Elbert Marion “Bud” PotterAge: 79 years1925–2004
- Name
- Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter
- Given names
- Elbert Marion
- Surname
- Potter
- Nickname
- Bud
 Birth | March 10, 1925 40 30 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 4 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 5 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Benjamin Franklin Rouch August 27, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Patrick Thomas Potter April 20, 1951 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Elbert Thomas Potter March 6, 1952 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | Burton Lee VanGundy March 30, 1967 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 of a mother | Ella Myrtle Rouch October 1986 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Harold Lavern VanGundy June 4, 1987 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Virginia Faye VanGundy April 8, 2003 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | July 4, 2004 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: White Chapel Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elbert Thomas Potter Birth: March 27, 1884 40 33 — Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1952 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Ella Myrtle Rouch Birth: May 31, 1894 37 35 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: October 1986 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| himself |
Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter Birth: March 10, 1925 40 30 — Mulhall, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: July 4, 2004 — Attica, Harper, Kansas, United States |
| sister |
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| Mother’s family with Benjamin Harold VanGundy |
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Benjamin Harold VanGundy Birth: September 20, 1892 28 20 — Kansas, United States Death: June 27, 1964 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Virginia Faye VanGundy Birth: September 18, 1916 23 22 — Oklahoma, United States Death: April 8, 2003 — Appleton City, St. Clair, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Billie Jean Merrifield |
| himself |
Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter Birth: March 10, 1925 40 30 — Mulhall, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: July 4, 2004 — Attica, Harper, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Billie Jean Merrifield Birth: April 15, 1928 25 25 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: September 7, 2014 — Clearwater, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| son |
Patrick Thomas Potter Birth: April 20, 1951 26 23 Death: September 14, 2020 |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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| son |
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Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (16)
Parents Lester Ekiss + Eva Lee Rouch
Parents Orval Thomas McKissick + Anna Mae Rouch
Parents Walter Ernest Rouch + Etta Eldora Hudson
Parents Mark Arnold Rouch Sr + Wynona Mae Barnard
Parents Harrison Leroy Clark + Cora Grace Rouch
Parents Bruce Randolph McGee + Mildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thomas Potter - Household
Orlando, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
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