Barbara, Thanks for the clarification. In looking through some other notes, I found a much younger William who d 5 Oct 1849, in Marion Co AL, and I suspect that the age at the time of death in the published source was incorrect. Thanks again, Pat > The William Bottoms that married Anna Witt was in Cherokee County, Texas on > the 1850 Census. He died about the time of the Civil War. > > > ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== > Jim Strickland's Family tree. Photo album Pictures of his Bottoms Ancestors. > http://members.home.net/jimstr/ > >