Family: Pottenger, Dr. Francis Marion / Babbit, Adelaide Gertrude (F16083)

m. 29 Aug 1900


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  • Pottenger, Dr. Francis MarionFather | Male
    Pottenger, Dr. Francis Marion

    Born  27 Sep 1869  Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jun 1961  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Aug 1900  [1, 2, 3]  Sacramento County, California, USA  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Burtner, Caroline | F16103 
    Married  5 Apr 1894  Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Lacy, Caroline Margaret | F16097 
    Married  15 Sep 1917  Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Pottenger, Thomas | F16093 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sater, Hannah Elllen | F16093 Group Sheet 

    Babbit, Adelaide GertrudeMother | Female
    Babbit, Adelaide Gertrude

    Born  6 Aug 1871  Keeseville, Essex County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Oct 1938  Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Other Spouse  Hanson, Christian H. | F31861 
    Married  29 May 1922  Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Hanson, Christian H. | F16084 
    Married  26 Jul 1928  South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Babbit, Asher Stevens | F14653 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jones, Emeline Weston | F14653 Group Sheet 

    Pottenger, Francis Marion Jr.Child 1 | Male
    + Pottenger, Francis Marion Jr.

    Born  29 May 1901  Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jan 1967  Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Saxour, Elizabeth Theresa | F16099 
    Married  1925   
    Spouse  Gee, Hilda Sarah | F16094 
    Married  21 Dec 1966  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Pottenger, Dr. Robert ThomasChild 2 | Male
    + Pottenger, Dr. Robert Thomas

    Born  3 Aug 1904  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Jul 1960  Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Powers, Helen Cornell | F16106 
    Married     

    Pottenger, Adelaide MarieChild 3 | Female
    + Pottenger, Adelaide Marie

    Born  15 Jan 1908  Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Nov 1968  Hydesville, Humboldt County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ferndale Cemetery, Ferndale, Humboldt County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Harville, Ronald Patrick | F16104 
    Married  1927  Calaveras County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S1282] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 14 May 2017.
      The Babbit family history: 1643-1900, published 1912

      972

      Adelaide Babbit (Asher-Leander-James-Elijah-Nathaniel-Edward-Edward).
      Born Aug. 6, 1871.
      Member of Babbitt Association.
      Married Aug. 29, 1900, Francis M. Pottenger, who was born Sept. 27,
      1869. Mr. and Mrs. Pottinger are proprietors of the Pottenger Sanatorium, in Monrovia, Cal., which. treats lung and throat diseases.
      Children:-
      Francis Marion, May 29, 1901.
      Robert Thomas, Aug. 3, 1904.
      Adelaide Marie, Jan. 15, 1908.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    2. [S823] California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, (https://familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3), 15 May 2017.
      Name Francis Marion Pottenger
      Event Type Marriage
      Event Date 29 Aug 1900
      Event Place Sacramento, California, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 30
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1870
      Spouse's Name Adelaide Babbit
      Spouse's Age 29
      Spouse's Gender Female
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1871
      Page 134

      "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLDH-K57 : 28 November 2014), Francis Marion Pottenger and Adelaide Babbit, 29 Aug 1900; citing Sacramento, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,302,106.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 15 May 2017.
      From Find A Grave Memorial# 7934971
      https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7934971

      Dr Francis Marion Pottenger
      Birth: Sep. 27, 1869
      Crosby Township
      Hamilton County
      Ohio, USA
      Death: Jun. 10, 1961
      Los Angeles
      Los Angeles County
      California, USA

      ?Francis Marion Pottenger married (firstly) Carrie Burtner on 05 Apr 1894, probably in Ohio. She died 08 Nov 1898 in Montgomery County, Ohio from tuberculosis. He married (secondly) Adelaide Gertrude Babbitt on 29 Aug 1900 in Sacramento, California, whom he later divorced. He married (thirdly) Caroline Margaret Lacy on 15 Sep 1917 in Los Angeles County, California.

      ? He had three children with second wife Adelaide: Francis Marion P. Jr,; Robert Thomas P.; and Adelaide Marie Pottenger who married Ronald Patrick Harville. He had one child with Caroline, Caroline L Pottenger.

      ? Dr. Francis Marion Pottenger was the founder of the Pottenger Sanitarium in Monrovia, California, a tuberculosis hospital quite possibly motivated by the death of his first wife Carrie. He traveled the world lecturing on the treatment of tuberculosis.?

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Thomas Pottenger (1840 - 1919)
      Hannah Ellen Sater Pottenger (1847 - 1924)

      Spouses:
      Carrie Burtner Pottenger (1870 - 1898)
      Caroline Margaret Lacy Pottenger (1887 - 1966)

      Children:
      Francis Marion Pottenger (1901 - 1967)*
      Robert Thomas Pottenger (1904 - 1960)*
      Adelaide Marie Pottenger Harville (1908 - 1968)*

      Siblings:
      Milton Spencer Pottenger (1868 - 1936)*
      Francis Marion Pottenger (1869 - 1961)
      Nellie Maude Pottenger Fouts (1873 - 1908)*
      Eliza M Pottenger Scheering (1874 - 1954)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum
      Altadena
      Los Angeles County
      California, USA
      Plot: Mountain Vineyard

      Created by: Shiver
      Record added: Sep 29, 2003
      Find A Grave Memorial# 7934971

      Researched by Ted Smith


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