When Mahala Caroline Potter was born on 30 May 1846, in Cass, Georgia, United States, her father, William Potter, was 25 and her mother, Lucinda A McDonald, was 26. She married Robert Tilman Boyd on 12 January 1869, in Bell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Bell, Texas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 31 December 1905, in McLennan, Texas, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Abbott Cemetery, Abbott, Hill, Texas, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: McLennan, Texas, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Hill, Texas, United States
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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.
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