John R. Potter (1872-1948)

Adelia Clara Summerhays (1882-1969)

Ruth Lavon Potter (1908-1967)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Robert Emory Seydel Living Living Patsy Ruth Seydel Ruth Lavon Potter 1 Born: 4 February 1908, Tiffin, Johnson, Iowa, United States 1 Marriage (1): Robert Emory Seydel about 1925 1 Died: 1967 at age 59 Buried: 1967, Oak Hill Cemetery, Tiffin, Johnson, Iowa, United States   Burial Notes: Ruth was buried in the same cemetery as her parents and under her maiden name of Potter. There is no mention of the name of her husband, Robert Emory Seydel, on her grave. -----------------------------------------------   Noted events in her life were: 1. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Clear Creek Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States. 1 1930 US Census Sheet 2A, District 4, Family 44, Roll 661 Clear Creek Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States Ruth L. Seydel..Daughter..22..IA (Living with husband and 3 daughters at the home of her parents.) 2. Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery, 1967, Tiffin, Johnson, Iowa, United States. 2 Find A Grave Memorial #113080502 Ruth married Robert Emory Seydel, son of Jesse Cartright Seydel and Lizzie Mae McLaughlin, about 1925.1 (Robert Emory Seydel was born on 5 March 1902 in Liberty Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States,1 3 4 5 6 7 died on 13 July 1989 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States 6 7 and was buried after 13 July 1989 in Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States 7.)   Noted events in their marriage were: 1. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Clear Creek Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States. 1 1930 US Census Sheet 2A, District 4, Family 44, Roll 661 Clear Creek Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States John R. Potter..Head..57..IA Adelia C. Potter..Wife..47..IA Ray M. Potter..Son..16..IA Clyde E. Potter..Son..11..IA Robert E. Seydel..Son-in-law..28..IA Ruth L. Seydel..Daughter..22..IA Meryle L. Seydel..Granddaughter..4..IA Phyllis J. Seydel..Granddaughter..2..IA Patsy R. Seydel..Granddaughter..1..IA

1 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Clear Creek Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0004, sheet 2A, family 44, Roberet Emory Seydel and Ruth Lavon Potter; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 21 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 661.

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Sep 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113080502.

3 "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674820 : accessed 21 Sep 2014), Robert Emery Seydel.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Liberty Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 5A, family 76, Jesse Cartright Seydel and Lizzie Mae McLaughlin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 20 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 12A, family 310, Jesse Cartright Seydel and Lizzie Mae McLaughlin; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 20 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

6 "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 31 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3X1-G26 : 4 December 2020), Robert E Seydel, 13 Jul 1989; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Sep 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14734107.