Cyrus Potts

Brief Life History of Cyrus

When Cyrus Potts was born on 22 June 1837, in Clinton, Illinois, United States, his father, David G Potts, was 42 and his mother, Rebecca Talley, was 38. He had at least 1 son with Elyann Potts. He lived in Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 16 August 1863, at the age of 26.

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Cyrus Potts
1837–1863
Elyann Potts
1841–1887
Cyrus Louis Potts
1864–1926

Sources (3)

  • Cyrus Potts in household of David Potts, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Cyrus Potts in entry for Cyrus L Potts and Maggie C Martin, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Cyrus Potts in household of David Potts, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (8)

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

1839 · The Capital Moves again

After the twenty years that the capital was moved to Vandalia, the General Assembly, under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, voted to move the capital to Springfield. Springfield is still the capital of Illinois to this day, even though Chicago has long surpassed the capital on population.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Pott , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, in the former case denoting a Pot(t)'s son, relative or servant.

Americanized form of German Botz .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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