Poteet Cemetery, Overton County
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The following transcription was completed by Bobby Wayne Smith in 1998.
Cobble, Mary J Hood
Believed to be Daughter of Bryson and Amelia ‘Milla’ Poteet Hoodied:
born: January 1852, Overton County
died: November 27, 1915, Overton County
Hood, Bryson (unmarked)
Husband of Amelia ‘Milla’ Poteet
born: Abt 1816
died: Aft 1870, Overton County
Hood, Clemma Cannon (unmarked)
Wife of Samuel Hood
born: no dates
died: no dates
Hood, Samuel
Son of Bryson and Amelia ‘Milla’ Poteet Hoodied
born: December 2, 1852, Overton County
died: December 11, 1895, Overton County
Norris, Noah H
born: May 21, 1853
died: October 7, 1879, Overton County
Poteet, Amelia (unmarked)
Wife of Squire Poteet
born: no dates
died: Overton County
Poteet, Amelia ‘Milla’ (unmarked)
Wife of Bryson Hoodied:
born: Abt 1814, Overton County
died: Aft 1870, Overton County
Daughter of Thomas and Jane Poteet
Poteet, Benjamin Franklin (unmarked)
Son of Richard and Elvira Gore Poteet
born: April 1, 1860, Overton County
died: September 11, 1863, Overton County
Thought to be buried here, but possibly be buried in Guilliland Cemetery
Poteet, Don Gore (unmarked)
Son of Mounce Gore and Alba Yelton Poteet
born: Abt 1872, Overton County
died: September 30, 1894, Overton County
Poteet, Eleanor (unmarked)
Daughter of Richard and Elvira Gore Poteet
born: November 1854, Overton County
died: October 8, 1856, Overton County
Poteet, Elvira Gore
Wife of Richard Poteet
born: October 3, 1819, Overton County
died: January 20, 1903, Overton County
Headstone has death 1903, but family say 1904; from Bible record: Elvira Gore Poteet is daughter of Mounce and Eleanor Crawford Gore
Poteet, Jane (unmarked)
wife of Thomas Poteet
born: no dates
died: Overton County
Poteet, Jane Marchbanks ‘Dillon’ (unmarked)
First wife of Richard Poteet; widow of Jacob Dillon (1795-1835); daughter of William Jr and Jane Young Marchbanks; Richard and Jane Poteet were parents of Samuel and Pembroke Poteet
born: 1807
died: 1845 in a buggy accident
Poteet, Mounce Gore (unmarked)
Son of Richard and Elvira Gore Poteet
Husband of Alba Yelton
born: January 21, 1850, Overton County
died: August 17, 1886, Overton County
Poteet, Pembroke (unmarked)
Son of Richard and Jane Marchbanks ‘Dillon’ Poteet
born: 1844
died: 1863/4, Overton County
Poteet, Richard
Son of Thomas and Jane Poteet
born: December 1, 1811, Overton County
died: November 15, 1968 [sic], Overton County
Husband of Elvira Gore
Poteet, Squire (unmarked)
born: no dates
died: Overton County
Poteet, Thomas (unmarked)
Husband of Jane Poteet
born: no dates, Virginia
died: Overton County
These three Poteet graves are located on north side of Spring Creek Bridge, on east side of Highway 42, on William Crawford Poteet place
Poteet, William Crawford
Son of Richard and Elvira Gore Poteet
born: October 31, 1847, Overton County
died: June 1, 1924, Overton County
Husband of Ariminda Allred and Mattie Henson
Poteet, Mattie Henson
2nd Wife of William Crawford Poteet
born: March 15, 1873
died: December 13, 1954, Overton County
Poteet, David Lipscomb
Son of William Crawford and Mattie Henson Poteet
born: February 6, 1903, Overton County
died: December 25, 1905, Overton County