Biographical Sketch of Theodore A. Booton, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Theodore A. Booton (deceased) was a successful farmer and stock raiser
of Laclede county, Mo., and was born in the "Sucker State" in 1838, 
being a son of Laban and Catherine (Shoemaker) Booton, who were farmers
and natives of Virginia and Ohio, respectively, and were of German 
lineage.  Theodore A. Booton was taken by his parents to Knox county,
Ill., when a child, and was reared to manhood on a farm, and educated
in the schools of Knox county and Peoria.  When starting out in life 
for himself he located on a farm near the home place, where he contin-
ued to reside until 1872, when his health became very much impaired, 
and he and family went to California, where they resided one year. 
From that time until 1883 they resided in Illinois, and at the latter
date sold their property and came to Missouri, taking up their abode
near Lebanon, where Mr. Booton was quite extensively engaged in farm-
ing and stock raising.  He died on the 9th of July, 1886.  He served
three years in the Seventh Illinois Cavalry Regiment during the late
war, and was severely wounded twice.  His wife was born in Knox county,
in 1846, and is a daughter of Asa and Mary (Gaddis) Haynes, who were
born in New York and Pennsylvania, respectively.  They located in Ill-
inois in 1836, the father being still alive and a resident of Knox
county, but the mother died in 1884, having borne a family of eight
children, seven of whom are living: Margaret, Elizabeth, Clark, Ann,
Nancy, Ellen and Charles.  Ellen is the widow of Mr. Booton, by whom
she became the mother of six children: Jessie, Clara, Minnie, Theodore,
Louella and Leon.  Mrs. Booton has a good farm of 290 acres, with 200
under cultivation, and also deals quite extensively in stock.  Her
husband was a member of the G. A. R., of Lebanon.  He died of disease
contracted in the army.

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