Walter Potter

14 September 1892–30 June 1940 (Age 47)
Scio, Allegany, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Walter

When Walter Potter was born on 14 September 1892, in Scio, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, William Curtis Potter, was 37 and his mother, Emma N. Wilcox, was 39. He married Mildred Haase on 17 September 1913, in Allegany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Alma, Allegany, New York, United States for about 5 years and Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States in 1915. He died on 30 June 1940, in Eldred, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Allegany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Potter
1892–1940
Mildred Haase
1889–1963
Marriage: 17 September 1913
Russell Walter Potter
1915–1974

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 September 1913Allegany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 4
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 6
    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.
    1905 · The Movie Theater
    Age 13
    The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

    Name Meaning

    English and Dutch; North German (Pötter): occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Low German pot. In the Middle Ages the term covered workers in metal as well as earthenware and clay.In some cases also an Americanized form (translation into English) of Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian Lončar ‘potter’ (see Loncar ), and probably also of cognates from some other languages, e.g. Czech Hrnčíř (see Hrncir ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Potters
    Loncar

    Sources (19)

    • Walter Potter in household of William C Potter, "New York State Census, 1905"
    • Walter Potter, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
    • Walter Potter, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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