James H. Booth made a claim in Newton Township that adjoined his father's claim. He married (1) Susanna E. Rexroad July 6, 1848. She was born in Virginia December 21, 1830. They lived on his claim until his death in 1884. although he always lived in Newton, he had spent two years in California. In 1850 he had headed West overland, traveling with ox teams as he had done before, thus virtually crossing the entire distance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with teams of oxen, an experience paralleled but rarely, if ever, in the history of the continent. He spent two years traveling, mining and working at other jobs.
In 1852 he started back to Illinois, sailing from San Francisco, but the vessel was wrecked and the crew went back to Sacramento. He then returned to the Midwest by way of the Isthmust of Panama, New Orleans and up the Mississippi River.
He married twice. He had two children by his first marriage, Dyer and Milo Booth. He married (2) Cinderella Burton, daughter of James and Martha Burton, of Madison, Wis., June 19, 1857. Their children were Otis, Lucy, Aura, Deborah, James M., Jesse B., Lelie K. and Murray H. Booth. James H. Booth died March 17, 1884. (James and Cinderella, burial in Kingsbury Cemetery, did not find a stone for Susanna E. Rexroad Booth.) Source: Trailways to Albany 2000
James H. Booth made a claim in Newton Township that adjoined his father's claim. He married (1) Susanna E. Rexroad July 6, 1848. She was born in Virginia December 21, 1830. They lived on his claim until his death in 1884. although he always lived in Newton, he had spent two years in California. In 1850 he had headed West overland, traveling with ox teams as he had done before, thus virtually crossing the entire distance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with teams of oxen, an experience paralleled but rarely, if ever, in the history of the continent. He spent two years traveling, mining and working at other jobs.
In 1852 he started back to Illinois, sailing from San Francisco, but the vessel was wrecked and the crew went back to Sacramento. He then returned to the Midwest by way of the Isthmust of Panama, New Orleans and up the Mississippi River.
He married twice. He had two children by his first marriage, Dyer and Milo Booth. He married (2) Cinderella Burton, daughter of James and Martha Burton, of Madison, Wis., June 19, 1857. Their children were Otis, Lucy, Aura, Deborah, James M., Jesse B., Lelie K. and Murray H. Booth. James H. Booth died March 17, 1884. (James and Cinderella, burial in Kingsbury Cemetery, did not find a stone for Susanna E. Rexroad Booth.) Source: Trailways to Albany 2000
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