Kenneth Gordon PottengerAge: 81 years1913–1995
- Name
- Kenneth Gordon Pottenger
- Given names
- Kenneth Gordon
- Surname
- Pottenger
 Birth | September 23, 1913 54 38 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death of a brother | Ezra Albert Pottenger October 10, 1918 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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/ |
 Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a mother | Melvina Powers January 15, 1926 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell March 13, 1927 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 16 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | Crayton Pottenger August 7, 1933 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 18, 1950 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 brother | George William Pottenger July 6, 1958 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Cora Ann Pottenger May 4, 1960 (Age 46 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 sister | Alma Pearl Pottenger July 10, 1980 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula May Pottenger February 15, 1982 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nola Christine Pottenger June 23, 1988 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Marinda Belle Pottenger January 10, 1990 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | August 21, 1995 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Rose Memorial Park |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Helen Virginia Young |
| himself |
Kenneth Gordon Pottenger Birth: September 23, 1913 54 38 — Leadville, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1995 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Helen Virginia Young Birth: February 13, 1914 — Missouri, United States Death: November 25, 2014 — Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| 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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