Person:John Potts (38)

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

1. ↑ Research of Sharon Corcoran (corcoran, add the at, jtt, add the dot,net).
2. ↑ Indiana, Noble County, Vital Records www.rootsweb.com/~innoble/
   Obits.
3.   Robbins, Oscar Burton. History of the Jackson family of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., Ohio and Indiana: descendants of Robert and Agnes Washburn Jackson. (Loveland, Colo.: Robbins, 1951)
   91, 96.
4.   Research of Sharon Corcoran (corcoran, add the at, jtt, add the dot,net).

   Info per tombstone and obit. Obit found http://www.rootsweb.com/~innoble/Cemeteries/Sweet.htm