Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Poteet

Brief Life History of Josephine Elizabeth "Josie"

Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Poteet was born on 29 April 1876, in Grandview, Gray, Texas, United States as the daughter of Frank Poteet. She married Samuel Abraham York on 24 October 1897, in Johnson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 8, Johnson, Texas, United States in 1930 and Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States in 1950. She died on 26 December 1956, in Godley, Johnson, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Johnson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Abraham York
1874–1953
Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Poteet
1876–1956
Marriage: 24 October 1897
Joseph Andrew York
1898–1957
Maude Belle York
1900–1953
Robert H. York
1902–
Samuel Austin York
1905–1977
Ida Mae York
1907–
Mary Ann York
1910–1967
Sadie Pearl York
1913–1994
Willard Oscar York
1915–1991
Grady Lewis York
1919–2004

Sources (22)

  • Josie P York, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Josie Poteet, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Josie Elizabeth York, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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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.

1886

Historical Boundaries 1886: Johnson, Texas, 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

Probably an Anglicized form of Italian Potito . Compare Perteet , Poteat , and Poteete .

History: Francis Poteet, from England, reportedly born in a family of Italian origin, is recorded in MD in 1667.

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

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