Re: Ancestry of Bessie Lee Potter, spouse of Henry Grady White
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Re: Ancestry of Bessie Lee Potter, spouse of Henry Grady White
Johnny Potter 2/15/13
TN death record for Bessie Lee WHITE b. 12-July-1898 in TN, d. 16-Jan-1942 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN.Spouse:Henry WHITEFather:Thomas J. POTTER b. TNMother:Sarah POTTER b. TN
1910 census for Civil District 6, Hamilton, TN:
POTTER, Sarah age 43 b. TN, both parents b. TN
dau Bessie age 13 b. TN
dau May age 4 b. TN
1900 census for ED 71, Civil Districts 15 & 18, Hamilton, TN:
POTTER, Thomas b. Feb 1828 in TN, widowed, both parents b. TN
dau Sarah b. Sept 1863 in TN, single, 4 children born, 4 children living, both parents b. TN
grandson Isaac b. Jun 1884
grandson James b. Jan 1889
grandson Edward b. July 1893
granddau Bessie b. July 1895
granddau Annie b. Dec 1896
This census leads to a couple of questions - Was Sarah really single or was she widowed/divorced?Was she daughter or daughter-in-law?If she was mother of 4 living children, who did the 5th child in the family belong to?