Husband: Samuel Jonathan POTTS
Birthdate: 14 May 1840
Birthplace: DeKalb County, GA
Death date: 19 Jan 1894
Place of death:
Father: William Foster POTTS
Mother: Nancy T. LANGFORD

Marriage date: 19 January 1874
Marriage place: Rutherford County, TN

Wife: Martha J. "Mattie" Harvey
Birthdate: 1856
Birthplace: NC
Death date: After 22 April 1910
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Luella M. POTTS
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1876
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., TN
Death date: 14 March 1970
Place of death: Fannin Co., TX
Marriage date: 1902
Marriage place: Texas
Spouses' names: James LEWIS

Child No. 2: Emma POTTS
Sex: F
Birthdate: About 1877
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., TN
Death date:
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Child No. 3: Francis M. POTTS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 09 Aug 1878
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., TN
Death date: 21 Oct 1962
Place of death: Fannin Co., TX
Marriage date: 1904
Marriage place: Texas
Spouses' names: Maggie J.

Child No. 4: Annie POTTS
Sex: F
Birthdate: Sept 1879
Birthplace: Rutherford Co., TN
Death date:
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Child No. 5: Jessie POTTS
Sex: F
Birthdate: 05 Sept 1884
Birthplace: Fannin Co., TX
Death date: 06 April 1900
Place of death: Fannin Co., TX
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Documentation:
* 1850 Census of Anderson District, DeKalb County, GA.
* 1860 Census of Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA.
* 1880 Census of Civil District 5, Rutherford County, TN.
* Early Rutherford County Marriages, 1873-1881, Rutherford County, TN.

Notes:
* Samuel joined the Confederate Army, Co B, 9th Regiment, GA Artillery, on May 5, 1862. He was taken prisoner of war by the Union Army at Knoxville TN on Jan 5, 1864 and sent to Rock Island Prison Barracks IL. He signed an Oath of Allegiance to the U.S. and was paroled on May 18, 1865.