... He married (first) Caroline M. Bodine, born in Cranberry, New Jersey, in 1849 ...
... Children of Charles Potter by his first wife, Caroline M. Bodine:
1. Mary J., married Edward Dawson, both deceased.
2. Emerson, of whom further.
3. Sarepta, married Thomas Sillex and lives at Fairfax, Virginia.
4. Margaret B., married William Spain and lives at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
5. Arthur J., resides at Falls Church, Virginia, chief wire inspector for the Bell Telephone Company in northern Virginia; is married.