BOTTS, Mary A.

Abt 1839 -

• Name	BOTTS, Mary A.
  Birth	Abt 1839	Illinois
  CENSUS	18 Sep 1850	McDonough Co., IL   [1]
  	The Botts children are presumably Rufus' children by a first wife before Jane The first wife must have died after 1841 given Polly Botts age of 9 years. Rufus married Jane circa 1850 after the death of her first husband Joseph Higgs who died sometime after 1846. The Higgs children are daughters of Jane and Joseph. Curiously missing from the list is Sarah J. Higgs who would have been about 3 years old in 1850. Attending school
  		1850 US Census: McDonough Co., IL p 529
  CENSUS	26 Jul 1860	Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO   [2]
  	The Higgs girls are step-mother Jane's daughter's from her first marriage to Joseph Higgs.
  		1860 US Census: Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO p 137
  Person ID	I1163	Main
  Last Modified	20 May 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	Wife 1, Jane   d. 1841-1850
  Family ID	F373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1839 - Illinois CENSUS - 18 Sep 1850 - McDonough Co., IL CENSUS - 26 Jul 1860 - Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] 1850 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 18 Sep 1850, McDonough Co., p 529 (Reliability: 2). [S121] 1860 US Census, Missouri, (Ancestry,com), 26 Jul 1860, Salt River Township. p 137 (Reliability: 3).