Betty Snow: Apparently you and Jim Strickland are of the same BOTTOM family. Barbara Kirkland, Jim Lantrip, and I (along with many others) are connected to another family of BOTTOMS, migrating from VA>AL>TN/KY>IL>TX/IT. Nelson BOTTOMS of our family married twice. He and his second wife Larissa had nine children, moved frequently, and Arkansas was one of the locations. Doubt if these two families have a 19th century connection, but here is info on Nelson: 1. Nelson BOTTOMS - 719 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: 1819 Birth Place: TN 40 Death Date: 1877 Death Place: Washington Co, AR 40 43 Occupation: Farmer Notes: Ref 40: Nelson Bottoms enlisted in the Union Army in June 1861. He served three years. Spouse: Larissa 40 - 746 Birth Date: About 1824 Birth Place: KY 40 Children: Marion L. - 747 Cynthia A. - 748 Benjamin F. - 749 Martha A. - 750 H. J. - 751 F. D. - 752 James - 753 Thomas - 754 John H. - 755 Other Spouses Sallie Ann ARNOLD 40 43 - 744 1.1 Marion L. BOTTOMS 40 - 747 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1842 Birth Place: IL 40 1.2 Cynthia A. BOTTOMS 40 - 748 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1848 Birth Place: IL 40 1.3 Benjamin F. BOTTOMS 40 - 749 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1849 Birth Place: IL 40 1.4 Martha A. BOTTOMS 40 - 750 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1854 Birth Place: TX 40 1.5 H. J. BOTTOMS 40 - 751 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1856 Birth Place: TX 40 1.6 F. D. BOTTOMS 40 - 752 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1860 Birth Place: AR40 1.7 James BOTTOMS 40 - 753 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1865 Birth Place: KS 40 1.8 Thomas BOTTOMS 40 - 754 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About 1867 Birth Place: AR 40 1.9 John H. BOTTOMS 40 - 755 ———————————————————————————————————————— Birth Date: About Apr 1870 Birth Place: AR 40 Reference Note 40 William Bottoms Family Records, Blanchard, OK Reference Note 43 William Fletcher BOTTOMS' testimony at Indian Trials. Index ———————————————————————————————————————— BOTTOMS , Benjamin F. - 749 1.3 BOTTOMS , Cynthia A. - 748 1.2 BOTTOMS , F. D. - 752 1.6 BOTTOMS , H. J. - 751 1.5 BOTTOMS , James - 753 1.7 BOTTOMS , John H. - 755 1.9 BOTTOMS , Marion L. - 747 1.1 BOTTOMS , Martha A. - 750 1.4 BOTTOMS , Thomas - 754 1.8 BOTTOMS, Nelson - 719 1. - ------------------------------- David Davis St. Louis, MO dda@inlink.com