“Potter-Thompson.” - - Henry Potter and Mrs. Mary Thompson were married by Judge Hooper Wednesday morning. They are colored people. Potter, who lives at Sumner, is an ex-slave. Mrs. Potter is from St. Joe (St. Joseph, Missouri) Colored people who where born slaves are getting comparatively rare. It is almost 40 years since the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Date(s) of Creation
8/25/1900
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Henry
Name Type
Free Blacks
Other Name
Potter, Henry
Other Numbers
Number Type
Source Citation
Other Number
The Atchison Champion (Atchison, KS, 1865-1917): 08/25/1900, p. 14
