▁old ▁pra irie ▁sch oon ers ▁containing ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁poss essions ." ▁ ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁married ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁to ▁Emma ▁Catherine ▁Bed well ▁or ▁Bed well s ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Texas . ▁They ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁died ▁when ▁a ▁baby . ▁Sur v iving ▁to ▁ad ul th ood ▁were ▁Louis a ▁V . ▁Pot ts ▁( S ext on ), ▁I da ▁A . ▁Pot ts ▁( Mc K en zie , ▁and ▁then ▁Johnson ), ▁Robert ▁Wh ale y ▁Pot ts , ▁and ▁Emma ▁or ▁Em el ie ▁M . ▁Pot ts ▁( C ole ). ▁ ▁Pot ts , ▁an ▁amateur ▁we ath erman ▁who ▁wrote ▁many ▁columns ▁or ▁letters ▁on ▁that ▁and ▁other ▁subjects ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁was ▁nick named ▁" The ▁Pro ph et ." ▁The ▁Times ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁" s ometimes ▁ecc ent ric , ▁but ▁always ▁char itable ▁and ▁forg iving ." ▁It ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Protest ants ▁in ▁this ▁county ▁and ▁gave ▁freely ▁toward ▁the ▁up building ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Method ist ▁Church ," ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁his ▁was ▁a ▁most ▁familiar ▁and ▁striking ▁figure ▁on ▁the ▁streets , ▁walking ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁old ▁cur ved ▁apple - wood ▁can e ▁on ▁his ▁arm , ▁nod ding ▁a ▁cheer ful ▁good - day ▁to