BOTTS, John Franklin

1857 - 1931  (74 years)

• Name	BOTTS, John Franklin
  Birth	16 Sep 1857	Hurdland, Knox Co., MO   [1, 2]
  	"John Franklin Botts. a son of Rufus and Jane Botts, pioneer Knox Countians. who entered government land here, was born Sept. 16, 1851, in the house which was his home his entire life except a year spent in Southwestern Kansas in 1887."
  CENSUS	26 Jul 1860	Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO   [3]
  		1860 US Census: Salt Rover Township, Knox Co., MO p 138
  CENSUS	4 Aug 1870	Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO   [4]
  	Occupation: farm laborer Attending school
  		1870 US Census: Salt RIver Township, Knox Co., MO p 37
  CENSUS	15 Jun 1880	Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO   [5]
  	Occupation: teacher
  		1880 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO p 17
  CENSUS	09 Jun 1900	Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO   [6]
  	Dwelling No., Family No., Family Members, Relationship, Race, Sex, Birth Month, Birth Year, Age, Marital Status, Yrs Married, No. Children, No. Children Living, Place of Birth, Father's Place of Birth, Mother's Place of Birth, Profession 65, 66 Botts John, Head, W, M, Sep 1857, 42, M, 19, , , Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, farmer Botts Della M, Wife, W, F, Dec 1863, 36, M, 19, 8, 7, Illinois, Germany, Ohio, Botts Mary A, daughter, W, F, Oct 1883, 16, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, school teacher Botts Mable M, daughter, W, F, June 1886, 14, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, , Botts Emma M, daughter, W, F, Feb 1888, 12, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Benjamin, son, W, M, June 1889, 10, M, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Ida B, daughter, W, F, May 1891, 9, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts John R, son, W, M, Apr 1893, 7, M, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Myrtle L, daughter, W, F, Sep 1897, 2, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Jane, Mother, W, F, Jan 1818, 82, WD, , 7, 5, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania,
  	Father and mother birth places are reversed for each of the children. John's mother Jane Fisher Botts widowed and living with the family. John's step sister Sarah Higgs Murray and uncle Matthias Fisher living next door.
  EVENT	29 Oct 1914	Edina, Knox Co., MO   [7]
  		John F. Botts for presiding judge 1914 "Judge Botts ability, modesty and courteous dignity has won the the approval of all with whom he has come in contact. As a former member of the county court his impartiality and gentlemanly demeanor has been spoken of by many in words of appreciation. His opinions then were expressed quietly with such clearness that they were understood to be the ideas of a man who wanted to do what was right. In asking for the support of the voters now Judge Botts states it will be his purpose if elected to "look after the interests of every section of the county in an impartial way and give all a square deal."
  Death	9 Dec 1931	Kirksville, Adair Co., MO   [1, 2]
  	"John F. Botts, former presiding judge of the Knox County Court, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a Kirksville hospital following an operation Monday morning."
  		Death Certificate: Botts, John Franklin - 1931 Place of death: Grim Smith Hospital, Kirksville, Adair Co., MO Cause: Carcinoma of prostate, chronic nephritis Prostatectomy performed 7 Dec 1931 Residence: Hurdland, MO Occupation: farmer Married Della (Herget) Botts Informant: son - John R. Botts
  		Judge John F. Botts dies 1931 "John F. Botts, former presiding judge of the Knox County Court, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a Kirksville hospital following an operation Monday morning. Judge Botts, who was 74 years old, had been failing only short time. He had been actively engaged farming up to the last summer and was treasurer of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Knox County at the time of his death, a capacity in which he had served several years. He had been a director a number of years....Surviving are the widow and seven children: Alice, Mrs. M. F. Johnston, Wellington, Kan., who is here; Maud, Mrs. W. E. McClintick, Selah, Wash.; Ben Botts of near the home place; Ida, Mrs Willis Swann, of near Novelty; John R. Botts, Hurdland; Myrtle, Mrs. E. W. Platz, Columbia, Mo.; Edith, Mrs. Arthur Kleinkopf, Eden, Idaho. Two brothers, James R. Botts of San Bernardino, Calif., and H. T. Botts of Novelty, also survive. John Franklin Botts. a son of Rufus and Jane Botts, pioneer Knox Countians. who entered government land here, was born Sept. 16, 1851, in the house which was his home his entire life except a year spent in Southwestern Kansas in 1887. Judge Botts was educated in the district schools of his vicinity, attended Edina High School in 1876 and later was a student at Oaklawn College in Novelty. He then taught school eighteen years. While a teacher, Judge Botts married Miss Emma Della Herget, a native of Illinois...Judge botts was appointed judge of the western district in March, 1912...He ran for that office again in 1912 but was defeated. He was a candidate for presiding judge of the Count Court in November, 1914 at which time he was elected...Following his four year term as presiding judge, he did not run again, but retired from public life. Judge and Mrs. Botts, who had been married more than fifty-one years, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Aug. 8, 1930, at their home, when 131 friends and relatives gathered."
  Burial	11 Dec 1931	Novelty Cemetery, Novelty, Knox Co., MO   [1]
  	"Following his death, the body was brougnt to the Treuthart Funeral Home in Edina, from where it is to be taken this afternoon to the Botts home four and a half miles northwest of Novelty. Funeral services will be at at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Novelty Christian Church. Burial will be in the Novelty Cemetery."
  Person ID	I803	Main
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	BOTTS, Rufus,   b. 22 Aug 1811, Adair Co., KY d. 29 Jul 1884, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	FISHER, Jane Iona,   b. 15 Jan 1818, Pennsylvania d. 1 Oct 1906, Novelty, Knox Co., MO (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	26 Aug 1850	McDonough Co., IL   [8]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HERGET, Emma Della,   b. 27 Dec 1863, Illinois d. 10 Mar 1934, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1881  [9]
  Children	1. BOTTS, Mary A.,   b. Oct 1883, Missouri   2. BOTTS, Mable M,   b. Jun 1886, Missouri   3. BOTTS, Emma M,   b. Feb 1888, Missouri   4. BOTTS, Benjamin,   b. Jun 1889, Missouri   5. BOTTS, Ida B.,   b. May 1891, MIssouri   6. BOTTS, John R.,   b. Apr 1893, Missouri   7. BOTTS, Myrtle L,   b. Sep 1897, Missouri
  Family ID	F290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Sep 1857 - Hurdland, Knox Co., MO CENSUS - 26 Jul 1860 - Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO CENSUS - 4 Aug 1870 - Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO CENSUS - 15 Jun 1880 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO CENSUS - Dwelling No., Family No., Family Members, Relationship, Race, Sex, Birth Month, Birth Year, Age, Marital Status, Yrs Married, No. Children, No. Children Living, Place of Birth, Father's Place of Birth, Mother's Place of Birth, Profession 65, 66 Botts John, Head, W, M, Sep 1857, 42, M, 19, , , Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, farmer Botts Della M, Wife, W, F, Dec 1863, 36, M, 19, 8, 7, Illinois, Germany, Ohio, Botts Mary A, daughter, W, F, Oct 1883, 16, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, school teacher Botts Mable M, daughter, W, F, June 1886, 14, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, , Botts Emma M, daughter, W, F, Feb 1888, 12, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Benjamin, son, W, M, June 1889, 10, M, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Ida B, daughter, W, F, May 1891, 9, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts John R, son, W, M, Apr 1893, 7, M, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Myrtle L, daughter, W, F, Sep 1897, 2, S, , , , Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, Botts Jane, Mother, W, F, Jan 1818, 82, WD, , 7, 5, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, - 09 Jun 1900 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO EVENT - 29 Oct 1914 - Edina, Knox Co., MO Death - 9 Dec 1931 - Kirksville, Adair Co., MO Burial - 11 Dec 1931 - Novelty Cemetery, Novelty, Knox Co., MO  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S590] Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, (Ancestry.com), 10 Dec 1931, Adair Co., File No. 40014, Reg No. 199 (Reliability: 3). [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 10 Dec 1931, p 1 and 8 (Reliability: 2). [S121] 1860 US Census, Missouri, (Ancestry,com), 26 Jul 1860, Salt River Township. p 138 (Reliability: 2). [S119] 1870 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 4 Aug 1870, Salt River Township, p 37 (Reliability: 2). [S117] 1880 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 15 Jun 1880, Shelton Township, p 17 (Reliability: 2). [S123] 1900 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 9 Jun 1900, Roll: T623_868 Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 45 (Reliability: 3). [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 29 Oct 1914, p 12 (Reliability: 2). [S592] Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, (Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL), 26 Aug 1850, McDonough Co. Vol. 00A, License No. 46 (Reliability: 3). [S123] 1900 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 09 Jun 1900, Roll: T623_868 Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 45 (Reliability: 2).