Clara Belle Potter

1880 - 1955  (74 years)

• Name	Clara Belle Potter
  Birth	26 Oct 1880	Blair, Washington, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1885	Washington, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  Residence	1900	Conley, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Sister
  Residence	1910	Verdigris, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [3]
  Residence	1920	Verdigris, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: None; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Residence	1935	Orchard, Antelope, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  Residence	1940	Verdigris, Page, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  Death	6 Feb 1955	Ewing, Holt, Nebraska, USA
  Obituary - Clara Potter Smith	10 Feb 1955	O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [7]
  		Newspapers.com - The Frontier - 10 Feb 1955 - 1 Obituary - Clara Potter Smith
  		Newspapers.com - The Frontier and Holt County Independent - 10 Feb 1955 - 1 Obituary - Clara Potter Smith
  Obituary - Clara Potter Smith	10 Feb 1955	O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, USA   [8]
  		Newspapers.com - The Frontier and Holt County Independent - 10 Feb 1955 - 1 Obituary - Clara Potter Smith
  Name	Cara Potter  [1]
  Name	Clara B Potter  [4]
  Name	Clara B Smith  [2]
  Name	Clara Belle Smith  [9]
  Name	Clara M Smith  [6]
  Name	Clara M Smith  [6]
  Name	Clara Potter  [5]
  Name	Clara Smith  [3]
  Reference Number	18426
  Person ID	I18426	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	George Potter
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Nancy Anderson
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F6609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmer Edwin Smith,   b. 27 Feb 1874, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA d. 19 Feb 1955, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1902	O'Neill, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Mabel R Smith,   b. 1904, Nebraska, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. William Edwin Smith,   b. 25 Nov 1905, Page, Holt, Nebraska, USA d. 30 Apr 1992, Veneta, Lane, Oregon, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Leo Francis Smith,   b. 10 Feb 1908, Page, Nebraska, USA d. 24 Apr 1997, Rainier, Columbia, Oregon, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F1085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 11 Jun 1902 - O'Neill, Nebraska, USA Residence - 1910 - Verdigris, Holt, Nebraska, USA Residence - Occupation: None; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1920 - Verdigris, Holt, Nebraska, USA Residence - 1935 - Orchard, Antelope, Nebraska, USA Residence - 1940 - Verdigris, Page, Holt, Nebraska, USA Death - 6 Feb 1955 - Ewing, Holt, Nebraska, USA Obituary - Clara Potter Smith - 10 Feb 1955 - O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, USA Obituary - Clara Potter Smith - 10 Feb 1955 - O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	5 Photos
  	Elmer Smith & Clara Belle Smith
  	Elmar Edwin and Clara Belle (Potter) Smith(1)
  	Clara Belle Potter Smith
  	Newspapers.com - The Frontier and Holt County Independent - 10 Feb 1955 - 1 Obituary - Clara Potter Smith
  	Newspapers.com - The Frontier - 10 Feb 1955 - 1 Obituary - Clara Potter Smith

  
  

• Sources

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