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Pvt John Potter Veteran

Birth: 27 Mar 1832
Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Death: 21 Jul 1880 (aged 48)
Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Lynn Grove Cemetery

Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 39.96825, Longitude: -88.112825
Plot: Lot 7
Memorial ID: 136395315 View Source

PVT, Co. A, 12th Illinois Cavalry, Civil War.

Champaign County Herald (Illinois) 25 Aug 1880, Wed · Page 5 Legal Advertisement, Administrator's Notice

PVT, Co. A, 12th Illinois Cavalry, Civil War.

Champaign County Herald (Illinois) 25 Aug 1880, Wed · Page 5 Legal Advertisement, Administrator's Notice

Inscription

48ys 15ds
West base Inscription:
"Thou shall quicken me again
and thou shall bring me up from the
depths of the earth"

Gravesite Details

Located with his wife along the north border of the cemetery. His inscription faces west. The stone appears to have been made in TUSCOLA-see lower right hand corner, west side of base.

Family Members

Spouse

Rebecca Jane Potter

1835–1886

Children

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Created by: Russell Kasper
Added: Sep 25, 2014
Find a Grave Memorial ID:
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136395315/john-potter: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt John Potter (27 Mar 1832–21 Jul 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136395315, citing Lynn Grove Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Russell Kasper (contributor 47146727).

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