Daniel H. Potter, Sr

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• Name	Daniel H. Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	1 Dec 1842 Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1 Dec 1842 Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA [7, 9]
  Ethnicity	American [10, 11]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Notice Given	29 Oct 1895 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [12]  –  Incorporation of Zion Baptist Church
  Race	Black [2, 10, 11]
  Residence	1900 Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [11]  –  StreetAddress: Calder Street; 55 Age: 55; Day Labor Occupation: Day Labor; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CityWard: Harrisburg Perrn; EnumerationDistrict: 0058; HomeOwnership: Own; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 32; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Residence	1910 Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]  –  StreetAddress: New Fourth Street; 66 Age: 66; Cleaner Occupation: Cleaner; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0068; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Own; Industry: Capitol Lawn; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 0; YearsMarried: 22; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Residence	1920 Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]  –  StreetAddress: North Fourth Street; 74 Age: 74; Laborer Occupation: Laborer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: No; EnumerationDistrict: 75; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Owned; Industry: State; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Died	11 Dec 1925 1325 North 4th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 7, 9]
  	83 Age: 83
  Reflection of Teacher Mrs. Harriet M. Grant	9 Feb 1943 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [13]
  Name	Daniel D Sr/Sr Potter [10]
  Name	Daniel G Potter [10]
  Name	Daniel G Sr Potter [11]
  Name	Daniel G/Sr Potter [11]
  Name	Daniel Potter [2]
  Religion	Zion Primitive Baptist Church Founder (Greater Zion)
  Residence	​ Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]
  Residence	​ Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [7]
  Job	Employer: Wage Earner [10]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 9, 14]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	**D. H. POTTER, FORMER SLAVE, DEAD, AGED 83** "Uncle Dan" Long Active in Politics and Helpful Leader to His Race Daniel H. Potter, former slave, benefactor of many colored families, and long active in the politics of the Sixth ward, died at his home, 1325 North Fourth Street, yesterday of heart trouble and infirmities incident to old age after an illness of three months. For 34 years "Old Uncle Dan," as he was familiarly known, was a caretaker on Capitol Hill, having been placed there by the late Major Lockhart in April of 1891, as a protege of Edwin M. Household, whose death occurred some years ago. "Uncle Dan" was born in Berryville, Va., in 1842, having passed his eighty-third birthday on December 1. He had been a slave and during the closing days of the Civil War, he made his way from the South in the wake of Lee's army with other slaves accompanying wounded soldiers not able to keep up with the main body of troops and stopped at Shippensburg. In 1869 he came to Harrisburg, his first employment being at the old Harrisburg Car Shops and the Lochiel rolling mills. He took a great interest in other former slaves who came to Harrisburg at the close of the war, and after the late William K. Verbeke had plotted a large piece of ground into small lots for the use of the newcomers as a residing place north of the then outlying district of Verbeke street, he assisted many of his fellows in purchasing land and erecting homes thereon. He thus came into prominence with a large following of friends who stood by him during the many years he was active in the politics of the Sixth ward. **Worked as Field Hand** As a chattel slave, "Uncle Dan" was owned by George Potter Bonham, of Virginia, for whom he worked as a field hand during the week and acted as a coachman on holidays and Sundays. In church work, he maintained a lifelong interest and as a deacon and chairman of the building committee of the Marion Street Zion Primitive Baptist Church, he was responsible for many improvements there. "Uncle Dan" was retired from the State service under the Smith act in 1915, and since his retirement had been a familiar figure in the Dauphin county courts, serving as tipstaff. His death removes the last of the few remaining colored survivors of slave days who, by their leadership, helped to purchase or construct homes for the members of the colored race who found refuge here following the war. He is survived by a wife, Betsy Ann Potter; three sons, Charles H., Richard, and Daniel H., Jr.; two daughters, Watie Burrs and Elizabeth Potter, and a number of grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Zion Baptist Church, of which he was a member, in charge of the Rev. Alexander Robinson. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery. *Harrisburg Telegraph*. “D. H. Potter--Former Slave--Dead--Aged 83--Uncle Dan Long Active in Politics and Helpful to His Race.” December 12, 1925.
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  Father	George G Potter, I (Age 85 years) b. 1806, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1891, 328 Calder, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Annabelle Massey b. Abt 1820, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F94 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betsy Ann Smith (Age 85 years) b. Apr 1850, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. 10 Dec 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)
  Married	1868
  Children	1. George Layton Potter (Age 32 years) b. 30 Sep 1892, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Apr 1925, 1375 North 4th, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 32 years)  [natural]   2. Katie Potter (Age 71 years) b. 4 May 1870, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. 7 Apr 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)  [natural]   3. Thomas H Potter (Age 28 years) b. Abt 1871, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. 1899, Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 28 years)  [natural]   4. Lucy Potter (Age 14 years) b. 1874, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Feb 1888, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 14 years)  [natural]   5. Charles H Potter (Age 66 years) b. Mar 1872, Virginia, USA d. 26 May 1938, 1317 Williams street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)  [natural]   6. Elizabeth Potter (Age 68 years) b. 1 Apr 1877, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Nov 1945, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)  [natural]   7. Richard Potter (Age 73 years) b. 22 Feb 1879, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 May 1952, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)  [natural]   8. Daniel Marshall Potter, Jr (Age 59 years) b. 25 Nov 1890, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Jul 1950, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)  [natural]   9. Jennie Potter (Age 33 years) b. 1866, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. 12 Mar 1899, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 33 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F93 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S36] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 6, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1558; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 75. Record for Daniel Sr Potter https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=50165637&indiv=try [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 036001-039000. [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 092401-094950. [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 035001-038000. [S35] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). [S74] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Evening News; Publication Date: 12 Dec 1925; Publication Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/57724066/?article=a18edb0e-4d64-4a9d-881d-b0c74f02cfcc&focus=0.019541023,0.19855414,0.14699534,0.5104231&xid=3355. [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 290C; Enumeration District: 091. [S12] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Harrisburg Telegraph; Publication Date: 12 Dec 1925; Publication Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/40919419/?article=29217247-db8c-480e-b23d-c097177bfefe&focus=0.3888539,0.034019265,0.50403583,0.7151622&xid=3355. Record for D. n. Potter https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=571150164&indiv=try [S5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 6, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1336; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1375349. Record for Daniel G Sr Potter https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=24357355&indiv=try [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 6, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1241402. Record for Daniel G Sr Sr Potter https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=51994773&indiv=try [S4982] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Daily Independent - 1895-10-29 - Notice Given--Incorporation of Zion Baptist Church, (Name: Harrisburg Daily Independent; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1895-10-29;), Notice Given--Incorporation of Zion Baptist Church 1895-10-29. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-daily-independent-notice-give/134224718/?xid=637 [S2065] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 9 Feb 1943 - Page 15, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 9 Feb 1943;), Reflection of Teacher Mrs. Harriet M. Grant -Telegraph Sports 9 Feb 1943. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101328833/reflection-of-teacher-mrs-harriet-m/?xid=637 [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Daniel H. “Uncle Dan” Potter Sr. 11 Dec 1925. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197932216/daniel-h-potter