I too have the Potts family in my line. I believe the name is George Potts. His daughter married an Earl Wisenburg. The daughter is still living here in Illinois. I don't know if this fits in with your line. If it does, let me know. Michelle Wisenburg Gunawan ruslygu@bwsys.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "K & M Jenstad" <jenstad@pro-ns.net> To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Potts > Marna, I also have very little on the POTTs line. Elizabeth POTTS, the > first wife of my gg-grandfather, David E. HALL, died in 1858 (mother of 13), > and is buried in the Methodist Cemetery in Hermon. Then he remarried to Ann > DAVIS BARNARD (widow), and had one more child, my great-grandfather. So I > am not really related to the POTTS line. The little I have is from a person > listed on the Portage Co. OH site, who lists a Joshua POTTS, prob. born > about 1790 (calc. from his first child b. 1809), and my David HALL's wife, > Elizabeth, was one of his children. I have noticed several POTTS also > settling in Knox Co. IL, but don't know how (or if) they are related. In > the 1850 census of Chestnut Twp. I find my David E. HALL and Elizabeth POTTS > HALL family.....and right next door is Catharine POTTS, age 52, head of > family, with several younger people. A Jonathan and Mary POTTS family is a > few more houses away. I don't know who any of these people are. Then in > London Mills, Fulton Co.IL is Lewis POTTS, who married Emily Bodwell, a > native of Portage Co., OH. Don't know who these people are either, but > figured if they came from Portage Co. OH they must be related to "my" > Elizabeth. So, the answer is that I'm not really following the POTTS line, > but would be interested if there is a connection to my David HALL's wife, > Elizabeth POTTS. Otherwise, I don't really need other POTTS data. Thank > you for offering. > Margaret > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marna Scott" <marnascott@lisco.net> > To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 11:20 AM > Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Potts > > > > You did not say whether you had info or were interested in the POTTS line. > > I do not have a lot, but found JOSHUA POTTS in my files, and his father. > > Also some siblings, I believe. I will not post here at this time as I do > > not know whether you are interested in them or not. > > > > I have been trying to locate information on JACOB POTTS; his daughter > > CHRISTINA married my g. grandfather, ISAAC MILLS and both are buried in > the > > Christian Cemetery in Hermon, so the families must be related. > > > > If anyone can help on any information on that family, I would be greatly > > interested. - and will share what I have. > > > > - Marna - > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "K & M Jenstad" <jenstad@pro-ns.net> > > To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 9:53 AM > > Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Thurmans from Ohio? > > > > > > > Hi, Susan. This part of my Hall family has been hard to find very many > > > facts for, so my data is pretty meager. But....here's what I know...... > > > My gg-grandfather, David E. Hall, was married in Portage Co. OH > (northeast > > > corner of state) in Sept. of 1833. Census records give several > different > > > "birthplace" listings for him.....NY, or PA, or OH.......so I don't > really > > > know when he came to Portage County. We think his parents are Samuel > and > > > Silence Hall, a couple born in circa 1781 and circa 1776, and they are > > > buried in the same plot as David and wife, in Hermon IL. I haven't been > > > able to find any more of David or parents in Portage County during > > > 1800-1833. > > > > > > David Hall married Elizabeth Potts, dau. of Joshua Potts. Sometime > > between > > > Sept 1833 and Dec 1834 David and Elizabeth moved to Highland County OH, > > > because their first children, twins, were born in Highland County in > Dec. > > > 1834. Next two children also born "Ohio" (obtained from census > reports). > > > I am assuming Highland Co,....even though assuming is "dangerous". The > > > child born June 1838 was born in Ohio, and the next child was born > April > > > 1840 in Knox County IL. So sometime between 1838-1840 they came to Knox > > > County IL. > > > > > > There is vague oral family history about some Quaker influence in this > > > family at this time. But I can't figure out what it is. I think that > > > there was a Quaker community in Fairfield OH (Highland/Clinton Co. area) > > and > > > also one in Fulton Co. OH (south of Knox Co.). However, by the time I > > know > > > anything of the family, they are Methodist. They may have just traveled > > > with the Quakers (? a guess), or possibly were at one time Quaker, then > > > married "out of the faith" and were removed from the Quaker records. > > > (another guess). > > > > > > >From data offered on the Knox County GenWeb site, I've noticed that > > several > > > other families also came from Highland County, so they may all have come > > as > > > a group. (?) > > > > > > Margaret > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <Smlathrum@aol.com> > > > To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:47 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Thurmans from Ohio? > > > > > > > > > > Margaret, where did your Hall folks come from in Ohio? And when did > they > > > move > > > > to Illinois? > > > > Susan > > > > > > > > > > > > >