Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 534.
 
JOHN H. BOTTEMILLER

     the principal lumber dealer of Kent, Sherman county, Oregon, was born in
Minnesota, December 2, 1867, the son of Henry and Mary (Mahlman) Bottemiller,
both natives of Germany. When fourteen years of age the father came to the
United States with his parents. They located first in Missouri, and engaged in
the industry of, tobacco raising. Later they removed to Minnesota where they
devoted their attention to general farming. The father died in 1898 at Courtney,
eight miles from Portland.
     When twelve years of age the mother of Our, subject came to the United
States with her parents, and at present resides on the old homestead, near
Portland.
     Until he was sixteen years of age our subject was reared in Minnesota,
living with the family and dividing his attention between the farm and the
public schools in his neighborhood. The family then removed to Santa Rosa,
Sonoma county, California, where they purchased property two and one-half miles
northwest of Santa Rosa. Here they remained three years, and then disposed of
the place, including a vineyard and orchard, and migrated to Oregon, where they
bought a farm of sixty-nine acres, near Portland, a portion of which was devoted
to an orchard and vegetable garden. Following the death of his father our
subject conducted the place until 1902, when he came to Sherman county and
secured a homestead. On this he remained three months, then relinquished to the
government. He then removed to Kent where he engaged in the lumber business. He
still owns fourteen acres of his father's old place ; this he receives a rental
for.
     July 20, 1897, at the old home, our subject was united in marriage to
Minnie Thun, a native of Minnesota, the daughter of Charles and Cristina. Thun,
both born in Germany.  At present they reside at Courtney on property adjoining
the subject's place. They were married in Germany, and came to the United States
about the year 1876, locating first in Minnesota. At that time the father was a
carpenter; later he turned his attention to farming. At present he is retired,
although he owns a farm of eighty acres at Logan which his sons conduct.
     Our subject, John H. Bottemiller, has five brothers and seven sisters;
August, a farmer near Richfield, Washington ; Charles, a merchant, saw and
planing mill man, residing at Bertha, Minnesota; William, a farmer at Clarks,
Oregon; twenty miles southeast of Portland; Edward, a gardener near Portland ;
Emil, a shipping clerk for the Oregon Casket Company, of Portland Louisa, wife
of Jacob Kohlhase, of Bertha, Minnesota ; Amelia, wife of Adam Leyh, of Bertha,
Minnesota ; Mary, wife of Ralph Ganyard, a commercial traveler, residing at
Sellwood ; Emma, single, living at Oregon City; Lena, wife of Gottleib Keller,
in the Milwaukee, Oregon, car shops; Lydia, a trained nurse in The Dalles
hospital ; and Augusta, a cook in The Dalles hospital.
     To our subject and his estimable wife four children have been born, Laura,
Leslie, William, and an infant unnamed. The parents are both members of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Politically Mr. Bottemiller is a Republican,
although not active. He is a progressive and broad-minded citizen of Kent, and
highly popular with all classes of society in the community in which he resides.
     In connection with his lumber yard Mr. Bottemiller operates a feed mill,
having a gasoline engine to run the mill and also to handle a wood saw. He
carries a full line of building materials, as sash, doors, builders hardware,
and so forth, has a complete stock of mill feed and hay, besides wood.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2010 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.