CarlCindy2@aol.com wrote: > > I've been searching for years for the siblings and parents of William BOTTOM. > So far, I've found only sketchy information. > William BOTTOM is listed on a land record in Jackson Co., Ala. as being from > Amelia Co., VA. I estimate that he was b. ca. 1800-1810. He m. Eliza or > Elizabeth BLACKWELL (b. ca. 1814) and their children were born in several > states indicating that they probably had itchy feet and had a difficult time > settling down! > > My grandmother believes that Eliza or Elizabeth BLACKWELL was b. in South > Carolina, but I've not been able to find her. > > Their children are as follows: > 1. Elender Francis BOTTOM, aka Eleanor and Ella. She was b. 22 Oct. 1832 > prbly in Jackson Co. Al. She used her middle name when she m. Hezekiah > Littleton LASATER. (Listed incorrectly as Hezekiah F. LASATER on the marr. > liscense.) They m. 28 Nov. 1852 in Walnut twp, Lawrence Co., Ark. Elender d. > 26 Aug. 1905 in St. Clair Co., MO. and is bur. at Mt. Zion Cem., in same co. > > 2. Elvira Jane BOTTOM, b. 1835 in N.C. Elvira m. William KENNELL/KINNELL, > also on the 28 Nov. 1852 in Walnut, Lawrence Co., Ark. (double wedding) > Like her sister, Elvira used her middle name on the wedding lic. Mr. KENNELL > OR KINNELL came from Tn. > > 3. James M. or A. BOTTOM b. ca. 1840 TN. (Where in Tenn?) Is the same James > that m. Jennie TENOR on 14 Oct 1883 ? > > 4. William Manasses BOTTOM b. 1842 in Jackson Co., Ala. He d. in MO., but I > don't have any other information. William was living with his sister, > Elender, in the 1860 census of Howell Co., MO. He is listed as b. in Tn. > > 5. George BOTTOM b. ca. 1844 in TN (where?) > > 6. John B. BOTTOM b. ca. 1846 in Howell Co. MO. John appears on the 1860 > census of Howell Co., MO. also living with sister, Elender. > > In the 1850 census of Lawrence Co., Ark., the last name is spelled as BOTAMS. > > Which of the BOTTOM(S) of Amelia Co., VA. did William belong to? When Elender > had children, she named one son,Jonathan Miles LASATER. (my direct ancestor) . > I know that Miles is a name often given to BOTTOM family members, which might > be a clue. Can someone help? > > Lucinda Olsen Cindy, I didn't day much about the Bottoms but on #3 above. The James Bottoms that married Jeannie Tenor is mislocated as part of the John A Bottoms family. Betty Snow claims him as part of the "Hoxie" Bottoms and I agree. I think the James A Bottoms, son of John A Bottoms died before he was 11. He did not make the second census. Betty Snow may be able to help you with your group. When it all is worked out I think we will find that all the groups in Lawrence county were related. Tom Baird