George William PottengerAge: 66 years1892–1958
- Name
- George William Pottenger
- Given names
- George William
- Surname
- Pottenger
 Birth | April 9, 1892 32 17 |
 Birth of a brother | Ezra Albert Pottenger August 15, 1894 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lula May Pottenger January 16, 1897 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 sister | Alma Pearl Pottenger September 12, 1899 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Marinda Belle Pottenger December 20, 1901 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nola Christine Pottenger August 14, 1904 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sherman B Pottenger December 25, 1906 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger October 3, 1909 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Sherman B Pottenger November 7, 1911 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Kenneth Gordon Pottenger September 23, 1913 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ridens — View this family November 5, 1916 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 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 daughter #1 | Ruby Christine Pottenger August 28, 1917 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ezra Albert Pottenger October 10, 1918 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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 daughter #2 | Ruth Irene Pottenger August 18, 1919 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Orville Pottenger November 7, 1921 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Melvina Powers January 15, 1926 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell March 13, 1927 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 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 of a parent | Crayton Pottenger — Emma Mace — View this family February 18, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Harold Paul Pottenger November 21, 1932 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Crayton Pottenger August 7, 1933 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Kenneth Maynard Cline — Ruby Christine Pottenger — View this family April 16, 1938 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Judith Ellen “Judy” Cline September 14, 1940 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Ann Cline January 14, 1942 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Russell Marion Raker — Ruth Irene Pottenger — View this family December 27, 1947 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Michael William “Mike” Pottenger August 27, 1949 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Marjorie Grace Pottenger November 8, 1953 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 53 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 | July 6, 1958 (Age 66 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
Kenneth Gordon Pottenger Birth: September 23, 1913 54 38 — Leadville, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1995 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Rebecca Ann Powers |
| father |
Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-sister |
Cora Ann Pottenger Birth: March 16, 1885 25 23 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 4, 1960 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Emma Mace |
| father |
Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
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 |
| Family with Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ridens |
| himself |
George William Pottenger Birth: April 9, 1892 32 17 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 6, 1958 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ridens Birth: November 29, 1895 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: December 9, 1966 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1916 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Ruby Christine Pottenger Birth: August 28, 1917 25 21 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: December 29, 2002 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Irene Pottenger Birth: August 18, 1919 27 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 16, 2013 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Orville Pottenger Birth: November 7, 1921 29 25 — Monarch, Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: April 9, 1978 — Harris, Texas, United States |
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11 years son |
Harold Paul Pottenger Birth: November 21, 1932 40 36 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: November 25, 1994 — 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 - George William Pottenger - Household
Dodd, Marion, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George William Pottenger - Household
312 Locust Street Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George William Pottenger - Household
Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - George William Pottenger - Household
312 Locust Street Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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