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Nelson Potts
3 Mar 1838 – 19 Feb 1897
| Birth | 3 Mar 1838 |
| Death | 19 Feb 1897 |
| Cemetery | Fell Cemetery Libertyville , Jefferson County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Stephen Moore (GEDMatch.com kit A221244) on 29 Jul 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61356894 |
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Beloved husband of Margaret J. Vaught Potts
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A precious one from us has gone. A voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. Nelson Potts Obituary, states: Nelson C. Potts was born near Terre Haute, Indiana March 13, 1838. Died Feb. 19 1897 aged 58-11-22. Sixth of a family of twelve children, two of whom died in infancy, the remaining ten lived to adult age. One sister and four brothers survive. He leaves a wife and nine children to morn his loss. When eighteen years of age he united with the M.E. Church. Enlisted in Co. H, 28th Illinois Volunteers, being the first of six brothers to take up arms in defense of his country’s flag. He served three years, then re-enlisted as a veteran and continued in the army until the close of the war. He was at Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth, Memphis, Ft. Donelson, Vicksburg, and a number of other engagements. He well won the eulogy pronounced by his captain that He was one of the bravest men he ever saw. Charter member of Lewis G. Baldwin Post No. 279 G.A.R. In usual health in the morning, he started on horse-back for the country, and soon afterward was found lying in the road with his neck broken. A very large number gathered at the residence to participate in the funeral services. The funeral was in charge of the Post, and his remains were laid to rest in the Fell Cemetary. And still the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill, But oh for the touch of a vanished hand Or for the sound of a voice that is stilled.
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Siblings
- Charles F. "Charlie" Potts 1832–1910
- Wilson E Potts 1834–1891
- Julia Ann Potts Graham 1839–1889
- James Franklin Potts 1841–1885
- Jeremiah Raney Potts 1844–1925
- Andrew Potts 1844–1864
- Pvt Louis Henry Potts 1846–1905
- Theodore Ford Potts 1851–1882
Children
- Amy Potts Miller 1866–1947 FaG
- Laura Francis Potts Shipler 1868–1960 FaG
- Frank Potts 1870–1943 FaG
- William Potts 1873–1940 FaG
- Myrta Marie Potts Loveless 1875–1925 FaG
- Owen Potts 1877–1964 FaG
- Charley Potts 1879–1941 FaG
- Russell Ray Potts 1884–1963 FaG
- Loeda Margaret Potts Allison 1886–1951 FaG
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