Details for Capt. John Stephen Potts
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5193004101
Data
| Marker Number | 4101 |
| Atlas Number | 5193004101 |
| Marker Title | Capt. John Stephen Potts |
| Index Entry | Potts, John Stephen |
| Address | CR 219 |
| City | Pottsville |
| County | Hamilton |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 563838 |
| UTM Northing | 3505164 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Pottsville Cemetery |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (1816 - 1901) 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. |