Calhoun formed 10 Jan 1825 from Pike
1870
Gilead 29 - David 50 Pa

Carroll formed 22 Feb 1839 from Jo Daviess
Sarah Bothwell, sister of Jeremiah
1850 Illinois, Carroll, Savanna p. 363 (written 719) - 28 Sept
                Pulfer, Charles 30 m cooper $450 Eng
                           Sarah 36 Ireland
                           Margaret 6 Ill / Elizabeth 5 “ / Samuel 3 “ / Charles 1 “
                           Jeremiah 22 cooper Eng / Jas 20 cooper Eng
1860 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna, p. 1027
                Pulford, Charles, 41 m w cooper England
                             Sarah, 46 Ireland
                             Margaret, 17 Ill / Elizabeth 14 Ill / Samuel 13 Ill / Charles 11 Ill / James 9 Ill
                 Edward Mahora, 19 m w blacksmith Ireland
1870 Illinois - Carroll - Borough of Savanna - 24 June 1870 - p.225
              60-60 Rutford Charles 54 m w butcher 2300-1000 England
                                     Sarah 52 Ireland
                                     James 18 Illinois
Sarah Bothwell Pulford’s husband, with his 2nd wife
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna - Im 1, p. 1 (568 stamp) ED19 SD2
               Pulford, Charles mw 60 butcher England
                            Gabriella 44 wife milliner NY -
                            Arthur B 3 Il Ny Eng / Geo W 7/12 Nov Il Ny Eng
               Benedict, Chas 20 stepson butcher NY -
               (next page) Benedict Fred 15 stepson at school Il Ny Ny // Eaton, Flora 22 boarder milliner Il Ny Ny
The 2nd wife of Charles Pulford, whose 1st wife was Sarah Bothwell, sister of Jeremiah
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna - p. 214
            Pulford, Gabriela Sep 1837 62 w Ny Vt Vt
                         Arthur son June 1876 23 s Il Eng Ny / George W son Oct 18979 20 s
                7 roomers
Elizabeth, daughter of Sarah Bothwell Pulford, niece of Jeremiah
1870 Illinois Carroll Savanna p. 228b 121-121
            Johnson, George W 26 mw physician $2000 Mass
                           Lizzie 24 fw Il
          Bigelow, Lizzie 21 fw seamstress Mich
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna Im 6 p. 570b - line 45
           Johnson, GW wm 36 physician Mass-
                         Elizabeth 33 keeps house Il Eng Ire
                         Webster B 6 at home Il Mass Il
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna 1st w p. 229(SD3, ED 23, Sheet 2)
           Johnson, George boarder (with Joseph McKown)/head wm Dec 1843 56 m20yrs Mass Mass Mass physician
                         Nellie wf boarder June 1881 18s Il Mass Il
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna 1st w p. 231a (SD3, ED 23, Sheet 4b)
            Johnson, Elizabeth head (boarding with Smith) wf Oct 1845 54 m10(crossed out), 2ch/1liv - Il Eng Ire
1910 Illinois Carroll Savanna SD4, ED11 Sheet 2b p.110b - 20 Apr - 4th St -
          Johnson, Elizabeth head fw64 m 40 2ch/1liv Il Eng Ire - Keeper, lodging house
                       2 lodgers
1920 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna SD5, ED12 sheet 6a 7 Jan 28 4th St
            Johnson, Elizabeth owns mortgaged?(don’t remember) head fw74 d Il Eng Ire
Samuel, son of Sarah Bothwell Pulford, nephew of Jeremiah - moved to Chicago before 1900
1870 Illinois Carroll Savanna p. 225B
          Pulford Samuel 22 m w druggists clerk 200 Ill
                    Nettie 21 WI
                    Charles 3 Ill
                    Victoria 7/12 (Nov) Ill
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna Im 18 p. 576b
        Pulford, Saml wm 33 stm engineer Il Eng Ire
                     Nettie 32 keep house Wis Con Con
                     Charles 11 Wisc Il Wisc / Victoria 9 Il Il Wisc, Belle 7, Maud 4 ditto
James Bothwell Pulford, son of Sarah Bothwell Pulford, nephew of Jeremiah - and his widow - he died 1905
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna Im 6 p. 570b
             Woodruff, JS hotelkeeper
           line 28 Pulford B wm 27 boarder druggist Il Eng Ire
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna - p. 216 (stamp) SD 3, ED 22 Sheet 4b 3rd St -
          Pulford, Bothwell wm Nov 1852 47 m 17 Il Eng Eng
                      Lucinda wife Aug 1861 38 m 17 2 ch/2 liv Il Germ Germ
                      Pearl Jan 1885 15 / Hazel Nov 1886 13 Il Il Il
1910 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna 1st Ward - Image 14 p. 115b (SD4, ED11, Sheet 7b written 5150) - Chicago Ave
         Pulford, Lucinda head fw 49 wd 2ch/1liv Il Germ Germ own income
         Martin, Elizabeth servant / Brown, King lodger
1920 Illinois- Carroll - Savanna SD5, ED12, Sheet 14b - 15 Jan 5 4th St?
          Pulford, Lucinda head owns free fw57wd Il Germ Germ no occ
1930 Illinois, Carroll, Savanna Dist 15, ward 2 - April 2 - ED8-15, SD1 Sheet 1b- line 95 227 Chicago Ave -
         Pulford Lucinda head o 5000 r fw67 w17 Il Germ Germ

Margaret Bothwell, sister of Jeremiah
1850 Illinois - Carroll Co - Savanna - 27 Sep 1850 - Image 6/16 - p. 326b
            John Frink 31 cooper 800 Oh
                    Margaret A 31 Ireland
                    Sarah E 5 Ill / Lucy A 3 Ill / Anna J 1 Ill
              Sarah Gallinst ?! 12? Ireland
1860 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna 1591-1473 -
           John Finley 42 - cooper - $1400 $550 - Pa
                  Margaret 42 Ireland
                  Sarah 15 / Lucy A 12 / Anna 11 / John 7
1870 Illinois - Carroll Co - Borough of Savanna - 23 June 1870 - p. 222B 11-11
            Fink, John 51 m w cooper 3000-300 PA citizen
                    Margaret 50 f w Ireland ps foreign born
                    Sarah 24 f w teacher Illinois m foreign / Lucy 22 f w / Anna 20 f w / John 17 m w all Illinois, all m.foreign
           Matherson, John 40 m w laborer Denmark
1880 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna Im 20 p. 577b 194-196
            Finke, John V mw 63 cooper Penn -
                      Margaret 61 keeping house Ire -
                      Sarah 34 teacher Il Penn Ire / Annie 30 teacher Il Penn Ire
Sarah and Anna, daughters of Margaret Bothwell Fink, nieces of Jeremiah
1900 Illinois - Carroll - Savanna 1st w p. 232 (SD3, ED 23, Sheet ?) 21 5th St 98-104
            Finke, Sarah head wf apr 1846 54s Il Pa Ire
                      Anna sister Mch 1849 51s
1910 Illinois Carroll Savanna 1st wd (SD4 Ed11 Cheet 3a) p. 111a? 5th St -
      Fink, Anna head fw 61s Il Pa Ire own income

This is possibly the son of William Bothwell; also enumerated in Iowa (Dubuque)
1860 Illinois, Carroll, Washington 833
        David Morrison 28 mw farmer Ireland (200)
                  Matilda 23 Ireland
                  William A 2 Illinois
                   George 3m Illinois
        John Bothwell 16 mw teacher Illinois

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

Clay formed 23 Dec 1824 from Lawrence, Wayne and Fayette; Jasper 1831 and Richland 1841 formed from it.
1860 - Bothwell, James K 496 Clay City/ John P 515
            son of James & Charlotte Potter (grandson of Alexander & Catherine Hagen)
1870
36 Clay City - HC 23 Il / 40 Clay City - JR 52 Oh
159 Stanford - JT 54 Oh / 167 Stanford - AW 50 Oh
Marriages:
Bothwell, James K Brissenden, Mary Ann Edwards 02/22/1846 B/ 25
Land Patents:
Bothwell Henry C Fd Nw 19 T4n R8e 3rd M 37.01a Warrant 02/22/1853 V.155, p.48 Clay
Bothwell Henry C Fd Ne 19 T4n R8e 3rd M 160.00a Warrant 02/24/1853 155 150 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd N2se 24 T3n R8e 3rd M 26.67a @ 1.25 02/01/1853 148 032 Richland
Bothwell James K Fd Nwnw 22 T3n R8e 3rd M 13.33a@1.25 01/31/1853 Clay148 031 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd Nwnw 27 T3n R8e 3rd M 13.33a@1.25 01/31/1853 Clay148031 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd N2nwfr18 T3n R8e 3rd M 29.91a Warr.05/29/1852 Unk154206 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd Nwne 18 T3n R8e 3rd M 40.00a Warr. 05/29/1852 Unk 154 206 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd S2swfr 7 T3n R8e 3rd M 29.90a Warr.05/29/1852 Unk 154 206 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd Sese 12 T3n R7e 3rd M 40.00 Warr. 05/29/1852 Unk 154 206 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd Se 35 03n 07e 3 160.00 Warr. 05/29/1852 Unk 154 206 Clay
Bothwell James K Fd Swnw 05 02n 08e 3 40.00 Warr. 06/07/1852 Unk 154 209 Clay
Bothwell James R Fd E2ne 21 03n 08e 3 40.00 Warr. 01/10/1853 Unk 155 053 Clay
Bothwell John Fd Nwnw 24 03n 07e 3 40.00 1.25 06/04/1846 Clay 147 017 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd Nenw 32 02n 08e 3 40.00 1.25 05/06/1844 Clay147 001 Wayne
Bothwell John T Fd Nese 4 03n 07e 3 40.00 1.25 01/24/1852 Clay 147 135 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd Nenw 23 03n 07e 3 40.00 1.25 10/02/1851 Clay 147 132 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd W2se 14 03n 07e 3 80.00 Warr. 10/11/1851 Unk 154 123 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd N2ne 23 03n 07e 3 80.00 Warrant 10/11/1851 Unk 154 123 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd W2sevoid 14 03n 07e 3 80.00 Warr.04/28/1851 Unk 154 101 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd N2nevoid 25 03n 07e 3 80.00 Warr. 04/28/1851 Unk154 101 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd S2ne 09 03n 07e 3 80.00 Warr. 04/28/1851 Unk 154 101 Clay
Bothwell John T Fd S2nw 10 03n 07e 3 80.00 Warr. 04/28/1851 Unk 154 101 Clay
Bothwell Kimball Fd Nwsw 24 T3n R7e 3 20.00a@1.25 10/02/1851 Clay 147 132 Clay
Bothwell William Fd W2ne 01 44n 03e 3 80.23 1.25 10/31/1839 Unk 706 101 Boone

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

Cook formed 15 Jan 1831 from Putnam; McHenry and Will 1836 and DuPage 1839 formed from it.
Samuel Pulford, son of Sarah Bothwell Pulford, nephew of Jeremiah - in Carroll County before 1900 (with 1st wife)
1900 Illinois - Cook - West Town, Chicago, ward 13 - SD1, ED 410, Sheet 7 stamp 174a - Fulton St? -
       Pulford, Samuel Dec 1846 53 - Il Eng Ire
                   Mary wife Aug 1858 49 Ny Ny Ny
                  Mabel July 1874 25 / George Dec 1884 11 / Samuel Dec 1890 9 / Nellie Dec 1893 6 all Il Ny Il
1910 Illinois - Cook - Chicago 15th Ward Image 169 p. 84a (cannot read Ed o 3851 written) 820 N Sacramento Ave
       Pulford, Samuel C mw 63 m2 25yrs Il merchand railroad
                    Mary J 54 m1 25 2ch/2liv Ny
                    Samuel C son 19s Il fireman locomotive
1920 Illinois - Cook - Chicago ward 15 ED871, sheet 6b? 6 Jan
       Paulford, Samuel head r. mw73m Il Ire Ire eng dispatcher ryroad
                     Mary Ann wife 69
                     Samuel son 29 engineer ryroad
                     Harriet daughter in law? 26 Il Scot Germ?
                     Samuel grandchild 3
1930 Illinois Cook Chicago ward 36 - Apr 4 - ED16-1234 SD Ill4, Sheet 3b - line 62 - Lawndale? - 62 -
       Pulford Samuel head o 7500 r 39m 23 Il Il NY engineer locomotive
                  Harriet 36 m21 Il Switz Germ
                  Samuel jr 13 / Robert 7 / Ray 6 - all Ils
63 (line 67) Pulford Samuel head 83 m19 Il Eng Scot hostler locomotive
                              Mary wife 79 m34 Ny Ny Ny
Lucy Fink Wing, daughter of Margaret Bothwell Fink, niece of Jeremiah
1900 Illinois - Cook - Chicago 13th W West Town (SD1, ED403, Sheet 9) p. 59a
       Wiing, Lucy A head wf Sep 1847 52 wd 1ch/1liv - Il Pa Ire
                 Florence daughter wf Oct 1876 23s
1910 Illinois Cook Chicago 3rd Wd (SD1, ED233, Sheet 1) p. 176a - 3607 Prairie Ave 7-7
        Rego, Florence A fw 33d 0ch/0liv Il Ny Il physician general practice
        Wing, Lucy A mother fw 62 w 1ch/1liv Il Pa Ire
        Rego, John D son (adopted) 4/12? unk unk unk
1920 Illinois - Cook - Chicago - SD1, ED1311m Sheet 14a - 16 Jan - line 5 -
        Rego Florence head rents fw43 wd Il Ny Il physician hospital
                John D son mw 11s Il Portugal Il
Marriages:
Bothwell, Henry  - Richardson, Ellen Cook 05/16/1892 / 183328

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

DeWitt formed 1 March 1839 from McLean and Macon; Piatt formed from it in 1841.
Marriages:
Bothwell, John Edward  - Dillon, Carrie Leona De Witt 09/22/1897 D/ 252

DuPage formed 9 Feb 1839 from Cook
1870 - 428 Downer's Grove - Alexander 23 Scot

Ford formed 17 Feb 1859 from Clark
Marriages:
Bothwell, William H  - Worthington, Celestina I Ford 01/30/1879 1/12 145

Hancock formed 13 Jan 1825 from Pike
1870 - William 22 Pa - Prairie 296

Henry formed 13 Jan 1825 from Fulton; Jo Daviess 1827, Whiteside 1836 formed from it.
1860 - Bothwell, Lennard 1018 Western
1870 - 165 Western - Frorence 26 Il

Iroquois formed 26 Feb 1823 from Vermillion; Will 1836, Kankakee 1853 formed from it.
Land Patents:
Bothwell Elijah H Rr W2sw 28 25n 10e 3 80.00 14.00 02/28/1871 Unk 793 359 Iroquois
Bothwell Elijah H Rr Sesw 28 25n 10e 3 40.00 14.00 02/28/1871 Unk 793 359 Iroquois
Marriages:
Bothwell, George O. - Singleton, Jennie O. Iroquois 12/31/1889 5/ 342 5727

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

Jersey formed 26 Mar 1819 from Greene
1870 - Samuel 40 Canada - Jerseyville 729
1880 - Samuel Jerseyville 64
                 Samuel 56 Can / Mary J 48 Can / Tillile E 20 / Charlotte 18 / Edith 16 / Julia 13 - all Can

Jo Daviess formed 27 Feb 1827 from Mercer, Henry and Putnam counties; Rock Island 1831, Ogle, Whiteside and Winnebago 1836, Carroll and Stephenson 1837 formed from it.
William Bothwell, brother of Jeremiah (moved to Dubuque, Iowa before 1860)
1850 Illinois - Jo Daviess Co - Galena - p. 292 -
the census roll appears to end at 221 or so - several turns of emptiness, then starts again
      William Bothwell 42 m hotelkeeper Ireland
                Dinah 39 f Canada
                Margaret 20 f Canada / Mary J 10? f Canada (this must be Sarah J)
                Lovinia 8 f Illinois / John 6 m Illinois / Chas 4 m Illinois / George 2 m Illinois / Dinah 1 f Illinois
     William Busy 20 England / Hamish Ryan 14 New York? / 8 other people - hotel guests?

Kane formed 16 Jan 1836 from LaSalle; DeKalb 1837, Kendall 1841 formed from it.
Marriages:
Bothwell, R.S - Allen, Grace Kane 10/06/1897 / 11072

Knox formed 13 Jan 1825 from Fulton; Stark formed from it in 1839.
1860
Alex II - son of Alexander & Catherine Hagen
382 Victoria - Bothwell, Alexander 66 m Va; ---- 57, Margaret 16, Nancy 16, Harriet 10 Ils
son of Alex II
383 Victoria - Bothwell, Elijah 27? Ils, Sarah Oh; C Oh; Susan Ils
son of Alex II
933 Galesburg - Bothwell, James A 34 m carpenter 400, 150 OH; Eliz 32 Oh; W?A 13 m Ils
Hannah 10; George W 7; Mary A 5; Mariah L 1
1870
469 Victoria - AL Bothwell 35 Oh
                     Benjamin Bothwell 33 Oh
118 Galesburg - James 46 Oh
123 Galesburg - Hannah 20 Il
Land Patents:
Bothwell Alexander Fd Swsw 27 12n 04e 4 40.00 1.25 12/28/1840 Unk 696 177 Knox
Marriages
Bothwell, Aaron  - Mosher, Sarah a Knox 01/01/1855 2/ 46
Bothwell, Eli a   - McCabe, Nancy Knox 03/05/1867 E/ 4 70
Bothwell, Elijah H - Youngs, Sarah Knox 07/03/1855 2/ 54
Bothwell, George C  - Johnson, Maria Knox 02/03/1855 2/ 46
Bothwell, George E  - Westfall, Etta Knox 12/14/1892 G/ 16 10299
Bothwell, James A - Johnson, Elizabeth Knox 09/01/1845 1/ 66

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

LaSalle formed 15 Jan 1831 from Putnam and Vermillion; Kane1836, Livingston 1837, Grundy and Kendall 1841 formed from it.
1870 Adams Twp roll 243 p 21 - p. 309 - 298
      Bothwell, James 67 m w farmer 2400 800 Ireland parents foreign
                     Delilah 54 f w keeping house Canada "
                     John 20 m w works on farm " "
                     James 14 m w """/ Oliver 12 m w """ school / Edward 8 m w * "" school
in the area - Wm Fleming 58, Jane 50 Ireland children Il (p. 20-40)
                   Cullen, Thos Ireland
                    many Cotten or Cullen from England & Canada
1880 Hope 258
      Bothwell, William 55 Ire
               Mary 50 Ire
               Marietta 20 Can / Samuel J 18 Can / Cora 14 Il
1880 Serena 683
      Bothwell, James 78 Ire
                    Delilah 61 Can Vt Vt
                    James 24 Can Ire Can / Oliver 22 Can Ire Can / Edward 19 Can Ire Can

Morgan formed 31 Jan 1823 from Sangamon; Cass 1837, Scott 1839 formed from it.
1870 - Thomas 38 Canada - 472 Jacksonville 1wd

Ogle formed 16 Jan 1836 from Jo Daviess; Lee formed from it in 1839
These people have to be connected to the Bothwells in Durham, Quebec, Canada (the Elliott/Trotter/Bothwell line)
Jane Elliott (b. ~1815 - maybe) married James Bothwell in 1837 in Quebec.  There was also a Jane Montgomery who married Charles Bothwell. 
William Andrew Elliott (nephew of the first Jane) married Anna Jane Hyndman  in 1855 in Quebec.  Annie Bothwell married John Hyndman in 1865 in Quebec.
1870 Forreston Twp roll 265 - p. 34(278) 269
    Hindman, John 23 (35)m w farmer 3800 100 Ireland parents foreign
                 Annie 22 (32) keeping house Canada parents foreign
                Wallace S B? 8? 18? farm laborer Ill
        Bothwell, Jane 55 53 f w Ireland parents foreign
1880 Flagg 81
      Bothwell, A 54 Ny Ny Ny
                  Charlotte A 47 Ny Ct Ct
                  Glen R 18 Il
                  Grace E 16 Il
                 Roy 9 Il
Ogle County, Illinois Marriages (Oregon, Il : Ogle County Gen. Soc. [198-?])
6365 Bothwell, Glenn R, Strausberg Nebraska (merchant) b. Whiteside Co, father Alek Bothwell, m Charlotte Bishop ---                    Jessie Edeth Glenn - 20 June 1883
8349 Southworth, Ellis B, New York (lawyer) 29 b. Dryden NY - -
                      Grace Bothwell, Rochelle 30, b. Morrison, f. A. Bothwell, m. Charlotte Bishop. - 6 Sep, 1893

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

Peoria formed 13 Jan 1825 from Fulton
1870 - Nancy 15 Il - Rosefield 59

Pike formed 31 Jan 1821 from Madison, Bond, Clark counties; Fulton 1823, Adams, Calhoun, Hancock, Mercer, Schuyler and Warren 1825 formed from it.
Marriages
Bothwell, Jas. H  - Williams, Laura S Pike 08/31/1880 / 817

Tazewell formed 1827 from Fayette and Sangamon; McLean 1830, Logan 1839, Mason and Woodford 1841 formed from it.
also possibly related to the Elliott/Trotter/Bothwells - there were several Bells married into that line too.
1880 - Pekin 614
      Bothwell, Thomas G 48 Can
                     Susan 43
               Thomas G 19 / Christina 16 / Charles C 14 - all Can
               Melville G 10 Il / Samuel F 7 Il / William C 2 Il
        Minnie E Bell 22 Il
        Christina Fowler mother in law 75 Scotland
1880 Pekin 615
       Bothwell, David C 34 Can Ire Ire
                      Mary 32 Can
                      Kate Alina 6 / Thomas D 5 / Robert A 3 / Alvin C 1

Wayne formed 1819 from Edwards; Fayette 1821 and Clay 1823 formed from it.
1870 - Cassius 23 Oh - Lamard? 199
Maple Hill Cemetery
      Georgia Towner Bothwell wife of CKB 1880-1963
      Charles Kimble Bothwell son 1875-1958 33 º Masonic emblem
                 Masonic emblem on monument:
       Father James Cloyd Bothwell 1845-1929 Cos B&E 13th US Inf
            - could be son of James Thompson Bothwell, but I have a marriage date for him of June 1848 (could it be a birth date instead?) - and a different wife (Indiana Sewell Marbry)
       Mother Helen Mahin Bothwell 1851-1937
       Marion Bothwell Daughter 1873-1967
             - granddaughter of James Thompson Bothwell (son of James & Charlotte Potter Bothwell)
       Isabel Bothwell Daughter 1880-1965
Wayne Co Death Notices & Obits
Zif Column Jan 21 1886
        Miss L Bothwell, of anemia, age 17 years

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

Whiteside formed 16 Jan 1836 from Jo Daviess and Henry
great-great grandfather Jeremiah
1850 Illinois - Whiteside Co (no Twp designation) - taken 9 Nov
        Bothwell, Jeremiah 30 m Ir tailor
                     Sarah 32 f Ir
                     Benjamin 3 m Il
                     Sarah A 2 f Il
             property valued at $500
1860 Illinois - Whiteside - Garden Plain Twp taken 24 July
      Jer. Bothwell 40 m Ir farmer
         Sarah 40 f Ir
         Benj 13 m Il
         Sarah A 11 f Il
         Jeremiah 9 m Il
         James 6 m Il great grandfather James A
         Jane 6 f Il
         David 4 m Il
1870 Jeremiah 52 Ire - p.86
          Bothwell, Jeremiah 52 M IR farmer father/mother foreign born/naturaliz
                    Sarah 50 F IR " "
                    Jeremiah 19 M IL printer " "
                    Jane twin 16 F IL at home " "
                    James twin 16 M IL "" " "
                    David 13 M IL "" " "
        notation 10/10 $2000/$4150

1860 Illinois, Whiteside, Union Grove 966 -
       Bothwell Alexander 33 m schoolteacher 100 NY/ Catherine 26 f
1865 Illinois State Census - Whiteside Co - Mt Pleasant Twp
        A Bothwell 1 M 40-50 / 1 F 30-40 / 1 M. 1 F under 10

1870 census - Whiteside Co - Sterling, 3rd Ward - p.315
        May Bothwell 18 F IA Hotel waiter

Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah
1880 Illinois - Whiteside - Coloma Twp (where the coffin factory was) ED193, Pge 23, l. 26
      Bowthwell, J.W. M 28 M Painter IL Ireland Ireland I thought it said printer
                       Mary F 26 M wife Canada Canada Canada keeping house

This information comes from History of Whiteside County, Illinois, from its first settlement to the present time; with numerous biographical and family sketches by Charles Brent (for 10 years editor and proprietor of “The Whiteside Sentinel”; (Morrison, Illinois; 1877) All of these people, except for John, are my relatives.

1837 - early settlers of Portland Twp: John Bothwell (p. 345)

13 February 1842 - organization of the Congregational Church and Society of Albany. Members had withdrawn from the First Presbyterian Church “being dissatisfied with the principles of said church.” Certificate signed by: James Bothwell, William H. Efner, Duty Buck, Erastus Allen, William Bothwell, Mrs. Hannah Allen, Mrs. Ruth Bothwell, Mrs. Fannie Buckingham, G. Buckingham by profession, Mrs. Dinah Bothwell by profession.
William Bothwell & Duty Buck chosen deacons
      20 July 1844 - James Bothwell (and others) elected trustee for 5 years
      12 July 1846 - James Bothwell and C. Abbott elected deacon for 3 years
      31 Jan 1847 - James Bothwell died (pp. 118-119)

3 June 1860 - a tornado struck Albany, causing much destruction; 5 people killed (out of 800)
a Mr. Bothwell suffered a loss of $2000. (p. 94)

These are the only Bothwells mentioned in that book.

An index of marriage licenses (I haven’t seen the actual license yet) shows :
              7 March 1842 Sarah Bothwell & Charles Pulfer

Whiteside Co Ill 1890 Tax Lists-
              no Bothwells
Whiteside Sentinel/Sterling Gazette Births in Whiteside Co 1856-1881
              no Bothwells

back to top
back to Bothwell home
back to Lee's Genes Home

back to Illinois Home

Comments, questions, corrections?
Contact me at: lee@leesgenes.com