The H600 Project Genealogy DB
Gwendolynn D. Potts
Abt 1909 - Aft 1919 (11 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Gwendolynn D. Potts was born about 1909 in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA (daughter of Emery E. Potts and Ella M. Dickson); died after 1919 in Notes:
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2. Emery E. Potts was born about 1865 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA (son of Thomas J. Potts and Martha (Unknown)); died after 1919 in Notes:
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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
1870 Census: Akron, Peoria Co, Illinois
Thomas J. Potts, age 40, bp OH, Farmer
Martha Potts, age 40, bp OH
William C, age 18, bp OH, Farm Laborer
Jefferson W., age 9, bp IL
Emma E., age 5, bp IL
Emery E. Potts, age 5, bp IL
Sylvester, son, age 1, bp OH
Laura McWilliam, age 20, bp OH, Seamstress
1880 Census: Grant, Vermilion Co, Illinois
Thomas J. Potts, age 50, bp OH, p's bp PA, Farmer
Martha Potts, wife, age 49, bp OH, f's bp VA, m's bp OH
Winfiled, son, age 19, bp IL, Farming
Emma E., dau, age 15, twin, bp IL
Emery E. Potts, son, age 15, twin, bp IL, p's bp OH, Farming
Wyat S., son, age 10, bp IL
Mattie E., dau, age 8, bp ILEmery married Ella M. Dickson on 11 Feb 1886 in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. Ella (daughter of George C. Dickson and Sarah Gilbert) was born about 1867 in Hoopeston, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died after 1919 in
3. Ella M. Dickson was born about 1867 in Hoopeston, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA (daughter of George C. Dickson and Sarah Gilbert); died after 1919 in Notes:
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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Next household to brother Rudolph's family
1900 Census: Ross, Vermillion Co, Illinois
Emery Potts, Jan [?] 1865?, age 35, m 13 yrs, bp IL, p's bp IL, Farmer
Ella Potts, wife, Jan [?] 1867, age 33, 5 births 2 living, bp IL, p's bp IL
Ray Potts, son, July 1892?, age 7, bp IL, p's bp IL
Ralph Potts, son, July 1894?, age 5, bp IL, p's bp IL
Written as EMORY
Next household to Dickson neices and sis-in-law.
1910 Census: Ross, Vermillion Co, Illinois
Emery Potts, age 45, m 24 yrs, bp IL, p's bp OH, Farmer- general
Ella Potts, wife, age 44, 5 births 4 living, bp IL, p's bp IL
Ray ?. Potts, son, son, age 18, bp IL, p's bp IL, Lineman- telephone co.
Ralph M. Potts, son, age 13, bp IL, p's bp IL
unreadable Potts, son, age 6 [?], [Joseph?] bp IL, p's bp IL
[?] Gwendolynn Potts, dau, age ?/12m, bp IL, p's bp IL
Note sister Matilda also moved to Edmond, OK
1920 Census: Edmond, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma
Emery E. Potts, age 54, bp IL, p's bp OH, Farmer- general
Ella M. Potts, wife, age 53, bp VT, p's bp IL
Jewel L. Potts, son, age 16, bp IL, p's bp IL
Gwendolan D. Potts, dau, age 11, bp IL, f's bp IL, m's bp VT
Glenn L. Potts, gr-son, age 9, bp IL, p's bp IL
Margaret L. Potts, gr- dau, age 4 1/12, bp OK, p's bp IL
Was Ray the gr-children's father?
Could not find family in 1930.Notes:
Married:
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
POTTS, EMERY E - DICKSON, ELLA - 02/11/1886 - VERMILIONChildren:
- Ray Potts was born in Jul 1892 in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died after 1910 in Ross Twp, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA.
- Ralph McKinley Potts was born on 14 Jul 1894 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Apr 1942 in Carmi, White Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Edmond, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, USA (Edmond Cemetery).
- Jewel L. Potts was born about 1904 in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died after 1919 in
- 1. Gwendolynn D. Potts was born about 1909 in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died after 1919 in
- (Unknown) Potts died before 1901.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas J. Potts was born about 1830 in Ohio, USA. Notes:
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Thomas married Martha (Unknown). Martha was born about 1830 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Martha (Unknown) was born about 1830 in Ohio, USA. Notes:
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Children:
- 2. Emery E. Potts was born about 1865 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died after 1919 in
- 2. Emery E. Potts was born about 1865 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died after 1919 in
6. George C. Dickson was born about 1836 in Illinois, USA; died before 1911 in . Notes:
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George married Sarah Gilbert on 27 Nov 1859 in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. Sarah (daughter of Alvan Gilbert and Matilda Horr) was born on 22 Aug 1837 in Illinois, USA; died on 14 Jan 1912; was buried in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Sarah Gilbert was born on 22 Aug 1837 in Illinois, USA (daughter of Alvan Gilbert and Matilda Horr); died on 14 Jan 1912; was buried in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. Notes:
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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Transcribed as Vermillion County.
1860 Census: Danville, Ross twp, Vermilion Co, Illinois
George Dickson, age 23, bp OH, Farmer
Sarah Dickson, age 23, bp IL
No others listed in household.
1880 Census Place: Ross, Vermilion Co, Illinois
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
George DICKSON Self M Male W 44 IL Farmer PA OH
Sarah DICKSON Wife M Female W 42 IL Keeping House NY NY
Roldolphus DICKSON Son S Male W 19 IL Farm Laborer IL IL
Mary DICKSON Dau S Female W 17 IL At Home IL IL
Ellen DICKSON Dau S Female W 13 IL At Home IL IL
Matilda DICKSON Dau S Female W 6 IL At Home IL IL
Eli DICKSON Son S Male W 4 IL At Home IL IL
Not found in the 1870, 1900 Vermilion Co IL censuses.
Living with her dau Matilda
1910 Census: Rossville, Ross Twp, Vermilion Co, Ilinois
Sarah Dickson, mo-in-law, age ??, widow, 7 births 3 living, bp IL, p's bp NY
Image difficult to read, 14 of 27.
Note Sarah stated 7 births with only 3 living.Notes:
Married:
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900Children:
- Sarah Dickson was born about 1860 in Illinois, USA; was buried in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA (Mann's Chapel).
- Roldolphus Dickson was born in Sep 1860 in Illinois, USA.
- Mary Dickson was born about 1863 in Illinois, USA.
- 3. Ella M. Dickson was born about 1867 in Hoopeston, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died after 1919 in
- Matilda Prudence Dickson was born in Sep 1875 in Illinois, USA.
- Eli Dickson was born about 1876 in Illinois, USA.
Generation: 4
14. Alvan Gilbert was born on 11 Jul 1810 in Gorham, Ontario Co, New York, USA (son of Samuel Gilbert and Mary Morse); died on 18 Oct 1878 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. Notes:
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Alvin Gilbert and Matilda Horr came to Ross township, Vermillion Co Illinois in 1831.
" In 1831 he married Miss Matilda Horr and the following year he went with his father to Ross township, where his FATHER-IN-LAW owned land." History of Vermilion County Illinois. Was his father-in-law, Robert III, still alive in 1831???
In History of Vermilion County- Illinois- Ross Twp, pgs 670 & 671, about Alvin- Alvan Gilbert, " "About 1825 he emigrated with his parents and two younger brothers... to Grawford Co Ohio"...the next year "...westward setteling in Vermilion Co, Illinois, two miles south of Danville...."
"In the spring of 1835 he moved on a farm situated on the north side of the North Fork, west of the Chicago State road, and opposite Mann's Chapel, which he had purchased from his father-in-law." [after m. to Matilda Horr, before m. to Nancy Horr] His family was of Massachusetts, his grandafther served in the Rev.War.
"The oldest burial ground in the Rossville area is adjacent to the chapel.The first person buried in the cemetery was the 11-day-old grandson of Samuel Gilbert. The first Justice of the Peace and first Postmaster of Ross Township, Gilbert donated the land on which the chapel and school were built. After the church was built in 1857, the cemetery became known as Mann's Chapel Cemetery."
http://www.rossvilleshops.com/manns.html
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I04776
Referenced in Summer 1998 Illiana Genealogist:
Male, white, 68y, 3m, 8d, Yeoman, 18 October 1878 5:00 am, married, american, Gorham Ontario Co, NY, 53 years, Rossville, Belious Remittent fever, pulmonary consumption, 2months 16 days, Manns Chapel, 10/29/1878, D C Payne, Rossville, IL, M. T. Livengood, MD, Rossville.
"He bought and traded extensively and owned 900 acres in Ross Township. In 1876 he was elected to the Illinois General Assemly." History of Ross and South Ross Townships
Biography (starts bottom of page 670):
https://archive.org/stream/historyofvermili01beck#page/670/mode/2up/search/670Alvan married Matilda Horr on 18 Apr 1831 in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. Matilda (daughter of Robert Horr, 3rd and Lavina Hamm) was born on 18 Apr 1810 in Ohio, USA; died on 13 Mar 1849 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]
15. Matilda Horr was born on 18 Apr 1810 in Ohio, USA (daughter of Robert Horr, 3rd and Lavina Hamm); died on 13 Mar 1849 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. Notes:
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Children:
- 7. Sarah Gilbert was born on 22 Aug 1837 in Illinois, USA; died on 14 Jan 1912; was buried in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA.
- Nancy Jane Gilbert was born in Oct 1840 in Illinois, USA; died after 1919 in
. - Samuel J. Gilbert was born on 1 May 1843 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; died on 7 Oct 1844 in Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in , Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA (Gundy Cemetery).