Parent: Dudley Aaron Pottle (1778-1828) and Elizabeth (Betsey) Hoit (Hoyt) (1777-1829). They had six children together: William, Brackett, Eliza, Sarah, and twins James Madison and Thomas Jefferson Pottle.
On the 6th of May, 1862, Mr. Larimore was united in marriage to Miss Julia F Pottle, a daughter of Brackett and Mary (Woodruff) Pottle. The father was a native of New Hampshire and the mother of Connecticut, her birth having occurred near West Hartford. When a boy Mr. Pottle went to Boston, where he worked for six dollars per month and out of that sum he had to pay for a hogshead of molasses which he had spilled when draying. Not long after this several men spoke to him about coming to Illinois. These were John Wood, Willard Keys and a Mr. Kimball. Mr. Pottle accepted their proposition and came overland with them in covered wagons to Quincy. They entered land from the government by pre-emption at one dollar and a quarter per acres. John Wood afterward became governor of Illinois. It was in the year of 1833 that Mr. Pottle arrived in Quincy and in partnership with John Wood and Deacon Kimball he entered nine hundred acres of land, including part of the town site of the village of Payson, and when the landed was divided this portion fell to Mr. Pottle's lot and he afterward sold it to Deacon Scarborough, who laid out the town of Payson.
Mr. Pottle settled on a farm three miles east of Payson and for many years carried on agricultural pursuits, being one of the pioneer farmers of that county and a man whose labors contributed in large and important measure to the substantial improvement and material upbuilding of the county. In 1870 he removed to Payson, where he owned considerable property, and his efforts there also proved an important feature in the upbuilding of the town. He was a prominent and valued member of the Congregational church and was the last surviving charter member among those who organized the society at Payson. Mr. Pottle, who was born May 18, 1804, passed away January 3, 1893, in the eighty-ninth year of his age He was one of the most respected and honored of the pioneer settlers and his name should be inscribed high on the roll of the early residents of this part of the state.
His wife born the maiden name of Mary Woodruff, and was a daughter of Darius and Ruby Woodruff. They became the parents of four children: Julia F., Elijah Lovejoy, Rachel and Albert. Two of the number are now living – Mrs. Larimore, and Elijah L. Pottle, who is married and engaged in merchandising in Chicago.
On the 6th of May, 1862, Mr. Larimore was united in marriage to Miss Julia F Pottle, a daughter of Brackett and Mary (Woodruff) Pottle. The father was a native of New Hampshire and the mother of Connecticut, her birth having occurred near West Hartford. When a boy Mr. Pottle went to Boston, where he worked for six dollars per month and out of that sum he had to pay for a hogshead of molasses which he had spilled when draying. Not long after this several men spoke to him about coming to Illinois. These were John Wood, Willard Keys and a Mr. Kimball. Mr. Pottle accepted their proposition and came overland with them in covered wagons to Quincy. They entered land from the government by pre-emption at one dollar and a quarter per acres. John Wood afterward became governor of Illinois. It was in the year of 1833 that Mr. Pottle arrived in Quincy and in partnership with John Wood and Deacon Kimball he entered nine hundred acres of land, including part of the town site of the village of Payson, and when the landed was divided this portion fell to Mr. Pottle's lot and he afterward sold it to Deacon Scarborough, who laid out the town of Payson.
Mr. Pottle settled on a farm three miles east of Payson and for many years carried on agricultural pursuits, being one of the pioneer farmers of that county and a man whose labors contributed in large and important measure to the substantial improvement and material upbuilding of the county. In 1870 he removed to Payson, where he owned considerable property, and his efforts there also proved an important feature in the upbuilding of the town. He was a prominent and valued member of the Congregational church and was the last surviving charter member among those who organized the society at Payson. Mr. Pottle, who was born May 18, 1804, passed away January 3, 1893, in the eighty-ninth year of his age He was one of the most respected and honored of the pioneer settlers and his name should be inscribed high on the roll of the early residents of this part of the state.
His wife born the maiden name of Mary Woodruff, and was a daughter of Darius and Ruby Woodruff. They became the parents of four children: Julia F., Elijah Lovejoy, Rachel and Albert. Two of the number are now living – Mrs. Larimore, and Elijah L. Pottle, who is married and engaged in merchandising in Chicago.
Parent: Dudley Aaron Pottle (1778-1828) and Elizabeth (Betsey) Hoit (Hoyt) (1777-1829). They had six children together: William, Brackett, Eliza, Sarah, and twins James Madison and Thomas Jefferson Pottle.
On the 6th of May, 1862, Mr. Larimore was united in marriage to Miss Julia F Pottle, a daughter of Brackett and Mary (Woodruff) Pottle. The father was a native of New Hampshire and the mother of Connecticut, her birth having occurred near West Hartford. When a boy Mr. Pottle went to Boston, where he worked for six dollars per month and out of that sum he had to pay for a hogshead of molasses which he had spilled when draying. Not long after this several men spoke to him about coming to Illinois. These were John Wood, Willard Keys and a Mr. Kimball. Mr. Pottle accepted their proposition and came overland with them in covered wagons to Quincy. They entered land from the government by pre-emption at one dollar and a quarter per acres. John Wood afterward became governor of Illinois. It was in the year of 1833 that Mr. Pottle arrived in Quincy and in partnership with John Wood and Deacon Kimball he entered nine hundred acres of land, including part of the town site of the village of Payson, and when the landed was divided this portion fell to Mr. Pottle's lot and he afterward sold it to Deacon Scarborough, who laid out the town of Payson.
Mr. Pottle settled on a farm three miles east of Payson and for many years carried on agricultural pursuits, being one of the pioneer farmers of that county and a man whose labors contributed in large and important measure to the substantial improvement and material upbuilding of the county. In 1870 he removed to Payson, where he owned considerable property, and his efforts there also proved an important feature in the upbuilding of the town. He was a prominent and valued member of the Congregational church and was the last surviving charter member among those who organized the society at Payson. Mr. Pottle, who was born May 18, 1804, passed away January 3, 1893, in the eighty-ninth year of his age He was one of the most respected and honored of the pioneer settlers and his name should be inscribed high on the roll of the early residents of this part of the state.
His wife born the maiden name of Mary Woodruff, and was a daughter of Darius and Ruby Woodruff. They became the parents of four children: Julia F., Elijah Lovejoy, Rachel and Albert. Two of the number are now living – Mrs. Larimore, and Elijah L. Pottle, who is married and engaged in merchandising in Chicago.
On the 6th of May, 1862, Mr. Larimore was united in marriage to Miss Julia F Pottle, a daughter of Brackett and Mary (Woodruff) Pottle. The father was a native of New Hampshire and the mother of Connecticut, her birth having occurred near West Hartford. When a boy Mr. Pottle went to Boston, where he worked for six dollars per month and out of that sum he had to pay for a hogshead of molasses which he had spilled when draying. Not long after this several men spoke to him about coming to Illinois. These were John Wood, Willard Keys and a Mr. Kimball. Mr. Pottle accepted their proposition and came overland with them in covered wagons to Quincy. They entered land from the government by pre-emption at one dollar and a quarter per acres. John Wood afterward became governor of Illinois. It was in the year of 1833 that Mr. Pottle arrived in Quincy and in partnership with John Wood and Deacon Kimball he entered nine hundred acres of land, including part of the town site of the village of Payson, and when the landed was divided this portion fell to Mr. Pottle's lot and he afterward sold it to Deacon Scarborough, who laid out the town of Payson.
Mr. Pottle settled on a farm three miles east of Payson and for many years carried on agricultural pursuits, being one of the pioneer farmers of that county and a man whose labors contributed in large and important measure to the substantial improvement and material upbuilding of the county. In 1870 he removed to Payson, where he owned considerable property, and his efforts there also proved an important feature in the upbuilding of the town. He was a prominent and valued member of the Congregational church and was the last surviving charter member among those who organized the society at Payson. Mr. Pottle, who was born May 18, 1804, passed away January 3, 1893, in the eighty-ninth year of his age He was one of the most respected and honored of the pioneer settlers and his name should be inscribed high on the roll of the early residents of this part of the state.
His wife born the maiden name of Mary Woodruff, and was a daughter of Darius and Ruby Woodruff. They became the parents of four children: Julia F., Elijah Lovejoy, Rachel and Albert. Two of the number are now living – Mrs. Larimore, and Elijah L. Pottle, who is married and engaged in merchandising in Chicago.
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