Blair County PA Archives Biographies.....Bottenfield, Samuel S. March 1834 - 1905
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Source: Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911
Author: Jesse C. Sell

SAMUEL S. BOTTENFIELD, who passed out of this life in 1905, was one of the
foremost and highly esteemed citizens of Williamsburg, Pa., and besides his
residence property in this borough was the owner of a farm of 150 acres,
located on the outskirts of the borough of Williamsburg. He was born in
March, 1834, in Bedford County, Pa., and was a son of John and Barbara
(Snowberger) Bottenfield, who previous to their marriage were residents of
Chambersburg, Pa. His father was a carpet weaver by trade, but later in life
engaged in agricultural pursuits. John and Barbara Bottenfield had three
children: Nancy, who was the wife of Simon Ditch; Elizabeth, who was the wife
of John Dell; and Samuel S., our subject.
     Samuel S. Bottenfield obtained a common school education and then
engaged in farming, which he followed successfully during the greater part of
his life. He was the owner of fine fruit orchards and vineyards, but spent his
declining years in retirement at Williamsburg, where he owned a fine
residence, which is still occupied by his widow and daughter. Besides his
farm and residence property he also owned what is known as the "big spring"
at Williamsburg, which is 140 feet in length with a breadth of thirty-eight
feet and has a flow of 2,700 gallons per minute. This spring contains 83,000
gallons of water in length, and could be opened to twice its present size.
The water never changes color, regardless of hard rains, etc., and has been
piped to the fine brick residence occupied by the widow of our subject. Mr.
Bottenfield was identified with the Republican party in politics, and served
as a member of the school board and of the borough council of Williamsburg.
He was a director of the Paper Mills of this borough and was also a director
of the First National Bank.
     In the fall of 1872 Mr. Bottenfield was joined in marriage with Miss
Mary Cowen, a daughter of John and Barbara (Hoover) Cowen, who were residents
of Blair County and the parents of the following children: George and David,
who were killed in the Civil War; Jacob; Harry; Catherine, who is the wife of
George Shiffler; Louisa, who is the wife of D. S. Brumbaugh; Sarah, deceased;
Mary; Nancy, who married H. D. Smith; and Edward H. One child was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Bottenfield, Nora B., who lives with her widowed mother in
Williamsburg. Mr. Bottenfield was a member of the Dunkard church, but his
widow and daughter are members of the Presbyterian church.

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