Elbert Thomas PotterAge: 67 years1884–1952
- Name
- Elbert Thomas Potter
- Given names
- Elbert Thomas
- Surname
- Potter
 Birth | March 27, 1884 40 33 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 28, 1900 (Age 16 years) |
 Death of a mother | Mary Baker Sneed June 26, 1904 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/ |
| Death of a father | Thomas Francis Marion Potter September 29, 1921 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter March 10, 1925 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 |
| Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Patrick Thomas Potter April 20, 1951 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 | March 6, 1952 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Summit View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Francis Marion Potter Birth: June 14, 1843 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States Death: September 29, 1921 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Mary Baker Sneed Birth: June 20, 1850 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 26, 1904 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: August 26, 1867 — Missouri, United States |
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17 years himself |
Elbert Thomas Potter Birth: March 27, 1884 40 33 — Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1952 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Ella Myrtle Rouch |
| himself |
Elbert Thomas Potter Birth: March 27, 1884 40 33 — Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1952 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Ella Myrtle Rouch Birth: May 31, 1894 37 35 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: October 1986 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| son |
Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter Birth: March 10, 1925 40 30 — Mulhall, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: July 4, 2004 — Attica, Harper, Kansas, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Benjamin Harold VanGundy + Ella Myrtle Rouch |
| wife’s husband |
Benjamin Harold VanGundy Birth: September 20, 1892 28 20 — Kansas, United States Death: June 27, 1964 — Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Ella Myrtle Rouch Birth: May 31, 1894 37 35 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: October 1986 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: April 13, 1913 — Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States |
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8 months step-son |
Burton Lee VanGundy Birth: December 10, 1913 21 19 — Dover, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States Death: March 30, 1967 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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16 months step-son |
Harold Lavern VanGundy Birth: April 20, 1915 22 20 — Dover, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States Death: June 4, 1987 — Volusia, Florida, United States |
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17 months step-daughter |
Virginia Faye VanGundy Birth: September 18, 1916 23 22 — Oklahoma, United States Death: April 8, 2003 — Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States |
Elbert Thomas Potter has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Francis Marion Potter - Household
Clear Creek, Payne, Oklahoma Territory, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thomas Potter - Household
Orlando, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
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