Benjamin Potter was born 1815 in Tennessee, and died 1894 in Searcy Co., AR He married (1) Jane McCaig abt. 1836 in Tennessee, daughter of Samuel McCaig and Elizabeth Leslie. She was born 1817 in Tenn., died ab. 1864 in Leslie, Searcy Co., AR. He married (2) Mary Baker bet. 1865 - 1870 om Searcy Co., AR. She died unknown. On the 1870 Census in Wiley's Cove, Washington Township, Van Buren Co., AR we found Benjamin with a wife named Mary and her son William Baker, age 17, In the 1880 Bear Creek TWSP, Searcy Co., Ar Census Benjamin and Mary are Household #502 and living next to george Baker, age 22, wife Ellen, and son Charles 2 months. The Mountain Wave (newspaper) dated October 19, 1893 Ben Potter, the old man who disappeared from his home near Leslie on the 29th has not been heard from. The Mountain Wave dated Ma;y 24, 1894 A little excitement sprung up in the Cove, which caused another searchy to be made for Old Uncle Ben Potter, who mysteriously disappeared last fall. nothing developed. The Marshall Republican dated December 21, 1894 Mr. T. J. Ellis of the Cove paid us a short visit Wednesday. He says there is considerable excitement in the Cove over the discovery of a human skeleton near the Horse-Shoe, supposed to be old mlaln Potter, who disappeared so mysteriously about fourteen months ago. More about Benjamin Potter: census 1880, Bearcreek TWSP, Searcy Co. AR occupation: Blacksmith wagon maker Jane McCaig was buried in Leslie cem. in 1864 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.