BOTNER[i]

(Related to the Rogers Family, "Windows Into Our Past, Volume 1"}

According to tradition, Oliver Botner is the ancestor of the Botner family in the United States . Once again, according to tradition, Oliver killed a man in France and then stowed away on a boat to America.

Oliver Botner

Oliver Botner , b. in either France or Virginia; d. unknown; m 1st in Maryland to unknown; m 2nd in Virginia to unknown.

Oliver Botner lived in Pennsylvania; Virginia and in Tennessee.

Oliver Botner had three (3) children:

1.       James Botner , b. 1786, PA.
2.       Elias ‘Doc’ Botner, Sr. , 18 May 1812, VA; d. 25 Feb 1887.
3.      Mary Botner , m. Sol Stevens .

James Botner

1. James Botner , son of Oliver Botner , b. 1786, Pennsylvania; d. unknown; m. Elizabeth Nunley , b. Virginia.

James & Elizabeth (Nunley) Botner were found living in Harlan Co., KY at the time of the 1850 census. The family moved from Stone Mountain, Georgia. They lived on the divide between Cranks Creek and Virginia, but within Harlan County, Kentucky (7 miles North of Beattyville, in Lee Co., VA).

James & Elizabeth (Nunley) Botner had eleven (11) children:

1.1.      Isaac Botner , b. 23 Aug 1830, Virginia; d. 14 May 1911, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY
1.2.      Jacob Botner , b. 1835, Virginia; d. unknown; m. Missouri to unknown. He went to Missouri as a young man.
1.3.      Benjamin Botner , b. 15 Mar 1836, VA; d. 23 Nov 1927, Owsley Co., KY.
1.4.      George Botner , b. 1837, VA; d. unknown; never married. He was retarded.
1.5.      William Botner , b. 1838, VA; d. unknown; m. Missouri to a sister of, his brother Jacob’s wife. He lived in Missouri.
1.6.      MaryAnn ‘Polly Ann’ Botner , b. 1839, KY; d. unknown; m. William Cornielson .
1.7.      Nancy Botner , b. 1842, KY; d. unknown; m. William Blount .
1.8.      John Botner , b. VA; d. unknown; m. Rose Ann Redwine . . John raised tobacco and lived in Virginia.
1.9.      Elizabeth Botner , b. 1844, KY; d. unknown; m. Michael Neff .
1.10. Archilles ‘Arch’ Botner , b. 1846; d. unknown.
1.11. Ransom Botner , b. 1849, KY; d. unknown.

Elias ‘Doc’ Botner

2. Elias ‘Doc’ Botner , son of Oliver Botner , b. 18 May 1812, VA; d. 25 Feb 1887; m. Matilda (unknown) . Elias Botner settled on the land now known as the Daniel Mainous Farm.

Eliza & Matilda (unknown) Botner had eight (8) children:

2.1.      Elizabeth Botner , b. 1840, Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1921, Owsley Co., KY.
2.2.      Elias Botner, Jr. , b. 1842, Tennessee.
2.3.      Wesley Botner , b. 1845, Tennessee; m 1st Cynthia Minter ; m 2nd Susan A. Gabbard .
2.4.      William Botner , b. 1850.
2.5.      Ellen Botner , b. 1855, Harlan Co., KY; d. 1892.
2.6.      Matilda Botner , b. 1855.
2.7.      James Botner , d. ca. 1865, during the Civil War.
2.8.      Mary Botner , b. KY; m. (unknown) Black.

Isaac Botner

1.1. Issac Botne r, son of James Botner , b. 23 Aug 1830, VA; d. 14 May 1911, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; m. 1858, Lee Co., VA to Sarah ‘Puss’ Harber, daughter of Elias & Elizabeth (Blankenship) Harber .

Civil War Service:

Isaac Botner served as a private in Co. E, 14th KY Cav. He enlisted 4 Aug 1862 and was discharged on 24 Mar 1864. He served for a period of 1 year, 7 months, and 20 days.

Isaac & Sarah (Harber) Botner had four (4) children:

1.1.1.    Wallace or Wallis Botner , b. 11 Dec 1859, Lee Co., VA; m. Martha (unknown) .
1.1.2.     William Botner , b. 9 Jul 1863, KY; d. 7 Jul 1903, KY.
1.1.3.     Millard ‘High Drive’ Botner , b. ca. 1866, KY; d. 1953; m 1st Bertha (unknown) ; m 2nd Cora (unknown)
1.1.4.    John ‘Peg Nose’ Botner , b. Sept 1869, KY.

Benjamin Botner

1.3. Benjamin Botner , son of James & Elizabeth (Nunley) Botner , b. 15 Mar 1836, VA; d. 23 Nov 1927, Owsley Co., KY; m. Margaret Patrick.

Benjamin & Margaret (Patrick) Botner had four children:

1.3.1.        John ‘Yerker’ Botner
1.3.2.         Hiram Botner
1.3.3.         Ella Botner
1.3.4.         Bess Botner

Ransom Botner

1.11. Ransom Botner , son of James & Elizabeth (Nunley) Botner , b. 1849, VA; d. 1916, KY; bur. Botner Cemetery, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; m. Armine Ketchum ..

Ransom & Armine (Ketchum) Botner had six children:

·         James Botner
·         George Botner
·         Robert Botner
·         Fred Botner
·         Nancy Botner ; m. (unknown) Bowman.
·         Margaret Botner ; m. (unknown) Baker.

Elizabeth Botner

2.1. Elizabeth Botner , daughter of Elias & Matilda (unknown) Botner , b. 1840, Sullivan Co., TN; d. 1921, Owsley Co., KY; m. bef. 1868 to Charles E. Minter , son of William & Mary (Bailey) Minter.

Charles & Elizabeth (Botner) Minter had four (4) children:

·         Adonijah Minter , b. abt. 1868.
·         Ballard Minter , b. abt. 1872.
·         Elbert Minter , b. abt. 1873.
·         William Minter , b. abt. 1877, KY; m. Minnie Caudill .

Elias Botner, Jr.

2.2. Elias Botner, Jr. , son of Elias & Matilda (unknown) Botner , b. 1842, Tennessee; m. Mary (unknown) .

Elias & Mary (unknown) Botner, Jr. had four (4) children:

·         John Botner , b. ca. 1862, KY.
·         Louisa Botner , b. ca. 1868, KY; m. James H. Flannery .
·         Caladona Botner , b. Oct 1869, KY.
·         Arthur Botner , b. Sept 1879, KY.

William Botner

2.4. William Botner , son of Elias & Matilda (unknown) Botner , b. 1850; m. Sarah Evans .

William & Sarah (Evans) Botner had two (2) children:

· Clay Botner
· Ollie Botner

Ellen Botner

2.5. Ellen Botner , daughter of Elias & Matilda (unknown) Botner , b. 1855, Harlan Co., KY; d. 1892; m. 1 Dec 18__, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY to John Tyler Mainous , son of Lazarus & Rebecca (Flannery) Mainous.

John & Ellen (Botner) Mainous had six (6) children:

·         Robert Botner Mainous , b. 1876, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1956; m. Ellen Dailey .
·         Martha Jane Mainous , b. 1877, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1950, Owsley Co., KY; m. Henry Clay Hall .
·         Walter Elbert Mainous , b. Jul 1879; d. 1963.
·         Edward Chester Mainous , b. Jul 1882, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1922.
·         Virginia Mainous , b. Feb 1884, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1924.
·         Matilda Mainous , b. 10 Feb 1886, Buck Creek, Owsley Co., KY; d. 24 Jun 1982.

John Tyler Mainous was the father of fourteen (14) other children, it is not known who their mother/mothers are:

·         Robert Mainous
·         Martha Mainous
·         Walter Mainous
·         Lazarus Mainous
·         Frank Mainous
·         Arch Mainous
·         Lucy Mainous
·         Lummie Mainous
·         Joseph Mainous
·         Isaac Mainous
·         Bessie Mainous
·         John Mainous

James Botner

2.7. James Botner , son of Elias & Matilda (unknown) Botner , d. abt. 1865, during the Civil War.; m. (unknown) Warren . James & (unknown) (Warren) Botner had a child:

· John Botner .

William Botner

1.1.2. William Botner , son of Isaac & Sarah (Harber) Botner , b. 9 Jul 1863, KY; d. 7 Jul 1903, KY, killed in a logging accident; m. 15 Jan 1884, Owsley Co., KY to Louvisa Caudill , daughter of Alfred & Jane (Simpkins) Caudill .

William & Louvisa (Caudill) Botner had six (6) children:

1.1.2.1.      Sarah Jane Botner , b. 22 Dec 1885, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; m. (unknown) Hamilton.
1.1.2.2.      Millard Botner , b. 14 Mar 1888, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 4 Dec 1975, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY.
1.1.2.3.      Robert Botner , b. 5 Feb 1890, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 28 Oct 1960, Chicago, Illinois.
1.1.2.4.     Grace Botner , b. 7 May 1896, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1973, Winchester, KY.
1.1.2.5.      Mattie Botner , b. 26 Sept 1900, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; m. Holbert Lynch .
1.1.2.6.       Bertha Botner , b. 5 Oct 1902, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 29 Dec 1997.

Millard Botner

1.1.2.2. Millard Botner , son of William & Louvisa (Caudill) Botner , b. 14 Mar 1888, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 4 Dec 1975, Travelers Rest, Owsley Co., KY; m 1st Fannie Mainous , daughter of Hampton & Martha (Hall) Mainous ; m 2nd Hattie Gumm ; m 3rd Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY to Maud (unknown) .

Millard & Fannie (Mainous) Botner had three (3) children:

1.1.2.2.1.    Edward Lee Botner , b. 14 Aug 1908; d. 7 Jul 1977, Lexington, KY.
1.1.2.2.2.    Leatha Mae Botner , b. 20 Oct 1910, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 27 Mar 1986, Winchester, Franklin Co., TN.
1.1.2.2.3.    Gladys Botner , b. 7 Dec 1919, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY

Robert Botner

1.1.2.3. Robert ‘Rob’ Botner , son of William & Louvisa (Caudill) Botner , b. 5 Feb 1890, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 28 Oct 1960, Chicago, Illinois; m 1st Helen Halmen-Olson ; m 2nd Chicago, IL to Edith (unknown) . No issue of 2nd marriage.

Helen Halmen-Olson came to the United States at the age of 18. Rob may have met Helen while he was in the Army.

Robert & Helen (Halmen-Olson) Botner had one (1) child:

· Ruth Botner .

Grace Botner

1.1.2.4. Grace Botner , daughter of William & Louvisa (Caudill) Botner , b. 7 May 1896, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1973, Winchester, KY; m. 16 Dec 1911, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY by Jesse B. Rowlett (grandfather of the groom) to Palmer Scott , son of George & Matilda (Rowlett) Scott .

Jesse B. Rowlett was 77 years of age when he married his grandson, Palmer Scott to Grace Botner . Theirs was the last marriage ceremony that he performed as he died in Feb 1912.

Palmer & Grace (Botner) Scott had a total of eleven (11) children, of whom the compiler knows two (2):

1.1.2.4.1. Irma Helen Scott , b. 21 Sept 1913.
1.1.2.4.2. John Scott , m. Shirley (unknown) .

Bertha Botner

1.1.2.6. Bertha Botner , daughter of William & Louvisa (Caudill) Botner , b. 5 Oct 1902, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley co., KY; m. Aubrey Shifflet . Aubrey & Bertha (Botner) Shifflet had one (1) child:

· Lorraine Shifflet

Edward Lee Botner

1.1.2.2.1. Edward Lee Botner , son of Millard & Fannie (Mainous) Botner , b. 14 Aug 1908; d. 7 Jul 1977, Lexington, KY; m. Kathryn Hughes .

Edward Lee & Kathryn (Hughes) Botner had five (5) children:

·         Edward Lee Botner , Jr.
·         Jimmy Donald Botner
·         William Millard Botner
·         Fannie Elizabeth Botner
·         Gwendolyn Elaine Botner , b. KY; d. bef 1980; m. John Russell .

Leatha Mae Botner

1.1.2.2.2. Leatha Mae Botner , daughter of Millard & Fannie (Mainous) Botner , b. 20 Oct 1910, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY; d. 27 Mar 1986, Winchester, Franklin Co., TN.; m 1st bef. 1930, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY to Charles Clay Mahaffey , son of Merida & Jennie (Hoskins) Mahaffey ; Leatha Mae (Botner) Mahaffey m 2nd abt 1952, Georgia to James Hawkersmith .

Leatha Botner went to school at Traveler’s Rest, where Taft Botner may have taught her . In order to attend high school, she had to ride horse back from Traveler’s Rest to Scotville. She only came home from school on weekends. She never missed a day of school and graduated when she was 16.

She then boarded with a family in Barberville, while attending Union College for one year. Her second year of college was at Berea, where she went for one year to obtain her teaching certificate.

She taught school at the Big Springs school. It was here where she taught her future husband, Charlie, and later it was here where she taught her first child, Charles. After the birth of her second child, Jari, she quit teaching. When Jari was 18 months old the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.

Charles & Leatha (Botner) Mahaffey had two (2) children:

· Charles Elmer Mahaffey, Jr. , b. 15 Sept 1930, Big Sturgeon, Owsley Co., KY; d. 21 Jul 1950, Korea .
· Jari Kathryn Mahaffey , b. 22 Jan 1940, Richmond, Madison Co., KY; m 1st 10 Sept 1960, Melbourne, Brevard Co., FL to Harry Mullinix ; m 2nd 8 May 1981, Melbourne, Brevard Co., FL to Basil ‘Bud R. Sharpe .

Gladys Botner

1.1.2.2.3. Gladys Botner , daughter of Millard & Fannie (Mainous) Botner , b. 7 Dec 1919, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY; m. 20 Jul 1935 to William Vickers , son of Grant & Vina (Gabbard) Vickers .

William & Gladys (Botner) Vickers had two (2) children:

1.1.2.2.3.1. Glenna Joy Vickers , b. 11 Jul 1936, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY
1.1.2.2.3.2. Judy Dell Vickers , b. 2 Aug 1943

Irma Helen Scott

1.1.2.4.1. Irma Helen Scott , daughter of Millard & Fannie (Mainous) Botner , b. 21 Sept 1913; m. Dewey E. Ward . Dewey & Irma (Scott) Ward had one (1) child:

· Jerry Scott Ward . Lives in Yakima, Washington.

Glenna Joy Vickers

1.1.2.2.3.1. Glenna Joy Vickers , , daughter of William & Gladys (Botner) Vickers , b. 11 Jul 1936, Traveler’s Rest, Owsley Co., KY; m. 14 Sept 1956 to Donald Ray Burton , b. 26 Jun 1936.

Donald & Glenna (Vickers) Burton had two (2) children:

1.1.2.2.3.1.1. Jane Blair Burton , b. 11 Oct 1958
1.1.2.2.3.1.2. Wiliam Jeff Burton , b. 5 Jun 1964. Lives in Richmond, Virginia

Judy Dell Vickers

1.1.2.2.3.2. Judy Dell Vickers , daughter of William & Gladys (Botner) Vickers , b. 2 Aug 1943; m. Dec 1963 to Randall Spencer .

Randall & Judy (Vickers) Spencer had two (2) children:

· Joseph Blain Spencer
· Amber Joy Spencer

Jane Blair Burton

1.1.2.2.3.1.2. Jane Blair Burton , daughter of Donald & Glenna (Vickers) Burton , b. 11 Oct 1958; m. bef. 1991 to Daniel Ebbs . . Daniel & Jane (Burton) Ebbs had one (1) child:

· Dana Ebbs , b. 9 Jun 1993.

[i] Unless otherwise indicated the information provided on the Botner family was provided by Glenna (Vickers) Burton .