This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kVC.2ACE/819.916.2 Message Board Post: JOHN MICHAEL1 Bottger was born Abt. 1778 in Coburn Gotha Baden Germany1, and died Bef. 1850 in at sea. He married MARIA SOPHIE BADGER. Children of JOHN Bottger and MARIA BADGER are: 2. i. CHRISTIAN G2 BADGER, b. June 30, 1819, Erfurt Stadt, Sachsen, Prussia; d. Aft. 1882. ii. HENRY BARMON BADGER, b. 1822, Erfurt Stadt, Sachsen, Prussia2; d. New Albany Floyd Co Indiana; m. MARTHA LEWIS, November 26, 1846, Clark Co Indiana3. iii. WILLIAM W BADGER, b. June 20, 1817, Efrurt Prussia4; d. March 20, 1888, Hawesville Kentucky5; m. (1) MARY ANN BURNETT, August 25, 1841, Hancock Co Kentucky6; m. (2) SARAH A, November 11, 1873, Hawesville Kentucky7; m. (3) MINERVA JANE BURNETT, March 1, 1877, Hancock Co Kentucky8Found in a book "The Diary of a Confederate Soldier" by John S. Jackman that William Badger called the "Old Guard" helped Jackman transport the Regiment's papers to Washington, GA during the end of the Civil War. iv. FREDERICKA BADGER, b. Abt. 1810. Generation No. 2 2. CHRISTIAN G2 BADGER (JOHN MICHAEL1) was born June 30, 1819 in Erfurt Stadt, Sachsen, Prussia9, and died Aft. 1882. He married LEREEN GREEN November 15, 1840 in clark Co Indiana10. Children of CHRISTIAN BADGER and LEREEN GREEN are: i. JOHN H3 BADGER, b. 1841, Charleston Clark Co Indiana11. ii. EDWARD B BADGER, b. 1842, Charleston Clark Co Indiana12; m. MARGARET. iii. LEWIS BADGER, b. September 10, 1845, Charleston Clark Co Indiana13; m. ADORA GRAEBE, July 29, 1867, Clark Co Indiana14. iv. EMILY MARY BADGER, b. 1849, Charleston Clark Co Indiana15; m. WILLIAM MASNER. v. HARRIET BADGER, b. 1851, Charleston Clark Co Indiana16; m. CHARLES REICH, September 24, 1871, Clark Co Indiana17. vi. MARTHA BADGER, b. 1853, Charleston Clark Co Indiana18. vii. CHRISTIAN BADGER, b. September 16, 1855, Charleston Clark Co Indiana19; m. NINA MORGAN. viii. WILLIAM BADGER, b. Charleston Clark Co Indiana20; d. Bef. 1880; m. SINA WARNER. ix. CHARLES BADGER, b. 1858, Charleston Clark Co Indiana21. x. GEORGE BADGER, b. 1860, Charleston Clark Co Indiana22; d. 1931, Charleston Clark Co Indiana23; m. JENNIE CAMPBELL. 3. xi. LUCY MAE BADGER, b. 1864, Charleston Clark Co Indiana; d. June 1954. Generation No. 3 3. LUCY MAE3 BADGER (CHRISTIAN G2, JOHN MICHAEL1) was born 1864 in Charleston Clark Co Indiana, and died June 1954. She married (1) MILLARD GRAEBE April 28, 1880 in Clark Co Indiana24. She married (2) HENRY CLAY RYALL February 14, 1888 in Clark Co Indiana25. Child of LUCY BADGER and MILLARD GRAEBE is: i. CHARLES4 GRAEBE. Children of LUCY BADGER and HENRY RYALL are: ii. BESSIE4 RYALL, m. CONDON. iii. LUCY RYALL, m. GROSE. iv. JOHN E. RYALL. v. LEONA RYALL, m. MERIDA. 4. vi. LORRENIA AMANDA RYALL, b. February 7, 1890, Alexandria Indiana; d. March 22, 1947. I would appreciate any help with my family, Judy Lehman