Elisha VanBuren Bottoms

Male24 January 1856–7 June 1931

Brief Life History of Elisha VanBuren

When Elisha VanBuren Bottoms was born on 24 January 1856, in Keokuk, Iowa, United States, his father, John Bottoms, was 59 and his mother, Susannah Jane Snow, was 42. He married Helen M. Leonard on 9 September 1873, in Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States. He lived in Lake George, Park, Colorado, United States in 1900 and Tualatin, Washington, Oregon, United States in 1930. He died on 7 June 1931, in Washington, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Crescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, Washington, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elisha VanBuren Bottoms
1856–1931
Martha Williams
1845–1928
Marriage: 19 February 1879
Emmet Bottoms
1879–
Augustus Enion Bottoms
1883–1933
Ella Bottoms
1884–
John Claud Bottoms
1885–

Sources (12)

  • Elisha V Bottom in household of Susanna Bottom, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elisha V Bottoms, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
  • Elisha Bottoms, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 February 1879Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1861

    Age 5

    Historical Boundaries: 1861: Weld, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Weld, Colorado, United States

    1863

    Age 7

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    Age 20

    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    Name Meaning

    English (Bedfordshire): variant of Bottom , with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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