Edith E. John

1881 - 1958  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Edith E. John
  Birth	Feb 1881	Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	1958	Burial: Norland Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Person ID	I0055	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Paul John, Sr.,   b. 20 May 1850, Peitz, Germany d. 13 Apr 1911, PA; burial: Cedar Grove Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Falkenstein,   b. 9 Jun 1854, PA d. 18 Oct 1897, PA; burial: Cedar Grove Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1872	Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, PA
  Family ID	F0016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	J. Ernest Potter,   b. 1880, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA d. 1950, Burial: Norland Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1905
  Family ID	F0767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John, Edith E.(1881-1958) Individual photo of Edith E. John Potter was taken in Chambersburg, PA, in the late 1880’s, and came from the Pogue/ John Collection by George and Becky Leeper.
  		John, Paul, Sr. (1850-1911) & Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Falkenstein (1854-1897) & George Paul John, I (1873-1934) & Mary Eva (twin) John 1879-1936) & Rose John (1876-1955) & Edith E. John (1881-1958) & Charles A. "Charley" (twin) John (1879-1945) & A. Charlotte "Lottie" John (1883-1951) & Paul R. John, Jr. (1885-1962) & Minnia T. John (1883-1949) Group/ Twins photo of the family of Paul John, Sr. & Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Falkenstein was taken in Chambersburg, PA, in the late 1880’s, and came from the Pogue/ John Collection by George and Becky Leeper. (Question marks show identifications that aren’t positive.) Included (L-R, standing) are George Paul John I & A. Charlotte "Lottie" John (?) & Rose John Gable & Mary Eva (twin) John Phillippy (?) & Charles A. "Charley" (twin) John. Included (L-R, seated) are Edith E. John Potter & Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Falkenstein John & Paul R. John, Jr. & Paul John Sr. & Minnia T. John Myers (?).
  		John, A. Charlotte "Lottie" (1882-1951) & Paul R. John, Jr. (1885-1962) & Mary Eva (twin) John (1879-1936) & Edith E. John (1881-1958) & Charles A. "Charley" (twin) John (1879-1945) & Rose John (1876-1955) & Paul R. John, Sr. (1850-1911) & Minnia T. “Minnie” John (1983-1949) & George Paul John I (1873-1934) Group photo was taken in Chambersburg, PA, about 1910. This picture came from the Pogue/ John Collection by George and Becky Leeper. Included (L-R, standing) are A. Charlotte "Lottie" John & Paul R. John, Jr. & Mary Eva (twin) John Phillipy & Edith E. John Potter. Included (L-R, sitting) are Charles A. "Charley" (twin) John & Rose John Gable & Paul R. John, Sr. & Minnia T. “Minnie” John Myers & George Paul John I.
  		John, Paul, Sr. (1850-1911) & Edith E. John (1881-1958) & Rose John (1876-1955) Business photo of the McGrath Hotel in Chambersburg, PA, was taken prior to the hotel being run by Paul John, Sr., & Edith E. John Potter & Rose John Gable. In 1881 Paul John, Sr., bought The McGrath Hotel, which by that time had been renamed the American Hotel, located at the corner of Queen and Second Street. This he named the FRANKLIN HOUSE. In 1892 he remodeled it and named it the HOTEL JOHN.

  
  

  Headstones

  John, Edith E. (1881-1958) Edith E. John Potter (1881-1958); Norland Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: George and Becky Leeper Clarence "Bud" Walter: Names, dates, & places Source: US Census June 4 1900: Birth month & year Source: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22j.%20ernest%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Apotter~ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG86-JVS : accessed 23 January 2019), J Ernest Potter, Chambersburg Ward 2, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 8A, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1347; FHL microfilm 1,375,360. J Ernest Potter United States Census, 1910 Name J Ernest Potter Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Chambersburg Ward 2, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Age 30 Marital Status Married Race White Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1880 Birthplace Pennsylvania Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 8 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace J Ernest Potter Head M 30 Pennsylvania Edith Potter Wife F 29 Pennsylvania Source: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22j.%20ernest%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Apotter~%20%2Bresidence_place%3Apennsylvania~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Aedith~ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFWY-GD8 : 23 September 2017), J. Ernest Potter and Edith E. John, 11 Oct 1905; citing Marriage, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 323,90 J. Ernest Potter mentioned in the record of J. Ernest Potter and Edith E. John Name J. Ernest Potter Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Oct 1905 Event Place Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States Event Place Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Age 25 Marital Status Single Race W Birth Year (Estimated) 1880 Birthplace of Chambersburg, , Pa Father's Name Jacob Mother's Name Rebecca Spouse's Name Edith E. John Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 24 Spouse's Marital Status Single Spouse's Race W Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1881 Spouse's Birthplace of Chambersburg, , Pa Spouse's Father's Name Paul