John Robert Poteat

1835 - 1917  (82 years)

• Name	John Robert Poteat  [1]
  Born	22 Aug 1835	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Dec 1917	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Buried	First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina)
  Notes	John Robert Poteat (1835-1917) (for larger image, click on photograph, then click "Actions/View all Sizes") _______________ Elizabeth Jane Horton Poteat Born: May 18, 1832 Died: January 4, 1923 Parents: John and Eliza Powell Horton Married: February 8, 1859 in Caswell County, North Carolina John Robert Poteat Born: August 22, 1834 Died: December 10, 1917 Parents: Miles and Rebecca Hunter Poteat Married: February 8, 1859 in Caswell County, North Carolina Note the entry in this database for John Robinson Poteat to which no connection has been made. Source: 1880 US Census (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina). The 1850 US Census (Miles and Rebecca Poteat) shows a John Poteat, age 13. _______________ 1880 United States Federal Census Name: John R. Poteat Home in 1880: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of Household: Son Spouse's Name: E. J. Father's Name: Miles Father's birthplace: North Carolina Mother's birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Miles Poteat 75 John R. Poteat 45 E. J. Poteat 45 Eliza R. Poteat 20 M. B. Poteat 19 John M. Poteat 17 Albert L. Poteat 15 Mary F. Poteat 10 1900 United States Federal Census Name: John R Poteat Home in 1900: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 64 Birth Date: Aug 1835 Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Spouse's Name: Bettie J Marriage year: 1856 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 44 Residence : Yanceyville Township, Caswell, North Carolina Household Members: Name Age John R Poteat 64 Bettie J Poteat 65 1910 United States Federal Census Name: John R Poteat Age in 1910: 74 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Spouse's Name: Elizabeth J Home in 1910: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age John R Poteat 74 Elizabeth J Poteat 75 North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Name: John R Poteat Race: Negro (Black) (incorrect) Age: 83 Date of Birth: 1834 Date of Death: 10 Dec 1917 Death County: Caswell Death State: North Carolina Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67
  Person ID	I25600	Devin Timber
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane Horton,   b. 25 Apr 1835, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 04 Jan 1923, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)
  Married	08 Feb 1859	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Children	1. Eliza R. Poteat,   b. Abt 1860  [Natural]   2. M. B. Poteat,   b. Abt 1861  [Natural] + 3. John Miles Poteat,   b. 09 May 1862, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 18 May 1939, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 77 years)  [Natural] + 4. Albert Lindsey Poteat,   b. 01 Apr 1865,   d. 12 Jul 1929  (Age 64 years)  [Natural]   5. Mary F. Poteat,   b. Abt 1870  [Natural]
  Family ID	F10171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 435-436 (Article #568, ".