John Potts^{[1, 2]}

1805 - 1888  (82 years)

• Name	John Potts
  Born	10 Dec 1805	near Toronto, Canada   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 1888
  Buried	Sweet Cemetery, Noble Co., Indiana
  Person ID	P3175	Robert Jackson
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Potts,   b. 23 Jan 1774, Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Nov 1858, Noble Co., Indiana  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail Unknown,   b. 1 Jan 1784, New York ,   d. 31 Aug 1854, Noble Co., Indiana  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary (Polly) Jackson,   b. 25 Jul 1809, Morris Co., New Jersey ,   d. 21 Sep 1878, Jefferson Twp, Noble Co., Indiana  (Age 69 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1828	Knox Co., Ohio   [3]
  Children	1. Ira Potts,   b. 1 Nov 1829, Ohio ,   d. 7 Apr 1910, Noble Co., Indiana  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   2. Alfred D. Potts,   b. Abt 1831, Ohio ,   d. 23 Jun 1865, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky  (Age ~ 34 years)  [natural]   3. Elizabeth B. Potts,   b. Dec 1833, Noble Co., Indiana ,   d. date unknown  [natural]   4. Abigail Potts,   b. 4 Jan 1835, Richland Co., Ohio ,   d. 9 Jun 1895, Todd Co., Minnesota  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   5. Benjamin T. Potts,   b. Abt 1839, Noble Co., Indiana ,   d. date unknown  [natural]   6. Harriet Potts,   b. May 1841, Noble Co., Indiana ,   d. date unknown  [natural]   7. John Nelson Potts,   b. Oct 1845, Noble Co., Indiana ,   d. date unknown  [natural]   8. Madison Potts,   b. Abt 1849, Indiana ,   d. date unknown  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Research by Sharon Corcoran : 1850 Census Noble County, Jefferson Twp., Indiana: John Potts, age 44 bn in Canada occupation Farmer Mary age 42 bn in NY or NJ (Jane: NJ) Ira J. age 20 bn in Ohio—farmer Alfred age 19 bn in Ohio—farmer Elizabeth age 17 bn in Ohio Abigail age 14 bn in Ohio Benjamin age 11 bn in Ohio Harriet age 7 bn in Ohio John M. age 5 bn in Indiana M…… age 1 male bn in Indiana (illegible and doesn't show up on later census records) Potts John was born near Toronto, Canada Dec. 10, 1805; died Jan. 18 at the age of 82 years, 1 month. He, with his parents, emigrated to the United States in 1809 and settled in Richland County, Ohio. On Nov. 20, 1828 he married Polly Jackson. In 1841 he moved to Indiana and settled in Jefferson Twp, where he resided till his death. He leaves 3 daughters and 2 sons. His wife preceded him in death 9 years ago last Sept., since which time he has resided mostly with his daughter, Abigail Craven. He has 2 daughters and one son in the west and one son and one daughter in this county. ^ 1-27-1888 End of Sharon's research for John Potts. She also has pictures of his tombstone in Sweet Cemetery, Noble County, which I have not included. Oscar Burton Robbin's says that William Imes was Guardian for John Potts in his later years but I have not found record of that. His bio above says he lived with Abigail in Noble County in his later years; and he is buried in Noble County. But I have not put that as his place of death as there was some question about it. John's name is misspelled in the 1880 census so that it doesn't show up in searches. It is spelled Johm Potts. 1880 Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Johm POTTS Self Male W 74 CAN Farmer CAN CAN Nelson POTTS Son Male W 34 IN Carpenter CAN NJ Sarah J. POTTS Wife Female W 26 WI Keeping House NH NY Hattie May POTTS Dau S Female W 7 IN IN WI Warren POTTS Son S Male W 3 IN IN WI Ervin W. POTTS Son S Male W 2M IN IN WI Isimia CRAVEN Other Female W 22 OH Domestic Servant OH OH Source Information: Census Place Jefferson, Noble, Indiana Family History Library Film 1254302 NA Film Number T9-0302 Page Number 462C

  
  

• Sources

  [S347984670] Book: "History of the Jackson Family of Hempstead, Long Island", Oscar Burton Robbins, (1951, Loveland, Colorado), 91, 96. [S347985136] Research of Sharon Corcoran . Info per tombstone and obit. Obit found http://www.rootsweb.com/~innoble/Cemeteries/Sweet.htm [S347985136] Research of Sharon Corcoran . [S347985137] Indiana, Noble County, Vital Records, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~innoble/), Obits.