Dubuque County IA Archives Obituaries.....Potts, William April 30, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com March 30, 2014, 12:17 am Dubuque Herald, May 1, 1898 Dubuque Herald, May 1, 1898 OLD SETTLER DIES Death of William Potts a Resident of Dubuque County Sixty Years At an early hour yesterday morning occurred the death of William Potts, a well known and highly respected citizen of our city, who had resided in the city and county sixty years. Mr. Potts was born in County Wexford, Ireland in 1819. He at one time farmed in Prairie Creek township, and his wife, Bridget, died in 1878. He is survived by five children. The funeral will take place Tuesday from the family residence, 87 Summit Street. Mr. Potts was well acquainted among our older inhabitants, and was a man of upright character and a generous spirit. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/dubuque/obits/p/potts2720gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb