Henry Reeder Bott

Brief Life History of Henry Reeder

When Henry Reeder Bott was born on 11 May 1896, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, his father, John Henry Bott, was 37 and his mother, Susan Ann Reeder, was 36. He married Mildred Pearl Henwood on 4 June 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1950 and World in 1955. He died on 12 May 1993, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Henry Reeder Bott
1896–1993
Olive Henson Allen
1910–1996
Marriage: 11 December 1929

Sources (45)

  • Henry Bott, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr. Henry R Bott, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Henry R Bott, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1914 · Hotel Brigham Built

Constructed in two phases, 1914 and 1924, Hotel Brigham was originally built to house transient railroad workers.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Old French bot ‘toad’ (compare Bottrell ). Alternatively, from the Middle English personal name Botte (a survival of Old English Botta). Compare Botting .

South German: occupational name for a messenger, from Middle High German bote ‘messenger, emissary’.

Danish: presumably from Dutch bot, both ‘flounder’ (the fish).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Henry R and Olive Bott had been corresponding with me regarding our Craghead family line. Henry and I were distant cousins through our Craghead family. My husband and I visited Henry and Olive on ou …

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