Bertha Jane Hutchins

Brief Life History of Bertha Jane

When Bertha Jane Hutchins was born on 23 June 1879, in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States, her father, Martin Luther Hutchins, was 31 and her mother, Lydia J Crandall, was 20. She married Frank Alexander Potter on 26 June 1901, in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Johnstown, Brown, Nebraska, United States in 1885. She died on 5 December 1946, in Lawndale, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Alexander Potter
1877–1954
Bertha Jane Hutchins
1879–1946
Marriage: 26 June 1901
Vernon Leon Potter Sr
1902–1968
Vera Lillian Potter
1903–1985
Clair Arland Potter
1904–1985
Cecile Alma Potter
1906–2001
Francis Alex Potter
1908–1997
Faye Alice Potter
1911–2004
Angie Gertrude Potter
1913–1972
Avais Geraldine Potter
1915–2007
Dan Martin Potter
1916–1999
Daisy Mae Potter
1918–1995
Royce Jennings Potter
1923–1994
Richard Jefferson Potter
1924–1957

Sources (26)

  • Bertha Hutchins in household of Martin L Hutchins, "Nebraska, State Census, 1885"
  • Bertha Jane Potter, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Bertha J Potter, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1883

Historical Boundaries: 1883: Nebraska, United States 1884: Brown, Nebraska, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hutcheon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s; see Houchin .

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

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