Biography of John Potts, pages 579 / 580.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

John Potts is a native of Stark county, Ohio, born Feb. 4, 1813, the eldest 
son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Triplet) Potts, natives of Virginia and of 
English ancestry, and grandson of John Potts and Joseph Triplet, the former 
a soldier in the war of the Revolution.  When he was five years of age his 
parents moved to Wayne Count, Ohio, and there he was reared and educated.  
In 1837 they moved to Lawrence County, Ill., and in 1855 while on a visit to 
our subject the father died.  The mother died in Lawrence County.  John Potts 
lived in Wayne County till 1846, when he moved to De Kalb County, Ind., and 
bought forty acres of land which is a part of his present farm.  To this he 
has added forty acres, and now has a valuable farm with a good residence and 
farm buildings.  He has been an industrious and enterprising citizen, and 
has gained the confidence and esteem of the entire community.   In 1864 he 
was elected Magistrate of his township and served twenty years.  He is a 
Democrat in politics. He was married Feb. 6, 1834, to Elinor Metcalf, 
daughter of Josiah and Hannah Metcalf.  To them were born two children-
Almira L. died at the age of twenty years; and Hannah E. is the wife of 
Albert Buchanan.  Mrs. Potts died Aug, 25, 1866, and Aug. 18, 1867, Mr. 
Potts married Maria Shaffer, a native of Westmoreland County, Pa.,  Mrs. 
Potts is a member of the Lutheran church.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com