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Benjamin Alexander Botts
January 17, 1831 - September 23, 1885
Born in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, VA on January 17,
1831.
Resided in Houston, Harris County, TX in 1860 with wife and one child; occupied
as a merchant.
Appointed Assistant Regimental Quartermaster as Captain, probably
on October 8, 1861, and at least by January 27, 1862.
Ceased position in February 24, 1862.
Enrolled N. J. Allen in Terry's Rangers on
March 23, 1862 in New Orleans, LA.
Received 30-day furlough on April 9, 1862 due to acute bronchitis.
Recieved an extra 10 days leave on May 11, 1862.
On May 10, 1862 Wharton mentions that Captain
Botts, his Quartermaster is in Corinth.
On August 11, 1862 Macmurphy mentions
a "Draft on Capt. Botts."
NJ Allen's records indicate he was paid by
a Maj. Botts on September 1, 1862.
Succedded by Alex C. Steel as Assistant regimental Quartermaster on November
18, 1862.
Appointed to General Wharton's staff as Captain, Assistant Quartermaster or
acting Regimental Adjutant in November 1862.
General Polk ordered Major Botts to return to Duck River, TN with Wharton's
wagon train on January 3, 1863.
On April 4, 1863 Macmurphy mentions a
horse race with "Botts Sorrel."
Claiborne indicates he became a Major
in an unidentified unit; however, he may have resumed Quartermaster duties
with Terry's Rangers or different regiment in GA by February 1864.
Transferred to taxation department in TX, and left for TX in March 1864.
Member of Terry Lodge, regimental, Masonic chapter.
Served on the Masonic Committee on Work in 1868 with William
M. Taylor, John B. Jones, C.
K. Stribling, & James F. Miller.
President of the City Bank of Houston.
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas, AF&AM in 1885.
Died September 23, 1885 at Houston, Harris County, TX.
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Ben A, Botts, B. H. Botts, B. A. Botts |
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| 1840 Census - VA, Spotsylvania County, Fredericksburg, Page 118, Row 51 (3/36) | ||
| Head of Houshold | Thos H. Botts | |
| Free White Males under 5 | 3 | |
| Free White Males 5 - 10 | 1 | |
| Free White Males 10 - 15 | 2 | |
| Free White Males 30 - 40 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 30 - 40 | 1 | |
| Male Slaves 10 - 24 | 2 | |
| Female Slaves 10 - 24 | 2 | |
| Female Slaves 24 - 36 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves 36 - 55 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | |
| Number of Persons Employed in Learned Professions & Engineering | 1 | |
| 1850 Census - VA, Spotsylvania County, Fredericksburg, Page 366B-367, Dwelling 473, Family 473, (56-57/69) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| Thos H. Botts | 57 | M | Lawyer | VA | |||||
| Mary S. Botts | 46 | F | VA | ||||||
| Benj. A. Botts | 19 | M | Clerk | VA | |||||
| Walter B. Botts | 14 | M | VA | Y | |||||
| Charles M. Botts | 13 | M | VA | Y | |||||
| Henry L. Botts | 11 | M | VA | Y | |||||
| Albert B. Botts | 9 | M | VA | Y | |||||
| Mary B. Botts | 8 | F | VA | Y | |||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, 3rd Ward, Page 415B, Dwelling 100, Family 1000, (16/32) i | ||||||||||
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| B. A. Botts | 29 | M | Merchant | $20,000 | $15,000 | VA | ||||
| America Botts | 25 | F | KY | |||||||
| Mary S Botts | 9m | F | TX | |||||||
| Liza Ballinger | 13 | F | KY | |||||||
| C. M. Botts | 23 | M | Clerk | $2,000 | $3,000 | VA | ||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, Ward 3, Page 564, Dwelling 233, Family 239, (33/71) | |||||||||||
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| Benjamin A. Botts | 39 | M | W | Prevat Fire Ins Co. | $8,000 | VA | |||||
| America Botts | 35 | F | W | Keeping House | KY | ||||||
| Kate Botts | 5 | F | W | At Home | TX | ||||||
| James Ballinger | 75 | M | W | None | KY | ||||||
| Elizabeth Ballinger | 58 | F | W | None | KY | ||||||
| Elizabeth Ballinger | 22 | F | W | None | KY | ||||||
| Nancy Taylor | 22 | F | M | Domest. Servt. | MS | N | |||||
| Olivia Williams | 18 | F | M | Domest. Servt. | LA | N | |||||
| Nellie Rain | 8 | F | M | Atds School | TX | ||||||
| Robert Johnson | 23 | M | B | Heatter? | TN | N | |||||
| Woodsman Taylor | 30 | M | B | Works at Foundry | MS | N | |||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, Page 108, Dwelling 535, (55/102) | |||||||||
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| Kate Botts | dau | F | W | 15 | TX | at School | VA | KY | |
| Elizabeth Ballinger | mother in law | F | W | 68 | TX | - | VA | KY | |
| Elizabeth Ballinger | Sister in law | F | W | 30 | LA | - | |||
| Patsy Edwards | Servant | F | B | 50 | KY | House Servant | KY | KY | |
| Powers Scoggins | Servant | M | B | 35 | KY | Hostler | KY | KY | |
| Dellia Miller | Servant | F | B | 15 | KY | waiter | - | - | |
| Ellen Freeman | Servant | F | B | 52 | AL | Cook | - | - | |
| Wm. Frreman | Husband of Cook | TX | Minister | KY | LA | ||||
| Related Links: | ||
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Letter from R. F. Bunting, dated January
27, 1862 |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Freeman, J. H. The People of Baker Botts. Houston, Tex.: Baker & Botts, 1992. Holladay, Elizabeth Florence. "The Powers of the Commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department, 1863-1865". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. April 1918 Vol. 21, No. 4. Available Online. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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(offsite) Gonzales Daily Inquirer Index: 1885-1889 |
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