AUSTIN, Rachel Alice

1856 - 1938  (82 years)

• Name	AUSTIN, Rachel Alice
  Birth	31 May 1856	Iowa   [1]
  	"Mrs. Lockett was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin, and was born in lowa May 31, 1856."
  CENSUS	4 Aug 1870	Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO   [2]
  	Living with Rufus and Jane Botts family Listed as "adopted home" Attending school
  		1870 US Census: Salt RIver Township, Knox Co., MO p 37
  Death	6 Jun 1938	Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO   [1]
  	"Mrs. Rachel Alice Lockett, 82 years old, died at her home near Locust Hill at 2:45 o'clock Monday morning after a brief illness. She had been in her usual health until 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon, after which she became ill. Early Monday morning she called to her son, Emmett, to bring her a cold cloth for her head, but when he reached her she was unconscious and never recovered."
  		Obituary Rachel Alice Lockett 1938 Rachel Alice endured and eventful childhood: "When 3 years old her family moved to Springfield, Ill. Her mother died on the way there, and her father soon after, enlisted in the Civil War, the children going to live with their grandparents for a time, but later being placed with neighbors for their keep. The women with whom Mrs. Lockett was placed decided to go to Ohio, leaving her with two strange women, who were apparently members of a band of robbers. They kidnapped the child and took her to the Novelty neighborhood. (At some point after this she was apparently adopted by Rufus and Jane Botts per the 1870 US Census for Novelty, MO.) Her father and brother were located by Mrs. Lockett when she was 31 years old, and the father came to Locust Hill to live with her several years ago. Another brother was located in Illinois but the sister was never found."
  Burial	7 Jun 1938	Novelty Cemetery, Novelty, Knox Co., MO   [1]
  	"Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Christian Church at Novelty, which Mrs. Lockett had been a member. Services were conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane of Brashear. Burial was in the Novelty cemetery."
  Person ID	I1947	Main
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	AUSTIN, Charles
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	BOTTS, Rufus,   b. 22 Aug 1811, Adair Co., KY d. 29 Jul 1884, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	FISHER, Jane Iona,   b. 15 Jan 1818, Pennsylvania d. 1 Oct 1906, Novelty, Knox Co., MO (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Marriage	26 Aug 1850	McDonough Co., IL   [3]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LOCKETT James Frank,   b. 25 Aug 1855, Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO d. 19 Dec 1916, Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1876	Knox Co., MO   [4]
  Documents		Married Marr J. F. Lockett and Alice Austin 1876 "at the residence of Rufus Botts, Feb, 10th, by Rev. J. Minter, J. F. Lockett to Miss Alice Austen. All of Knox county.
  Family ID	F620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 May 1856 - Iowa CENSUS - 4 Aug 1870 - Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO Marriage - 10 Feb 1876 - Knox Co., MO Death - 6 Jun 1938 - Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Burial - 7 Jun 1938 - 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), 9 Jun 1938, p 1 (Reliability: 2). [S119] 1870 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 4 Aug 1870, Salt River Township, p 37 (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). [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 24 Feb 1876, p 3 (Reliability: 2).