From Early Hamilton Settlers, John Wilson, 2001, p 260, "William and Margaret Potter came from Kentucky to East Tennessee, arriving in the early 1840's. William was born about 1806 and was a blacksmith. They were in Meigs County, then moved to Birchwood in the 1850's. ... Andrew Potter married Artemesia Cantrell, and they were at Birchwood just before the Civil War with their children, William L., James Asbury and Margaret. This was one of the many families broken up by the war, and afterwards the children were with their Potter grandparents."
1850 Census Meigs County TN, family 135, blacksmith, 22 Sub Division, page 366A
1860 Census Hamilton County, TN, Birchwood PO, blacksmith, family 1342, written page 180, District 10
1870 Census Hamilton County, TN, Long Savannah PO, blacksmith, William 64, Margaret 67, Saphonah 29, his son Andrew's children living with him, family 93, written page 14, printed 598
