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| 1. | Father Smith was born in in Virginia, USA. Family/Spouse: Mother. Mother was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 2. | Betsy married Daniel H. Potter, Sr in 1868. Daniel (son of George G Potter, I and Ann Annabelle Massey) was born on 1 Dec 1842 in Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Dec 1925 in 1325 North 4th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Jennie Virginia Smith Jennie married William Clarence Williams in 1884. William (son of William Henry Williams and Amanda Aggy Williams, son of Joseph Horner and Elizabeth Baylor, son of Elizabeth Baylor) was born in Mar 1838 in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Aug 1927 in 1332 Williams, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Family/Spouse: Wife Unknown Potter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Katie Potter Katie married John Burrs on 7 Jul 1887 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. John (son of Burd L. Burrs and L Burrs) was born in Jul 1867 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Apr 1902; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 6. | Thomas H Potter |
| 7. | Lucy Potter |
| 8. | Charles married Blanche Watts on 5 Nov 1927 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Blanche was born on 25 Oct 1910 in Maryland, USA; died on 11 Jun 1959 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in North York, York, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Charles married Lottie Lewis on 14 Jan 1905 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Lottie (daughter of Columbus Lewis and Meary Lewis) was born on 22 Feb 1883 in Virginia, USA; died on 25 Feb 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Elizabeth Potter |
| 10. | Richard Potter Richard married Susan Smith on 30 Nov 1904 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Susan (daughter of Samuel Smith and Savella Smith) was born on 26 Apr 1885 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Jun 1949 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 11. | Daniel Marshall Potter, Jr Family/Spouse: Fannie M Carter. Fannie (daughter of Clem Carter and Lydia Lizzie Newman) was born on 20 Jun 1892 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Dec 1962 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Daniel married Bessie J Reed in 1909 in New Jersey, USA. Bessie (daughter of Horace Reed and Martha Berry) was born on 2 Dec 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Jan 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 12. | Jennie Potter Jennie married Daniel M White on 15 Sep 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Daniel (son of Baker White, I and Harriet Williams) was born on 9 Jul 1867 in Virginia, USA; died on 13 Apr 1932 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 13. | George Thomas Williams, I George married Amelia Louisa Finley on 17 Dec 1900 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Amelia (daughter of John Finley, I and Hannah Jane Johnson) was born on 27 Apr 1877 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Jul 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 14. | Shirley Williams |
| 15. | Mary Williams |
| 16. | Clara Williams |
| 17. | James Williams |
| 18. | John Newton Williams Family/Spouse: Minnie B Williams. Minnie was born in 1892 in Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 19. | Elmer Williams |
| 20. | Carrie Matilda Williams Carrie married Allen Brown on 8 Feb 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Allen was born in 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 21. | Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth married John Alexander in 1888. John (son of Father Unknown Alexander and Mother Unknown Alexander) was born on 10 Oct 1860 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Feb 1936 in 1616 Walnut street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 22. | Lillie Ann Williams Family/Spouse: James Arthur Crummel, Sr. James (son of Thomas Crummel, I and Sarah Brightly) was born on 12 Dec 1881 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Oct 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Lillie married Edward L Butler on 11 Feb 1904 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Edward (son of Hiram Butler and Mary Williams) was born in Mar 1884 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 23. | Clarence E Waxey Williams Clarence married Helen A Harris on 2 Apr 1891 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Helen was born in 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 24. | Robert Garfield Williams Robert married Louisa Holland on 16 Apr 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Louisa (daughter of Lewis Holland and Rebecca Ellen Wilson, daughter of Rebecca Ellen Wilson) was born in Jun 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 25. | Katie Potter |
| 26. | Elizabeth Potter |
| 27. | Thomas Burrs |
| 28. | Lucinda 'Lucy' Burrs Lucinda married Monroe Miller on 20 Sep 1907 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Monroe (son of Joshua A Miller, I and Pauline Gray) was born on 26 Feb 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 May 1955 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 29. | Fannie Burrs |
| 30. | Florence Nancy Burrs Florence married William Henry Wallace, II on 23 Dec 1920 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. William (son of William Wallace, I and Harriet Jones) was born on 28 Dec 1895 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Aug 1969 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 31. | Beryl married Mary Madgline Logans on 23 Jan 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of Daniel Logans and Lillian Coleman) was born on 11 Oct 1902 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Jun 1939 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 32. | Alver Burrs |
| 33. | Olivette Potter |
| 34. | Living Potter Hill |
| 35. | Charles Emil Potter Family/Spouse: Living Williams. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 36. | Helen Rose Potter Helen married Ruben Franklin Banks on 4 Oct 1926 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Ruben was born on 6 Oct 1883 in Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Feb 1958 in Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 37. | Daniel Potter |
| 38. | Betsy Syvilla Potter Betsy married James Elmer Williams on 5 Sep 1942 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. James (son of William Heister Stevenson Williams and Carolyn Jackson) was born on 31 Jan 1916 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Jul 1989; was buried on 6 Jul 1989 in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Betsy married on 5 Sep 1942 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 39. | Samuel Richard (Buddy) Potter |
| 40. | Vivienne Lydia Potter Family/Spouse: Melvin Kenneth Elby, Sr. Melvin was born on 20 Dec 1924; died on 19 Dec 1991 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 41. | Nancy Jane Potter |
| 42. | Margaret Louise Potter Family/Spouse: Warren Robinson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 43. | Lois Ellen Gantt Lois married James Jones Auter, IV in 1948 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. James (son of James Monroe Auter, III and Living Jones) was born on 14 Sep 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Oct 1953 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 23 Oct 1953 in 916 Bridgeboro road, Beverly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 44. | Walter L 'Henchie' Potter |
| 45. | Doris Marshall Potter |
| 46. | Eunice Harriet 'Dandy' Potter Hurst |
| 47. | Arthur E. Potter |
| 48. | Joan Frances Potter Family/Spouse: Charles Alfred Giddens. Charles (son of William Henry Giddens and Daisy Helen Johnson) was born on 19 Feb 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Mar 1991 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Charles E Smallwood. Charles was born on 12 Nov 1925 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Jan 1959 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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| 50. | Clara Mae Potter |
| 51. | George Leonder Williams, II |
| 52. | Clematine Williams |
| 53. | Living Williams |
| 54. | Lillie A Williams Lillie married Earl Leroy Jolly on 6 Aug 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Earl (son of Emily Rowland Jolly, son of Essie Satchel, son of William Otis Jolly, Sr and Emma Amanda Stanton) was born on 25 Nov 1900 in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 55. | Living Williams |
| 56. | Living Williams |
| 57. | Living Williams |
| 58. | George Thomas Alexander Family/Spouse: Cora A Compton. Cora (daughter of Jacob Ezekiel Compton and Martha Lenett Mackey) was born in Aug 1890 in Pennsylvania, USA; died about Feb 1934 in 145 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 59. | Newton O Alexander |
| 60. | Living Reed |
| 61. | Robert May Garfield Alexander Robert married Mildred V Price on 28 Nov 1928 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Mildred (daughter of Jacob R. Price and Nannie C. Coleman) was born on 3 Sep 1891 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died on 31 Dec 1948 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Robert married Marie Antoinette Sample on 23 Dec 1916 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA. Marie (daughter of John B Sample and Margaret Maggie Weaver) was born in Sep 1882 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Apr 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 62. | Carrie Alexander |
| 63. | Walter Alexander |
| 64. | Nellis Alexander |
| 65. | Lloyd Russel Alexander |
| 66. | Beatrice Reed Easton Family/Spouse: Oscar Easton. Oscar was born in in Charlotte, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 67. | Bessie B Alexander |
| 68. | Elizabeth C. Rogers |
| 69. | James Arthur Crummel, II Family/Spouse: Margaret Crummel. Margaret was born on 12 Jan 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Feb 1935 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
James married Margaret E. Banks on 8 Nov 1928 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret (daughter of Nathaniel Banks and Belle Brown) was born on 12 Jan 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Feb 1935 in 1111 Calder, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 70. | Living Crummel Family/Spouse: William H Dayd. William was born on 22 Apr 1911; died on 15 Oct 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 71. | Celestine Crummel Family/Spouse: Harold Alphonso. Harold (son of Julius Alphonso and Belle Brown) was born on 21 Dec 1915 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Jun 1943 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 72. | Living Crummel |
| 73. | Mildred Crummel |
| 74. | Living Crummel |
| 75. | William R. Williams |
| 76. | Hilda Beatrice Felton |
| 77. | William W Williams |
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