Martha Hendley Poteet

First Name: Martha
Middle Name(s): Hendley
Last Name: Poteet
Residence (County): 
Mcdowell County, NC
Biography: 

At the beginning of the Civil War, Francis Marion Poteet (1827-1902) was a miller living in the Dysartsville area of McDowell County, North Carolina. He was conscripted in 1863 and seved as a private in Co. A, 49th North Carolina Infantry. At the time of the 1860 census, F. M. Poteet and his wife Martha A. E. Hendley Poteet (1826-1902) had eight children; eventually they would have thirteen. F. M. Poteet survived the war and both he and Martha died in April 1902.

Authored Letters

Displaying 1 - 16 of 16
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9417 Poteet36 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9391 Poteet10 January 7, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9393 Poteet12 January 17, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9394 Poteet13 January 21, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9395 Poteet14 February 4, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9397 Poteet16 February 18, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9401 Poteet20 April 7, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9404 Poteet23 June 16, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9405 Poteet24 August 16, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9408 Poteet27 August 19, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9411 Poteet30 August 30, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9414 Poteet33 October 6, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9416 Poteet35 November 2, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9420 Poteet39 November 24, 1864 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9423 Poteet42 January 17, 1865 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC
9425 Poteet43 February 2, 1865 Martha Hendley Poteet Francis Marion Poteet Mcdowell County, NC

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9385 Poteet5 November 3, 1863 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Kinston, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9386 Poteet6 November 8, 1863 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Kinston, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9388 Poteet7 November 12, 1863 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Kinston, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9389 Poteet8 November 22, 1863 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Kinston, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9390 Poteet9 November 23, 1863 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Kinston, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9392 Poteet11 January 12, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Weldon, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9396 Poteet15 February 8, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Weldon, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9398 Poteet17 February 23, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Weldon, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9399 Poteet18 March 16, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Weldon, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9400 Poteet19 March 17, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Weldon, NC Mcdowell County, NC
9402 Poteet21 May 4, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Richmond, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9403 Poteet22 May 31, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet VA Mcdowell County, NC
9406 Poteet25 July 5, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9407 Poteet26 July 11, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9409 Poteet28 August 21, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet , Mary Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9410 Poteet29 August 30, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9412 Poteet31 September 25, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9413 Poteet32 October 4, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9415 Poteet34 October 23, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9418 Poteet37 November 10, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9419 Poteet38 November 20, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9421 Poteet40 December 3, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9422 Poteet41 December 31, 1864 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC
9424 Poteet43 January 18, 1865 Francis Marion Poteet Martha Hendley Poteet Petersburg, VA Mcdowell County, NC

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