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 | Obituary: Jane Botts 1906
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 | Jane Botts breaks collarbone 1906
"Aunt Jane Botts had the misfortune to fall and break her collar bone Saturday evening. Dr. Humphrey was called and she seems to be getting along as well as could be expected." |
 | Jane Botts cataracts removed 1886
"Mrs. Jane Botts, the widow of the late Rufus Botts, who has been blind for nearly six years, went to Quincy last month and was placed under the care of Dr. Wood, the celebrated occulist of that city, who successfully removed cataracts from each eye with an interval of three weeks between operations. Aunt Jane returned home seeing and of course very happy that she could once more after a long and weary darkness of so many sears, see her children and grandchildren. Some of the latter had grown from little girl when she last saw them to young womanhood." |
 | Jane Botts 88th birthday celebration 1906
"Aunt Jane Botts celebrated her 88th birthday Monday, the 15th. Several of her children and family, also neighbors, being present. Although she is quite feeble she reads a great deal and can converse on most any subject and enjoys a joke as well as any one." |
 | Rufus Botts burial 1884
"Uncle Rufus Botts, and old and highly respected citizen, died and was buried a week ago last Saturday. Uncle Rufus was know by everybody in this part of the county as a good, kind hearted Christian gentleman." |
 | Obituary: Henry Thomas Botts 1942
"Henry Thomas Botts, one of the well known aged residents of Knox County, died Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Homer Hunsaker, northwest of Novelty. Death was due to infirmities of old age, and be had been an invalid for four years. He would have been 91 years old in July....He was a prominent farmer of three miles west of Novelty until fifteen years ago, after which he lived in Novelty until last summer, when he went to live with his daughter. As a young man, he taught school in Missouri and Kansas, and outside of that devoted his time to farming. He was a graduate of the old Kirksville Normal School....Six children are living: C. E. Botts and J. J. Botts, Custer, Mont.; Joe H. Botts, St. Louis; Walter W. Botts, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Mrs. Homer Hunsaker, Novelty, and Mrs. Roy Epperson, Edina. Another daughter, Ethel, Mrs. Frank Ross, died about seventeen years ago. A son, Orie, died in early childhood and Henrietta and Paul in infancy. A brother, J. R. Botts, San Bernardino, Calif., is the last of a large family of children. There are sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren." |
 | Obituary: Mrs Henry Botts 1937
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 | Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Botts 60th Anniversary 1937
"Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Botts of Novelty were married sixty years ago last Thursday, the anniversary of which was observed at their home Saturday, postponed two days so their son, Joe Botts, of St. Louis and his wife could attend. Including Joe Botts, three of the six living children of Mr. and Mrs. Botts were in attendance at the celebration, a feature of which was a dinner at noon. The other children present were Jennie, Mrs. Homer Hunsaker, who lives on the Botts home place, west and north of Novelty, and Mary, Mrs. Roy Epperson, southwest of Edina." |
 | Obituary: Josie Murray 1929
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 | Jane Murray passes 1924
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 | Obituary: Mary Jane Murray 1924
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 | Jane Murray stomach cancer 1924
"...Miss Murray underwent an examination at the Grim-Smith Hospital and also had an X-ray photo taken, which disclosed the fact that she was suffering from cancer of the stomach. |
 | Jane Murray terminal 1924
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 | Probate notice Mary Jane Murray 1924
"Letters of Testamentary on the estate of Mary Jane Murray, deceased, were granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of October, 1924, by the Probate Court of Knox County, Missouri. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them for allowance, to the executor, within six months after the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate; and if such claims be not exhibited within one year from the date of said letters, they will be forever barred. This 25th day of October, 1924. Carl M. Murray, Executor." |
 | Jane Murray property auctioned 1924
"The household property of the late Miss Jane Murray was sold at public auction at the residence in Locust Hill Saturday afternoon by the executor, Carl Murray (brother), with Jesse Luker as auctioneer. Everything sold fairly well." |
 | Obituary: Charles M Murray 1929
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 | Obituary: Sarah Ellen Murray 1937
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 | Hiram Murray starts lifting jack business 1880
Hiram apparently got into the lifting jack business for a time: "This is to certify that the holder of this, Hiram Murray, has the exclusive sale of Tarr's Iron Lifting Jack, Fence Overhauler and Post Puller combined, in the township of Shelton, county of Knox and State of Mo, so long as he shall sell 20 per year of the same. All further shipments are to be furnished at one half the retail price, and are to be paid for when sold. Said Hiram Murray is to receive the Jacks when they arrive and is also to have ?? free of charge, and exclusive sale, and a commission of ten per cent on all other goods manufactured by the above company, and sold by the holder in said township, O. E. Parks, agent for the company." |
 | Aunt Josie Murray breaks hip 1929
"A very serious and painful accident occurred at the home of Fred Murray about 11 o'clock Tuesday morning of last week, when his mother, "Aunt" Josie Murray, while walking outside the house, fell on the ice with the result that her limb was broken or fractured just below the hip. Dr. C. C. Gibson of Novelty was called and did all he could to relieve her suffering, but owing to her advanced age of 82 years great uneasiness was felt regarding her recovery." |
 | Vandiver's entertain bedridden Murrays 1929.
"Mr. and Mrs. Perry Vandiver spent Monday afternoon at the Fred Murray home and Mrs. Vandiver entertained them with music on her new phonograph. Mrs. Josie Murray and also Mrs. Fred Murray are bedfast, the latter having to take her bed Tuesday of last week because of rheumatism in her knee. She suffers considerably at times with it but "Aunt. Josie" is resting as well as could be expected, after her fall recently." |
 | Aunt Josie Murray failing health 1929
""Aunt" Josie Murray, who remains in failing health, while the younger Mrs. Murray is able to walk about a little with the aid of a cane." |
 | Fred Murray and Sallie Bowen marry 1906
"Married at the residence of the bride's southwest of father, Mr. Jno. Bowen, southwest of Locust Hill Sunday at 3 p.m. Squire Jeffries Officiating. Mr. Fred Murray to Miss Sallie Bowen after the ceremony A bountiful wedding supper was par taken of by quite a number of relatives and invited guests and on the day following an infare dinner was given at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Murray and to make it more complete a crowd of charivariers arrived about 8 p. m. and proceeded to entertain them with guns, revolvers, bells, bells, etc., which of course was fun for all." |
 | Oscar Murray falls from tree 1908
"Dr. H. M. Humphrey was called to see Oscar Murray last Wednesday. He had the misfortune to fall out of a tree by a limb breaking while hiving a swarm of bees. Fortunately no bones were broken, but he will be laid up for several days from the effects." |
 | Oscar Murray back to hiving bees 1908
"Oscar Murray, who recently got hurt by falling out of a tree while hiving bees, was able to hive some more Sunday." |
 | Special delivery from California 1905
"Through the kindness of their sister, Mrs. Minnie Lawrence, of California, Mrs. E. A. Walker, Mrs. Jane Murray, Chas. Murray and Oscar Murray, each received a fine lot of California grapes of several varieties and also pears and as we had the pleasure of sampling them we can recommend them as being out of sight and were all O. K. and in conclusion will say come again please." |
 | Favorite bird dog found 1913
"Oscar Murray was greatly worried over the disappearance of his favorite bird dog Sunday as it couldn't be found or located by phone. Imagine his surprise upon going to the buggy shed next morning to find him right where he had accidentally shut him up, and now Oscar is happy again." The bit about searching my by phone cracked me up - no air tags in 1913! |
 | F. K. Murray horses for sale 1911
Fred Murray was a well known horse breeder in Knox Co., MO and apparently kept some of his horses at his father's, Oscar Murray, per this advertisement. The Edina Sentinel contains several ads for similar sales by Fred Murray referencing his father in the early decades of the 1900s. |
 | Obituary: Mrs. Fred K. Murray 1933
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 | Married Marr J. F. Lockett and Alice Austin 1876
"at the residence of Rufus Botts, Feb, 10th, by Rev. J. Minter, J. F. Lockett to Miss Alice Austen. All of Knox county. |
 | Obituary Rachel Alice Lockett 1938
Rachel Alice endured and eventful childhood: "When 3 years old her family moved to Springfield, Ill. Her mother died on the way there, and her father soon after, enlisted in the Civil War, the children going to live with their grandparents for a time, but later being placed with neighbors for their keep. The women with whom Mrs. Lockett was placed decided to go to Ohio, leaving her with two strange women, who were apparently members of a band of robbers. They kidnapped the child and took her to the Novelty neighborhood. (At some point after this she was apparently adopted by Rufus and Jane Botts per the 1870 US Census for Novelty, MO.) Her father and brother were located by Mrs. Lockett when she was 31 years old, and the father came to Locust Hill to live with her several years ago. Another brother was located in Illinois but the sister was never found." |
 | Hiram Murray visits IL 1885
"Uncle Hiram Marray returned from a visit to his daughter, who lives in Henry county, Ills., a few days since. He reports the outlook for crops in the counties of Hancock, Henry and McDonough as very gloomy, but little corn growing owing to bad seed." Not sure which daughter he was visiting. |
 | Family attends Jane Botts funeral 1906
"Uncle Mathias Fisher, accompanied by Mrs. Mattie Bushnell and Mrs. Mary Atterberry, of Illinois Bend, attended the funeral of his sister, aunt Jane Botts, Tuesday, returning home that evening." |
 | Judge John F. Botts dies 1931
"John F. Botts, former presiding judge of the Knox County Court, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a Kirksville hospital following an operation Monday morning. Judge Botts, who was 74 years old, had been failing only short time. He had been actively engaged farming up to the last summer and was treasurer of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Knox County at the time of his death, a capacity in which he had served several years. He had been a director a number of years....Surviving are the widow and seven children: Alice, Mrs. M. F. Johnston, Wellington, Kan., who is here; Maud, Mrs. W. E. McClintick, Selah, Wash.; Ben Botts of near the home place; Ida, Mrs Willis Swann, of near Novelty; John R. Botts, Hurdland; Myrtle, Mrs. E. W. Platz, Columbia, Mo.; Edith, Mrs. Arthur Kleinkopf, Eden, Idaho. Two brothers, James R. Botts of San Bernardino, Calif., and H. T. Botts of Novelty, also survive. John Franklin Botts. a son of Rufus and Jane Botts, pioneer Knox Countians. who entered government land here, was born Sept. 16, 1851, in the house which was his home his entire life except a year spent in Southwestern Kansas in 1887. Judge Botts was educated in the district schools of his vicinity, attended Edina High School in 1876 and later was a student at Oaklawn College in Novelty. He then taught school eighteen years. While a teacher, Judge Botts married Miss Emma Della Herget, a native of Illinois...Judge botts was appointed judge of the western district in March, 1912...He ran for that office again in 1912 but was defeated. He was a candidate for presiding judge of the Count Court in November, 1914 at which time he was elected...Following his four year term as presiding judge, he did not run again, but retired from public life. Judge and Mrs. Botts, who had been married more than fifty-one years, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Aug. 8, 1930, at their home, when 131 friends and relatives gathered." |
 | John F. Botts for presiding judge 1914
"Judge Botts ability, modesty and courteous dignity has won the the approval of all with whom he has come in contact. As a former member of the county court his impartiality and gentlemanly demeanor has been spoken of by many in words of appreciation. His opinions then were expressed quietly with such clearness that they were understood to be the ideas of a man who wanted to do what was right. In asking for the support of the voters now Judge Botts states it will be his purpose if elected to "look after the interests of every section of the county in an impartial way and give all a square deal." |
Fisher Family Genealogy