Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Poteet, James L. 1859 - 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 18, 2007, 6:55 pm Author: Emma E. Forter (1917) JAMES L. POTEET. James L. Poteet, deceased, was for many years a well-known farmer and stockman in Richland township, Marshall county. He was born on July 8, 1859, and died on February 19, 1915, after a useful and successful life. As a lad he located in Nebraska with his parents and there he was married on February 23, 1898, to Celest White, a native of Illinois and the daughter of Joseph and Lillie White, and after their marriage they established their home on a farm in Kansas, where they always lived. Soon after their marriage, James L. Poteet and wife rented land one mile south of Summerfield. They had no money, yet they purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, in the fall of that year. To this they later added more land and became the owners of four hundred and eighty acres. It was by close management and application to business that they met with success. Mr. Poteet was a good manager and a man possessed of much business acumen. He thoroughly developed his excellent farm and erected a magnificent modern house of ten rooms in 1912. He installed every modern convenience such as water, lights, bath and a furnace. Mr. and Mrs. Poteet were for many years active members of the United Presbyterian church and took much interest in all church work and were prominent in the social life of the community, where they were held in the highest regard. Mr. Poteet was identified with the Republican party and always took much interest in local affairs, and was a man in whom all had the utmost confidence. He was a home man and after his marriage he never spent a night away from home. He and Mrs. Poteet were the parents of one child, Luther, who is now thirteen years of age and attending the public schools. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Poteet, has with much ability and success, managed the home farm and rents one hundred and sixty acres of the tract. With some hired help she has met with great success in her general farming and stock raising. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions by Emma E. Forter Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/marshall/bios/poteet443gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb