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m. 15 Nov 1855
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Mr. [Abram] Cary's second and present wife was Ann (Corbin) Potts, widow of Alfred D. Potts who died from disease while serving in the late war. There were born to Mr. Potts and the present Mrs. Cary five children - Leonard J., Lillie V., Ida L., John N. and Owen S. Leonard and Lillie are dead. Mrs. Cary was born February 9, 1836 and was one of eight born to Stanfield and Margaret (Lee) Corbin. She was married to Mr. Potts November 15, 1855, who died in Louisville, Ky., June 23, 1865. To her marriage with Mr. Cary, which occurred August 8, 1872, there was born one son - Wreath D. Mr. and Mrs. Cary are members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and are well-known and highly esteemed citizens. Jefferson Twp Keziah's first name taken from tombstone's of her first two children "d/o AD & KA Potts"; also the 1860 Census below: 1860 Noble County, Greene Twp, Indiana Alfred Potts 28 M Farmer b in OH Keziah 24 F Domestic b in OH Lillee 2 F b in IN Idah 6/12 b in IN In the 1880 census Noble County, Anna is widowed; she and 3 children are living with her brother-in-law, Ira. By the 1900 Census, her second husband, Abram Cary, had also died and she had married again to George W. Potts. So far, I've found no relationship between George W. and Ann's first husband, Alford Potts. Keziah Anna Corbin Potts Cary Potts: her third marriage: Corbin Anna [Cary], 9 Feb 1836, Potts George W, Corbin Stanfill, Lee Margaret, 6-167 Potts George W, ca 1836, Corbin Anna, Potts Robert, Crawford Catherine, 13 Jul 1890 1880 Census Indiana, Noble, Jefferson: Cary, Abram W M 76 farmer NY NY NY Cary, Ann W F 44 wife keeping house OH VA VA Cary, Sophrona W F 42 dau at home NY NY NY Cary, Wriath W M 4 son IN NY OH 1900 Census Indiana, Whitley, Etna Potts, George W. head W M Nov 1831 68 M 9 MD Unknown VA Potts, Anna wife W F Feb 1835 65 M 9 6ch 3 living OH VA VA Potts, Virgil son W M Sep 1880 19 S IN MD IN (s/o Geo. W. & prior wife, Ellen) References
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