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Oliver D. Botner (Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier.)

b. 1818-12-14 d. 1913-06-14

Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Pittsylvania County, Virginia, native. Married to Jane Stafford Burgess Botner. Father of Christopher Columbus Botner, Lydia Botner, Calista Botner, Malinda Botner, Emily Botner, Julia Botner, and Amanda V. Botner. Stepfather of Benjamin Burgess, Taylor Burgess, and Mary Burgess. Farmer in Johnson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from December 10, 1861, to June 5, 1862.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 94A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 513.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Precinct No. 9, p. 272B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 271.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Births.

"Three Answer Final Call," The Big Sandy News (Louisa, KY), June 20, 1913, p. 1.

"Capt. Oliver D. Botner (1818-1913)," Find A Grave, Memorial 178645380, accessed December 8, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178645380.

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Botner, Oliver D.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205972 (November 12, 2026).

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