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 1805 - 1843 (~ 38 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Alfred A. Poteet was born ca 1805, Kentucky (son of Job Poteet and Mary Ann Rice); died 20 Oct 1843, Clay Co. IN; was buried , Zenor Cemetery, Clay Co. IN. Notes:
Buried:
Cemetery location:
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=87486&CScn=+Zenor+Cemetery&
Source: John Weldon Whiteaker; wgf161@sbcglobal.net
The grave stone inscription is Alfred A. Poteet, died October 20, 1843, age 38 years.
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Generation: 2
| 3. | Mary Ann Rice was born , Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1835, Harrison Co. IN. Notes:
A Martha Duley wrote a letter in 1901 to inform a relative of his ancestry. It may be found in the Corydon, Harrison Co., IN library. In one part of the letter she writes: "I will now tell you what I know of your great grandmothers family. Her mothers maiden name was Mary Rice. She was borned in Tennessee her father was well off and owned a lot of slaves. She first married a Mr. Whitaker? ?they had six children, three boys and three girls there names was John & Joseph & Rice & Rhoda and Nancy and Elizabeth. =She went from Tennessee to Kentucky = and there married Job Poteet. As I sed before, he was a frenchman there were five children born to them, 3 girls, 2 boys - there names were Alford and James and Polly and Elzina and Rebecca that was your grandmother name = Elzina died young and James got killed by a wagon upsetting on him when he was a boy"
John Weldon Whiteaker
wgf161@sbcglobal.net
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