Individual Details

Edwin (Jim) (Henry) Jefferson POTTER

(20 Nov 1896 - 29 Jan 1991)


The following was obtained in partial format:
"TRIMONT—Service for Edwin “Jim” Potter, 94, of Trimont will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Waverly Lutheran Church in rural Truman. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Potter died Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Fairmont Community Hospital. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. until noon Saturday at the Kramer Family Funeral Home in Trimont. There will be no reviewal at the church.
Edwin Jefferson Potter was born to Edwin J. and Julia L. (Osborn) Potter on Nov. 20, 1896, at his parents farm home in Waverly Township where he spent his childhood and attended school in District 88 in Galena Township, Martin County. He attended and graduated from the University School of Agriculture in St. Paul in 1917. He married Myrtle Davidson on June 9, 1920, at the home of his parents in Waverly Township. After their marriage they farmed the family farm known as “Potter’s Corner” and operated with his sons in their Potter Truck Line, later retiring to Trimont in 1957. Mrs. Potter died on Dec. 18, 1967. He [the remainder of the obituary was not received]."

Events

Birth20 Nov 1896his parents farm, Waverly, Martin County, Minnesota
Marriage9 Jun 1920at the home of Edwin and Julia Potter, Waverly, Martin County, Minnesota - Myrtle M. DAVIDSON
BurialJan 1991Waverly Lutheran Church Cemetery, Truman, Martin County, Minnesota
Death29 Jan 1991Fairmont Community Hospital, Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota

Families

SpouseMyrtle M. DAVIDSON ( - 1967)
ChildStanley Joseph POTTER (1925 - 2006)
ChildLiving ( - )
ChildLiving ( - )
ChildDelores (Dee) POTTER ( - 2006)
ChildWilliam POTTER ( - 2006)
FatherEdwin J. POTTER (1855 - 1915)
MotherJulia L. OSBORN (1862 - 1940)
SiblingNora J. POTTER (1883 - )
SiblingGeorge H. POTTER (1884 - )
SiblingFrank E. POTTER (1885 - )
SiblingCallie L. POTTER (1888 - )
SiblingEli Osborn POTTER (1890 - )
SiblingJulia V. POTTER (1892 - )