Potter-MI-Misc., Compiled
by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
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Pine Grove Cem., Chippewa Co., MI
Potter, Floyd E. T. 1914-1950 H 17 4 BANES LOT 29
Potter, Hiram 884-1959 P 95 5 212
Potter, Mr. BURIED JUN 15, 1926 L 87 1
Potter, Olive Myrtle 888-1959 P 95 6 212
Potter, Mrs. Rebecca CT 2, 1861-MAR 16, 1947 L 87E 163
Potter, William James EB 7, 1886-JUL 31, 1962 L 87 2 163
From Chippewa
County Genealogical Society
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HISTORY OF
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICHIGAN, published by
A. T. Andreas & Co. in 1883
Justices of the
Peace, Extracted by Michael Dingman
Potter, Edward 1857
-1861, Burtchville
Potter, Nelson 1875,
Grant
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From History
of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan by Samuel W. Durant
Published 1880 by D.W. Ensign &
Co., Philadelphia
Ingham
Twp.,
Potter, Abner
Abner Potter, from the State of New York, settled in
this town with his family in 1839. He is now deceased. Several of his sons are
residents of the county, - Allen, living in Aurelius, Edmund in Leslie, and Elijah in
Bunker Hill. Daniel, who also lived in the latter town, died
Sept. 26, 1880. William, who settled in Gratiot County, is also
deceased. The family came to Ingham County in very destitute circumstances, but
its members who are living are now all independent.
Potter, John
John Potter, from Saratoga Co., N.Y., settled in the
township in the fall of 1837, his parents having located in the township
of Ingham, on section 29, where his father died in 1842, and his mother
about 1850. Mr. POTTER removed to the township of Alaiedon about 1853.
The following resident taxpayers
appear on the assessment-roll for the township of Ingham in 1844:
John POTTER
Onondaga
twp.,
In the neighborhood of 1850 a
saw-mill - the first in the vicinity - was built by POTTER & LOCKWOOD on a
small stream east of the village of Onondaga. It afterwards became the property
of Nathan CHAMPE, now deceased. The mill was finally abandoned, and only the
ruins are left. A steam saw-mill was afterwards built in the village by George
FRENCH, and others have also been erected, but none are now in use, and the
labor of bringing logs to the locality is too great to make the work a source
of profit.
The following resident taxpayers
appear on the assessment-roll for the township of Onondaga in 1844:
David POTTER
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Potter, Ephraim 1858
Potter, James 1870
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122 Regiment, N.Y.Vols. Submitted by Kathy Crowell September 25, 1998.
February 9, 1888:
COMPANY B;
John J. Potter,
105 Perry St., Detroit, Mich.
COMPANY H;
Francis M.
Potter, Vermontville,
Mich. (Corrected in 12/12/1889 issue to: Charlotte, Mich. He has
three brothers and three sisters living in the State. L. A. Dillingham
writes in the 4/11/1889 issue that "Corporal F. M. Potter is "rough diamond, sure, as well as a quill driver, owns half
of the "Charlotte Tribune" and is the traveling agent of the 'Detroit
Tribune." He weighs 265 and is a stalwart of the stalwarts. He
and Homer Peck are the only "Twosters" I
have seen in Mich., though a number more are in the state.))
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MANISTEE COUNTY TIMELINE
History of Manistee City Published
1882 by H. R. Page & Co., Chicago.
"Soon after, 1841, came Joseph SMITH, and between that and 1849 came Wm. WARD, Roswell CANFIELD, Samuel POTTER, Owen FINAN and brother, Michael FINAN, in 1847; James O'CONNELL, John OGILVIE, Cassimer
COULTIER, William HALL, John BALDWIN, Matthias SIEBERT, James and John O'NEIL,
George SULLIVAN, Joseph HARPER, Stephen NORMAN, 1846; James PHELPS, Francis NORMAN, 1847; H. L. BROWN
(from whom Brown town is named, who was the first town clerk of Manistee town,
and first prosecuting attorney of Manistee County), Wm. MAGILL."
"In 1854 the outlet of the river was changed. In consequence of the
encroachment of the bar upon the outlet, it was impossible to get depth of
water sufficient to enable vessels of any size to enter...The job was done
by Samuel POTTER, then one of the business men of
Manistee."
"The first county election
in Manistee County was held on the first Monday of April, 1855, and resulted in the election of the following ticket: Sheriff, Sam POTTER; clerk and register, H. S. UDELL; (D. L. FILER ran
against UDELL, and received 62 votes to UDELL's 71);
judge of probate, H. L. BROWN; treasurer Jo. SMITH;
prosecuting attorney, H. L. BROWN."
In 1855 Rastus
POTTER built a saw mill on
the river below where the Northern Michigan Transportation warehouse now stands, and this was one of the smartest mills in this
region at that time.
"There were jokers in those
days, as well as before and since. The following is a specimen of how they did
it. The first part of April, 1859, Erastus B. POTTER was keeping a general grocery near the mouth, on the north
side. Jo. SMITH was running a saw mill at the outlet of the little lake.
He also owned a schooner, the 'Whirlwind', I believe. In the course of the
morning, POTTER sent word to SMITH that his schooner was
on the beach, the men in the rigging, in great distress. Immediately the
mill shut down, all hands were called and started post-haste to the beach, over
the sand hills. Considerably 'blowed', the men
reached the lake shore, but no wrecked schooner could be found.
"In
considerable dudgeon, SMITH and crew returned to POTTER's store for an explanation. POTTER indicated by reference to
the almanac that it was the first of April, and allowed that it was SMITH's treat. SMITH conceded the point, but strange to say
- and this is the incredible point of the story - nothing could be found
in POTTER's store available for a treat, but a barrel
of eggs. By this time a crowd had assembled, and before the treat was
completed the better part of a barrel of eggs had been consumed. Everybody was
merry at SMITH's expense, and were about ready to
depart, when POTTER signified to SMITH the amount of the
egg-bill, when SMITH sympathetically referred POTTER
to the almanac, with the remark that seeing that it was the first of April, he
believed the eggs were already paid for, which, under the circumstances, POTTER could scarcely deny."
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Portrait and Biographical
Record of Muskegon and Ottawa Counties, Michigan
Biographical
Publishing Company, Chicago 1893
Part 1
Hon. Henry H. Holt.
Conspicuous among the progressive and influential men of Michigan whom it is a
privilege to know and a pleasure to honor, stands the
name of this gentleman, who won an extended fame through his efficient and
honorable service as Lieutenant-Governor of this State. His life of more than
three-score years has been a busy and eventful one, filled with good works and
public-spirited deeds, and now, as the shades of evening gather and he descends
into the twilight of life's brief day, he can recall the past with pride and
look forward to the future with hope. The events of his career, briefly
narrated below, speak more eloquently than words of the energy, uprightness,
keen discrimination and unwavering loyalty to the interests of his
fellow-citizens which have characterized his every act.
A native of New York, the subject of this notice was born in Camden, Oneida
County, March 27, 1831. His father, Henry Holt, was born in Chaplin, Conn., in 1803, and, removing to New York State about 1830, engaged in agricultural pursuits there until 1852, when,
accompanied by his family, he came to Michigan and settled in Kent County. Upon
a farm he purchased there he has ever since lived; and now in his old age he
enjoys the fruits of his early labors, being the owner of one of the finest
farms in the State.
The mother of our subject was Lorancy, daughter of Philip W. Potter, a farmer of Herkimer County, N. Y., whose
paternal ancestor of the seventh generation, Robert Potter, came from England in 1628 and settled in Salem, Mass., whence ten
years later he removed to Rhode Island, becoming one of the first settlers of
that State. A grandson of Robert, Fisher Potter,
married Mary, daughter of Mercy Williams (who was a daughter of the famous
Roger Williams, founder of the Rhode Island Colony) by her second husband,
Samuel Windsor. Our subject, therefore, is a lineal descendant of this branch
of the Williams and Potter families on his mother's side. Mrs. Holt
died April 22, 1835, when twenty-seven years old.
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APR 11 1897, Marriage
Potter, Wikkie
b.IL S/o James Potter
& Martha J. Cary
Carnahan, Mary D/o
George Carnahan
Witnesses; George
Carnahan, Sarah Hesser
SEP 13 1894, Marriage
Potter, R. Carl b. MO S/o M. F. Potter & Mary B. Sneed
Hains, Carrie M. b. VA D/o George C. Hains & Elizabeth McCool
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1890 Special Schedule, Mt. Pleasant, Isabella Co., MI, Surviving Soldiers, Dwlg #118/130,
Potter, Stephen Private, M, 15th New York Engineers, Aug. 31, 1864 to June 13, 1865, Disability 19
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