The Shemwell Family

Octa PotterAge: 80 years18981979

Name
Octa Potter
Given names
Octa
Surname
Potter
Married name
Octa Strickfaden
Birth October 8, 1898 24 18
Census June 10, 1900 (Age 20 months)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
1901 (Age 2 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherIshamel Higdon Whitlow
June 5, 1903 (Age 4 years)

Cause: Typhoid fever (Since May 22, 1903)
Birth of a sisterNettie May Potter
August 5, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterVinita Francis Potter
June 14, 1906 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Frances Bruce
January 7, 1908 (Age 9 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Religious marriageWilliam Lewis StrickfadenView this family
February 12, 1918 (Age 19 years)
Census February 6, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Theola Strickfaden
July 28, 1924 (Age 25 years)
Note: 1919?
Birth of a daughter
#2
Emma Lee Strickfaden
October 23, 1926 (Age 28 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacob Potter
December 11, 1928 (Age 30 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childRoger R FlynnEmma Lee StrickfadenView this family
September 10, 1949 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherFlora Dell Whitlow
November 19, 1959 (Age 61 years)
Death of a fatherJames Bruce Potter
May 15, 1962 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterOra Bell Potter
September 10, 1962 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Lewis Strickfaden
July 13, 1963 (Age 64 years)
Death of a daughterTheola Strickfaden
June 28, 1970 (Age 71 years)
Death April 21, 1979 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Peninsula Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Flora Dell Whitlow
Birth: July 6, 1880 24 18Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1959Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 21, 1896Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder sister
Ora Bell Potter
Birth: July 28, 1897 23 17Missouri, United States
Death: September 10, 1962Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
14 months
herself
Octa Potter
Birth: October 8, 1898 24 18Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 21, 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger sister
Nettie May Potter
Birth: August 5, 1903 29 23Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 3, 1997Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Vinita Francis Potter
Birth: June 14, 1906 31 25Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 26, 2006Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Family with William Lewis Strickfaden - View this family
husband
William Lewis Strickfaden
Birth: March 24, 1899Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: July 13, 1963Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States
herself
Octa Potter
Birth: October 8, 1898 24 18Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 21, 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 12, 1918Cooper, Missouri, United States
6 years
daughter
Theola Strickfaden
Birth: July 28, 1924 25 25Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 28, 1970Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Emma Lee Strickfaden
Birth: October 23, 1926 27 28Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 13, 1994Bonner Springs, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

Octa Potter has 14 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Potter, JamesheadWMJun187425M3MOMOMOFarming
Potter, FlorawifeWFAug188019M322MOKYMO
Potter, OradaughterWFJul18972SMOMOMO
Potter, OctiedaughterWFOct18981SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Potter, James BheadMW35M113MOMOMOManagerGeneral? Farm
Potter, Flora DwifeFW29M11344MOKYMO
Potter, Ora BdaughterFW12SMOMOMO
Potter, OctadaughterFW11SMOMOMO
Potter, Nettie MdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Potter, VinitadaughterFW3SMOMOMO
Potter, JacobfatherMW69WdMOVAVAOwn Income

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Lewis Strickfaden - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Strickfaden, WilliamheadMW20MMOMOMOfarmer
Strickfaden, OctawifeFW21MMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Louis Strickfaden - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Strickfaden, William LheadMW31M18MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Strickfaden, OctawifeFW31M18MOMOMO
Strickfaden, TheoladaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Strickfaden, Emma LdaughterFW3SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Louis Strickfaden - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Strickfaden, WilliamheadMW41MMOSame houseFarmingFarm
Strickfaden, OctawifeFW41MMOSame house
Strickfaden, Emma LdaughterFW13SMOSame house