Individual Details

Merritt Gideon Potter

(29 Nov 1860 - 23 Oct 1939)



1900 Census. Camden, Hillsdale, MI, Hh 403
Merritt Potter, b. Nov 1860, 39, married 6 years, b. IN, Farmer
Florence, wife, b. Dec 1891, 28, no children, b. NY
Margaret, mother, b. May 1826, 74, widow, 1 child, b. New York

1910 Census. Solon, Kent Co, MI, Hh 75
Merrett Potter, 49, married once for 17 years, b. IN
Florance, wife, 38, 1 child, b. NY
Merritt Jr., son, 2, b. MI

1920 Census. Solon, Kent Co, MI, Hh 45
Merett Potter, 59
Florence, wife, 48
Merett D., son, 12

1930 Census. Solon, Kent Co, MI, Hh 33
Merritt G. Potter, 69, married at age 32, b. IN, Farmer
Florence, wife, 58, married at 21, b. NY
Merritt D., Jr, son, 22, b. Michigan, Laborer, farm

1940 Census. Solon, Kent, MI, Hh 134
Solon Center Road - lived in same house in 1935
Florence Potter, 68, widow, b. NY
Meritt D., son, 32, b. MI, Farmer
Beulah, dau-in-law, 28, b. MI
Donavan, grandson, 8, b. MI
Harold, grandson, 1, b. MI
Eugene Cohn, Lodger, 15, b. MI, lived in Marquette Co, MI in 1935, Farm Hand

Events

Birth29 Nov 1860Clear Lake, Steuben County, Indiana
Marriage12 Oct 1893Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan - Florence Fisk
Death23 Oct 1939Solon, Kent County, Michigan

Families

SpouseFlorence Fisk (1872 - 1963)
ChildMerritt Daniel Potter (1908 - 2000)
FatherMerritt Daniel Potter (1810 - 1880)
MotherMargaret Robinson (1826 - 1917)