Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

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:

Residence: DOD, Holmes Beach, FL; -1986, Holmes Beach, FL; 1956 - Haslett & East Lansing, MI; 1949-MD.

Artist. Founding member of the Artists? Guild of Anna Maria Island, serving as its president for a number of years.

Education: Springfield Academy

1930 US federal census: 8112 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA, household headed by Henry Butler, owner, house valued at $25,000, radio set, 40, 27 y.o. at marriage, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Massachusetts, mechanical engineer, saw works; wife Ione Ralli, 39, 26 y.o. at marriage, b. Texas, parents b. England; daughters Ione, 13, b. Pennsylvania; Julia, 11, b. New York; Margaret, 5, b. Pennsylvania; Lois E., 2, b. Pennsylvania; and 2 servants.

1940 US federal census, 8112 St. Martins Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry B. Allen, 54, owner, home valued $45,000, b. Massachusetts, director, Franklin Institute; $5000 income; wife Ione Allen, 54, b. Texas; daughters, all single: Julia, 21, b. New York; Margaret, 15, b. Penna.; Lois E, 13, b. Penna; and 2 servants.

Died:
Obituary in The Islander [Anna Maria, FL], 11 Aug 2018.

Buried:
A celebration of life held at Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, Holmes Beach, FL.

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.

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.

Notes:

1950 US Federal Census for the residence at 8112 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA: headed by Henry B Allen, 62, b. Massachusetts, Married, vice-president, Franklin Institute; wife Ione Allen, 61, b. Texas; and one domestic servant.

Died:
obituary in New York Times, 22 Mar 1962.

Buried:
Plot: Section 2

Henry married Ioanna (Antonio) Ralli on 29 May 1915 in All Souls Church, New York, New York, USA. Ioanna (daughter of Antonio (Pandia) Ralli and Despina (George) Ziffo) was born on 08 Oct 1888 in Galveston, Texas USA; was christened in 1889 in Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, New Orleans, LA. USA; died on 05 Apr 1970 in Pennsylvania USA; was buried in Green River Cemetery, 56 Wisdom Way, Greenfield, Massachusetts USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She and Mr Allen appear to have lived in New York, USA, and had daughters, according to Dominie Vlasto, who were "beautiful blonde girls sparkling with health and perfectly groomed".(Christopher Long)

Travel, New York arrivals: aboard the Caronia , 18 Sep 1907, with her parents and siblings from Liverpool, England; aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, 26 Sep 1910, with her mother and sisters from Southampton, England; aboard the Lusitania, 31 Jul 1914, with her parents and sisters from Liverpool.

1930 US federal census: 8112 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA, household headed by Henry Butler Allen, owner, house valued at $25,000, radio set, 40, 27 y.o. at marriage, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Massachusetts, mechanical engineer, saw works; wife Ione Ralli, 39, 26 y.o. at marriage, b. Texas, parents b. England; daughters Ione, 13, b. Pennsylvania; Julia, 11, b. New York; Margaret, 5, b. Pennsylvania; Lois E., 2, b. Pennsylvania; and 2 servants.

1940 US federal census, 8112 St. Martins Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry B. Allen, 54, owner, home valued $45,000, b. Massachusetts, director, Franklin Institute; $5000 income; wife Ione Allen, 54, b. Texas; daughters, all single: Julia, 21, b. New York; Margaret, 15, b. Penna.; Lois E, 13, b. Penna; and 2 servants.

1950 US Federal Census for the residence at 8112 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA: headed by Henry B Allen, 62, b. Massachusetts, Married, vice-president, Franklin Institute; wife Ione Allen, 61, b. Texas; and one domestic servant.

Christened:
The baptism register records: Ekaterina Rallis, b. 8 Oct 1888, baptized 1889 by Ach Missail (Misael), daughter of Antonio P. Rallis and Despina Ziffo, residents of Galveston, TX.

Notes:

According to Dominie Vlasto’s memoirs Quite A Lot two of the daughters were "beautiful blonde girls sparkling with health and perfectly groomed" (Christopher Long).

Married:
Wedding covered in New York Times, 30 May 1915.

The Rev. Samuel Maxwell, of the Second Church, Boston, officiated.

Notes:

Birth:
DOB from ship manifest

Franklin married Nettie Lee (Calvin) Butler on 5 Oct 1886 in Greenfield, Massachusetts USA. Nettie was born on 28 Sep 1860 in Greenfield, Massachusetts USA; died on 4 May 1931 in [Greenfield, Massachusetts USA]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She appears in the sex US census collections, 1870-1930.

Notes:

Mr. Anthony P. Ralli, 15 Old Slip, New York, bought by advance subscription five copies of Achilles Rose, Christian Greece and Living Greek (NY: Peri Hellados Publication Office, 1898).

Christened:
Godparent: Leoni Rodocanachi

Died:
New York Times obituary said he "came from a distinguished Greek family," while the [Greek community paper] Ethnikos Kyrix eulogized him as "a great benefactor" to the Greek church and immigrant community in New York.

Antonio married Despina (George) Ziffo on 02 Aug 1884 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Despina (daughter of George (Loucas) Ziffo and Julia (Stephen) Franghiadi) was born on 07 Jun 1861 in London, England UK; was christened on 03 Aug 1861 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 11 Oct 1953 in New York, New York USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD, 812 Park Avenue, New York.

They are listed in the 1908 New York City social register.

Travel - arrivals New York: She, her husband and daughters aboard the Lusitania 31 July 1914 from Liverpool, England; Despina A. Ralli, widow, from Southampton, England, 15 Sep 1935 aboard the Britannic; Despina A. Ralli, widow, from Liverpool, England, 16 Sep 1923 aboard the Caronia. Her birth date extrapolates to Oct. 1860. She listed as UK contact her sister-in-law Mrs. A. Ralli, Porchester Terrace, London, probably Marietta.

Julia Ziffo lived at 52 Queens Gardens, London, with her children Stephen (b. abt 1867), George (b. abt 1868) and Despina (b. abt 1862) and her parents -- Stephen Franchiada [Franghiadi], age 77 and Angelica Franchiada, age 65 -- according the 1871 London census.

Honorary president, Philoptohos Society of the Orthodox Hellenic Holy Trinity Cathedral, 391 E. 74th St., New York.

According to the 1920 census she lived at 351 West End Avenue, New York City, with her son Pandia and daughter Lois.

1930 US federal census for the household living at 85 Park Avenue, New York, New York, headed by Pandia A. Ralli, 45, single, renter, b. New York, parents b. New York, insurance broker, WW veteran; mother Despina, 70, widow, age 23 at marriage; and 2 servants.

1940 US federal census, Park Avenue, New York, New York, household headed by Despina Ralli, 78, b. England, widow, renter $216; son Pandia A, 51, single, b. New Orleans, manager exporting; 1 servant.

1950 US Federal Census for the residence 812 Park Avenue (3-A), New York, New York, headed by Despina Ralli, 87, b. England, Widowed; and three domestic servants.

Christened:
God-parents: Despina and Luke Ziffo.

Birth:
Extrapolating from the 1920 US Census, her birth year would be 1864

Died:
heart attack

Notes:

Probably the couple referred to: "Despina Ralli was active in London but she and her husband Anthony, were established in New York City."

Married:
Marriage Witnesses: Theodore S. Ralli and E. S. Galati; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 133.