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1826 - 1898 (71 years)
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Name |
Ithamer J. POTTS [1] |
Birth |
19 Feb 1826 |
York Township, Belmont County, Ohio [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Fact |
Son of Lewis R. Potts [1] |
Death |
01 Feb 1898 [1] |
Burial |
Mt. Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia [1] |
Notes |
- Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf -
Source: History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio by J.A. Caldwell, page 420
I.J. Potts, eldest son of Lewis R. Potts, was born on the farm on which he now resides in York Township, Belmont County, on the 19th of February, 1825. His father was the first miller at Captina Mills, built by Judge Dillon, in 1822. About the year 1832, his father removed to West Wheeling, where our subject obtained a common school education. He worked with his father in West Wheeling mills until 1841, which he returned to Captina and hired with Michael Dorsey as a miller. In 1849 he formed a partnership with Michael and L.R. Dorsey, which continued ten years, when L.R. retired. The firm of Dorsey and Potts then continued until 1872, when Mr. Potts purchased Dorsey's interest, and the business has since been carried on in the name of I.J. Potts & Sons. On the 17th of October, 1849, Mr. Potts was married to Mary J. Bryson, of Captina. They are the parents of four children, three sons and one daughter. For about thirty years, Mr. Potts has made the milling and mercantile business a success. In the fall of 1875, he was elected commissioner of Belmont County, and served until 1878, when he was re-elected and is filling the office at present. He is recognized as a prudent, able and popular official.
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In the year 1865, I J Potts, Esq., and Isaac Jones found below a projecting ledge of rocks up Cove run, about a half a mile from its mouth, and near where the battle of Captina was fought, a stone about two feet square, bearing these initials carved legibly upon it - - "L W 1790."
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Person ID |
I45191 |
Main Tree |
Family |
Mary Jane BRYSON, b. 26 Aug 1826, Belmont Co., Ohio d. 21 May 1911 (Age 84 years) |
Marriage |
07 Oct 1849 |
Belmont County, Ohio [1] |
Children |
| 1. Edward Bruce POTTS, b. Abt 1850, Ohio [Natural] |
| 2. Idanora POTTS, b. Abt 1857, Ohio d. 1863 (Age 6 years) [Natural] |
| 3. Eugene R. POTTS, b. 16 Feb 1852, Captina, Belmont County, Ohio d. 1942 (Age 89 years) [Natural] |
| 4. Louis Bryson POTTS, b. 1855, Ohio [Natural] |
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Family ID |
F11430 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Marriage - 07 Oct 1849 - Belmont County, Ohio |
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Sources |
- [S00014] "Descendants of Andreas Getz" by Marianna L. Zuelsdorf.
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