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Ingham County Democrat
2nd May, 1895

         MRS. HARRIET POTTER, another pioneer of Alaiedon,at rest.
       MRS. POTTER was born in the state of Vermont in the year
       1831, her name being HARRIET NICHOLSON. Her parents both
       died when she was quite young. She was then cared for and
       schooled by her uncle. She then removed with other friends
       of the family to the state of Illinois, and then to Michi-
       gan in 1848. She then supported herself by teaching school
       until her marriage to JOHN POTTER, and with him settled on
       the present homestead in the year 1853, reclaiming it from
       the then forest, living with him until the fall of 1885,
       when MR. POTTER was killed by a traction engine running 
       over him at the State fair in Lansing. Since that time un-
       til the time of her death she lived at her home or with her
       children. She leaves four sons, FRANK, WILLIS and GEORGE
       of this place and LEWIS of Holt. She united with the church
       in her girlhood and always took an interest in church matters
       until her death April 19th, 1895. Funeral services were held
       at the residence of her son FRANK, where she was at the time
       of her death. Services were conducted by Rev. Nichols of
       Dansville, and the remains were laid at rest beside her hus-
       bandin the DuBois cemetery.
       
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