| 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1919 World War I 1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II | 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight | 1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific 1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South |
| Anne Webster Potter b.1880 Kalamazoo, MI d.1961 | Harry Clark Potter b.1846 Albion, Orleans, NY d.1904 Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
| Helen Church Potter b.1882 Kalamazoo, MI d.1974 | ||||||||
| Rossiter Raymond Potter b.1886 Kalamazoo, MI d.1974 | ![]() | |||||||
| Alice Barber Potter b.1888 Kalamazoo, MI d.1900 | ![]() | Edgar Alonzo Barber b.1817 d.1891 | ||||||
![]() | Nelly Helen Barber b.1849 Albany, NY d.1916 Chicago, IL | ![]() | Timothy Clapp Strong b.1790 d.1844 | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Agnes Beach Strong b.1819 d.1898 | Aurelia Goodsell b.1792 d.1872 | |||||
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