, Mary Ann Willsie, was 37. She married James Riley Poteet on 7 August 1898, in Johnson, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Adair, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Lees Creek Township, Adair, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 19 August 1949, at the age of 68, and was buried in Stilwell Cemetery, Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Riley Poteet
1879–1972
Geneva Clevenger
1881–1949
Marriage: 7 August 1898
Barney Crawford Poteet
1899–1962
Orie Ethel Poteet
1902–1995
Arra Lucille Poteet
1906–1943
James Harley Poteet
1909–1995
Austin Newell Poteet
1911–1970
Minnie L Poteet
1915–1995
Elmer Eugene Poteet
1918–1983
Bert Lee Poteet
1921–1993
Ervin Willard Poteet
1923–2003
John Poteet
1926–2002

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 August 1898Johnson, Arkansas, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
    Age 1
    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
    1893
    Age 12
    Historical Boundaries - 1893: Johnson, Arkansas, United States
    1900 · Gold for Cash!
    Age 19
    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Clavinger, status name for the keeper of the keys in a great household, Latin clavigerus, from clavis ‘key’.History: George Clevenger was born in Yonkers, NY, in 1654, the son of JohnClevenger (born 1633), who probably came from Devon, England.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Clevinger
    Cleavenger

    Sources (10)

    • Genevie Pateet in household of James R Pateet, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Geneva Clevengen, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
    • Geneva Poteet in entry for Bert Lee Poteet, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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