Monroe County GaArchives Photo person.....Potts, William E. and Sarah Wilson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 July 15, 2004, 8:47 am Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/monroe/photos/ph1635pottswil.jpg Image file size: 42.4 Kb This is William E. Potts (c. 1798 Oglethorpe Co., GA-9 May 1872 Monroe Co., GA) and wife Sarah Wilson (4 May 1801 Union District, SC -22 May 1883 Monroe Co., GA). Both are buried in the Potts family cemetery, Monroe Co., GA. They married 8 Oct 1816 according to his Bible probably in Jasper Co., GA though it is not shown in their marriage records. Additional Comments: 1820 Jasper Co., GA census 244 1308 Potts Wm 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1m <10 James E. 1f<10 Serena 1m <26 Wm E. 1f<26 Sarah 1830 Monroe Co., GA 1m <5 Mahlon 1f<5 Elizabeth 1m 5-10 Jenkins 2f 5-10 Serena & Jane 1m 10-15James 1m 30-40William 1f 20-30 Sarah 1840 Monroe Co., GA 504th dist. p 160 W E Potts 2m <5 Thomas & Moses 2f<5 Sarah, Jemima (should be 1<5 & 2<10) 1m <10 William W. 1<10 Emirintha 1m <15 Mahlon 1<15 Elizabeth 1m <20 Jenkins 1<20 Jane 1m <50 W. E. 1<40 Sarah 1850 Monroe Co., GA Wm E Potts 60, farmer, $10,000, GA Sarah 49 SC Mahlon 21 GA Wm E, Jr. 17 GA Moses 15 GA Sallie 12 GA Eldra N. 12 GA Thomas 9 GA Samuel 8 GA Stephen 6 GA ENSUS YR: 1860 TERRITORY: GA COUNTY: Monroe DIVISION: Johnstons Dist No. 504 GM REEL NO: M653-131 PAGE NO: 33 REFERENCE: Johnstonville PO, 13 June 1860; Ass't. Marshal: Cary A. King 19 219 215 Potts Wm E 67 M Farmer 9,000 16,000 Geo X 20 219 215 Potts Sarah 61 F SC X 21 219 215 Potts Mahlon 30 M Ga 22 219 215 Potts Moses 25 M Ga 23 219 215 Potts Thomas 20 M Ga 24 219 215 Potts Samuel 19 M Ga X 25 219 215 Potts Stephen 15 M Ga X 26 219 215 Wilkison Jane 37 F Ga 27 219 215 Wilkison Fannie 10 F Ga X 28 219 215 Wilkison Sarah 6 F Ga 1870Monroe Co., GA Potts, Wm E. 81 retired farmer {where's Sarah Potts?} Wilkerson, Jane 48 kh Sarah E 23 Fannie A. 16 1880 Monroe Co., GA Potts, Mrs. Sarah 79, SC, PA, SC Moses 49 GA, GA, SC Floy 13 GA, GA, GA Katie 3 GA, GA, GA From A History of Monroe Co., GA p. 97 "Johnstonville was the first county seat of Monroe Co., established in 1821. Located 4 miles northeast of Barnesville, it is now in Lamar Co. In the early days there were the Martin Mill (later owned by Mr. W. E. Potts), the Ingram Mill and the Reeves Mill." Photo has been resized/compressed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Project File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/monroe/photos/ph1635pottswil.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb