Person:Fred Potts (2)

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Fred Collins Potts
m. 21 Mar 1884
  1. Dennis DeWill Potts1886 - 1963
  2. Frank Everett Potts1888 - 1970
  3. Fred Collins Potts1891 - 1964
  4. Floyd DeWill Potts1896 - 1896
  5. Ruth Frances Potts1897 - 1968
  6. Racheal Mae Potts1900 - 1993
Facts and Events
Name[1] Fred Collins Potts
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 10 Jan 1891 Amboy, Town of, Oswego County, NY
Alt Birth[5] 10 Jan 1892 Amboy, Town of, Oswego County, NY
Census? 1892 Amboy, Town of, Oswego County, NYAge 2
Census? 1900
Census? 1910
Other? Bet 1910 and 1933 News; See Notes
Other? Jun 1917 Amboy, Town of, Oswego County, NYAge 25 WW1 draft card
Census? 1920
Census? 1930
Census? 1940
Occupation? Farmer, mason, carpenter, building developer
Death[1][3] 8 May 1964 Amboy, Town of, Oswego County, NYCause: heart attack
Burial[1][4] 11 May 1964 Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish, Oswego County, NY
Other? 11 May 1964 Obituary; See Notes

NY State Census 1892, Town of Amboy, Oswego County, NY: Potts, Dewill - " Fred C. - Male - Age 2 - Born U.S.

Census 1900, Town of Amboy, Oswego County NY - family # 174: Potts, Dewill - Head - " Fred C. - Son - White - Male - born Jany 1891 - Age 9 - Born New York - Att. school 7 months

Census 1910, Town of Amboy, Oswego County NY - family # 4: Potts, Dewill - Head " Fred C. - Son - White - Male - Age 19 - " - Occupation, None

World War 1 Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1917: Fred C. Potts / age 25 / address, Camden NY / born January 10, 1892 / Natural citizen [at] Amboy NY / Farmer [employed by] Fred C. Potts, Amboy / dependents, No / Single / military experience, None / exemption claimed, Broken ankle & inlarged chromatic? ? eyes / height, Tall ; build, Medium; eyes, Blue ; hair, Brown ; bald, No / disabilities, No

Census 1920, Chansy? RD, Town of Amboy, Oswego County, NY: INDEXED AS "PATTS" Potts, Dewill - Head - " Fred - Son - Male - White -Age 25 - Single - Born New York - Laborer, Farm hand

Census 1930, Panther Lake RD, Town of Amboy, Oswego County, NY: Potts, Dewill - Head - " Fred C. - Son - Male - White - Age 38 - Single - Born New York - Carpenter, Building - Employed


Oswego Daily Palladium, 11 Nov 1910: AMBOY Carterville, Nov. 11--Fred Potts was home for over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. DeWill Potts.

Oswego Times, May 1914: AMBOY CENTER May 20--A well attended church meeting was held at Carterville... and the following trustees were elected: Fred Potts

Oswego Palladium-Times, 6 Oct 1933: IMPROVING HOMES AT PANTHER LAKE... Carterville, Oct 6-Fred Potts, assisted by Howard Wendall, has been laying a stone break-water in front of the home of Clark Potts at Panther Lake.


Census 1940, Amboy, Oswego County, NY: Potts, De Will - Head - " Frederick - Son - Male - White - Age 49 - Single - Education, 2 yrs High school - Born New York - Has job, 30 hrs/wk - Carpenter - Worked 12 wks, Earned $288

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Oswego Palladium-Times, 11 May 1964: FRED C. POTTS Amboy--Fred C. Potts died suddenly at his home Friday after suffering a heart attack. He lived his entire life in the Town of Amboy and was the son of DeWill and Cora Collins Potts. He was a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Potts was well known in the area as a mason-carpenter, having built many camps on Panther Lake. Lately, he was employed at the Presbytery Camp Glengarra as a builder. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Ruth F. Potts, at home, and Mrs. Claud Bisbo, Panther Lake; a brother, Frank E., White Plains. Funeral services were held from his home Monday... with the Rev. Ernest W. Bittner, pastor of the Presbyterian (United) Church, Camden, officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish.

Oswego Palladium-Times, 29 May 1964: WIFE, CHILDREN GIVEN BEQUESTS IN PENOYER WILL... Another will filed for probate is that of Fred C. Potts, who died in Amboy on May 3. The estate is valued at more than $15,000 real and more than $9,000 personal. A sister of the testator, Ruth F. Potts of RD 1, Camden, has life use of the estate without limitation and upon her death that which remains is to go to James and Clarence Webb of Syracuse, formerly of Panther Lake.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Turner, Marion Durgee. The Durgee Family. (Name: 1971-1983;)
    Chap. 2, p. 17-18.
  2. (Obituary)
    Oswego Palladium-Times, 11 May 1964:.

    FRED C. POTTS Amboy--Fred C. Potts died suddenly ...He lived his entire life in the Town of Amboy and was the son of DeWill and Cora Collins Potts.

  3. (Obituary)
    Oswego Palladium-Times, 11 May 1964:.

    FRED C. POTTS Amboy--Fred C. Potts died suddenly at his home Friday

  4. (Obituary)
    Oswego Palladium-Times, 11 May 1964:.

    FRED C. POTTS Amboy-Fred C. Potts died suddenly at his home Friday ... Funeral services were held from his home Monday.... Burial was in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish.

  5. United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).

    Fred C. Potts / age 25 / born January 10, 1892