Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Wright Bothwell136
Birth25 Apr 1794, Burke Co., GA, USA136,705
Census USA1850, Jefferson Co., GA, USA Age: 55
MemoSlave Schedule
Death24 Oct 1872, Louisville, Jefferson Co., GA, USA705 Age: 78
BurialOld Louisville Cemetery
OccupationMerchant In 1850 Census
MotherJane Lowther Wright (1773-1847)
Marriage19 Oct 1813, Jefferson Co., GA, USA1447
SpouseMargaret McGill Gamble
Birth5 Feb 1795, Burke Co., GA, USA
Death22 Dec 1821, Jefferson Co., GA, USA Age: 26
Children
BirthJefferson Co., GA, USA
DeathJefferson Co., GA, USA
BirthJefferson Co., GA, USA
DeathJefferson Co., GA, USA
Birth31 Jul 1814, Louisville, Jefferson Co., GA, USA
Death9 Jun 1885, Louisville, Jefferson Co., GA, USA Age: 70
SpouseJohn Thompson Crooks (1815-1840)
Marriage28 Nov 1837, Jefferson Co., GA, USA1447
ChildrenMargaret Mary Jane (1841-1875)
SpouseAdam T. Scott (~1816-<1870)
Marriage15 Jan 1845, Jefferson Co., GA, USA
ChildrenJames R. (~1848-)
Birth2 Dec 1816, Jefferson Co., GA, USA
Census USA1850, Jefferson Co., GA, USA Age: 33
Census USA1850, Jefferson Co., GA, USA Age: 33
Death27 Jan 1887, Jefferson Co., GA, USA Age: 70
BurialLowry Cemetery, Jefferson Co., GA, USA138
SpouseJohn Woods Alexander (1810-1892)
Marriage25 Jan 1855, Jefferson Co., GA, USA1447
ChildrenJohn David Hugh (1856-1933)
 Margaret Louisa (1858-1863)
Notes for John Wright Bothwell
1850 Census, Jefferson Co., # 526: Listed as a merchant, also had a 34-year-old female, Mary E. Bothwell, and a 25-year-old male, Edward W. Folkes in the household (both children from previous marriages) page 163
1860 Census, Jefferson County,#280 John & Catherine Bothwell and Edward W. Folkes (36) and Louis J. Scott (45)
1870 Census, Jefferson County: page 72 (John & Catherine) in Bethany, Jefferson Cty

John W. Bothwell and his second wife Catherine are buried in Louisville Cemetary.
John Bothwell's daughter Louisa is in an adjacent grave.

In the 1850 Slave Schedule, John owned 24 slaves ranging in age from 3 to 70.
In 1820 census had 6 slaves.
Notes for Louisa Jane (Child 3)
Buried in old Louisville Cemetary close to her father John Wright Bothwell and his second wife.
The gravestone is marked Louisa Wright Bothwell Scott.
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