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Ancestors of Lila Elsie 'Toni' Botts

Generation No. 4

      8. James Hanna Botts, Civil War Vet, born 24 Jun 1834 in Illinois; died 01 May 1903 in Woodward Co, Oklahoma. He married 9. Mary Ann Warren 08 Jul 1860 in Sullivan County, Missouri.

      9. Mary Ann Warren, born 10 Apr 1838 in North Carolina; died 12 Jan 1918 in Ellis County, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of 18. William J. Warren and 19. Catharine.

Notes for James Hanna Botts, Civil War Vet:
In the summer of 1880, a census taker visited the farm of James Botts in Sullivan County, Missouri.
Head of the family was James Botts, age 45, born in Illinois. Both of his parents were reported born in Ohio. His wife was Mary Ann, age 42, born in North Carolina as had both of her parents. They had four children and a son-in-law living with them. The children included John W. age 16 born MO; Martha age 10 born MO, Chas. H. age 7 born MO; and their married daughter Rebecca J. 19 born MO. Rebecca was married to James E. Hall, also age 19 born Illinois. Also living with the Botts family was a sister-in-law and two neices. The sister-in-law was 39 year old Anna C. Mathews born NC as were her parents. One neice was Dosie J. Cleaton age 13 b MO. The other was age 20, first name unreadable, last name looked like Busic. (source: National Archives, ED 193, sheet 2, line 36, Sullivan Co, MO 1880.)

Civil War Pension papers states that Mary Ann Warren and James Botts were married at the home of the bride's parents by Peter Setters, Minister of the Gospel. Pension papers dated Dec. 7, 1898 list only Martha A. and Charles H. as living children. Other Civil War records show he was absent without proper authority from February 13, 1863 to June 12th 1863. His papers further state that in March of 1862 he contracted the mumps at Lexington, Kentucky. In August of 1864 he contracted typhoid fever. At Hickman's Mill in January of 1865 he contracted catarrh of the head and lung disease from exposure.

More About James Hanna Botts, Civil War Vet:
Burial: Old Fort Supply Cemetary

Notes for Mary Ann Warren:
Their marriage is found on the Sullivan County homepage on USGenWeb with the following entry:
Botts, James to Warren, Mary A. on Jul 08, 1860.
Death on Oklahoma Death Certificate #322.

More About Mary Ann Warren:
Burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery, Ellis Co, Oklahoma

Children of James Botts and Mary Warren are:

		i.		Rebecca J. Botts, born Bet. 1860 - 1861 in Missouri; died Bef. 1898 in Sullivan Co, Missouri; married James E. Hall 13 Jul 1879 in Sullivan County, Missouri; born Bet. 1860 - 1861 in Illinois.
		ii.		John W. Botts, born Bet. 1863 - 1864 in Missouri.
		iii.		Bruce Botts, born Abt. 1864 in Sullivan Co, Missouri; died Bef. 1898 in Sullivan Co, Missouri.
		iv.		Martha Ann Botts, born 08 Feb 1870 in Sullivan County, Missouri; died 02 Oct 1951; married Thomas N. Ross 11 Jan 1889 in Sullivan County, Missouri; born Jan 1869.

More About Martha Ann Botts:
Burial: Bairdstown Cemetary,Sullivan Co,Missouri

Charles Henry Botts, born 07 Jan 1873 in Sullivan County, Missouri; died 27 Feb 1944 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon; married Harriet 'Hattie' Elizabeth Beasley 17 Jun 1895 in Milan, Polk Township, Sullivan Co, Missouri.

      10. Calvin Beasley, born 14 May 1833 in or lived in Jennings Co, Indiana; died 04 Oct 1918 in Christian Co, Missouri. He was the son of 20. Edmond Beasley and 21. Sarah. He married 11. Mary Jane Walker 27 Sep 1858 in Piatt Co, Illinois.

      11. Mary Jane Walker, born in Illinois; died 18 Sep 1886.

Notes for Calvin Beasley:
His marriage to Bell Lee on 29 Oct 1892 in listed in Christian County, Missouri marriage book 5, on page 112.

Jerry Burnett posted the following message on FamilyHistory.Com Beasley Surname Message Board:
on October 21, 1999:
Subject: Harriet Beasley
Posted by: Jerry Burnett
Message: We could be after the same information. What I have so far, is Harriet Beasley, daughter of Calvin Beasley & Mary Jane Walker. Other siblings include, Peter Tomas,Charles Ruben, Felix Louis, Leona Evelyn,Pete, Clara, Edward, Sula, Elbert,& Fred. This is for my Dad. His name is Kenneth Botts a decendant of Harriet Beasley. Any info will help. Jerry Burnett@hotmail.com

And another message by Jerry giving correct e-mail address:
Subject: Harriet Beasley

Posted by: Jerry Burnett
Message: Jerry Burnett again. Address is jerrybburnett@hotmail.com


Children of Calvin Beasley and Mary Walker are:

	i.	Elbert Beasley
	ii.	Tomas Beasley, born 02 May 1863.
	iii.	Carles Ruben Beasley, born 1866.
	iv.	Leona Catherine Beasley, born 1870.
	v.	Evaline Beasley, born 08 Oct 1871.
	vi.	Felix Louis Beasley, born 1874.
	vii.	Peter Beasley, born 1876.
5	viii.	Harriet 'Hattie' Elizabeth Beasley, born 1879 in Illinois; died 28 Apr 1949 in Pendleton,Oregon; married Charles Henry Botts 17 Jun 1895 in Milan, Polk Township, Sullivan Co, Missouri.
	ix.	Charley Beasley, born 1881.
	x.	Lewis B. Beasley, born 20 Dec 1883.

      12. Francis Lewis Obert, born 14 Sep 1840 in Crawford County,Pennsylvania; died 05 May 1925 in Milton, Umatilla Co, Oregon. He was the son of 24. Hartman VanDusen Obert and 25. Harriet Matilda Green. He married 13. Eliza Ann Green 16 Nov 1867 in Money Creek, Houston Co, Minnesota.

      13. Eliza Ann Green, born 10 Aug 1847 in Crawford County, PA; died 25 May 1927 in Reubens, Lewis Co, Idaho. She was the daughter of 26. Alfred Greene and 27. Hannah Winder.

Notes for Francis Lewis Obert:
Birth and death year from IOOF Cemetery Records at Milton-Freewater as posted on the internet.
Marriage date and place from LDS IGI files. Several of their sons are also buried in that cemetery.
      Francis Lewis Obert enlisted in the Union Army September 10,1861.He was assigned to company H 9th regiment Of the Iowa infantry.He re-enlisted when that three year term ended.He served the entire civil war under General Sherman.He was promoted to Corporal on April 2, 1863.He was wounded in the leg at the Battle of Vicksburg May 22,1863.He was in the camp hospital from May to July 1863.
      Four of his brothers also served in the civil war.Two of them died in service.
Civil war information taken from a book compiled by Myrl Obert Tribble and given to me by Alton Obert.

More About Francis Lewis Obert:
Burial: 06 May 1925, IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Plot A-2

Notes for Eliza Ann Green:
Crawford County , set apart from Allegheny County in 1800 was named in honor of Colonel William Crawford, who was burned at the stake by the indians near Upper Sandusky in Wyandot County, Ohio on June 11, 1782. He was born of Scotch Irish stock in Berkeley County Virginia in 1732. He served as a surveyor under Washington, who was his lifelong friend, and later he became a Captain and a famous Indian-fighter both in the French and Indian War and in the war against Pontiac. In 1767 Captain Crawford settled in western Pennsylvania, just across the Youghiogheny River from Connellsville. Through the Revolution he was in command of a Virginia regiment.

More About Eliza Ann Green:
Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Plot A-2

Children of Francis Obert and Eliza Green are:

Owen Winthrop Obert, died 25 Mar 1966 in Pendleton, Umitilla Co, Oregon; married Pearl Wilson 1909.

More About Owen Winthrop Obert:
Burial: IOOF Cemetery,Milton-Freewater,Oregonon

	ii.	Allie Isabel Obert, born 04 Oct 1868 in Iowa??.
	iii.	Arthur Jay Obert, born 04 Nov 1870 in Iowa??; died in Died Young.
	iv.	Carolyn Olive Obert, born 22 Apr 1873 in Iowa; died in Vancouver, Washington; married Ulysses Wood 1894.
	v.	Emma Ernestine Stella Obert, born 19 Apr 1877 in Iowa??; married (1) Spurlock; married (2) Locke.
6	vi.	Clarence Orin Obert, born 10 Jun 1880; married Emma Annette Brown.
	vii.	Nettie May Obert, born 14 Sep 1883 in Minnesota; died in Longview, Washington; married William Wood.
	viii.	Harry Lewellyn Obert, born 19 Apr 1885; died 30 Jan 1956 in Freewater, Umitilla Co, Oregon; married Ragna H.; born 1879; died 1951.

More About Harry Lewellyn Obert:
Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Plot A-2

More About Ragna H.:
Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Plot A-2

      14. Daniel Frank Brown, born 06 Nov 1864 in Cowl's Stage Crossing, Milton, Oregon; died 12 Jun 1942 in Milton, Umatilla Co, Oregon. He was the son of 28. Walter Scott Brown and 29. Maria Clarissa Fay. He married 15. Emma Louise Sample Feb 1886 in Milton Oregon.

      15. Emma Louise Sample, born 24 Oct 1866 in Washington Territory; died 03 Jan 1938 in Milton, Umatilla Co, Oregon. She was the daughter of 30. David Sample, Or Samples and 31. Amanda Melvina Hargis, Or Hargison.

Notes for Daniel Frank Brown:
      Found in Family Treemaker CD 23,tree 704 and on LDS Family search.com Daniel started the first electric light company in Milton Oregon and on 14 Feb 1898 sold the company but was hired to run it. In the 1900 census his occupation is listed as'Electrician'.
      The following notes were taken from a newspaper article sent to me by The Frazier Farmstead Museum.(dated 1968)
      City Light and power observes 80th birthday
When Daniel Frank Brown interrupted his family's migration to California by arriving on the scene a little ahead of schedule,he could hardly have realized the impact the unplanned stop would make.
It would be 24 years before young Brown would turn entrepreneur and begin producing electricity to light his fathers mill and selling the excess to his neighbors for profit.Even then it is doubtful that the young genius would realize his importance to the city founded in the area his family settled.Yet in 1968,that city,Milton Freewater,Ore. would be celebrating the 80th anniversary of their City Light and Power Co.,traceable directly to young Browns ingenuity in 1888.
                  Born Near Fort
      The year was 1864 and the Brown family had been migrating to the west coast via the Oregon Trail.Daniel Frank was born at what is now called Old Coles Crossing on the old road to Fort Walla Walla.The family evidentaly decided that with a new baby they needed to settle down and plans for California were abandoned.Other settlers followed suit,and in 1872 William S. Frazier laid out the first subdivision for a town,donating one and a half acers of his own land for the communities first hotel.The next year the town received its first post office and officially became know as Milton.William A. Cole was named the first post master.
      In 1874 young Browns father, Walter Scott Brown,became associated in a planing and shingle mill located along the Walla Walla river abot a mile south of where his son had been born.Originaly know as Talbert and Brown the mill became known as Browns Chop Mill in 1879 when Brown took over the entire business.
      Young Daniel Frank Brown grew up in his fathers business.He was accustomed to the mill and its operations and aware of it's possibilities.In 1888 he added hard wood cogs to his fathers wooden water wheel and geared it to a water driven turbine to generate electricity.The device was such a success that young Brown not only had enough electricity to light his fathers mill but he was able to sell the remaining electricity generated to his neighbors.
                  Not Simple
      It wasn't as simple as it seems however.Young Brown had successfuly overcome only the first obstacle- that of producing the electricity.His next was to market it.Residents were fearful of the new commodity and often prefered their old oil lamps to the modern lighting device.
      Daniel Frank persisted however,continuing in his new venture on his own for two years.In 1890 the Milton City Council passed an ordinance voting $5000 to establish an electric power distribution system and Brown, then only 26 years old,joined the city as it's first superintendent.The hand written ordinance,no. 49 in 1889-1894 ordinance book "A" is still legible today.
      The pioneer electrical system devised by young Brown is being hailed as the oldest in Oregon and possible the oldest in all the Pacific Northwest.One of the most interesting highlights of young Browns pioneer electrical system was its method for selecting clientele and charging for electricity.A family could not receive electricity unless it received a favorable vote of the city council.Once homes were wired to receive electricity families paid not for the amount of electricity used but for the number of light cords that dropped from the ceilings in their home.In those early years electricity was offered only during the hours between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.
      It's a far cry from the modern electrical system Milton-Freewater residents take for granted today but it was a beginning and each bit of progress must have a beginning.

            Obituary in The Times June 1942
            Life Long resident passes away Friday
Funeral services for the late Daniel Frank Brown,who passed away Friday June 12 at the home of his daughter Mrs. Annette Obert,were held Sunday afternoon from Munselle Chapel with the Rev.Fred Greene in charge.
Mr Brown was born in Milton November 6,1864 and was a lifelong resident.He was a carpenter by trade.Survivors include two daughters,Mrs. Obert and Anna Wallace;Two brothers D.C. Brown of Pendleton and C.E. Brown of Los Angeles. There were also 19 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. cemetary.

More About Daniel Frank Brown:
Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Plot 3-1

Notes for Emma Louise Sample:
More Milton-Freewater IOOF cem listings: How these people are related to Emma is not known:
Sample Frances M. b 4 Nov 1868, Wn.; d 2 Dec 1932 D-4
Sample Myrtle P. (McEachern) b 21 May 1894; d 5 May 1963 w/o Leonard J-3
Sample Leonard A. b 7 Aug 1896; d 7 June 1952 146 Fd Art 41 Div J-3

More About Emma Louise Sample:
Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, Plot H-6

Children of Daniel Brown and Emma Sample are:

Children of Daniel Brown and Emma Sample are:

Millie Edith Brown, born 21 Feb 1887 in Milton, Umitilla Co, Oregon; died 09 Nov 1929 in Milton, Umatilla Co, Oregon; married Robert Bryson McCumber Oct 1908; born 01 Aug 1889 in Heppner, Morrow Co., Oregon; died 23 May 1936 in Juntura, Malheur Co, Oregon.

Notes for Millie Edith Brown:
Her children by Robert McCumber included Frank Avery b 8 Oct 1909 OR; Anna LaVera b 26 Aug 1911 OR; Arkley Bryson b 19 May 1914 OR; and Ila May b 23 feb 1918 OR.

More About Millie Edith Brown:
Burial: Milton, Oregon

More About Robert Bryson McCumber:
Burial: Juntura, Malheur Co, Oregon

7	ii.	Emma Annette Brown, born 26 Oct 1889; died 1962 in Oregon; married Clarence Orin Obert.
	iii.	Clarissa Belle Brown, born 07 Feb 1892 in Milton, Oregon; died 28 Jul 1899 in Milton, Oregon.
	iv.	Anna Levera Brown, born 02 Apr 1894 in Culp Gulch, North Fork of Walla Walla River, near Milton, Oregon; died 01 Jul 1984 in Walla Walla, Washington; married Roy David Wallace 01 Oct 1912 in Walla Walla, Washington; born 26 Aug 1885 in Milton, Oregon; died 02 Aug 1955 in Walla Walla, Washington.

Notes for Anna Levera Brown:
Her social security number was 542-10-4006 issued in Oregon. Last residence was zip code 97862 which is Milton-Freewater.

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