Nathaniel Restcome Potter
Parents
| Father | Charles Barton Potter ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah Jennie Weaver ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 January 2013; Last Edited: 19 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 4660 |
| Name | Nathaniel Restcome Potter |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 16 November 1878 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 20 January 1920 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York to Fannie Furman4, 5 |
| Married | 31 July 1929 to Estelle ‘Stella’ Zimmer4 |
| Died | 3 May 1952 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York4, 6 |
| Buried | in Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York6 |
Biography
Nathaniel was a 1902 graduate of Yale University. He also took courses in mechanical engineering from Phillips Andover and M.I.T. His employment included an apprenticeship at Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, General Signal Co., in Rochester, and as assistant superintendent in the foundary, The Gleason Works, Rochester. He traveled extensively to Yellowstone, the Pacific Northwest, Canadian West, the Rockies, and the Eastern Seaborn. Nathaniel served in World War I as a Captain, Ordinance, with various assignments including Camp Dix, New Jersey, Dorsetshire, England, and Chaumont, France. He was a member of the Friars, Automobile Club of Rochester, and the Yale Alumni Association of Rochester. He was survived by his son, Nathaniel Restcome Potter, Jr., and his second wife, Estelle Zimmer.4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Fannie Furman (daughter of Charles Edwin Furman and Helen F. Potter) |
| Born | July 1884 in New York |
| Married | 20 January 1920 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York to Nathaniel Restcome Potter |
| Died | 20 January 1926 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
| Children | of Nathaniel Restcome Potter and Fannie Furman: |
| 1. | Nathaniel Restcome Potter, Jr. |
| Born | October 1924 in New York |
| 2. | male child Potter |
| Stillborn | 15 January 1926 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
| Spouse 2 | Estelle ‘Stella’ Zimmer |
| Born | ca. 1883 in New York |
| Married | 31 July 1929 to Nathaniel Restcome Potter |
Sources
- New York State Census, 1925, Monroe County, Rochester, Ward 12, ED 4; Page 44, family of Helen F. Furman (75); son-in-law Nathaniel R. Potter (46); daughter Fannie F. Potter (40); grandson Charles F. Bridgman (15); Nathaniel R. Potter (0).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Monroe County, Rochester City, Enumeration District 28-82, Sheet No. 11B; family of Nathaniel R. Potter (51, New York); wife Stella Potter (43, New York); servant Margaret Torkey (44, Illinois).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Monroe County, Rochester City, Enumeration District 65-136, Sheet No. 11A; family of Nathaniel Potter (61, New York); wife Stella Potter (57, New York); son Nathaniel Potter, Jr. (15, New York); maid Dora M. Plummer (62, Ohio, widow, housework, private home).
- Obituary Record, Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, Obituary Record of Graduates of the Undergraduate Schools Deceased During the Year 1951-1952. 1 September 1969. Nathaniel Restcome Potter, pages 153-154. The record provides his birth and death dates and places, names of parents, details of his two marriages: (1) to Fannie Furman, one son Nathaniel Restcome, Jr., and indicating Mrs potter died in childbirth; (2) Estelle Zimmer; and a list of his academic accomplishments, employments, military service, and memberships.
- Marriage Announcement, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York; 21 January 1920, Fannie Furman, daughter of Mrs. Charles Edward [sic]Furman married to Nathaniel Restcome Potter, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Batton Potter, on 20 January 1920 at the home of her mother [i.e., Rochester]. The article names all members of her wedding party, including her four nephews as attendants; and names out of town guests, including Mrs. James M. Carter and children, and Leroy C. Bridgman of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York; Nathaniel Restcombe Potter; born: 16 November 1878; died: 1952; son of Charles Barton Potter and Jennie Weaver [from record].