Person:Ida Potts (3)

Ida is found at 6 months old in the 1860 Noble County, Indiana, Census with her parents Alfred and Keziah Ann. In the 1870 Noble County, Indiana Census she is living with her Uncle Ira who is head of household for her widowed mother (Ann Corbin Potts, w/o Alford D. Potts) and her 3 children.

Marriage Record from Noble Co site: Steel Samuel J, --, Potts Ida, --, --, 21 Oct 1877 Potts Ida, ca 1860, Steel Samuel J, Potts Alfred, Corbin Anna, 3-572

1880 Census, Nebraska, Richardson County: Steele, Samuel J. W M 32 painter IN PA OH Steele, Ida M. W F 21 wife keeping house IN OH OH Steele, Ethel W F 1 dau NE IN IN Potts, Norman W M 19 brother-in-law works on farm IN OH OH (John Norman Potts) Potts, Owen W M 16 brother-in-law works on farm IN OH OH (Owen went back to Noble Co, IN.)

1900 Census Illinois, Madison County: Steele, Samuel head W M Apr 1848 52 M 22 IN OH IN Steele, Ida M. wife W F Jan 1860 40 M 22 3 2 IN IN OH Rice?, Ethel D. dau W F May 1879 21 W 1 1 NE IN IN Rice?, Merril granddau W F Mar 1899 1 S IL KY NE Steele, Irvin J. son W M Mar 1896 4 S Missouri IN IN

"I found record of a probate with names of John's children listed. It gives an idea of who the female children were married to at the time of his death: Potts John, d. 1-18-1888 Fd: 2-1-1888. Ch: Abigail J. Craven, Ira Potts. Heirs: Owen S., John N. Potts, Ida M. Steele, Elizabeth B. Dye, Harriet D. Brink." From Sharon Corcoran's research Owen, John N. and Ida are grandchildren of John Potts, their father Alford having died during the Civil War.

1. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   Noble Co, Indiana.
2. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Illinois, Madison County.
3.   Indiana, Noble County, Vital Records www.rootsweb.com/~innoble/.

   From her step-father's biography; Abraham Cary. See Ann Corbin's Notes.