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William Henry (Houghtailing) Potter
b. 6 Oct 1871 (Hector, New York)
m. 1914 (Chicago, Illinois)
m. 1920 Chicago, Illinois)
d. 12 Aug 1951 (Chicago, Illinois)
Parents: Unknown
Adopted by:
2nd wife: Tirzah L Cooper Fish
William Henry (Houghtailing) Potter
--Adopted by 1875, Last name orig. Houghtailing.
Jennie Sue Potter
Jennie Sue's husband: Frederic Coddington Updike
Grandparents: Unknown
Adoptive Grandparents:
Aunts & Uncles:
Via Father:
Margaret's husband: Marble B Hoag
Via Mother:
Jane's husband: Daniel Ayers Spaulding
James' wife: Susan Campbell
Susan's husband: Alexander G Bower
Harriet's husband: Gabriel Wortman
d. age twenty unwed
John's wife: Celestia Christfield
Evaline's husband: Tunis S Smith
Elihu's wife: Helen G Stilwell
Ira, Jr's wife: Susan Boyd
Anna Emeline Bullis d. 1918.
Ella Shannon
Children: No known children.
It is possible that William was not born in Hector, but a good guess. There are several variant spellings of Houghtailing to be found. Also, this photo might not be of Willie, but it is a strong hunch.
Sometime around 1897 William moved to Albany and eventually enlisted in to the army just before the Spanish-American War. He reƫnlisted in 1900 and moved to Detroit, Michigan.
Granny never mentioned having a brother, adopted or otherwise. Curious he was never mentioned, at all.
HoughtailingFamily PotterFamily StilwellFamily UpdikeFamily CooperFamily FishFamily