I have the photo mentioned here scanned and available to anyone who can receive attachments. Let me know if you want the photo of William F. & Drewsey Watts Potter. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Mitchell" <mitchkelly@hotmail.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 9:31 AM Subject: [ARSEARCY] potter > The lady we met at the ancestor fair was Jeannie Potter Williams and her > e-mail is: JeanJamie@aol.com > > Kelly > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "marinda holliman" <mrholliman@hotmail.com> > To: ARSEARCY-L-@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fwd: [ARSEARCY] Fw: subscribe > Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 19:21:33 > > Ginny, > > Hello , I am one of the Searcy County O'NEAL decendants. :] I am from > James K. O'NEAL who married Tima Ann Kimbrell. One of their children Mary > Josephine O'neal married Everett A. Watts, who's child was Jessie Pauline > Watts who married Frank K. Allen that are my parents. > Anyway, our WATTS have a Drewsy / Jerusha Watts who married William POTTER. > He is a son to Benjamin POTTER. > > Here is the 1880 Searcy County Census of Cove Township. August, 24. > > Listed in the house hold: > > # 691-585? , Benjamin Potter, 46, M, Farmer/mechanic, (b)Tn. > Jane , 44, F, , (b) Tn. > William Potter , 25, M, Farmer , (b)Tn. > Drewsy , 22, F, , (b) Ky. > Matachi , 19, M, , (b) Tn. > Livingston , 17, M , (b) Tn. > Leander , 15, M , (b) Tn. > Sarah , 10, F , (b) Ark. > Cmarintha , 8, F , (b) Ark. > > Also in the Ancestor Exchange that is published by James Johnston, is a > notation on page 25, Vol. IX, No. 2 of the August 1999 issue about Benjamin > Potter. > > " Sawed lumber was more precious than gold and was only used for making > coffins for the dead. Later on Benjamin Potter and Nelson Hatchett put in a > saw mill on the Red River. That was called a Water Saw Mill, and gave great > relief to the whip saw busisness. But they could only run when they had > plenty of water." > > A few years ago at the North Arkansas Ancestor Fair we obtained a photo of > Drewsy WATTS POTTER. On the photo it said : "Drewsey Watts Born 1838 in > Kentucky, married William F.POTTER. Photo compliments of Mamye Faye Roach, > Clinton ,Ark." . > > This year at the ancestor fair, there was a lady who came by the WATTS table > who was researching the POTTER's. We did obtain some of her material about > the Potter family. I regrett to say that I do not have the lady's name who > gave us the copies. Our hoast over the Watts table was Barbara > VanCamp<barbvc@qwest.net> was the one who was conversing with the person and > obtaining the information. You may wish to contact her for more details. > > Marinda Holliman > > > >From: "Ann McDonald" <amcdonal@sheltonbbs.com> > >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Fw: subscribe > >Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 20:54:38 -0500 > > > >Ginny is a new subscriber maybe someone can help her? > > > >Ann > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ginny O'Neal" <goneal@pcis.net> > >To: <arsearcy-l-request@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 2:44 PM > >Subject: subscribe > > > > > > > I want to subscribe to the Searcy Co. Mailing List. Looking for > > > information on Benjamin Potter family of 1850's in Leslie AR. > > > > > > > > > > > >============================== > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >