Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Birth1 Mar 1859, Missouri, Cooper County, Boonville
Death20 Jan 1939, Missouri, Cooper County, Boonville
BurialMissouri, Cooper County, Boonville, Walnut Grove Cemetery
FlagsObituary
Christen27 Mar 1859
FatherJohann Anton Peter BACK (1824-1876)
MotherCatherine Wilhelmina Sophia (Sophie) GEUER (1828-1903)
Spouses
Marriage13 Feb 1876, Missouri
ChildrenGeorge E. (Died as Infant) (1876-1876)
Mary Elizabeth (Died as Infant) (1877-1877)
Joseph William (1878-1965)
Savannah Minnie (Vannie Mary) (1880-1953)
ChildrenWilliam John (1883-1940)
Herman Emil (1885-1956)
Walter Albert (Curly) (1888-1961)
Louise Lenore (1890-1974)
George Otto (1892-1965)
Bessie Ernestine (1895-1986)
John Henry (Judy) (1897-1918)
Charles Edward (1905-1991)
Obituary notes for Louise Barbara BACK
Boonville Daily News, January 21, 1939
Mrs. Louise B. Potter, 79, Dies at Home Here
Funeral Services Will Be Held at Evangelical Church Monday Afternoon at 2:30 - Lived in Boonville Her Entire Life
Mrs. Louise Barbara Potter. 79, died last night shortly before midnight at her home at 220 First Street. She had been in failing health for the past year. Born in Boonville on March 1, 1859, she spent her entire life in this community. She was a lifelong member of the Evangelical church and served as clerk of the Woodmen's Circle here for the past 38 years: she was also a charter member of the Rebekahs and Maccabee lodges here. Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical church Monday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by the Rev. E. F. Abele, pastor of the church, under direction of Stegner-Koenig. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home after 1 o'clock today until time for the services Monday afternoon. Mrs. Potter was the daughter of Anton and Wilhelmina Guyer Back. On February 13, 1876, she was married to George B. Stillwell to which union four children were born: Mrs. Savannah Burt, Pratt, Kas., and Joseph Stillwell, Higginsville, Mo., and George and Mary, who died in infancy. On September 6, 1882, she was married to John H. Potter, Boonville. To this union, the following children were born: William J. Potter and Walter A. Potter, both of Boonville; Herman E. Potter, St. Louis; Mrs. Louise McCartney and Mrs. Bessie Kyle, both of Springfield, Mo.; George O. Potter, Lordsburg, N. M.; and Edward Potter, St. James, Mo. Another son, John H. Potter, preceded his mother in death in 1918.
Mrs. Potter is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary Barnett, Boonville; 23 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren53
Mrs. Louise B. Potter, 79, Dies at Home Here
Funeral Services Will Be Held at Evangelical Church Monday Afternoon at 2:30 - Lived in Boonville Her Entire Life
Mrs. Louise Barbara Potter. 79, died last night shortly before midnight at her home at 220 First Street. She had been in failing health for the past year. Born in Boonville on March 1, 1859, she spent her entire life in this community. She was a lifelong member of the Evangelical church and served as clerk of the Woodmen's Circle here for the past 38 years: she was also a charter member of the Rebekahs and Maccabee lodges here. Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical church Monday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by the Rev. E. F. Abele, pastor of the church, under direction of Stegner-Koenig. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home after 1 o'clock today until time for the services Monday afternoon. Mrs. Potter was the daughter of Anton and Wilhelmina Guyer Back. On February 13, 1876, she was married to George B. Stillwell to which union four children were born: Mrs. Savannah Burt, Pratt, Kas., and Joseph Stillwell, Higginsville, Mo., and George and Mary, who died in infancy. On September 6, 1882, she was married to John H. Potter, Boonville. To this union, the following children were born: William J. Potter and Walter A. Potter, both of Boonville; Herman E. Potter, St. Louis; Mrs. Louise McCartney and Mrs. Bessie Kyle, both of Springfield, Mo.; George O. Potter, Lordsburg, N. M.; and Edward Potter, St. James, Mo. Another son, John H. Potter, preceded his mother in death in 1918.
Mrs. Potter is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary Barnett, Boonville; 23 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren53