Bothwell, K.

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• Reference Number: BOTH.J002
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J. T. Bothwell, farmer, P. O. Clay City, was born in what is now Vinton, then Athens County, Ohio, on September 16, 1816, and is a son of James and Charlotte (Potter) Bothwell. The father was a native of Scotland and came to this country when eight years old, with his parents, who settled in Winchester, Va. After residing there a few years, the parents moved to Greensburg in the same State, where they died. The father grew to manhood there and married Miss Charlotte Potter, who was a native of Fayette County, Penn. The twain came to Athens County, Ohio, soon after their marriage and settled down.

Subject was the fourth of eleven children, of whom but six are now living—J. T., J. K. and A. W. (in this county), G. B. (in Missouri), E. P. (in McArthar, Ohio) and Mrs. Catherine Foster (in Chillicothe, Ohio). The subscription schools of his native county furnished subject his means of education. He remained at home until about twenty-one, and then commenced working as a journeyman tailor, going from point to point.

In November, 1840, he came to Clay County, and first settled in Maysville. Here he followed numerous vocations. He first worked at his trade, then opened a general store, next accepted the position of station agent on the stage line, and finally became Postmaster.

He remained in Maysville until April, 1857, and then came to his present farm in this township. He first purchased 120 acres, which he has increased to about 1,800 acres in this and Wayne County. He now has about 800 acres in cultivation and thirty acres in orchard. Has been considerable of a stock dealer, but of late years has not paid so much attention to it.

Mr. Bothwell has been married three times. The first time in Ohio, in March, 1840, to Miss Priscilla Potter, a daughter of Charles Potter. This lady was the mother of five children, two of whom are now living, viz.: Charles H., in Missouri; and J. O, in Wayne County. Her death took place in November, 1847.

And he was married the second time, in Wayne County, in June, 1848, to Miss Indiana Mabry, a daughter of Benjamin Mabry, one of the early pioneer's of the adjoining county. This union resulted in ten children, eight of whom are now living, viz.: J. C. (in Colorado), Mrs. Alice Lownsdale (in Clay City), Mrs. Emma Foster (in Missouri), Mrs. Sallie Todd (in Shelby County, Ill.), Ben (in Indiana), and Samuel I., Clara and Kate (at home). This lady died in January, 1872.

And subject was married in July, 1873, to Miss Rebecca Louthridge. She is the daughter of Samuel Louthridge, a native of Scotland. Mr. Bothwell is a member of the Clay City Methodist Church, and Mrs. Bothwell of the Flora Presbyterian Church. In politics,Mr. Bothwell is identified with the Republican party.

Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884 "

(Note:All censuses by John state his father was from Ireland instead of Scotland as in the article.)

John married Mabry, Indiana in Jun 1848 in Wayne County, Illinois. Indiana (daughter of Mabry, Benjamin S. and Murphy, Delilah Zorah) was born on 25 Feb 1828; died on 22 Jun 1872; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: MABR.I001
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• Reference Number: BOTH.J001
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James married Potter, Charlotte on 6 Dec 1810. Charlotte was born on 22 Jan 1788 in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; died in 1875 in Vinton County, Ohio; was buried in Old McArthur Cemetery, McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: POTT.C002
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Charlotte was the daughter of John Potter & Rachel Thompson Potter; she married James Bothwell on Dec 06, 1810 in New Geneva, Pennsylvania. Charlotte & James were the parents of: Mariah (born Feb 13, 1812), Rachel (b June 15, 1813), Catherine (b Jan 15, 1815), John Thompson (b Sept 25, 1816), James Kimble (b Apr 20, 1818), Alexander William (b May 30, 1820), Ezra (Zara Costen)(fag#55643767) (b Apr 17, 1822), George Benson (b Feb 28, 1824), Ezra Potter (b Nov 03, 1825), Samuel Hagan (b June 18, 1827), and Henry Clay (b Dec 13, 1833).

According to an obituary her year of birth is 1798:
"Mrs. Caroline Bothwell, the oldest person and oldest resident of this county, died at the residence of her son, Ezra P. Bothwell, in McArthur, at 12 o'clock Saturday, in her eighty ninth year. She was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in January, 1798, was the daughter of John Potter, and was married to James 1810, with whom she had lived in the State of Maryland until 1814, when they moved to this county, sixty-one years ago.
Her husband died in 1861. She lived to see her fifth generation, and was the mother of eight sons and three daughters."

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Benjamin married Murphy, Delilah Zorah on 30 Aug 1813. Delilah was born on 14 May 1792; died on 7 Jan 1858; was buried in Day Cemetery, Merriam, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BOTH.A002
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Alexander married Hagen, Catherine. Catherine was born in 1758 in Wales; died on 11 Mar 1806 in New Geneva, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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