The Sherman G. Potter and Henry H. Quillen Families:Information about Thursie Sarah Akers
Thursie Sarah Akers (b. May 31, 1899, d. December 11, 1958)
Notes for Thursie Sarah Akers:Certified death certificate listed "hepatic failure due to biliary cirrhosis" as the cause of death."Thursie" is listed as the first name with no middle name.Thursie died at the Whitesburg Memorial Hospital; this is the same hospital that operated under "Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital" at a later date.No social security number was listed on the death certificate.The date of birth is listed as May 31, 1899 with the place of birth in Alabama.Thursie's maiden name was Akers but the certificate lists her father being John Ackers and mother being Mary Ackerman.Both last names are clerical errors.Death occurred on December 11, 1958 at 3:25pm according to the death certificate.DBP 4/18/2003
Marriage certificate obtained 5-27-03 by Darren B. Potter from the County Clerk's office in Letcher County, Kentucky.The following information was obtained from the certificate:John Potter performed the ceremony; Ida Hammons and Willie Holcomb were the witnesses; Thursie is the name used on the marriage certificate; Thursie is listed as being 19 years old at the time of the ceremony which is wrong because her birthday is 5-31-1899; Her place of birth is listed only as Alabama with her residence being in Baker, Kentucky; Thursie's father's name is not listed on the certificate but only listed as dead; Mary Akers is listed as Thursie's mother; Sherman's place of birth is listed as Letcher County, Kentucky and his residence also being in Baker, Kentucky; His parents are listed as Frank Potter and Nancy Wright; Sherman is listed as being 18 years old which is wrong because his birthday is January 17, 1898; Sherman's occupation was miner according to the certificate.DBP 5/29/03
Information about Danola Quillen's immediate family provided by her and her husband.DBP 11/14/03
More About Thursie Sarah Akers:
Burial: December 14, 1958, Thornton, Letcher County, Kentucky (Thornton Cemetery).
More About Thursie Sarah Akers and Sherman Garfield Potter:
Marriage: November 24, 1917, Parson's Camp, Letcher County, Kentucky.
Marriage Notes for Thursie Sarah Akers and Sherman Garfield Potter:Marriage certificate obtained 5-27-03 by Darren B. Potter from the County Clerk's office in Letcher County, Kentucky.The following information was obtained from the certificate:John Potter performed the ceremony; Ida Hammons and Willie Holcomb were the witnesses; Thursie is the name used on the marriage certificate; Thursie is listed as being 19 years old at the time of the ceremony which is wrong because her birthday is 5-31-1899; Her place of birth is listed only as Alabama with her residence being in Baker, Kentucky; Thursie's father's name is not listed on the certificate but only listed as dead; Mary Akers is listed as Thursie's mother; Sherman's place of birth is listed as Letcher County, Kentucky and his residence also being in Baker, Kentucky; His parents are listed as Frank Potter and Nancy Wright; Sherman is listed as being 18 years old which is wrong because his birthday is January 17, 1898; Sherman's occupation was miner according to the certificate.DBP 5/29/03
Children of Thursie Sarah Akers and Sherman Garfield Potter are:
- Cecil Potter, b. July 24, 1918, Parson's Camp, Letcher County, Kentucky (Home), d. July 26, 1999, Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky (Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital).
- +Mabel Mildred Potter, b. November 07, 1919, Parson's Camp, Letcher County, Kentucky (Home), d. September 19, 2000, Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Home).
- +Elia Potter, b. July 11, 1921.
- +Virgil Joseph Potter, b. April 27, 1923, Parson's Camp, Letcher County, Kentucky (Home).
- Gracie Ruth Potter, b. 1925, d. 1925.
- +Clifford Potter, b. July 23, 1926, Neon (Goose Creek Holw), Letcher County, Kentucky (Home).
- Earl Potter, b. 1929.
- +Clarence Thomas Potter, b. October 15, 1931, Neon (Goose Creek Holw), Letcher County, Kentucky (Home).
- Bradley Gray Potter, b. 1933.
- +Sherman Garfield Potter, Jr., b. April 17, 1934, Neon (Goose Creek Holw), Letcher County, Kentucky (Home).
- +Culvert Anderson Potter, b. April 21, 1936, Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky (Home).
- Unnamed Child Potter, b. 1938, d. 1938.
- +Phyllis Dean Potter, b. March 03, 1940.
- +Jacky Warren Potter, b. March 25, 1942.