Headstone Pictures of Botts Cemetery

 

Botts Cemetery

Stevens Road
Boone County, Kentucky

 
This cemetery is located on the farm of Carl Smith on the North-West corner of Stevens and Petersburg Roads. Take I-275 West to Petersburg exit, bear right off the exit ramp and travel west approximately 1 mile to Stevens on the right. The cemetery is less than 1 tenth of a mile on the left side of Stevens. Please go to the farm house on Petersburg and ask permission before visiting the graveyard.

From the Collections of Carol Osborne

Mr. Smith came out and greeted us the day we visited the cemetery and told us that most of the headstones were buried at this site and he dug them up and placed them against the trees. They are mostly in great shape, some are broken and some are barely legible.
 

From the Collections of Carol Osborne

A group of stones lying against one of the trees.
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Another view

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A view from Stevens Road looking toward Mr. Smith's farmhouse.
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Ben C. BOTTS

Born: April 20, 1845 - Died: January 10, 1861
Aged: 15 years 8 months, 29 days\

Views: 2 and 3

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In Memory of
Elizabeth A. BOTTS -daughter of Joseph and Ann Botts

Who Died: Jul 25, 1841
Aged: 2 months, 26 days

Views: 2 and 3

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Fannie L. BOTTS -daughter of J. G. and Ann Botts

Died: Apr 3, 1837
Aged: 1 year, 22 days

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In Memory of
Frances W. BOTTS -daughter of Rowland and Lucy Botts

Who Died: Nov 24th, 1837
In the 30th year of her age

Views: 2, 3, 4, and 5

From the Collections of Carol Osborne

In Memory of
Frances W. BOTTS -daughter of Rowland and Lucy Botts

Who Died: Nov 24th, 1837
Aged: 29 years, 2 months, 16 days

Views: 2 and 3

From the Collections of Carol Osborne

Joseph G. BOTTS - masonic symbol on headstone

Born: Sep 28, 1820 - Died: Dec 13, 1873

footstone

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In Memory of
Lucy M. BOTTS - consort of Rowlin Botts

Who Died: Apr 5th, 1836
Aged: 52 years, 6 months, 17 days

Views: 2, 3 and 4

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In Memory of
Robert T. BOTTS - son of Rowlin & Lucy Botts

Who Died: Mar 19, 1836
Aged: 17 years, 8 months

Views: 2, and 3

 
From the Collections of Carol Osborne

Rowland BOTTS

Died: April 28, 1862
Aged: 76 years, 9 months, 24 days

Views: 2 and 3

 
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In Memory of
Thomas H. BOTTS - son of Rowlin & Lucy Botts

Who Died: Nov 24, 1834
Aged: 11 years, 19 days

View: 2

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Benjamin MITCHELL

Died: June 17, 1837
Aged: 43 years, 5 months, 9 days

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In Memory of
Penelope A. MITCHELL - consort of Benjamin Mitchell

Who Died: July 11, 1849
Aged: 34 years, 9 months, 4 days

Views: 2, 3 and 4

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In Memory of
Elizabeth J. UTZ - consort of Jonas Utz

Who Died: February 25, 1848?
Aged: 29 years, 8 months, 19 days

Views: 2, 3, 4 and 5

From the Collections of Carol Osborne
Footstone - initials D. A. M.
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Footstone - initials R. B (Rowland Botts) and B. M. (Benjamin Mitchell)
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Footstone - initials L. E. B. or E. L. B and F. W. B (Frances W. Botts)
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Footstone - initials are not clear enough to read
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Footstone - initials R. T. L. or R. T. B. (could be Robert T. Botts)
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Base of stone - no markings. This could be the base of Rowland Botts' headstone or it could possibly be the base of Sarah G. Botts, his daughter. Sarah died July 28, 1843, aged 29 years, 11 months, 12 days. This was transcribed in Dec 1962 by Mrs. C. Davis Gaines, also by Shirley Biegel, and Anne Fitzgerald (1993) and is listed in the Boone County, Kentucky, Cemeteries by the Fitzgeralds.
From the Collections of Carol Osborne

 

 

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