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Patriot Soldiers Buried in Iowa

 

 
Jackson County

William Potter

 

William Potter was born August 28, 1767, in Maryland or Virginia.  He later moved to Licking County, Ohio.  In 1844, the family came to Jackson County, Iowa Territory.  William died June 24, 1853, in Jones County, Iowa, but was buried in Jackson County in Hickory Grove Cemetery near the town of Emeline.  The Lawrence Van Hook Chapter DAR marked the grave in a dedication ceremony October 11, 1975.  William Potter served in Lieutenant Lamme’s company of foot soldiers, a unit of the 10th Virginia Regiment.

 

                   

 

DiAnne Lerud-Chubb
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