Elvira Warren POTTS

HAIRSTON.org ID#2458, b. 19 May 1853, d. 28 September 1925
Father*Dr. Hugh Swinton POTTS1 b. 12 Mar 1818, d. b 1880
Mother*Narcissa Eliza GRAY1 b. a 1826
Birth*Elvira Warren POTTS was born on 19 May 1853 in Mississippi.1,2 
She was the daughter of Dr. Hugh Swinton POTTS and Narcissa Eliza GRAY.1 
Census 1860Elvira Warren POTTS appeared on the 1860 census of William H. GRAY on 20 June 1860 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi; William H. Gray (head of household) 32 born in SC, Ella Gray 5 born MS, H. S. Potts 42 Physician South Carolina, Narcissa Potts 34 South Carolina, Margaret 14, Anna 11, Martha & Elvira 7 (twins). Sumner Hudson 9 and William Hudson 1.1


 
Census 1870Elvira Warren POTTS appeared on the 1870 census of Narcissa Eliza GRAY on 16 June 1870 in Township 17, Lowndes, Mississippi.3

 
Census 1880Elvira Warren POTTS appeared on the 1880 census of Narcissa Eliza GRAY on 21 June 1880 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.4

 
Marriage*Elvira Warren POTTS married Edward Francis POWELL on 14 June 1894.2 
Death*Elvira Warren POTTS died on 28 September 1925 in Grayson, Texas, at age 72.5

Family

Edward Francis POWELL

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [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 - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  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. [S51] Death Certificate.
Last Edited4 Jan 2022