I've been touched and drawn in by the Clell Bottorff story and I'm very intrigued by every new little tidbit. So I want to say thank you Cindy and everyone else who has kept this list updated. The original story/posts were awhile ago. I personally wouldn't mind a refresher/update about what we know about the orphaned children. I personally don't need anymore on the murder suicide, but if anyone else needs to be brought up to speed, please speak up and those on top of the story, please help out. And, of course, if there's anything new to add on anything (murder suicide included), please let us know. Thanks! **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

I have been researching this family in order to try to get medical history for my best friend. Her biological father was Clell Bottorff, Junior. He was adopted by Flossie and Clyde Rees after his parents died. I have newspaper coverage of their deaths with great details. I have pictures of Clell and Grace as well as pictures of the children. I know quite a bit about their adoptive parents and what happened to each child. I recently located Earl who was just 2-years-old when his parents died. He lives in Dayton, Ohio. I wrote to him as well as spoke to him by phone. He lived with his daughter until recently. He is now in a nursing home. He suffers from dementia. He shared a lot of stories with me, but many of them turned out to be false. I am sure they were real in his mind. His daughter knows very little about her father's past. He left for work one day when she was just 5 months old, and he never returned. When she had children of her own, she wanted them to know their grandfather. She worked through Social Security to locate her father. By this time he was getting old and sick. He gladly returned to Dayton and began living with her. During the past year I have accumulated hundreds of pages of information concerning the Bottorff family. At the moment I am trying to locate the obit for the child who was just 11 months old when his parents died. He was born Frederick Arnold Bottorff, but he was called Jack. He was born in Jackson, Michigan not too long after Clell moved his family there. When the children were taken back to Hedrick, Iowa he stayed with his grandmother Morgan for a short time until his Uncle John Vernal Morgan adopted him. Then his name became Jack Arnold Morgan. He was living in that household and using that name when the 1930 census was taken. Jack joined the US Air Force and had a 26 year career. He served in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam. He married a Japanese lady whose maiden name was Kusonoki. According to the SSDI his last known address was San Bernardino, California. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Riverside, Ca. The California death records indicate he died on March 19, 1996 at the age of 72. I have been in touch with the libraries and newspaper offices at San Bernardino and Riverside. They found no trace of an obit for him in March, 1996. Just last night I received a note indicating he was buried on 4-23-1996. I immediately thought that was a very long time to keep a body for burial unless he was cremated and his ashes were saved until relatives from Japan could arrive for a memorial service. Of course, I am speculating. I began a new search yesterday hoping I can locate his obit in the April, 1996 records. The records at Rootsweb indicate he left a wife and 3 living children when he died. I would very much like to find living relatives to try to get medical history and learn if perhaps Jack's brother, Clell, had more children than just my best friend. She never knew her father, but that is another story. If you are interested, I can give you details on that too. I was able to locate a death record for Marylyn Joyce Davis whom I believe to be Jack Morgan's daughter. The record indicates her mother's maiden name was Kusonoki, and her father's surname was Morgan. She was born on July 22, 1955 in Japan. I suspect this took place when he was stationed in Japan with the US Air Force. Marylyn died in Truckee, Nevada County, Ca. in 1989. So far I have not been able to find an obit for her although I found some new information today that may help. I will be glad to share any information I have. Just let me know what you want. Patsy Williams from East Texas P.S. Clell Bottorff, Senior and Helena Grace Morgan Bottorff were school sweethearts. They married in October, 1915 while living in Hedrick. Their first child, Frances, was born in Iowa. Clell moved his family to Minnesota and remained there for the birth of the next 4 children....Louise, Helen,Clell-Junior, and Earl. Then he moved to Jackson, Michigan before the last child was born....Frederick Arnold Bottorff...called Jack. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOTTORFF] Clell Bottorff Genealogy I've been touched and drawn in by the Clell Bottorff story and I'm very intrigued by every new little tidbit. So I want to say thank you Cindy and everyone else who has kept this list updated. The original story/posts were awhile ago. I personally wouldn't mind a refresher/update about what we know about the orphaned children. I personally don't need anymore on the murder suicide, but if anyone else needs to be brought up to speed, please speak up and those on top of the story, please help out. And, of course, if there's anything new to add on anything (murder suicide included), please let us know. Thanks! **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 6/10/2008 10:09:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: FW: Bottorff Genealogy Cindy, This is what I got from Nancy this morning. Later in the day I made contact with Miles Bacon. He is a colorful character. He is 72-years-old, and he has done genealogy since the 1960s. He knew so much more than I expected him to know. His 93-yr-old sister is in a nursing home where he lives, but he said her mind is still good. He said she can’t see or hear worth a hoot, but she still has a good mind. He will visit her to see if she can help. They live in Ottumwa. He also told me who adopted each of the Bottorff children. He is related to the Bond family who adopted Earl. Albert Bond married Mr. Bacon’s first cousin. He also knew the story about their son eating rat poisen when he was just 2-yrs-old. After he died Albert thought it might help his wife if they adopted Earl. She grieved the rest of her life and never really accepted Earl. Earl told me not long ago that they were good to him, but he also said it was very apparent that she did not want him. Since he has told me some other wild stories, I was not sure I believed that one. Today Mr. Bacon confirmed it. I hope to make a trip to Iowa later in the summer. Mr. Bacon said he would take me to the cemeteries. That should be fun. He also said he knew the William Robertson who married Marian L. Beck….Louise Bottorff who was adopted by the Beck family. Mr. Robertson is dead, and he was not sure about Marian. He does think they have a son, and he will try to get contact information for me. Isn’t that great !!! The information on the internet indicates there is a living son. Thanks again, Patsy P.S. The email I sent to Charles Lanz (the contributor of the information online) was returned. I found it in my spam file. I resent it to another email address I found later today. Maybe it will reach him. He may know the whereabouts of the living child. Mr. Lanz was born in 1919 so he may know a lot. ____________________________________ From: Nancy C. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:02 PM To: Patsy Williams Subject: Re: Bottorff Genealogy Hi Patsy, I found the family..it's is a distant cousin on my husbands Sanchez family. Attached is a family group sheet and I did have murder/suicide in the notes. This info came from a man that lives in Iowa who has done extensive research on the Sanchez family in Iowa... Miles Bacon. A dream, something to keep me sane, something to help ease the pain, a dream keeps all my hopes alive, a dream is all my memories revived, a dream can help if your feeling low, a dream can help if he doesn't want to know, but no matter how real a dream may seem, remember a dream.....Is just a dream Nancy C. Pittman Valley, AZ **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

great In a message dated 6/10/2008 9:57:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Cindy, I have made some progress on this today. I will send you what I received from Nancy Carter after she had time to think about it. LOL Patsy ____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 6/9/2008 10:49:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Hello Hi Cindy, Thanks again for your help. I just finished a long conversation with Nancy Morel Carter. She was very nice, but she did not recognize the name Bottorff. She went to her computer where she had 20,000 names in her data base. She did not find it there either. She did tell me that she does genealogy for other people so she is going to look some more and try to determine why her name is associated with Clell Bottorff. I got her email address so I will send her a few details. Maybe something will ring a bell. A few months ago I saw something on Rootsweb that indicated Clell Bottorff, Junior (Clell Rees) died in New Zealand. I emailed the contributor immediately. I got a nice note back saying she did not even know where she got the information. Clell, Junior was adopted by the Rees family, and this lady was doing some research on the Rees family. Later on I received a copy of his death certificate and learned he died in Alameda County, California. I attended an out-of-town funeral today, but I was disappointed when I got home and had no response from the email I sent to the Beck descendant. It was not returned so maybe I will hear something soon. Not everyone checks email as often as I do. LOL Thanks again. I will keep you posted. Patsy **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 6/10/2008 8:58:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: FW: Bottorff Genealogy Good Morning Cindy, I received this email from Nancy Carter. This is definitely the right family. I will try to make contact with Miles Bacon to see if he can point me in the right direction to find living relatives of the 6 orphans left by Clell and Grace. Interesting, huh !!!! Patsy From: Nancy C. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:02 PM To: Patsy Williams Subject: Re: Bottorff Genealogy Hi Patsy, I found the family..it's is a distant cousin on my husbands Sanchez family. Attached is a family group sheet and I did have murder/suicide in the notes. This info came from a man that lives in Iowa who has done extensive research on the Sanchez family in Iowa... Miles Bacon. Nancy C. Pittman Valley, AZ **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 6/9/2008 10:49:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Hello Hi Cindy, Thanks again for your help. I just finished a long conversation with Nancy Morel Carter. She was very nice, but she did not recognize the name Bottorff. She went to her computer where she had 20,000 names in her data base. She did not find it there either. She did tell me that she does genealogy for other people so she is going to look some more and try to determine why her name is associated with Clell Bottorff. I got her email address so I will send her a few details. Maybe something will ring a bell. A few months ago I saw something on Rootsweb that indicated Clell Bottorff, Junior (Clell Rees) died in New Zealand. I emailed the contributor immediately. I got a nice note back saying she did not even know where she got the information. Clell, Junior was adopted by the Rees family, and this lady was doing some research on the Rees family. Later on I received a copy of his death certificate and learned he died in Alameda County, California. I attended an out-of-town funeral today, but I was disappointed when I got home and had no response from the email I sent to the Beck descendant. It was not returned so maybe I will hear something soon. Not everyone checks email as often as I do. LOL Thanks again. I will keep you posted. Patsy **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

Hi Cindy, I have made some progress on this today. I will send you what I received from Nancy Carter after she had time to think about it. LOL Patsy ____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 6/9/2008 10:49:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Hello Hi Cindy, Thanks again for your help. I just finished a long conversation with Nancy Morel Carter. She was very nice, but she did not recognize the name Bottorff. She went to her computer where she had 20,000 names in her data base. She did not find it there either. She did tell me that she does genealogy for other people so she is going to look some more and try to determine why her name is associated with Clell Bottorff. I got her email address so I will send her a few details. Maybe something will ring a bell. A few months ago I saw something on Rootsweb that indicated Clell Bottorff, Junior (Clell Rees) died in New Zealand. I emailed the contributor immediately. I got a nice note back saying she did not even know where she got the information. Clell, Junior was adopted by the Rees family, and this lady was doing some research on the Rees family. Later on I received a copy of his death certificate and learned he died in Alameda County, California. I attended an out-of-town funeral today, but I was disappointed when I got home and had no response from the email I sent to the Beck descendant. It was not returned so maybe I will hear something soon. Not everyone checks email as often as I do. LOL Thanks again. I will keep you posted. Patsy **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 6/8/2008 11:48:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Hello Hello Again Cindy, I just noticed your note about the Beck family. This does look like the right family. I have so much more information than I did when I first started, but I was never able to locate children of any of the Bottorff girls. I was under the impression that Louise (Marion) married William Rosenbaum and moved to Kansas. I did an extended search in Kansas. I located one family that looked promising, but when I finally made phone contact with them, they were not the right family. I will go to Ancestry and take a look at this information. I would really like to locate living relatives of any of the 6 Bottorff orphans. Patsy **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

Ancestral File of Nancy Morel Carter, Rt 1 Box 143, Williams AZ date?? she has Clell E Bottorff in her database. In a message dated 1/30/2008 12:08:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: On January 20, 1925 Clell Bottorff, Senior and his wife Grace Morgan Bottorff died while living in Jackson, Michigan. They left 6 young children who were taken to Hedrick, Iowa to be cared for by relatives. (Clell and Grace Bottorff were born in Hedrick, and they still had relatives living there.) In the spring of 1925 five of the six children were adopted by various families living in or near Hedrick. I recently uncovered a letter written by Flossie Rees in August of 1959. Claude and Flossie Rees are the couple who adopted Clell Bottorff, Junior in May, 1925. Since his siblings called their brother Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Rees changed his name to Clell Junior Rees. The letter written by Flossie Rees stated the following: The oldest girl, Frances, was 9. An aunt by the name of Barr who lived in Montana took Frances. Frances died in 1953. I can't find a Frances Barr nor Frances Bottorff on 1930 census in Montana of the right age. however I did find a Frances Barr age 13 (right age) as d/o Marie E Barr age 53 on 1930 cen Hennepin Minn (this is where Clell Sr was in 1920) The next child was Louise who was 7. Mrs. Rees stated in her letter that Louise was adopted by Barney Beck of Hedrick. She also stated Mr. Beck changed Louise's name to Marion. She later married Bill Rosenbaum and had a large family. (Note: I located the Beck family in the 1930 Iowa census, but it was not the Barney Beck family. Louise (Marion---age 11) is living in the D. Ernest Beck household.) Louise (Marion) is listed as Marion L. Beck, age 11, and she is listed as a foster-daughter. OneWorldTree has David Ernest Beck b 28Sep1880 hedrick, keokuk IA d 25Sep 1965 Hedrick IA wife Viere P Putker 1881-1962 married 8dec 1910 Ill, childen David Ernest Beck 1914 keokuk IA + Marian L b 5 Apr 1918 crosby Minn marr Wm Robinson.....................same??? Cindy Holsapple-Boone **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

Thanks Cindy, I appreciate your keeping a keen eye out for my interest in the Bottorff family history. Some time ago I came across this same name and address. I wrote but got no answer. Then I located a phone number. I called numerous times. It might not hurt to try again so I will do that. Thanks again, Patsy

Patsy Henry Bottorff and Dorcas Chambers are my ancestors. That's prob why the info is at amcestry.com Cindy Holsapple-Boone In a message dated 1/14/2008 3:34:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Cindy, Thanks for your note. When I started trying to help Jim find the “missing generation”, he told me he knew he tied into Martin Bottorff, but he wasn’t sure through which of his children. Other researchers had previously tried to attach John W. Bottorff to John Jacob Bottorff, I think. I looked through the LDS records and with marriage records, census records, birth records, etc. was able to tie Jim’s g-grandfather, John W. Bottorff, to Martin Bottorff’s son, John W. Bottorff who was born in December, 1818. He is the one who married Elizabeth Graves. John and Elizabeth divorced several years after their marriage. Elizabeth later married Jacob Deuser and John W. Bottorff used the Deuser name in the 1850 census. The kids could have been outside playing or in school when the census taker came along, and he just assumed all of the names were Deuser. When the younger John W. Bottorff married Jane Reed in 1857 his name was Bottorff on the marriage record. They moved to Wapello County, Iowa and lived near Jane’s parents. He used the name Bottorff then and throughout the remainder of his life. I was snooping through some of the Ancestry.Com world records a few nights ago. I saw a nice long list of information concerning Henry Bottorff and Dorcas Chambers. I assumed you already had that information. I finished my search and made a booklet for my bridge friend. The information she gave me to begin with was her name was Bottomoff and the family came from Russia. None of that was correct, but it was certainly interesting to learn the correct spelling and that they came from Germany. We plan to meet on Monday, January 28. I think she will be real surprised with what I was able to uncover. Many thanks for your help. If I can help you in any way, please let me know. Patsy ____________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Bottorff Sounds great. My diagnosis was 4 years ago, and it had spread to 1 lymph node so I had a lymph node dissection also.but as you..doing good. I have to get out your file this week and go through it again. I still havn't seen any PROOF of any of Martin's kids, all my info is circumstantial. Did you or Jim have proof? Like I said I havn't looked at any genie in a while so maybe I've just forgotten... Cindy In a message dated 1/13/2008 8:14:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Cindy, I saw your posting concerning breast cancer. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February, 2004. I had surgery the following month, and so far…..so good. I still take Arimidex and will continue that for a full 5 years. It makes my joints hurt so I had to give up tennis and most of the physical activities I enjoyed……but, hey, I’m still alive, and that counts for something. I had a real break-through on the Bottorff line. I made a donation to the Keokuk County Historical Society in Sigourney, Iowa. The nice lady sent me some very helpful information and the name of two sisters who still live in that area. One is 77 and the other is 80. I corresponded with Mary Ballensky whose father was Lon Bottorff. She did not know a lot because her parents divorced when she was a teenager; however, she knew older relatives. They were able to give me the tip I needed. I was looking for documentation as to the parents of John W. Bottorff. Mrs. Ballensky said this older relative told her John was an only child, but he had several half brothers and sisters. She also knew that John’s mother married a man by the name of Deuser. I had previously been unable to locate John as a 13-year-old boy in the census records. Sure enough I found him with his mother in the Deuser household using that name. That opened up a whole new world as I got the names of his half brothers and sisters. Then all of the other census records began to make a lot more sense. Jim Bottorff and I compared notes and determined that John W. Bottorff was the son of another John W. Bottorff who married Elizabeth Graves in 1837. We found their marriage record. They divorced about 1842. John married a lady whose name was Lucinda _____ and they lived in Washington County, Indiana. He was Martin Bottorff’s son so he apparently lived there to be close to his family. Elizabeth later married Jacob Deuser. This link was what Jim had been looking for, and it was what I needed to complete my Bottorff Family History. Thanks again for the email and for helping me with my research on the Bottorff line. 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Please keep in mind...I have NEVER found anything but circumstantial proof that Henry Bottorff b 1811 mar Dorcas Chambers was s/o martin + Eliz Coons. I assembled a family group sheet for martin + Eliz from lots of research but is still circumstantial...........we need solid proof and Martin...so far hasn't left any Cindy Holsapple-Boone In a message dated 5/26/2008 8:29:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Is my Henry, son of Martin your Henry red fonts POTTORFF FAMILY TREE <http://pottorff.net/coatarms.jpg> 5/07/01 Johannes Jacob Batdorff b. 1534 d. 1584 m._______________________ 1.) 2.) 3.) Johannes Batdorff b. 1564 etc. Johannes Batdorff b. 1564 d. aft. 1614 m.______________________ 1.) 2.) 3.) Johannes Batdorf b. 1600 etc. Johannes Batdorf b. 1600 d. aft. 1654 m.______________________ 1.) 2.) 3.) Johannes Jacob Batdorf b. 1648 etc. Johannes Jacob Peter Batdorf b. 1648 d. 1709 was born 1648 in , Darmstadt, , Germany. He died 1709 in London, London, England and was buried 1709. Johannes married Anna Maria Catharina Herber was born 1677 in , , , Germany. married in 1692. She died Jan 14 1749 in Millbach, Lebanon, PA and was buried 1749 in Old Reiths Churc, Lebanon Co. PA.. 1.) Catherine Elizabeth 2.) daughter (a)_________died coming to America 3.) daughter (b) _________died coming to America 4.) daughter (c)_________ died coming to America etc. 5.) Johannes Martin Batdorf b. 1698 (first male immigrant) Badorf Village, Bayern, Palatinate, Germany d. 1787 in PA Johannes Martin Batdorf b. 1698 d. April 1787 m. Maria Elizabeth Walborn. Johannes married Maria Elizabetha Walborn before Jun 01 1717 in Schoharie, Schoharie, NY Born in Switzerland died in Berks Co PA 1.) Hermanus (Herman) Batdorf abt 1718 m. Maria Barbara Anspach. 2.) Johann John Adam 1723 3.) Christian 1724 (Mary Jo's line) Berks, Chester County, PA 4.) George Peter 1730 5.) Anna Catherine 1734 6.) Maria Margaretha 10 Oct 1729 7.) Heinrich (Henry) 1732 Henry Batdorf (had a son George Peter, who had a son John married to Catherine Daniels buried in Ohio with Batdorff on their tombstones 8.) Martinus (Martin) 1726 9.) Maria Elizabeth 1722 10.) Catherine Eva Elizabetha or Elizabetha Catherine John Adam Battorf b. 1723 d 10/10/1757 m. Anna Elizabeth Zeller in 1745 1.) John Heinrich Bottorff (this is Ron's line) 2.) etc. 3.) Johannes Martinius Bottorff b. 1747 Johannes Martinius Bottorff b. 1747 d. 1792 m. Maria Barbara Hautz 12/31/1770 1.) Jacob 2.) George b. 1778 (this is Zelpha's line) etc. 3.) Martin D. Bottorff b. 2/28/1773 Martin D. Bottorff b. 2/28/1773 d. 9/3/1860 m. Elizabeth Coons b.______ d. 8/22/1851 Father Nicholas Coons 1.) Nicholas Bottorff b. 1808 d. 11/6/1875 m. Mary Polly Winkles 9/6/1827 2.) Rebecca Bottorff b 2/19/1799 ky d. 8/12/1879 m. John Fleenor 7/21/1831 3.) George Bottorff 1805-1809 d. 2/18/1881 M. Mary Polly Brown 1/1/1829 4.) Henry Bottorff Cindy HB's line 11/26/1811 m. Dorcas Chambers 3/29/1832 5.) Jacob Bottorff b. 1814 6.) Simon Bottorff b. 1795 d. 1871-72 m. Anna Mariah Medlock 1/10/1828 7.) Elizabeth Bottorff b. abt 1796 d.____________ m. Jacob Barnet Jacob Bottorff b. 1814 d.______________ m. Anna Mize b. 1816-18 d. c. 1880 Father Reuben Mize Mother Mary Chambers 1.) Louisa b. 1838 2.) Catherine b. 1840 3.) Thornton b. 1843 (per 1850 census) 4.) Benjamin Franklin <http://pottorff.net/bsm.jpg> Nicholson b. 15 August 1846 (Salem Indiana), d. 17 March 1930 (Independence KS) m. Emma or Elizabeth Davis or Miller b._______ lived in Neodosha, Kansas They had: William Thornton Pottorff b. 1 January 1893 m. Martha Black b.________ lived in Carthage They had: son 1 son 2 son 3 daughter 1 Living in CA MO, and KS Edith Carolyn b._________ m. ________Keeton b._______ lived in Shenandoah, Iowa They had: daughter 1 daughter 2 daughter 3 daughter 4 son 1 son 2 son 3 Living in IA, Mo Loren b. _______ m. Marie Frossard b._________________ lived in Carthage They had: daughter 1 John D. Pottorff Living in MO, KS Elmer Delbert (twin to Elma) b. 19 Jan 1906 m. Hazel Minges (lives in La Mesa) They had: Nick Pottorff b._________ m. _____________ b. _______(Crescent City) They had: Stacy b.________ son 2 (N.DAK) Elma Della b. 19 January 1906 (twin to Elmer) (is 95 in 5/01) m H.C. Landreth lived in Carthage They had: Ben Landreth b.__________ m. _______________ b.________ They had: 4 daughters, 1 son 12 grandchildren 3 great grand children George different mother? b.__________ 5.) Mary <http://pottorff.net/bsm.jpg> A b.? 6.) Susan Ann <http://pottorff.net/bsm.jpg> b. 8/9/1852 d._________Oklahoma m. John Will O'Bryant 5/6/1875 note: William O'Bryant was born 1853 in Fulton Co, Illinois and was in the war in 41st Illinois Post 216, listed under Nebr. along with a John Pottoroff in the 42nd Illinois Inf. Post 216. They had: Mary Francis O'Bryant Russell O'Bryant <http://pottorff.net/thornton.jpg> Thornton Pottorff b. 1843 d._________________- m. Caroline Stewart b. 9/1852 +-Mother Martha Stewart b. 3/1821 1.) John B. Pottorff, who married Fannie Elizabeth Vaughan <http://pottorff.net/fannie.html> b. 18 December 1882 on 3/7/1899, when he was 26 and she 16. From a Bible enscription in Frank Pottorff's Bible (owned by Pamela Pottorff Carleton) Frank married Kathleen Long Had: Pamela b._______ married Michael Carleton b._______ had daughter Meagan b._____ & son Matt b.________ Fred married Pearl ___________ Earl Thomas born Nov 19, 1905--died in Kern Co Ca. 7-29-1942 36 yr. old. Larry 2.) ? 3.) ? 4.) Thomas Jacob Pottorff 6.) Ida A Pottorff b. 8/1878 <http://pottorff.net/tomndelora.jpg> Thomas Jacob Pottorff b.____________ d.____________ m. Delora Vaughan <http://pottorff.net/delora.html> b. 7 May 1887. 1.) Cleve Louis b. 1908 2.) Louis <http://pottorff.net/louie.jpg> b. 1908 twins one died in the hospital the other in 1924 before the birth of Nathan 3.) Nathan Pottorff b. 3/14/1924 4.) Half sister to above, b. _________ Missouri?? <http://pottorff.net/myfather.html> Nathan Pottorff b. 3/14/24 d. 12/11/99 m Margaret Elizabeth Segulja b. 5/21/24 1.) Michael Pottorff b. 8/10/47 m/div Godzilla b. 6 May 1949 2.) Yvonne Pottorff b. 5/11/50 m. Ronald Peck <http://pottorff.net/mikedeer.jpg> Michael Pottorff b. 8/10/47 End of the line, sorry Martin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patsy Williams Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOTTORFF] BOTTORFF-FRIEKER-HOKE: Clark Co IN Good Morning Merri, I am delighted to find someone interested in the Bottorff family history. My name is Patsy Williams. I have been doing genealogy for 45 years so I decided I would help my best friend find her roots. I started with almost nothing as she was adopted when she was just two. It is a long story that I will be happy to share with you if you are interested. I have taken her line all the way back to 1508. Many Bottorff families lived in Indiana (mostly Clark County) before some of them moved to Iowa. John Wesley Bottorff married Jane Reed in Clark County, Indiana and moved to Wapello County, Iowa. Her parents lived there so I suspect they moved there to be near them. John and Jane had a son whose name was William H. Bottorff. William had 3 children. The oldest son was C.E. (Clell Edward) Bottorff born in 1895. He married Helena Grace Morgan who was his childhood sweetheart when they lived in Hedrick, Iowa. They married in 1915. After the birth of their first child, they moved to Minnesota and later to Michigan. Clell had a drinking problem and found it hard to keep a job. By the time they moved to Michigan they had 5 children and another one was born after they arrived. On the morning of January 20, 1925, Clell shot Grace and then turned the gun on himself leaving 6 orphans with the oldest one being just 9 years old. I found a newspaper article giving details. I tried to follow my friend's direct line, but I do remember seeing a Henry Bottorff. He is the son of Martin Bottorff. My friend's father was Clell Bottorff, Junior....one of the 6 orphans. All of the children were brought back to Hedrick, Iowa and adopted by families in the community. Clyde and Flossie Rees adopted Clell, Junior. When he was a soldier during WWII, he was stationed at Camp Maxey near Paris, Tx. He met and married my friend's mother. After they were expecting Sandra, he was shipped overseas. When the family did not hear from him again they checked with the Army and learned he was married when he married my friend's mother. She got an annulment, and 2 years later she married a man she knew from high school. He adopted Sandra, and she grew up thinking he was her real father. I just finished a book for her, but I did not try to include anything except her direct line. I did find many other Bottorff families while searching. My friend and I hope to get to Wapello and Keokuk County, Iowa in July or August of this year. The contacts I made during my search are such nice people. I am anxious to meet them. Patsy from Texas P.S. I have a contact from my Bean-Beene line who has a Bottorff connection from Clark County, Indiana. In fact, he still lives there. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Merri Vinton Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [BOTTORFF] BOTTORFF-FRIEKER-HOKE: Clark Co IN I am descended from John Henry BOTTORFF & Sophia FRIEKER>>John Bottorff & Elizabeth HOKE>>Andrew Bottorf>Elizabeth MILLS. I am planning a trip to Clark County, Indiana next week. Can anyone tell me where the older ones are buried and how to get to the cemeteries? Are there remains of the old "home place" or any other Bottorff landmarks I should see? Thanks. Merri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

Did you contact the Clark Co Historical So?? maybe they have the same sort of stuff wash Co has Cindy In a message dated 5/21/2008 1:06:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I am descended from John Henry BOTTORFF & Sophia FRIEKER>>John Bottorff & Elizabeth HOKE>>Andrew Bottorf>Elizabeth MILLS. I am planning a trip to Clark County, Indiana next week. Can anyone tell me where the older ones are buried and how to get to the cemeteries? Are there remains of the old "home place" or any other Bottorff landmarks I should see? Thanks. Merri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

Hi Mike, I believe your Henry, son of Martin Bottorff, is a brother to John Bottorff born in December of 1818. My interest extends through this John Bottorff. This John Bottorff married Elizabeth Graves in Indiana. They had one son, John Wesley Bottorff, before they divorced. The older John remarried and lived the remainder of his life in Washington County, Indiana. Elizabeth Graves Bottorff later married Jacob Deuser. John Wesley Bottorff married Jane Reed in Clark County, Indiana. They moved to Wapello County, Iowa by 1860. They are listed in the 1860 census with one child. Other children came along later, and one of those children was William Bottorff. William had 3 children: Clell, Carl, and Zua. Clell had 6 children one of which was Clell, Junior. It is with Clell, Junior that my interest lies. Patsy from Texas

Thanks so very much for the information. Looks like I'm descended from the baby of a whole bunch of children. Thanks again. Have a great week-end. Merri On May 21, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Patsy Williams wrote: > Hello Again, > > This looks like your family. If you go to www.rootsweb.com you will > find > lots of information. > > Name: John Henry BOTTORFF > Given Name: John Henry > Surname: Bottorff > Sex: M > Birth: 6 SEP 1777 in PA > Death: 6 MAY 1867 in Charleston Twp,Clark Co,IN > Title: > Change Date: 21 MAR 2000 > Note: Name Suffix: Jr > > Father: Johannes Henrich "John Henry" BOTTORFF b: 17 OCT 1754 in > Berks Co. > PA > Mother: Sophi FRICKER b: APR 1753 in PA > > Marriage 1 Elizabeth "Betsy" STONECIPHER > Children > William BOTTORFF > Louis BOTTORFF > Gabriel BOTTORFF > Sophie BOTTORFF > Joel BOTTORFF > William Jackson BOTTORFF > Lorenze BOTTORFF > David BOTTORFF > Cyrus BOTTORFF > Joshua BOTTORFF > Lucy BOTTORFF > Mary BOTTORFF > Missouri BOTTORFF > Martha Jane BOTTORFF > > Marriage 2 Elizabeth HOKE > Children > Daniel BOTTORFF > Catherine BOTTORFF > Samuel BOTTORFF > John BOTTORFF > Henry BOTTORFF > Sarah BOTTORFF > Jacob BOTTORFF > Eli BOTTORFF > Andrew BOTTORFF > > This record indicates he died in Charleston Township in Clark County, > Indiana. You might find something at www.findagrave.com or google the > cemeteries in the Charleston Township. > > Good Luck, > Patsy > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOTTORFF- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Search for Bottorff cemeteries and Clark County cemeteries. The Bottorff settlement Springtown is outside Charlestown on High Jackson road. The cemetery is still there, I think the house with the spring in the cellar has been destroyed. There are Bottorffs at two different spots in the Charlestown cemetery Sharpening Made Easy: A Primer on Sharpening Knives and Other Edged Tools by Steve Bottorff Copyright January 2002 Knife World Publications www.sharpeningmadeeasy.com Merri Vinton wrote: > I am descended from John Henry BOTTORFF & Sophia FRIEKER>>John > Bottorff & Elizabeth HOKE>>Andrew Bottorf>Elizabeth MILLS. I am > planning a trip to Clark County, Indiana next week. Can anyone tell > me where the older ones are buried and how to get to the cemeteries? > Are there remains of the old "home place" or any other Bottorff > landmarks I should see? Thanks. > > Merri > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

Hello Again, This looks like your family. If you go to www.rootsweb.com you will find lots of information. Name: John Henry BOTTORFF Given Name: John Henry Surname: Bottorff Sex: M Birth: 6 SEP 1777 in PA Death: 6 MAY 1867 in Charleston Twp,Clark Co,IN Title: Change Date: 21 MAR 2000 Note: Name Suffix: Jr Father: Johannes Henrich "John Henry" BOTTORFF b: 17 OCT 1754 in Berks Co. PA Mother: Sophi FRICKER b: APR 1753 in PA Marriage 1 Elizabeth "Betsy" STONECIPHER Children William BOTTORFF Louis BOTTORFF Gabriel BOTTORFF Sophie BOTTORFF Joel BOTTORFF William Jackson BOTTORFF Lorenze BOTTORFF David BOTTORFF Cyrus BOTTORFF Joshua BOTTORFF Lucy BOTTORFF Mary BOTTORFF Missouri BOTTORFF Martha Jane BOTTORFF Marriage 2 Elizabeth HOKE Children Daniel BOTTORFF Catherine BOTTORFF Samuel BOTTORFF John BOTTORFF Henry BOTTORFF Sarah BOTTORFF Jacob BOTTORFF Eli BOTTORFF Andrew BOTTORFF This record indicates he died in Charleston Township in Clark County, Indiana. You might find something at www.findagrave.com or google the cemeteries in the Charleston Township. Good Luck, Patsy

Good Morning Merri, I am delighted to find someone interested in the Bottorff family history. My name is Patsy Williams. I have been doing genealogy for 45 years so I decided I would help my best friend find her roots. I started with almost nothing as she was adopted when she was just two. It is a long story that I will be happy to share with you if you are interested. I have taken her line all the way back to 1508. Many Bottorff families lived in Indiana (mostly Clark County) before some of them moved to Iowa. John Wesley Bottorff married Jane Reed in Clark County, Indiana and moved to Wapello County, Iowa. Her parents lived there so I suspect they moved there to be near them. John and Jane had a son whose name was William H. Bottorff. William had 3 children. The oldest son was C.E. (Clell Edward) Bottorff born in 1895. He married Helena Grace Morgan who was his childhood sweetheart when they lived in Hedrick, Iowa. They married in 1915. After the birth of their first child, they moved to Minnesota and later to Michigan. Clell had a drinking problem and found it hard to keep a job. By the time they moved to Michigan they had 5 children and another one was born after they arrived. On the morning of January 20, 1925, Clell shot Grace and then turned the gun on himself leaving 6 orphans with the oldest one being just 9 years old. I found a newspaper article giving details. I tried to follow my friend's direct line, but I do remember seeing a Henry Bottorff. He is the son of Martin Bottorff. My friend's father was Clell Bottorff, Junior....one of the 6 orphans. All of the children were brought back to Hedrick, Iowa and adopted by families in the community. Clyde and Flossie Rees adopted Clell, Junior. When he was a soldier during WWII, he was stationed at Camp Maxey near Paris, Tx. He met and married my friend's mother. After they were expecting Sandra, he was shipped overseas. When the family did not hear from him again they checked with the Army and learned he was married when he married my friend's mother. She got an annulment, and 2 years later she married a man she knew from high school. He adopted Sandra, and she grew up thinking he was her real father. I just finished a book for her, but I did not try to include anything except her direct line. I did find many other Bottorff families while searching. My friend and I hope to get to Wapello and Keokuk County, Iowa in July or August of this year. The contacts I made during my search are such nice people. I am anxious to meet them. Patsy from Texas P.S. I have a contact from my Bean-Beene line who has a Bottorff connection from Clark County, Indiana. In fact, he still lives there. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Merri Vinton Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [BOTTORFF] BOTTORFF-FRIEKER-HOKE: Clark Co IN I am descended from John Henry BOTTORFF & Sophia FRIEKER>>John Bottorff & Elizabeth HOKE>>Andrew Bottorf>Elizabeth MILLS. I am planning a trip to Clark County, Indiana next week. Can anyone tell me where the older ones are buried and how to get to the cemeteries? Are there remains of the old "home place" or any other Bottorff landmarks I should see? Thanks. Merri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is my Henry, son of Martin your Henry red fonts POTTORFF FAMILY TREE <http://pottorff.net/coatarms.jpg> 5/07/01 Johannes Jacob Batdorff b. 1534 d. 1584 m._______________________ 1.) 2.) 3.) Johannes Batdorff b. 1564 etc. Johannes Batdorff b. 1564 d. aft. 1614 m.______________________ 1.) 2.) 3.) Johannes Batdorf b. 1600 etc. Johannes Batdorf b. 1600 d. aft. 1654 m.______________________ 1.) 2.) 3.) Johannes Jacob Batdorf b. 1648 etc. Johannes Jacob Peter Batdorf b. 1648 d. 1709 was born 1648 in , Darmstadt, , Germany. He died 1709 in London, London, England and was buried 1709. Johannes married Anna Maria Catharina Herber was born 1677 in , , , Germany. married in 1692. She died Jan 14 1749 in Millbach, Lebanon, PA and was buried 1749 in Old Reiths Churc, Lebanon Co. PA.. 1.) Catherine Elizabeth 2.) daughter (a)_________died coming to America 3.) daughter (b) _________died coming to America 4.) daughter (c)_________ died coming to America etc. 5.) Johannes Martin Batdorf b. 1698 (first male immigrant) Badorf Village, Bayern, Palatinate, Germany d. 1787 in PA Johannes Martin Batdorf b. 1698 d. April 1787 m. Maria Elizabeth Walborn. Johannes married Maria Elizabetha Walborn before Jun 01 1717 in Schoharie, Schoharie, NY Born in Switzerland died in Berks Co PA 1.) Hermanus (Herman) Batdorf abt 1718 m. Maria Barbara Anspach. 2.) Johann John Adam 1723 3.) Christian 1724 (Mary Jo's line) Berks, Chester County, PA 4.) George Peter 1730 5.) Anna Catherine 1734 6.) Maria Margaretha 10 Oct 1729 7.) Heinrich (Henry) 1732 Henry Batdorf (had a son George Peter, who had a son John married to Catherine Daniels buried in Ohio with Batdorff on their tombstones 8.) Martinus (Martin) 1726 9.) Maria Elizabeth 1722 10.) Catherine Eva Elizabetha or Elizabetha Catherine John Adam Battorf b. 1723 d 10/10/1757 m. Anna Elizabeth Zeller in 1745 1.) John Heinrich Bottorff (this is Ron's line) 2.) etc. 3.) Johannes Martinius Bottorff b. 1747 Johannes Martinius Bottorff b. 1747 d. 1792 m. Maria Barbara Hautz 12/31/1770 1.) Jacob 2.) George b. 1778 (this is Zelpha's line) etc. 3.) Martin D. Bottorff b. 2/28/1773 Martin D. Bottorff b. 2/28/1773 d. 9/3/1860 m. Elizabeth Coons b.______ d. 8/22/1851 Father Nicholas Coons 1.) Nicholas Bottorff b. 1808 d. 11/6/1875 m. Mary Polly Winkles 9/6/1827 2.) Rebecca Bottorff b 2/19/1799 ky d. 8/12/1879 m. John Fleenor 7/21/1831 3.) George Bottorff 1805-1809 d. 2/18/1881 M. Mary Polly Brown 1/1/1829 4.) Henry Bottorff Cindy HB's line 11/26/1811 m. Dorcas Chambers 3/29/1832 5.) Jacob Bottorff b. 1814 6.) Simon Bottorff b. 1795 d. 1871-72 m. Anna Mariah Medlock 1/10/1828 7.) Elizabeth Bottorff b. abt 1796 d.____________ m. Jacob Barnet Jacob Bottorff b. 1814 d.______________ m. Anna Mize b. 1816-18 d. c. 1880 Father Reuben Mize Mother Mary Chambers 1.) Louisa b. 1838 2.) Catherine b. 1840 3.) Thornton b. 1843 (per 1850 census) 4.) Benjamin Franklin <http://pottorff.net/bsm.jpg> Nicholson b. 15 August 1846 (Salem Indiana), d. 17 March 1930 (Independence KS) m. Emma or Elizabeth Davis or Miller b._______ lived in Neodosha, Kansas They had: William Thornton Pottorff b. 1 January 1893 m. Martha Black b.________ lived in Carthage They had: son 1 son 2 son 3 daughter 1 Living in CA MO, and KS Edith Carolyn b._________ m. ________Keeton b._______ lived in Shenandoah, Iowa They had: daughter 1 daughter 2 daughter 3 daughter 4 son 1 son 2 son 3 Living in IA, Mo Loren b. _______ m. Marie Frossard b._________________ lived in Carthage They had: daughter 1 John D. Pottorff Living in MO, KS Elmer Delbert (twin to Elma) b. 19 Jan 1906 m. Hazel Minges (lives in La Mesa) They had: Nick Pottorff b._________ m. _____________ b. _______(Crescent City) They had: Stacy b.________ son 2 (N.DAK) Elma Della b. 19 January 1906 (twin to Elmer) (is 95 in 5/01) m H.C. Landreth lived in Carthage They had: Ben Landreth b.__________ m. _______________ b.________ They had: 4 daughters, 1 son 12 grandchildren 3 great grand children George different mother? b.__________ 5.) Mary <http://pottorff.net/bsm.jpg> A b.? 6.) Susan Ann <http://pottorff.net/bsm.jpg> b. 8/9/1852 d._________Oklahoma m. John Will O'Bryant 5/6/1875 note: William O'Bryant was born 1853 in Fulton Co, Illinois and was in the war in 41st Illinois Post 216, listed under Nebr. along with a John Pottoroff in the 42nd Illinois Inf. Post 216. They had: Mary Francis O'Bryant Russell O'Bryant <http://pottorff.net/thornton.jpg> Thornton Pottorff b. 1843 d._________________- m. Caroline Stewart b. 9/1852 +-Mother Martha Stewart b. 3/1821 1.) John B. Pottorff, who married Fannie Elizabeth Vaughan <http://pottorff.net/fannie.html> b. 18 December 1882 on 3/7/1899, when he was 26 and she 16. From a Bible enscription in Frank Pottorff's Bible (owned by Pamela Pottorff Carleton) Frank married Kathleen Long Had: Pamela b._______ married Michael Carleton b._______ had daughter Meagan b._____ & son Matt b.________ Fred married Pearl ___________ Earl Thomas born Nov 19, 1905--died in Kern Co Ca. 7-29-1942 36 yr. old. Larry 2.) ? 3.) ? 4.) Thomas Jacob Pottorff 6.) Ida A Pottorff b. 8/1878 <http://pottorff.net/tomndelora.jpg> Thomas Jacob Pottorff b.____________ d.____________ m. Delora Vaughan <http://pottorff.net/delora.html> b. 7 May 1887. 1.) Cleve Louis b. 1908 2.) Louis <http://pottorff.net/louie.jpg> b. 1908 twins one died in the hospital the other in 1924 before the birth of Nathan 3.) Nathan Pottorff b. 3/14/1924 4.) Half sister to above, b. _________ Missouri?? <http://pottorff.net/myfather.html> Nathan Pottorff b. 3/14/24 d. 12/11/99 m Margaret Elizabeth Segulja b. 5/21/24 1.) Michael Pottorff b. 8/10/47 m/div Godzilla b. 6 May 1949 2.) Yvonne Pottorff b. 5/11/50 m. Ronald Peck <http://pottorff.net/mikedeer.jpg> Michael Pottorff b. 8/10/47 End of the line, sorry Martin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patsy Williams Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOTTORFF] BOTTORFF-FRIEKER-HOKE: Clark Co IN Good Morning Merri, I am delighted to find someone interested in the Bottorff family history. My name is Patsy Williams. I have been doing genealogy for 45 years so I decided I would help my best friend find her roots. I started with almost nothing as she was adopted when she was just two. It is a long story that I will be happy to share with you if you are interested. I have taken her line all the way back to 1508. Many Bottorff families lived in Indiana (mostly Clark County) before some of them moved to Iowa. John Wesley Bottorff married Jane Reed in Clark County, Indiana and moved to Wapello County, Iowa. Her parents lived there so I suspect they moved there to be near them. John and Jane had a son whose name was William H. Bottorff. William had 3 children. The oldest son was C.E. (Clell Edward) Bottorff born in 1895. He married Helena Grace Morgan who was his childhood sweetheart when they lived in Hedrick, Iowa. They married in 1915. After the birth of their first child, they moved to Minnesota and later to Michigan. Clell had a drinking problem and found it hard to keep a job. By the time they moved to Michigan they had 5 children and another one was born after they arrived. On the morning of January 20, 1925, Clell shot Grace and then turned the gun on himself leaving 6 orphans with the oldest one being just 9 years old. I found a newspaper article giving details. I tried to follow my friend's direct line, but I do remember seeing a Henry Bottorff. He is the son of Martin Bottorff. My friend's father was Clell Bottorff, Junior....one of the 6 orphans. All of the children were brought back to Hedrick, Iowa and adopted by families in the community. Clyde and Flossie Rees adopted Clell, Junior. When he was a soldier during WWII, he was stationed at Camp Maxey near Paris, Tx. He met and married my friend's mother. After they were expecting Sandra, he was shipped overseas. When the family did not hear from him again they checked with the Army and learned he was married when he married my friend's mother. She got an annulment, and 2 years later she married a man she knew from high school. He adopted Sandra, and she grew up thinking he was her real father. I just finished a book for her, but I did not try to include anything except her direct line. I did find many other Bottorff families while searching. My friend and I hope to get to Wapello and Keokuk County, Iowa in July or August of this year. The contacts I made during my search are such nice people. I am anxious to meet them. Patsy from Texas P.S. I have a contact from my Bean-Beene line who has a Bottorff connection from Clark County, Indiana. In fact, he still lives there. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Merri Vinton Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [BOTTORFF] BOTTORFF-FRIEKER-HOKE: Clark Co IN I am descended from John Henry BOTTORFF & Sophia FRIEKER>>John Bottorff & Elizabeth HOKE>>Andrew Bottorf>Elizabeth MILLS. I am planning a trip to Clark County, Indiana next week. Can anyone tell me where the older ones are buried and how to get to the cemeteries? Are there remains of the old "home place" or any other Bottorff landmarks I should see? Thanks. Merri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message