Henry Buckner Potts biography: 13 things about Texas native

Who was Henry Buckner Potts?

Henry Buckner “Bucks” Potts was an American man born in Texas, United States to Reverend Thomas Semmes Potts and Annie Henry Potts. Henry is the youngest among the three children of Thomas and Annie.

Annie gave birth to Thomas Semmes Potts Jr. in 1898. The baby passed away in 1900.

Henry and his wife Minna Treadwell Beasley Potts have three daughters together. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. On November 13, 1917, his mother died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA at age 58.
2. On January 19, 1921, his father died in Memphis at age 62.
3. On June 19, 1921, he married Minna.
4. In 1922, Minna gave birth to their daughter also named Minna Treadwell Potts in Tennessee.
5. In 1927, Minna gave birth to their daughter Katherine Estes Potts.
6. In 1929, Minna gave birth to their daughter Anne Buckner Potts.
7. On March 5, 1951, his older sister Ethelyn Potts Ware died in Memphis at age 65.
8. In November 1954, his grandson James Beasley Wellford was born.
9. On February 24, 1961, his older brother John Gano Potts died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA at age 65.
10. On February 18, 1962, his older brother Ramsey Douglas Potts Sr. died in Memphis at the age of 74.
11. On April 1, 1962, his daughter Anne gave birth to Katherine Buckner Eddins in Lima, Peru.
12. On February 9, 1966, he turned 76.
13. On March 17, 1966, he died in Memphis.

In 1951, Henry’s daughter Katherine married Harry Walker Wellford. On November 9, 1987, Katherine’s granddaughter Eliza Wellford Fletcher was born.

On September 2, 2022, Eliza was abducted by Cleotha Abston Henderson, then 38, while she was jogging near the University of Memphis in Memphis. On September 5, 2022, she was found dead near Victor Street and Person Avenue in Memphis.

On April 12, 2024, Henderson was found guilty of aggravated rape, especially aggravated kidnapping and being convicted felon in possession of a gun for the rape for raping and kidnapping Alicia Franklin on September 21, 2021. On October 28, 2024, he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping for the kidnapping and murder of Eliza.