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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Sophie Kate Potts ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Sophie Kate Potts
LAST NAME: Potts FIRST NAME: Sophie MIDDLE NAME: Kate NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Schwering AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mrs. GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 25 Nov 1894 DIED: 29 Apr 1937 BURIED: 1 May 1937
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Linnton, Multnomah Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1937) #470 - Sophie K. Potts, b. 25 Nov 1894 in Germany [Linnton, Oregon], d. 29 Apr 1937, Salem, Oregon (Deaconess Hospital), father's name Henry W. Schwering (b. Germany), mother's name Anna Kilroy, informant Mr. A. W. Potts of Brooks, OR. County burial. 
DISCREPANCY - Death certificate gives birth place as Germany, family members and 1900 census give birthplace as Linnton, Oregon. 
1900 OR CENSUS - Sofia [Sophie] Schwering, age 4, b. Nov 1895 [1894] in Oregon, is enumerated with father Henry, age 47, occupation fisherman, b. Aug 1852 in Germany, year of immigration 1883, and [mother] Anna, age 36, mother of 8 children 4 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Minnesota, along with Teresa, age 12, b. Aug 1887, Henry, age 11, b. Nov 1888, and Rosa, age 1, b. Jul 1898, all born in Oregon.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 
Potts--In this city April 29, Mrs. Sophie K. Potts, late of Brooks. Survived by widower, A. W. Potts; mother, Mrs. Anna Wilson of Salem; children, Richard L. Potts, Daisy Potts, Raymond James Potts, and Lily Frances [Potts], all of Brooks; a brother, Henry Schwering, Portland; and three sisters, Mrs. Grace Stewart of Salem, Mrs. Thresia Schaurnard [Teresa Chouinard] of Prescott and Mrs. Rose Kissel of Rainer. Funeral announcements later from W. T. Rigdon company. 
Oregon Statesman 30 Apr 1937, 11:2.
INSCRIPTION: 
Sophie K. Potts 
Nov. 25, 1894 - Apr. 29, 1937
SOURCES: 
OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1937) #470 
1900 OR CENSUS (Multnomah Co., Holbrook, ED 96, sheet 4B) 
Saucy
OS 30 Apr 1937 11:2
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LOT: 568 SPACE: N½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.227' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.880'
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