information provided by Julie (#46568166)

Also had son by 1st wife, b. Oct 1908 [1910.census], named "Martin L" or "L Martin" (records vary).
He m. S.Shaftsbury, Vt Dec 22 1934 Marian Annette "Lettie" Stratton.
And was listed in the Apr 1940 [census] as living with his sister, Bessie, and her husband, Earl Cross, in Shaftsbury, Vt (wife Marion is not in their HH).
Seems to be the Martin Potter whose SSN was issued in Vt, and whose last res. was Peabody, Essex Co., MA 01960 when he died Oct 1983 [SSDI]; but, I have found no proofs.

Information provided by Robin H member #47829153

LEWIS VANNEST 1POTTER was born on 12 Feb 1875 in Mexico, Oswego, New York, USA. He died on 04 Aug 1951 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He married (1) MAY VANKLEECK, daughter of Theodore Washington VanKleeck and Marion R.(Roselma) Grant, on 18 Oct 1898 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA (Baptist Church). She was born on 15 Jul 1878 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 28 Jul 1928 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He married (2) HANSINE PETERSON, daughter of Louis Petersen and Tilda Hansen, on 30 Dec 1931 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA. She was born on 05 Jun 1869 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark. She died on 11 Dec 1943 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA (Age: 74).

Lewis VanNest Potter and May VanKleeck had the following children:

i. ELLA MAY 2POTTER was born on 08 Sep 1899 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 22 Dec 1971 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA (Age: 72). She married Burton Roger Cross, son of Oscar Abel Cross and Bertha Sarena Saunders, on 07 Nov 1921 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He was born on 24 Dec 1891 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 21 May 1967 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

ii. RICHARD HENRY POTTER was born on 13 Mar 1902 in Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 24 Jan 1967 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA. He married (1) ETHEL IRENE MONTGOMERY, daughter of Francis David Montgomery and Harriet B. Elwell, on 18 Jan 1920 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA (South Shaftsbury). She was born on 27 Apr 1904 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 12 Nov 1957 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He married (2) MARION F O'BRIEN, daughter of John O'Brien and Isabella Gibbs, on 14 Dec 1929 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She was born in 1913 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA.

iii. BESSIE LOUISE POTTER was born on 28 Apr 1904 in Pownal, Vermont. She died on 04 Sep 1994 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She married Earl Cross, son of Oscar Abel Cross and Bertha Sarena Saunders, on 24 Jun 1924 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He was born on 19 Jan 1901 in Vermont, USA. He died on 16 Sep 1981.

iv. MARION ELIZA POTTER was born on 24 Nov 1906 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 01 Sep 1987 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA. She married Lloyd Gardner Mattison, son of George Elijah Mattison and Martha Ann Dennison, on 24 Dec 1924 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He was born on 30 Oct 1898 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 07 Dec 1975 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

v. MARTIN LEWIS POTTER was born on 18 Oct 1908 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 07 Oct 1983 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) GRACE ELIZABETH MCMASTER, daughter of George F. McMaster and Grace E. McMaster, on 27 Nov 1957. She was born on 14 Mar 1904 in Maine, USA. She died on 14 Dec 1995 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. He married (2) MARION LETTY STRATTON, daughter of Allie M Stratton and Lula Taylor, on 22 Dec 1934 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She was born on 12 Nov 1916 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 23 Jan 1984 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

vi. LILLIAN HARRIET POTTER was born on 03 Oct 1910 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 31 Aug 1984 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She married Stanley Willard Browe, son of Harry Browe and Margaret Quinn, on 27 Jun 1936. He was born on 27 Jun 1910 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 02 Aug 1977 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

vii. LYMAN WASHINGTON POTTER SR.was born on 08 Nov 1913 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 15 Dec 1996 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA (Age:83). He married Hazel Effie Olin, daughter of Merton John Olin and Ellen Merrilla Mattison, on 16 Feb 1935 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She was born on 14 Mar 1913 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 10 Jan 2004 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

viii. BURTON WILLIAM POTTER was born on 27 Jul 1917 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 26 Nov 1996 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He married (1) MARY TERESA RANCOURT, daughter of Leo F. Rancourt and Sarah Carroll, on 11 Jan 1947. She was born on 16 Mar 1915 in Stillwater, New York. She died on 16 Dec 1978 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He married (2) CECILE JEANETTE GOSSELIN, daughter of Telesphore Gosselin and Ida Roy, on 26 Nov 1982. She was born on 21 Oct.