Hugh Swinton POTTS II

HAIRSTON.org ID#2480, b. 9 January 1865, d. 21 August 1923
Father*Dr. Hugh Swinton POTTS1 b. 12 Mar 1818, d. 1867
Mother*Narcissa Eliza GRAY1 b. a 1826
Birth*Hugh Swinton POTTS II was born on 9 January 1865 in Mississippi.1,2 
He was the son of Dr. Hugh Swinton POTTS and Narcissa Eliza GRAY.1 
Census 1870Hugh Swinton POTTS II appeared on the 1870 census of Narcissa Eliza GRAY on 16 June 1870 in Township 17, Lowndes, Mississippi.3

 
Census 1880Hugh Swinton POTTS II appeared on the 1880 census of Narcissa Eliza GRAY on 21 June 1880 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; Mrs N. E. Potts 42 SC, daughters M.B. 22, E.M. 22, G.w. 18, sons S.F. 21, H.S. 16.4

 
Marriage*Hugh Swinton POTTS II married Fannie CATCHING about 1898.1,2 
Census 1900*Hugh Swinton POTTS II appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 in Monroe, Louisiana, H.S. Potts 35 b. Jan 1865 MS, married 2 years to F.C. 28 b. Jan 1872 TX, son H.S. Jr. 1 b. Jan 1898 LA.2 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 20 April 1910 in Monroe, Ouschita, Louisiana, Hugh S. Potts 40 widow, son Hugh S. Jr. 11, daughter Lenora C. 9 and sister Mattie B. 50.5 
Death*He died on 21 August 1923 in Meridian, Mississippi, at age 58. 
Newspaper*His death notice appeared in the Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, LA on Monday, August 27, 1923 stating that he had passed on Tuesday, August 21, 1923 in Meridian, Mississippi. 

Family

Fannie CATCHING
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S136] Bible - Thomas Potts Family Bible - 1668-1893 , area covered is Charleston, South Carolina. Bible printed in 1740. other surnames mentioned: Akin, Burton, Gray, Hairston, Keelin, Smith, and Thornton. Library call number 24346, Library of Virginia.
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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