His father died when James was just four years old , and his mother when he was thirteen .
Potts was born December 20 , 1830 , in Rutherford County , Tennessee , the son of John Greene Potts and Cynthia Jones Potts .
Potts ' father died when James was just four years old , and his mother when he was thirteen .
Potts was born December 20 , 1830 , in Rutherford County , Tennessee , the son of John Greene Potts and Cynthia Jones Potts .