Born in Bradley county, Tenn. Married Malinda Davis, cousin of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. Lived in Carthage, Mo., where he was justice of the peace, then sheriff (1850-52), and Confederate soldier during the Civil War. Moving to Texas, he paid $500 in gold for Hamilton County sheep range, 1872; later had more land. An ardent Baptist, a Mason, donor of cemetery site, he was honored in naming of Pottsville, 1878.
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Capt. John Stephen Potts Historical Marker Location Map, Hamilton, Texas
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