Pottenger, Charles Alexander
(1870-1956)




Birth: April 25, 1870, Eaton, Preble County, OH
Death: July 11, 1956, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Parents: James William and Mary "Evaline" (Rhea) Pottenger
Spouse: Minnie Eva Ragsdale, married April 15, 1897
Second Spouse: Bertha Myrtle Haxton, married December 26, 1906
Known Children: by Bertha: Carl Haxton (1907-1988) and Unknown (1909-1909)
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1901-1902 Pottenger Bros. Studio owner/Partner Marion, Grant County, IN 113 1/2 E. 3rd St.























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Parents: James William and Mary "Evaline" (Rhea) Pottenger
Children: by Bertha: Carl Haxton (1907-1988) and Unknown (1909-1909)
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OriginalNotes: 1901 Marion City Directory, p. 471 - Names of Pottenger Brothers are Charles A. and J. Minor

Pottenger Extended Family Tree maintained by tompottenger [viewed April 26, 2019 by Joan Hostetler at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/153920660/person/182033008755/facts]
Lists biographical information about family and dates; buried in Worthington Cemetery, Greene Co, IN

Find A Grave #13962539 Charles Alexander Pottenger, buried Worthington Cemetery
The son of James William Pottenger and Mary Evaline Rhea. He married (firstly) Minnie Eva Ragsdale on 15 Apr 1897 in Greene County, Indiana; Minnie and Charles had no children.
He married (secondly) Bertha Myrtle Haxton on 26 Dec 1906 in Owen County, Indiana; Bertha and Charles had two children.
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County: Grant
Country: USA
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KnownDates: 1901-1902
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OriginalSource: 1901-1902 Chronicle Co.'s Marion City Directory, p. 471
Pottenger Bros (J. Minor and Chas. A. Pottenger), Photographers 113 1/2 E. 3rd, N S Square (See adv page 24); both rooms 113 1/2 E. 3rd; Ad p. 24 - Pottenger Bros., Photographers, Center North Side of Square, Marion. Don't have your pictures taken until you have seen our work and learned our prices, we positively guarantee satisfaction to everyone. Everything new and up-to-date. All the novelties latest styles. Crayons, water colors, Sepias and oil paintings. Pictures frames and frames made to order. We make a specialty of fine lighting and posintg. (Bring the babies.) Open Sundays from 9 to 4. Old Phone 447.
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