Dallas County, Texas
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Potter Cemetery  This cemetery is a private family Cemetery. John and Martha Potter were citizens of the Republic of Texas and owned about 1,000 acres in the general vicinity. they buried their son William L. Potter here in July of 1861. After the death of his son, John joined the Confederate Army and served his time. He then came back and became Justice of the Peace. Most of John and Martha's nine children are buried here and there are a total of sixteen graves in the Cemetery. The last burial was in 1947   Right click on the headstone photo to open in a new tab and view larger. |
| PHOTO |
NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
COMMENT |
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Cartwright, Dr. P.H. |
4 Feb 1836 |
5 Nov 1919 |
h/o Josephine Lindsey |
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Landess, Vernon U. |
11 Mar 1894 |
8 Mar 1901 |
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| no photo |
Landers, Gus |
unknown |
Oct 1914 |
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Lumley, Ernest Elvin Tate |
6 Mar 1900 |
1 Nov 1925 |
 s/o William H. Lumley & Sarah F. Potter |
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Lumley, Henry Arvil |
16 Oct 1891 |
11 Mar 1915 |
Woodman of the World memorial; s/o William H. Lumley & Sarah F. Potter; h/o Hassie B. Parnell |
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Lumley, Nanny Odeynie |
14 Mar 1892 |
14 Nov 1894 |
d/o William H. Lumley & Sarah F. Potter |
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Lumley, Sarah Francis POTTER |
29 Mar 1862 |
13 Apr 1935 |
 d/o John P. Potter & Martha Ann Oden; w/o William H. Lumley |
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Lumley, William H. |
25 Sep 1862 |
29 Mar 1947 |
s/o Thomas Lumley & Rachel Haught; h/o Sarah F. Potter |
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McKenzie, Mary Bell |
31 Jan 1889 |
25 Nov 1906 |
 d/o John M. McKenzie & Mary B. Potter |
| no stone |
Potter, Elizabeth T. |
26 May 1853 |
16 Jul 1956 |
d/o John P. Potter & Martha A. Odom |
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Potter, John Preston |
26 Feb 1827 |
8 Jan 1899 |
s/o William Potter & Jane L. Kinney; h/o Martha A. Odom |
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Potter, Martha Ann ODEM |
11 Jul 1835 |
24 Apr 1872 |
d/o Thomas K. Odom & Elizabeth J. Daughtrey |
| no stone |
Potter, Martha Elizabeth |
24 Apr 1872 |
30 Oct 1880 |
d/o Thomas K. Odom & Elizabeth J. Daughtrey |
| no stone |
Potter, Robert Durham |
10 Dec 1869 |
2 Dec 1941 |
s/o Thomas K. Odom & Elizabeth J. Daughtrey; h/o Hattie Josephine Farmer |
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Potter, William L. |
8 Apr 1855 |
14 Jul 1867 |
1st burial in cemetery; s/o Thomas K. Odom & Elizabeth J. Daughtrey |
| no stone |
Spruiell, David Mark |
10 Nov 1946 |
15 Sep 2005 |
s/o Orther J. Spruiell & Zada V. Shipman |
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unknown 1 |
unknown |
unknown |
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unknown 2 |
unknown |
unknown |
marker located in fenced in lot with Mary Bell McKenzie |
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unknown 3 |
unknown |
3 Jan 1895 |
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| no stone |
unknown 4 |
unknown |
1868 |
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| no stone |
Wall, Sarah Elizabeth |
15 Jun 1927 |
10 Sep 1928 |
d/o Marvin Lincoln Wall & Bonnie Avis Dean |