John Carmack Potts (1829 - 1878)

Born 9 Nov 1829 in Tennessee

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1878 at age 48 in Mississippi

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Biography

John C. Potts was born on November 9, 1829, in Tennessee. He married on 14 Dec 1852. Charlotte Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ijams.

Issue of this marriage:

• Mary, born about 1849, died before 1860.
• Thomas C., born about 1854, died ?
• Joseph Pascal, born 16 April 1855, died 21 July 1932
• Charles F., born 16 April 1860, 23 December 1914
• Jeff L., born 14 August 1861, 24 January 1891
• L.A. "Della", born about 1866, died ? (probably Mollie's twin)
• M.A. "Mollie", born about 1866, died ? (probably Della's twin)
• J.W., born about 1868, died before 1880 (first name may be James, but can't confirm)
• Kate Mc., born about 1871, died ?

John Potts died on July 11, 1878, at the age of 48.

Note The middle initial C. may stand for Carmack, per Ancestry tree user P_Sybesma, but I was unable to find source documents to confirm the name.

Sources

• Mississippi. Alcorn County. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 Oct 2014). http://www.ancestry.com : 2009.
• Mississippi. Pontotoc County. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 Oct 2014). http://www.ancestry.com : 2009.
• Mississippi. Alcorn County. 1870 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 Oct 2014). http://www.ancestry.com : 2009.
• Hunting For Bears, comp. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 Oct 2014). http://www.ancestry.com : 2004.
• Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 30 Oct 2014), memorial page for J. D. Potts (1855– 1932), Find A Grave Memorial no. 83574824, citing Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi; the accompanying note by Donald Gordon Dalrymple (user #46772734) states that this was probably John C. Potts, but was misidentified due to cemetery or informant error; the accompanying photograph by Graveaddiction (user #46528400) is not materially informative, but does provide a legible image of the cemetery entrance sign.