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
Birth | 29 Nov 1860 | Clear Lake, Steuben County, Indiana | |||
Marriage | 12 Oct 1893 | Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan - Florence Fisk | |||
Death | 23 Oct 1939 | Solon, Kent County, Michigan |
Families
Spouse | Florence Fisk (1872 - 1963) |
Child | Merritt Daniel Potter (1908 - 2000) |
Father | Merritt Daniel Potter (1810 - 1880) |
Mother | Margaret Robinson (1826 - 1917) |