Good Afternoon: We have three nice photos today. Our thanks to Nancy Seefelt who shared them with us. They are for Franklin Joseph and Sarah Jane (Mootry) Potts and for William Michael and Nancy (Hopper) Mootry. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/mootry.wm.htm This one is of Frank and Sarah and two children. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/potts.frank.fam.htm There are two of Frank and Sarah - Nancy thinks that this one given below might have been taken on their wedding day. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/potts.frank.nancy.htm Nancy, I noticed that you have Frank born in Clinton Co., IL, so I was wondering how he is related to the Potts in Ash Township. I know that they were also from Clinton County. Again, Nancy, thank you so much for the nice photos and thanks for sharing. Donna Cooper

Donna, I will have to double check with my records but I believe my research found that Frank's grandfather Robert Potts was a brother or an uncle to William S. Potts who bought land next to Robert in Benton Co. Ark. There was another brother to William, Stringer Potts, but I think most of his family stayed in Ill. The Potts on the Mo. side in Ash Twp. are William Potts' family. These 2 families (& some intermarried families)travelled from Tenn. to Ill. to Ark. together and they always settled on the border of 2 counties. Although I have not been able to find a will or bible record there are land records showing connections between Robert & William.I have never been able to find the maiden name of William's wife Rebecca or the name of Robert's 1st wife. Frank's father was John Potts who donated land for the Potts (Corinth) school in Benton Co. Ark where the Mootrys & other Barry county families attended school. John's sister Lucy was married to Thomas Nathaniel Galyen. The Galyens, Potts & Mootrys were neighbors as well as being related. These 3 families are related to many Barry County families. I have a feeling that the female lines of the Potts family are probably connected but have no proof yet. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Cooper" <saarisr@sbcglobal.net> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:17 PM Subject: [MOBARRY] Photos > Good Afternoon: We have three nice photos today. Our thanks to Nancy > Seefelt > who shared them with us. > > They are for Franklin Joseph and Sarah Jane (Mootry) Potts and for William > Michael and Nancy (Hopper) Mootry. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/mootry.wm.htm > > This one is of Frank and Sarah and two children. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/potts.frank.fam.htm > > There are two of Frank and Sarah - Nancy thinks that this one given below > might have been taken on their wedding day. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/potts.frank.nancy.htm > > Nancy, I noticed that you have Frank born in Clinton Co., IL, so I was > wondering how he is related to the Potts in Ash Township. I know that they > were also from Clinton County. > > Again, Nancy, thank you so much for the nice photos and thanks for > sharing. > > Donna Cooper > > > Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nancy: Lucy Potts' husband, Thomas N. Galyen, had a sister Rebecca Josephine I think, who was married to John Burks. Do you know if that is the same Burks family that is buried in Sulherd or Old Washburn Cemetery? That stone reads Burke but sometimes the papers or other records mention him or his father as Burks. Donna -------Original Message------- From: mobarry@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, January 25, 2008 5:42:34 PM To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Photos Donna, I will have to double check with my records but I believe my research found that Frank's grandfather Robert Potts was a brother or an uncle to William S. Potts who bought land next to Robert in Benton Co. Ark. There was another brother to William, Stringer Potts, but I think most of his family stayed in Ill. The Potts on the Mo. side in Ash Twp. are William Potts' family. These 2 families (& some intermarried families)travelled from Tenn. to Ill. to Ark. together and they always settled on the border of 2 counties. Although I have not been able to find a will or bible record there are land records showing connections between Robert & William.I have never been able to find the maiden name of William's wife Rebecca or the name of Robert's 1st wife. Frank's father was John Potts who donated land for the Potts (Corinth) school in Benton Co. Ark where the Mootrys & other Barry county families attended school. John's sister Lucy was married to Thomas Nathaniel Galyen. The Galyens, Potts & Mootrys were neighbors as well as being related. These 3 families are related to many Barry County families. I have a feeling that the female lines of the Potts family are probably connected but have no proof yet. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Cooper" <saarisr@sbcglobal.net> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:17 PM Subject: [MOBARRY] Photos > Good Afternoon: We have three nice photos today. Our thanks to Nancy > Seefelt > who shared them with us. > > They are for Franklin Joseph and Sarah Jane (Mootry) Potts and for William > Michael and Nancy (Hopper) Mootry. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/mootry.wm.htm > > This one is of Frank and Sarah and two children. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/potts.frank.fam.htm > > There are two of Frank and Sarah - Nancy thinks that this one given below > might have been taken on their wedding day. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-3/potts.frank.nancy.htm > > Nancy, I noticed that you have Frank born in Clinton Co., IL, so I was > wondering how he is related to the Potts in Ash Township. I know that they > were also from Clinton County. > > Again, Nancy, thank you so much for the nice photos and thanks for > sharing. > > Donna Cooper > > > Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message .