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Mary Ruth Miner

Mary Ruth Miner

Female 1900 - 1995  (95 years)


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  • Name Mary Ruth Miner  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 18 Jun 1900  Orwell, Oswego Co., N. Y. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Sep 1995  Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I27393  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Wesley Fenton Miner,   b. 18 Dec 1854, Orwell, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1920, Orwell, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Addie Margaret Weston,   b. 15 Jul 1863, Orwell, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1942, Pulaski, Town Of Richland, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1881 
    Family ID F3014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Herold Lane Potter,   b. 28 Nov 1897, Orwell, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1988, Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1919  [1, 2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Elsie June Potter  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Harold David Potter  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Flora May Potter  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Wilma Potter  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Frank J. Potter,   b. 27 Oct 1927, Orwell, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1995, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F8643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • ORWELL NATIVE M. RUTH POTTER DIES AT AGE 95
      Watertown Daily Times (NY) - October 5, 1995
      M. Ruth Potter, 95, of 505 N. Bradner Ave., Marion, Ind., formerly of Orwell, died Saturday at Marion General Hospital.

      The funeral was Tuesday at Needham-Storey Funeral Home, Marion, with the Rev. William Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

      Local arrangements are with Summerville Funeral Home, Sandy Creek.

      Memorial donations may be made to Chapel Pike Wesleyan Church, 2171 W. Chapel Pike, Marion.

      Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Elsie) Ames, Marion; a son, Harold D., Shirley, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

      Two daughters, Flora May Potter and Wilma Shawhan, and a son, Frank J., died previously.

      Born June 18, 1900, at Orwell, she was educated in Orwell schools and married Harold L. Potter on Nov. 10, 1919.

      The couple resided in Orwell, where they owned and operated a dairy farm. Mrs. Potter was employed by Wesleyan Publishing House, Syracuse, retiring in 1969. They moved to Marion. Mr. Potter died Nov. 7, 1988.

      Mrs. Potter was a member of Chapel Pike Wesleyan Church.

      M. RUTH POTTER
      Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, NY) - October 6, 1995
      M. Ruth Potter, 95, of Marion, Ind., died Saturday at Marion General Hospital.

      Mrs. Potter was a native of Orwell, where she owned and operated a dairy farm with her late husband. She retired from Wesleyan Publishing in Syracuse in 1969 and then moved to Marion.

      Mrs. Potter was a member of Chapel Pike Wesleyan Church of Marion.

      Surviving are a daughter, Elsie Ames of Marion; a son, Harold D. of Shirley, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

      Services were held Tuesday in Marion. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Orwell.

      Local arrangements are by the Summerville Funeral Home in Sandy Creek.
      ORWELL NATIVE M. RUTH POTTER DIES AT AGE 95 Watertown Daily Times (NY) - October 5, 1995 M. Ruth Potter, 95, of 505 N. Bradner Ave., Marion, Ind., formerly of Orwell, died Saturday at Marion General Hospital. The funeral was Tuesday at Needham-Storey Funeral Home, Marion, with the Rev. William Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Local arrangements are with Summerville Funeral Home, Sandy Creek. Memorial donations may be made to Chapel Pike Wesleyan Church, 2171 W. Chapel Pike, Marion. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Elsie) Ames, Marion; a son, Harold D., Shirley, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Two daughters, Flora May Potter and Wilma Shawhan, and a son, Frank J., died previously. Born June 18, 1900, at Orwell, she was educated in Orwell schools and married Harold L. Potter on Nov. 10, 1919. The couple resided in Orwell, where they owned and operated a dairy farm. Mrs. Potter was employed by Wesleyan Publishing House, Syracuse, retiring in 1969. They moved to Marion. Mr. Potter died Nov. 7, 1988. Mrs. Potter was a member of Chapel Pike Wesleyan Church. M. RUTH POTTER Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, NY) - October 6, 1995 M. Ruth Potter, 95, of Marion, Ind., died Saturday at Marion General Hospital. Mrs. Potter was a native of Orwell, where she owned and operated a dairy farm with her late husband. She retired from Wesleyan Publishing in Syracuse in 1969 and then moved to Marion. Mrs. Potter was a member of Chapel Pike Wesleyan Church of Marion. Surviving are a daughter, Elsie Ames of Marion; a son, Harold D. of Shirley, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday in Marion. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Orwell. Local arrangements are by the Summerville Funeral Home in Sandy Creek.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Harold Lane Potter
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=505846471&indiv=try

    2. [S665] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;;;;), Database online.
      Record for Harold Lane Potter
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=505846471&indiv=try

    3. [S675] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;;), Database online.
      Record for Harold Lane Potter