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Andrew Jackson Potter
Andrew Jackson Potter (April 3, 1830 – October 21, 1895) was an American Methodism, Methodist Circuit rider (religious), circuit rider, soldier and Droving, drover. Biography Potter was born on April 3, 1830, in Chariton County, Missouri, one of six children of Kentucky natives Joshua Potter—a War of 1812 veteran who died in 1840—and Martha Potter. He was named for president Andrew Jackson. As a teenager, he worked as a jockey, and won many races. Potter was known for his fearlessness, once stealing a gun from a man who hurt his daughter-in-law. He enlisted and served under Sterling Price the Mexican–American War began, and worked as a drover, physician at Fort Leavenworth, scout and soldier. He prospected at the Chino mine, returning to San Antonio in 1852 and working as a firefighter. He married Emily C. Guin on August 23, 1853, and had 14 children together. He converted to Methodism in 1856 while working as a logger in Bastrop County, Texas, Bastrop County, and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chariton County, Missouri
Chariton County is a County (United States), county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 7,408. Its county seat is Keytesville, Missouri, Keytesville. The county was organized November 16, 1820, from part of Howard County, Missouri, Howard County and is named for the Chariton River. History Chariton County was settled primarily from the states of the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and they quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Chariton was one of several counties settled mostly by southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie (Missouri), Little Dixie and Chariton County was at its heart. It was heavily pro-Confederate States of America, Confederate during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
