FISHER, Jane Iona

1818 - 1906  (88 years)

• Name	FISHER, Jane Iona
  Birth	15 Jan 1818	Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  	"Aunt Jane as everybody knew her by that name, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1818, January 15th..." "Aunt Jane Botts celebrated her 88th birthday Monday, the 15th."
  CENSUS	18 Sep 1850	McDonough Co., IL   [3]
  	The Botts children must be Rufus' children by a first wife before Jane. The first wife must have died after 1841 given Polly Botts, age 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 Higgs. Curiously missing from the list is Sarah J. Higgs who would have been about 3 years old in 1850.
  		1850 US Census: McDonough Co., IL p 529
  CENSUS	26 Jul 1860	Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO   [4]
  	The Botts girls are Rufus' daughters by a prior marriage. Martha E. Botts is apparently Polly from the 1850 census. The Higgs girls are Jane's daughter's from her first marriage to Joseph Higgs.
  		1860 US Census: Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO p 137
  CENSUS	4 Aug 1870	Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO   [5]
  	Keeping house
  		1870 US Census: Salt RIver Township, Knox Co., MO p 37
  CENSUS	15 Jun 1880	Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO   [6]
  	Jane's daughter Sarah Josephine Murray living next door House keeping
  		1880 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO p 17
  EVENT	25 Mar 1886	Quincy, Adams Co., IL   [7]
  		Jane Botts cataracts removed 1886 "Mrs. Jane Botts, the widow of the late Rufus Botts, who has been blind for nearly six years, went to Quincy last month and was placed under the care of Dr. Wood, the celebrated occulist of that city, who successfully removed cataracts from each eye with an interval of three weeks between operations. Aunt Jane returned home seeing and of course very happy that she could once more after a long and weary darkness of so many sears, see her children and grandchildren. Some of the latter had grown from little girl when she last saw them to young womanhood."
  CENSUS	9 Jun 1900	Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO   [8]
  	Jane living with son John's family (most whom are listed on the previous page). Family of daughter Sarah Higgs Murray living next door (next entry in the census). Jane's step brother Matthias Fisher living with the Murrays. Jane's son Henry Botts and family also appears on this page of the census. Jane listed correctly as widowed. Mother of 7 children, 5 living Can read and write
  		1900 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 4A
  EVENT	15 Jan 1906	Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO   [1]
  		Jane Botts 88th birthday celebration 1906 "Aunt Jane Botts celebrated her 88th birthday Monday, the 15th. Several of her children and family, also neighbors, being present. Although she is quite feeble she reads a great deal and can converse on most any subject and enjoys a joke as well as any one."
  EVENT	28 Jun 1906	Marceline, Linn Co., MO   [9]
  		James Botts house fire 1906 "Aunt Jane Botts received a letter Monday, stating that her son James of Marceline had the sad misfortune to lose his house and all his household goods except four chairs by fire Thursday last and the worst of it he carried no insurance. A subscription has been started and $15 in money besides bed clothing was raised in an hour or two."
  EVENT	20 Sep 1906	Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO   [10]
  		Jane Botts breaks collarbone 1906 "Aunt Jane Botts had the misfortune to fall and break her collar bone Saturday evening. Dr. Humphrey was called and she seems to be getting along as well as could be expected."
  Death	1 Oct 1906	Novelty, Knox Co., MO   [2]
  	"Aunt Jane Botts, whom we mentioned in our last as having her collar bone broken, continued to grow gradually worse until death...October 1st, 1906, at 3 a.m."
  		Obituary: Jane Botts 1906
  Burial	3 Oct 1906	Novelty Cemetery, Novelty, Knox Co., MO   [2, 11]
  	"Funeral services were held at Novelty conducted by her pastor, Rev. Bostick, assisted bv Rev. Hollowel in the Christian church at 11 a. m., Tuesday, after which the remains were followed to the cemetery and laid to rest by the side of her deceased husband, who preceded her more than 20 years ago." "Mrs. Jane Botts passed away on Sunday night last. After funeral services the burial took place in Novelty cemetery on Tuesday."
  		Headstone: Rufus and Jane Botts Plot: Row 11, Plots 29 and 30, West Half
  		Jane Botts burial 1906
  		Family attends Jane Botts funeral 1906 "Uncle Mathias Fisher, accompanied by Mrs. Mattie Bushnell and Mrs. Mary Atterberry, of Illinois Bend, attended the funeral of his sister, aunt Jane Botts, Tuesday, returning home that evening."
  Person ID	I191	Main
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	FISHER Thomas,   b. 11 Mar 1791, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 17 Jun 1873, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	KELLS Mary,   b. 3 Mar 1797, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA d. 15 Feb 1837 (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	30 Mar 1815  [12]
  Photos		Photo: Thomas Fisher and Mary Kells Family Siblings Shown: John K. Fisher, Mary "Polly" Lockett, Sarah (Pollock), Jane (Botts), Nancy (Hinckson), Clarissa (Roberts), Eleanor (McNickle)
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HIGGS, Jospeh   d. 26 Aug 1846
  Marriage	Jan 1843
  Children	+ 1. HIGGS, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 6 Nov 1844, Pennsylvania d. 1928, Kansas (Age 83 years)  [Birth]   2. HIGGS, Nancy E,   b. Abt 1846, Pennsylvania  [Birth] + 3. HIGGS, Sarah Josephine,   b. 16 Jan 1847, Newcastle, Lawrence Co., PA d. 5 Dec 1929, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2009

  
  

  Family 2	BOTTS, Rufus,   b. 22 Aug 1811, Adair Co., KY d. 29 Jul 1884, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1850	McDonough Co., IL   [13]
  Children	+ 1. BOTTS, Henry Thomas,   b. 11 Jul 1851, McDonough Co., IL d. 12 Jan 1942, Novelty, Knox Co., MO (Age 90 years)  [Birth]   2. BOTTS, Isaac Benjamin,   b. Abt 1853, Illinois d. 1862 (Age 9 years)  [Birth]   3. BOTTS, George Allen,   b. 29 May 1853   d. 1857 (Age 3 years)  [Birth] + 4. BOTTS, John Franklin,   b. 16 Sep 1857, Hurdland, Knox Co., MO d. 9 Dec 1931, Kirksville, Adair Co., MO (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   5. BOTTS, James Rufus,   b. 3 May 1860, Missouri d. 1945 (Age 84 years)  [Birth]   6. AUSTIN, Rachel Alice,   b. 31 May 1856, Iowa d. 6 Jun 1938, Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO (Age 82 years)  [Adopted]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jan 1818 - Pennsylvania Marriage - 26 Aug 1850 - McDonough Co., IL CENSUS - 18 Sep 1850 - McDonough Co., IL 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 EVENT - 25 Mar 1886 - Quincy, Adams Co., IL CENSUS - 9 Jun 1900 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO EVENT - 15 Jan 1906 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO EVENT - 28 Jun 1906 - Marceline, Linn Co., MO EVENT - 20 Sep 1906 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Death - 1 Oct 1906 - Novelty, Knox Co., MO Burial - 3 Oct 1906 - Novelty Cemetery, Novelty, Knox Co., MO  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 18 Jan 1906, p 5 (Reliability: 2). [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 4 Oct 1906, p 2 (Reliability: 2). [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: 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). [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 25 Mar 1886, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S123] 1900 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 09 Jun 1900, Shelton Township, sht 4A (Reliability: 2). [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 5 Jul 1906, 5 (Reliability: 2). [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 20 Sep 1906, p 1 (Reliability: 2). [S705] News articles: The Edina Democrat, Edina, MO, (The Edina Democrat, Edina, MO), 5 Oct 1906, p 2 (Reliability: 2). [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 575, 974.8 D2c 1978. (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).