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Potter (Reuben) Cemetery
Johnson County, Tennessee

Index of Surnames Included

Location

The property is owned by J. Jackson and Lindy Johnson and was visited by permission.

Sources of Names Listed

Views of Reuben Potter Cemetery

Reuben Potter
Reuben Potter
Co. H 4 Tenn. Inf.
Feb. 22, 1845-Sept. 13, 1930
[Reuben Potter s/o Enoch Potter & Hannah Elizabeth Stout; born Watauga Co NC, died Wallace Settlement; 2 story log cabin was located where Jackson/Johnson home now stands, spring still in use. Their driveway was the old stage road. Reuben served under Lt. Col. James W. M. Grayson. Married Eliza J. Wallace 17-Dec-1865 in JCT.]

Eliza J. Wallace Potter
Eliza J. Wallace Potter
wife of Reuben Potter
Sept. 4, 1848-Aug. 2, 1923
"She was the sunshine of our home"
[Eliza J. Wallace d/o Drury Wallace & Elizabeth Snyder; married Reuben Potter]

James M. Potter
Aug. 17, 1872-Oct. 27, 1950
[James M. Potter, s/o Reuben Potter & Eliza J. Wallace; married Martitia Greer between 1890 & 1895]
(and his wife
Tishie G. Potter
June 14, 1874-Dec. 8, 1956
[Martitia Greer, parents not identified, had daughter Mollie out of wedlock prior to marrying between 1890 & 1895 to James M. Potter]

Dan B. Potter
July 29, 1882-May 12, 1963
[Daniel Boone Potter s/o Reuben Potter & Eliza J. Wallace; married 12 Jun 1903 JCT to Dixie Mae Heck]
(and his wife
Mae Potter
Sept. 13, 1886-July 10, 1933
[Dixie Mae Heck, d/o _____ Heck & Mary Ann _____; married 12 Jun 1903 JCT to Daniel Boone Potter]

Ella Caroline Potter
Sept. 2, 1908-Feb. 23, 1911
[d/o Daniel Boone Potter & Dixie Mae Heck]

Andy Potter
son of J. M. & Tishie Potter
Nov. 6, 1907-July 26, 1921
[Andrew L. Potter, s/o James M. Potter & Martitia Greer]

Carl H. Potter
son of J. M. & Tishie Potter
May 8, 1915-Sept. 16, 1916
[Carl H. Potter, s/o James M. Potter & Martitia Greer]

Alice Potter
daughter of Ruben & Eliza Potter
June 9, 1888-July 23, 1907
[Alice Potter, d/o Reuben Potter & Eliza J. Wallace]

Daniel M. Potter
Mar 25, 1895-Mar 15, 1957
[Daniel M. Potter, s/o James M. Potter & Martitia Greer; married 1st Thelma Iva Lee Miller; had child out of wedlock Luther Potter by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, married 3rd Atha Lee Taylor; after several days of heavy drinking, shot his wife with a 32 caliber pistol and then shot himself; lived in the Midway community]
(and his wife
Athlee T. Potter
July 8, 1921-Mar. 15, 1957
[Atha Lee Taylor, parents not identified, married Daniel M. Potter]

Clyde Potter
PFC US Army WW II
1911-1990
[Clyde Potter s/o Enoch A. Potter & Laura O. Eggers]

Susie Wallace Potter
wife of Shadrick Potter
1826-Dec. 3, 1909
[Susannah Wallace, parents not identified; married Shadrack Potter]

Lizzie P. Dowell
Dec. 22, 1903-Sept. 8, 1995
[Elizabeth Potter, d/o James M. Potter & Martitia Greer; married G. S. Dowell JCT 07 Sep 1920]

Roy Eggers
[Leroy (Roy) Eggers; small flat stone, no dates; born 1871; died 16 Feb 1935; s/o James Eggers and Eliza J. Phillips; married Louisa B. Potter JCT 02 Nov 1907]

(Louisa) P. Eggers
1884-1969
Donnelly Funeral Home marker, first name missing. [Louisa B. Potter, d/o Reuben Potter & Eliza J. Wallace; married Leroy Eggers JCT 02 Nov 1907]

Ruben K. Eggers
July 10, 1908-Mar. 16, 1987
[Reuben K. Eggers, s/o Leroy Eggers & Louisa B. Potter; Married Virgie V. Wilson]
(and his wife
Virgie V. Eggers
Sept. 15-1910-
[Virgie V. Wilson married Rueben K. Eggers]

Lizzie Eggers
d. Mar 1939
age 70 y 10 m 2 d
[(Donnelly f.h. marker scratched on lead sheet), Eliza J. "Lizzie" Phillips b. 17 May 1859 Wilkes Co NC, w/o James Eggers (information provided by Janie Bryant)]

George S. Johnson
George S. Johnson
Apr. 11, 1875-Aug. 30, 1919
"Weep not, he is at rest"
[George S. Johnson s/o Julie Johnson, supposedly murdered, family has ordered death certificate, lived most of adult life in Russell Co VA]

Pollie C. Johnson
Pollie C. Johnson
Sept. 9, 1875-July 24, 1945
[Pollie C. Potter d/o Reuben Potter & Eliza J. Wallace; hand shot off while picking berries; married about 1893 George S. Johnson; spent most of her adult life in Russell Co VA]

Hollie V. Johnson
Hollie V. Johnson
daughter of G. S. & Pollie Johnson
Dec. 6, 1918-Aug. 4, 1919
[Hollie V. Johnson d/o George S. Johnson & Pollie C. Potter, tombstone definitely shows death date as earlier than birth date]

Elmer Johnson
1894-1942
[Alexander Elmer Herman Johnson s/o George S. Johnson & Pollie C. Potter, born 1896 per 1900 census; murdered in Moundsville State Prison (head split open), Marshall Co WV; also listed as A. L. Johnson on his son's tombstone; Married Pearl Ann Hess]

Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson
son of A. L. & Pearl Johnson
Apr. 18, 1917-May 20, 1917
[Bruce Johnson s/o Alexander Elmer Herman Johnson & Pearl Ann Hess]

Robert W. Keller
Apr. 10, 1933-Apr 27, 1933
[Robert W. Keller s/o Spencer Keller and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Eggers. Elizabeth Eggers is the d/o Leroy (Roy)" Eggers and Louisa B. Potter]

Spencer R. Keller
Nov. 2, 1904-July 31, 1976
[Spencer R. Keller, s/o Millard Fillmore Keller & Alice Eggers]

Elizabeth E. Keller
Dec. 12, 1909-Nov. 9, 1969
[Elizabeth Eggers Keller d/o Leroy "Roy" Eggers and Louisa B. Potter Eggers]

George F. Keller
1908-1965
George F. Keller s/o Millard Fillmore Keller & Alice Eggers

Millard Fillmore Keller
1880-1953
(currently not identified)
(and his wife
Alice E. Keller
1884-1955
[Alice Eggers, d/o James Eggers & Eliza J. Phillips; Married Millard Fillmore Keller]

Mrs. Alice Eggers Keller, widow of the late Magistrate Millard Keller, formerly of Butler, died at her home in Charleston Heights, WV, Friday morning, Feb. 4.

Survivors are three sons, Spencer, Charleston Heights, WV, and Harvey and George of Miami, FL; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Pierce of Florida; a brother, Coy Eggers of Kansas, and two sisters, Mrs. Laura Potter of Trade and Mrs. Mattie Walthours of California.

Fannie H. Roark
Sept. 19, 1913-1985
[Fannie H. Potter, d/o Daniel Boone Potter & Dixie Mae Heck]

( S. F. Roark
Aug. 12, 1909-Mar. 17, 1975
(currently not identified, appears to be from Ashe Co NC)

Wallace Vanover
1924-1999
[Wallace K. Vanover, s/o Calvin Vanover & Lucy _____]

Wallace K. Vanover, 74, of Laurel Bloomery, TN died May 19, 1999 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Native of Johnson County, son of the late Calvin & Lucy Vanover and preceded in death by a brother, Davis Matthew Vanover; sisters, Nell Hillard and Mary Bumgardner and son C. L. Vanover. Survivors include one son, one daughter, brother Bud Vanover, Mountain City and sisters Hattie Vanover and Bell Daugherty, both of Washington Co VA. Interment: Potter Cemetery.

Nancy E. Wilson
1866-1962
[Nancy E. Potter, d/o Reuben Potter & Eliza J. Wallace; married William A. Wilson]

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wilson
1904-1984
(currently not identified, likely d/o Nancy E. Potter & William A. Wilson)

Buried in a separate plot across the access 'road' from the rest of the cemetery.

Enoch A. Potter
Sept. 21, 1879-Dec. 17, 1960
[Enoch A. Potter s/o Reuben Potter & Eliza J. Wallace; Married Laura O. Eggers between 1906 & 1909.

Laura O. Potter
June 1, 1887-Dec. 1, 1962
[Laura O. Eggers d/o James Eggers & Eliza J. Phillips; Married 1st H. L. Roberts JCT 13 May 1905, married 2nd Enoch A. Potter between 1906 & 1909.

Lou Snyder
1910-1979
[Louisa Potter d/o Enoch A. Potter & Laura O. Eggers, wife of _____ Snyder.

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