George Potter migrated to the Bassett area in about 1864/5. He came to Iowa with his brother Arvin POTTER. This is George's family and I would love to communicate with others working on either this or Arvin's line. GEORGE H.8 POTTER (SYLVESTER7, ANDREW6, OLIVER5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 31 October 1835 in Bangor, NY, and died 06 February 1913 in Chickasaw, County, IA. He married REBECCA HASLETT 09 October 1859 in Port Huron, St. Clair, Co., MI, daughter of ANDREW HASLETT and ELIZA HUGHES. She was born 18 August 1836 in Richland County, OH, and died 28 September 1909 in Chickasaw, Co., IA. Children of GEORGE POTTER and REBECCA HASLETT are: 2. i. IDA9 POTTER, b. 26 January 1860, Port Huron, MI; d. 05 April 1924, Nashua, IA. 3. ii. ELMER MAURICE POTTER, b. 19 January 1862, Port Huron, MI; d. 21 March 1929, Nashua, IA. 4. iii. GENEVIEVE POTTER, b. 17 December 1864, Port Huron, MI; d. 21 January 1920. 5. iv. HERBERT JAMES POTTER, b. 21 April 1866, Port Huron, MI; d. 25 November 1943, St. Cloud, MN. v. EDWARD GRANT POTTER, b. 1868, Chickasaw Co., IA; d. MT. vi. MINNIE ALURA POTTER, b. 16 September 1870, Chickasaw Co., IA; d. 17 March 1902. 6. vii. ORLO HUGHES POTTER, b. 07 October 1872, Chickasaw Co., IA; d. 28 March 1965, Nashua, IA. Generation No. 2 2. IDA9 POTTER (GEORGE H.8, SYLVESTER7, ANDREW6, OLIVER5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 26 January 1860 in Port Huron, MI, and died 05 April 1924 in Nashua, IA. She married HENRY NELSON CROOKS 25 July 1881. He was born 26 October 1851 in Coaticook, Canada, and died 07 September 1927 in Nashua, IA. Children of IDA POTTER and HENRY CROOKS are: 7. i. IVA MABEL10 CROOKS, b. 30 March 1884, Horton, IA; d. 25 February 1925, Mt. VErnon, SD. 8. ii. HARRY CHELSEY CROOKS, b. 20 December 1886, Bassett, IA; d. 20 January 1943, Nashua, IA. iii. HOWARD HASLETT CROOKS, b. 27 April 1892; d. 12 September 1898. iv. GLADYS CROOKS, b. 18 January 1895; d. 02 March 1895. 3. ELMER MAURICE9 POTTER (GEORGE H.8, SYLVESTER7, ANDREW6, OLIVER5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 19 January 1862 in Port Huron, MI, and died 21 March 1929 in Nashua, IA. He married (1) ELIZA DAY 01 March 1886 in Ionia, IA. She was born 1866 in Chickasaw Co., IA, and died 1891 in Nashua, IA. He married (2) CLARA HASTINGS 22 February 1894. She was born 10 January 1869 in Horton, IA, and died 29 March 1939 in Waverly, IA. Child of ELMER POTTER and ELIZA DAY is: 9. i. GERTRUDE10 POTTER, b. 01 February 1888; d. 12 December 1973, Nashua, IA. Child of ELMER POTTER and CLARA HASTINGS is: ii. NELLIE10 POTTER, b. 28 April 1896; d. 16 November 1986, Hot Springs, AK. 4. GENEVIEVE9 POTTER (GEORGE H.8, SYLVESTER7, ANDREW6, OLIVER5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 17 December 1864 in Port Huron, MI, and died 21 January 1920. She married JOHN ALBERTUS BIGELOW 04 April 1889. He was born 07 March 1864 in Chickasaw, IA, and died 21 September 1902. Children of GENEVIEVE POTTER and JOHN BIGELOW are: 10. i. ERNEST CLAYTON10 BIGELOW, b. 27 July 1890, Ionia, IA; d. 10 August 1950, New Hampton, IA. 11. ii. WALTER EDWARD BIGELOW, b. 29 August 1892, Ionia, IA; d. 29 July 1968, Mason City, IA. 12. iii. MYRON GEORGE BIGELOW, b. 05 August 1894, Ionia, IA; d. 15 November 1966, Mason City, IA. iv. HAZEL REBECCA BIGELOW, b. 20 April 1897, Bassett, IA; d. 01 August 1975, Nashua, IA. v. MABEL WELTHA BIGELOW, b. 17 December 1898, Ionia, IA; d. 29 July 1990, Charles City, IA. 13. vi. ORLO KEITH BIGELOW, b. 28 September 1901, Bassett, IA; d. 30 September 1965, Nashua, IA. 14. vii. ORIN RALPH BIGELOW, b. 28 September 1901, Bassett, IA; d. 16 December 1934, Nashua, IA. 5. HERBERT JAMES9 POTTER (GEORGE H.8, SYLVESTER7, ANDREW6, OLIVER5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 21 April 1866 in Port Huron, MI, and died 25 November 1943 in St. Cloud, MN. He married JOSEPHINE GERTRUDE HANCE 08 September 1892 in Ionia, IA, daughter of LOREN HANCE and CYNTHIA LOWE. She was born 23 September 1872 in Ionia, IA, and died 18 August 1951 in St. Cloud, MN. Children of HERBERT POTTER and JOSEPHINE HANCE are: 15. i. ARTHUR CLARENCE10 POTTER, b. 09 May 1892, Ionia, IA; d. 18 January 1989, Tacoma, WA. ii. CLYDE HARVEY POTTER, b. 1893; d. November 1896, Horton, IA. iii. VERA MAUDE POTTER, b. 06 December 1896, Horton, Bremer County, IA; d. 1897. iv. CLIFFORD HUGHES POTTER, b. 01 December 1898, Horton, Polk Township, IA; d. 1987, CA. 16. v. INA BELLE POTTER, b. 02 April 1902, Ionia, IA; d. 10 February 1979, Sartell, MN. 17. vi. DOROTHY JUANITA POTTER, b. 20 August 1904, Ionia, IA; d. 1964, Rockford, IA. 18. vii. MERLE ESTELLE POTTER, b. 20 December 1906, Nashua, Chickasaw County, IA; d. 15 January 1996, Longview, WA. 6. ORLO HUGHES9 POTTER (GEORGE H.8, SYLVESTER7, ANDREW6, OLIVER5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 07 October 1872 in Chickasaw Co., IA, and died 28 March 1965 in Nashua, IA. He married MAMIE AMELIA WATTS 22 August 1895 in Bassett, IA. She was born 21 June 1877 in Bassett, IA, and died 03 March 1960. Children of ORLO POTTER and MAMIE WATTS are: i. LLOYD GLEN10 POTTER, b. 12 May 1897; d. 12 July 1988. ii. KENNETH CHARLES POTTER, b. 03 June 1910. iii. RUTH POTTER, b. 15 September 1915. Becky [email protected]