I have been researching this surname for some time. Alexander McGaffin married Mary Jane Bothwell sometime between 1850 and 1860. Alexander was from Ireland. I don't know where Mary Jane was from. They lived in LaSalle County, Illinois. Mary died around 1870 and Alexander and their children moved to Iowa in 1873. This is from a biography of Alexander that I found in a book on Iowa. I am trying to find out more about Mary J. Bothwell. Who were her parents and where was she from? I haven't been able to find a trace of them in Illinois. Is anyone else out there researching these surnames? Kathy