Crayton PottengerAge: 74 years1859–1933
- Name
- Crayton Pottenger
- Given names
- Crayton
- Surname
- Pottenger
 Birth | July 10, 1859 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Rebecca Ann Powers — View this family July 20, 1882 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Cora Ann Pottenger March 16, 1885 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a wife | Rebecca Ann Powers January 11, 1890 (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage | Melvina Powers — View this family May 1, 1891 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George William Pottenger April 9, 1892 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ezra Albert Pottenger August 15, 1894 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lula May Pottenger January 16, 1897 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Alma Pearl Pottenger September 12, 1899 (Age 40 years) |
 Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Marinda Belle Pottenger December 20, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Nola Christine Pottenger August 14, 1904 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Sherman B Pottenger December 25, 1906 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger October 3, 1909 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a son | Sherman B Pottenger November 7, 1911 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Kenneth Gordon Pottenger September 23, 1913 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George William Pottenger — Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ridens — View this family November 5, 1916 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ruby Christine Pottenger August 28, 1917 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a son | Ezra Albert Pottenger October 10, 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ruth Irene Pottenger August 18, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Franklin Couch — Alma Pearl Pottenger — View this family September 1, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Mose Saylors — Lula May Pottenger — View this family September 7, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ezra Gordon Couch February 25, 1921 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Orville Pottenger November 7, 1921 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Norman Raymond Saylors October 13, 1925 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a wife | Melvina Powers January 15, 1926 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | William Richard “Billy” Ingram January 18, 1926 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Robert Paul Ingram January 26, 1928 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Marriage | Emma Mace — View this family February 18, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Neva Maxine Couch July 12, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Harold Paul Pottenger November 21, 1932 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | August 7, 1933 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Family with Melvina Powers |
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Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Melvina Powers Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1926 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: May 1, 1891 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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11 months son |
George William Pottenger Birth: April 9, 1892 32 17 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 6, 1958 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Ezra Albert Pottenger Birth: August 15, 1894 35 19 — Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1918 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lula May Pottenger Birth: January 16, 1897 37 22 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1982 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Alma Pearl Pottenger Birth: September 12, 1899 40 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 10, 1980 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Marinda Belle Pottenger Birth: December 20, 1901 42 27 — Missouri, United States Death: January 10, 1990 — Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nola Christine Pottenger Birth: August 14, 1904 45 29 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 23, 1988 — Roseville, Placer, California, United States |
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2 years son |
Sherman B Pottenger Birth: December 25, 1906 47 32 — Missouri, United States Death: November 7, 1911 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger Birth: October 3, 1909 50 34 — Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: December 3, 1996 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Kenneth Gordon Pottenger Birth: September 23, 1913 54 38 — Leadville, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1995 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Rebecca Ann Powers |
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Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Rebecca Ann Powers Birth: November 28, 1861 28 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1890 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 20, 1882 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Cora Ann Pottenger Birth: March 16, 1885 25 23 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 4, 1960 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Emma Mace |
| himself |
Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Emma Mace Birth: February 9, 1854 — Ohio, United States Death: December 12, 1950 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 18, 1930 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household
Dodd, Marion, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household
417 East College Street Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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