William Henry Potter
1851 - 1935 (83 years)
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Name William Henry Potter Birth 22 Jul 1851 Scott, Tennessee, United States 
- Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 about Charnattie Chambers Potter
Name: Charnattie Chambers Potter
Birth Date: abt 1851
Birth Place: Scott, Tennessee, County, Tennessee
Age: 62
Death Date: 14 Jan 1913
Death Place: Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee
Burial Date: 15 Jan 1913
Burial Place: Huntsville, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Housekeeper
Father's Name: John Chambers
Father's Birth Place: Scott County, Tennessee
Mother's name: Margarett Sharp
Mother's Birth Place: SCounty, Tennesseett County, Tennessee
FHL Film Number: 1299632
Gender Male Death 31 May 1935 Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 about William Henry Potter
Name: William Henry Potter
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1851
Birth Place: Scott County, Tennessee
Age: 83
Death Date: 31 May 1935
Death Place: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee
Burial Date: 2 Jun 1935
Cemetery Name: Potter
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Residence Place: Huntsville, Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Name: John Potter
Father's Birth Place: Scott Co, TN
Mother's name: Jennie Buttrum
Mother's Birth Place: Scott County, TN
Spouse's Name: BettyPotter
FHL Film Number: 1876827
Death Certificate: Potter William Henry d.1935 
Siblings3 Siblings Person ID I11704 Main Tree Last Modified 28 May 2019
Father John Potter, b. 25 Mar 1823 d. 6 Apr 1914 (Age 91 years) Mother Jane Buttram, b. 8 Mar 1831, Scott, Tennessee, United States d. 21 Mar 1916 (Age 85 years) Marriage - Per the 1860 census, Brady Price and Rebecca Smith lived in the household. Brady was a farm hand. Rebecca's role is not known. Judy Spradlin 03/12/2013
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Family ID F4415 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Charnottie Chambers, b. 26 Nov 1853 d. 14 Jan 1913, Scott, Tennessee, United States (Age 59 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1874 Scott, Tennessee, United States Children 1. Hattie Potter, b. 1886 bur. Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 2. Nevada Potter, b. 1888 d. Yes, date unknown 3. Benjamin Harrison Potter, b. 19 Nov 1888 d. 10 Mar 1956, Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States (Age 67 years)4. Ida Potter, b. 25 Dec 1888, Helenwood, Scott, Tennessee, United States d. 8 Dec 1968, Back Valley, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 79 years)5. Laurie Potter, b. 1889 d. Yes, date unknown Photos 
Potter, Jim
Place, date and time are unknown. Also unknown is the lady in the photo.Last Modified 24 Jun 2009 Family ID F4414 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Betty Ross Last Modified 24 Jun 2009 Family ID F4413 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 about Charnattie Chambers Potter
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Birth - 22 Jul 1851 - Scott, Tennessee, United States 
Marriage - 1 Jan 1874 - Scott, Tennessee, United States 
Death - 31 May 1935 - Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Name: William Henry Potter
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1851
Birth Place: Scott County, Tennessee
Age: 83
Death Date: 31 May 1935
Death Place: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee
Burial Date: 2 Jun 1935
Cemetery Name: Potter
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Residence Place: Huntsville, Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Name: John Potter
Father's Birth Place: Scott Co, TN
Mother's name: Jennie Buttrum
Mother's Birth Place: Scott County, TN
Spouse's Name: Betty Potter
FHL Film Number: 1876827
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Per the 1880 census, Allen and Elizabeth Delk were servants for William Henry and Charnottie Chambers Potters' household.
During the civil war, William Henry Potter was too young to fight as a soldier, but he was not too young to go to the Saltpeter mines, according to May McGlothin. These mines were possibly in Fentress County.
Per Wikipedia:
Fentress County was formed in 1823 from portions of Morgan, Overton and White counties. The county was named in honor of James Fentress[4] (1763?1843), who served as speaker of the state house, chairman of Montgomery County Court, and commissioner to select seats for Haywood, Carroll, Gibson and Weakley counties in West Tennessee.[1]
Fentress County was the site of several saltpeter mines. Saltpeter is the main ingredient of gunpowder and was obtained by leaching the earth from several local caves. The largest mine was in York Cave, which is located near the Wolf River Post Office. At one time, twenty-five large leaching vats were in operation in this cave. According to Barr (1961) this cave was mined during the Civil War. Buffalo Cave near Jamestown was also a major mine with twelve leaching vats. Manson Saltpeter Cave in Big Indian Creek Valley was a smaller operation with four leaching vats. It is possible that any or all of these caves were mined during the War of 1812, when saltpeter mining was widespread in both Kentucky and Tennessee.[5]
I did not know William Henry Potter as he was my great-great grandfather and died long before I was born. But I remember hearing about him from my grandmother, May Sexton McGlothin, his granddaughter. Potter was a judge, served a term in the Tennessee legislature, was a large land owner, and was short of stature. He sued his brother. He couldn't fight in the civil war so he helped the men and boys at home mine saltpeter, location unknown at this time.
As a child, I heard stories about grandpa Potter that made him a little different. I have a scrapbook that belonged to his daughter Ida Potter Sexton, that gave hints and details of his life--but not many. Mostly, I know about his life through research.
He was short and maybe had little man complex.
As a judge, he knew when people were losing their properties and bought them, according to my grandmother.
He sued his own brother, making both of them the laughing stock of Scott Co. at the time.
03/202002 Judy Spradlin
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