Clarkson PottengerAge: 85 years1861–1946
- Name
- Clarkson Pottenger
- Given names
- Clarkson
- Surname
- Pottenger
 Birth | July 11, 1861 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 5 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 5 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 7 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 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Marinda Powers — View this family September 15, 1889 (Age 28 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James W Pottenger July 1891 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Gracie Ann Pottenger July 14, 1892 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Albert Llewellyn Pottenger July 14, 1895 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
 Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Bessie M Pottenger July 30, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Roy Elmer Pottenger May 11, 1905 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Willie Clyde Eaton — Gracie Ann Pottenger — View this family September 13, 1908 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Amos Clarkson Eaton July 22, 1909 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | James W Pottenger before 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Albert Marion Eaton August 4, 1911 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Eugene Elihu Eaton June 11, 1913 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Theodore Walter “Ted” Eaton August 17, 1916 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 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 56 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Albert Llewellyn Pottenger — Ivora Manley — View this family November 9, 1919 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | January 24, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Marinda Alice Eaton April 8, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Clarkson William Manley July 9, 1921 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Ronald Otis Jefferson Eaton December 20, 1922 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Joseph Benjamin Manley January 29, 1923 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Marie Avis “Sally” Eaton February 3, 1925 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | James Troy Pottenger January 20, 1926 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Pauline Icie Pottenger May 27, 1928 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Ruby Ellen Pottenger November 29, 1929 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Norma Jean Manley February 22, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Bertha Maryline Pottenger March 4, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | James J Pottenger January 18, 1932 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Joseph Edward Pottenger Sr. September 17, 1934 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Robert Jay “Bobby” Manley May 28, 1935 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Billie Josephine Pottenger May 8, 1937 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Virginia Lois Pottenger January 16, 1938 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Carl Dale Pottenger January 1, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Virginia Lois Pottenger January 10, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Troy Pottenger December 1, 1941 (Age 80 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Jewell Pottenger February 23, 1942 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Jewell Pottenger February 23, 1942 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a wife | Marinda Powers January 18, 1945 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 2, 1946 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bells Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with Marinda Powers |
| himself |
Clarkson Pottenger Birth: July 11, 1861 — Ohio, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Marinda Powers Birth: December 20, 1869 36 32 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 18, 1945 — Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 15, 1889 — |
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22 months son |
James W Pottenger Birth: July 1891 29 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: before 1910 |
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1 year daughter |
Gracie Ann Pottenger Birth: July 14, 1892 31 22 — Missouri, United States Death: January 27, 1965 — Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States |
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3 years son |
Albert Llewellyn Pottenger Birth: July 14, 1895 34 25 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 2, 1978 — Contra Costa, California, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Bessie M Pottenger Birth: July 30, 1900 39 30 — Missouri, United States Death: May 29, 1980 — St. Helena, Napa, California, United States |
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5 years son |
Roy Elmer Pottenger Birth: May 11, 1905 43 35 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 31, 1984 — Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Clarkson Pottenger - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Clarkson Pottenger - Household
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarkson Pottenger - Household
Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas
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