Howard Spencer (Charles) Potter, Ph.D.

Notes:

1920 US Federal Census for the dwelling at 23 Benezet Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania headed by Robert Hunter, 27, bond salesman; Wife Christine S Hunter, 23; Daughter Margret S Hunter, 1; Lodgers Charles A Potter, 28, manufacturer; Margret H S Potter, 27, son Howard Spencer Potter, 4, all b. Pennsylvania.

Birth:
DOB from tombstone. 22 Apr 1915 according to Social Security death index. Ship manifests gives 21/22 Apr 1917 and 22 Apr 1915.

Died:
His obituary, by William H. Hooker, appeared in Phytopathology, 1989, p 1008.

Obituary says 19 Mar 1989.

Cancer

Howard married Margaret (Henry) Allen on 15 Apr 1950 in Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. Margaret (daughter of Henry Butler (Franklin) Allen and Ioanna (Antonio) Ralli) was born on 18 Jan 1925 in Pennsylvania USA; died on 3 Jul 2018 in Holmes Beach, Florida USA; was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Howard Spencer (Howard) Potter, Jr., Sodus Point, N.Y., is a step-sibling, b. 27 Jul 1943, Salem, Massachusetts. His mother is Virginia Shrigley Almy (1920 - 1996).



Margaret Allen Potter's obituary lists descendants as: Joel Rasho, Kelly Frantz, Jeremy Evans, Stephen Faillace, Eliza Faillace, Margot Horton, Michael and Matthew; great-granddaughter Isabelle; and many nieces and nephews.

Married:
Wedding covered in New York Times, 16 Apr 1950.

1. Living
2. Living
3. Charles Adams (Howard) Potter, III was born about 1962 in Lansing, Michigan USA; died on 26 Sep 2011 in Holmes Beach, Florida USA; was buried on 01 Oct 2011.

Notes:

Residence: 1950, Beach Haven, NJ, and Cannes, France.

1920 US Federal Census for the dwelling at 23 Benezet Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania headed by Robert Hunter, 27, bond salesman; Wife Christine S Hunter, 23; Daughter Margret S Hunter, 1; Lodgers Charles A Potter, 28, manufacturer; Margret H S Potter, 27, son Howard Spencer Potter, 4, all b. Pennsylvania.

Charles married Margaret Howard (Graham) Spencer. Margaret was born on 27 May 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA; died on 5 Jun 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1920 US Federal Census for the dwelling at 23 Benezet Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania headed by Robert Hunter, 27, bond salesman; Wife Christine S Hunter, 23; Daughter Margret S Hunter, 1; Lodgers Charles A Potter, 28, manufacturer; Margret H S Potter, 27, son Howard Spencer Potter, 4, all b. Pennsylvania.

Name:
An ancestry.com website lists her parents as: James Potter and Annie M. Potter.

Died:
The 5 Jun 1960 death certificate of Margaret Spencer Potter, b. 14 Jun 1891, Philadelphia, widow of Charles A. Potter, Jr., residing 414 S. Van Pelt St, Philadephia, informed by Dr. Howard S. Potter, Haslett, Michigan, lists her parents: Graham Spencer and Agnes Mary Smith.