Person:Viola Potts (2)

FATHER: Eugene F. Potts ( - Aug 30, 1927) MOTHER: Callie Clara Gowdy ( 1869 - aft July 6, 1945)

Census 1880, Camden, Oneida County, NY: Gawdy, William - Head - White - Male - Age 40 - Farmer - Born (& both parents) Illinois " Hannah - Wife - White - Female - Age 42 - House Keeper - Born (& both parents) New York " -- 1 older son-- " CLARRIE - Niece - White - Female - Age 11 - At school - Born (& both parents) New York

Census 1900, Town of Camden, Oneida County, NY : Potts, Eugene - Head - White - Male - Born Feb. 1860 - Age 40 - Married 15 years - Born (& both parents born) New York - Farmer - Owns Mortgaged Farm # 160 " Callie - Wife - White - Female - Born Jan. 1869 - Age 31 - Mother of 7 children, 5 living - Born (& both parents born) New York " Frederick - Son - White - Male - Born Apr 1886 - Age 14 - Farm laborer - Attended school 4 months " Dewitt - Son - White - Male - Born Mar 1888 - Age 12 - Attended school 7 months " Katie - Daughter - White - Female - Born Aug 1891 - Age 9 - Born Kansas [!] - Attended school 8 months " VIOLA - Daughter - White - Female - Born Nov 1895 - Age 4 " Trout - Son - White - Male - born Apr 1898 - Age 2

Census 1910, Mexico RD, Town of Amboy, Oswego County, NY - family # 89: Potts, Eugene - Head - Male - White - Age 50 - Married 26 years - Born (& both parents born) New York - Farmer, General farm - Rents Farm #82 " Callie - Wife - Female - White - Age 41 - Married 26 years - Mother of 9 children, 7 living - Born (& both parents born) New York " Dewitt - Son - Male - White - Age 22 - Single - Occupation, Labor, Working out - Worker " VIOLA - Daughter - Female - White - 14 - Attended school " Byron - Son - Male - White - Age 11 - Attended school " Edmond - Son - Male - White - Age 8 - Attended school " Clara E. - Daughter - Female - White - Age 5 " Fred - Father - Male - White - Age 88 - Widowed - Born (& both parents born) New York - Occupation, Own income

NY State Census 1915, Camden, Oneida County, NY: Collins, Horace W. - Head - " Viola H. - Wife - White - Female - Age 19 - Born U.S. - Housework

Census 1920, N Hillsboro RD, Town of Camden, Oneida County, NY : Collins, Horace - Head - " Viola - Wife - Female - White - Age 24 - Born (& both parents) New York

Rome Daily Sentinel, 6 Apr 1926: Real Estate Transfers-- Viola Collins, Fenton Mich., formerly of Camden, to Horace W. Collins (husband) Camden, property in Camden consisting of undivided one-half interest.

Census 1930, Greensburg, Decatur County, IN: Smith, Clinton A. - Head - " Hattie V. - Wife - Female - White - Age 34 - First married at 16 - Born (& both parents) New York

Utica Daily Press, 21 Feb 1939: MRS. CLARA C. POTTS Rome-- Mrs. Clara C. Potts, 70... died Feb. 13, 1939... .. Surviving are ... daughters, Viola Collins, Indiana...

--News and social items printed out in Pink Footlocker files--

Durgee Family (1960), Chap. 2, p. 20: "living somewhere in the west"

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Anderson Daily Bulletin, 4 Mar 1939: VIOLA SMITH Funeral services for Mrs. Viola Smith, age 43, 2022 Forkner ST, who died Thursday at St. John's Hospital will be held Sunday... at the Jackson Park Church of God. Rev. George Skinner, pastor, will be in charge, and burial will follow in East Maplewood Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Harold Rozelle Funeral Home.

Death certificate, Madison County IN Dept. of Health: This certifies VIOLA SMITH died March 2, 1939 ... St. John's Hospital / age 43 / sex Female / race White / marital status Married / primary cause of death A-Pneumonia (Lobar) / signed J.W. King MD / place of burial East Maplewood Cem.

FindAGrave: Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, IN: Viola Smith / birth 1895 / death 1939

1. ↑ Turner, Marion Durgee. The Durgee Family. (Name: 1971-1983;)
   Chap. 2, p. 11,20.
2. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

   Nov 1895

3. ↑ (Marriage license / certificate).

   Bride: Viola Potts - age 17 - - birthplace, Amboy

4. ↑ (Obituary).