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Rev. Joseph Botts[1]

Male 1790 - 1880  (90 years)


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  • Name Joseph Botts 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born Feb 06, 1790  Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aug 06, 1880  St. Marys, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In the summer of the year 1810, Joseph lived in Mason County, Kentucky.  He moved to Boone County, Kentucky in the fall of 1810.  He lived near the Bullittsburg Baptist Church at Idlewild.
      Joseph joined the Bullittsburg Baptist Church in December of 1917. He studied for the ministry there and the church called him as deacon on July 2, 1826.  The church issued Joseph a minister's license in December 1829.  He began his career as minister of the gospel in 1833.  The Baptist Church ordained Joseph a preacher on February 3, 1834.  He served the Bullittsburg and nearby churches until he moved to Hancock County, Illinois in the fall of 1836.
      Joseph was one of the founders of the village of St. Marys, Illinois.  Joseph was a farmer as well as being a preacher.  At st. Mary's he organized the Baptist Church.  Joseph's home was a half mile from the church at St. Marys.  He walked to the church and was the pastor for forty years.  He reportedly aided in the organization of forty Baptist churches.  He was an active minister for fifty years.
      Source:  John R. Botts
      Joseph lived in Mason County, Kentucky until 1810 when he moved to Boone County, Kentucky near the Bullittsburg Baptist Church at Idlewild.
      He joined the Bullittsburg Church in December of 1817. He studied for the ministry there and the church called him as deacon on July 2, 1826. The church issued Joseph a minister's license in December 1829. He began his career as minister of the gospel in 1833 and ordained by the Baptist Church on February 3, 1834. He served Bullittsburg and nearby churches until he moved to Hancock County, Illinois in the fall of 1836.
      Joseph was one of the founders of the village of St. Mary's, Illinois. He was a farmer as well as being a preacher. At St. Mary's he organized the Baptist Church. Joseph's home was a half mile from the church at St. Mary's where he was the pastor for forty years. He reportedly aided in the organization of forty Baptist churches and was an active minister for fifty years.
    Person ID I112719  mykindred
    Last Modified Jul 28, 2006 

    Father John Botts,   b. Oct 25, 1754, Stafford, Stafford county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 28, 1796, Mason, Grant county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Lucy Gaines,   b. Oct 25, 1755, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1826, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Mar 07, 1774  Stafford county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Culpeper County, Virginia
    Family ID F36887  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sabra Wilkes,   b. Mar 11, 1790, Mason county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 25, 1865, St. Marys, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Mar 15, 1810  Bracken county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Matilda Amanda Botts,   b. Dec 18, 1810, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1892, Leoti, Scott county, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Joshua Mills Botts,   b. Feb 13, 1813, Idlewood, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 29, 1863, St. Marys, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Mary Botts,   b. May 18, 1815, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 21, 1852, St. Marys, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     4. William Oscar Botts,   b. Aug 11, 1817, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 19, 1888, St. Marys, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     5. Ann Amelia Botts,   b. May 14, 1820, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 26, 1912, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     6. Martha Jane Botts,   b. Apr 14, 1823, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 27, 1916, Sciota, McDonough county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     7. Lucy Elizabeth Botts,   b. Nov 14, 1825, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 15, 1826, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     8. Absalom Graves Botts,   b. Jun 07, 1828, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 19, 1916, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     9. Robert Kirtley Botts,   b. Jan 01, 1831, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 06, 1855, St. Marys, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     10. James Dickens Botts,   b. Aug 01, 1833, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 09, 1914, Highland Park, San Bernardino county, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     11. Maria Louise Botts,   b. May 28, 1836, Idlewild, Boone county, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 24, 1923, Turlock, Stanislaus county, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     12. Sidney Wardon (Worden) Botts,   b. Sep 12, 1838, St. Marys, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 30, 1840, Hancock county, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     13. Joseph Botts,   d. Y
     14. John Botts,   d. Y
     15. Seth Botts,   d. Y
    Family ID F36894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1865] Gedcom - Viertel, Tony.