Fredrick Bottcher
Marker Image/Sketch
Biographical Data
Bottcher, Fredrick - March 25,1835 born in Prussia - June 1,1914 from heart attack living on Granite creek. Coming to the United States in 1856. He came to Virginia City in 1863/4 from Minnesota across the plains via Bridger route, to mine placer gold. In 1879 he moved to Granite Creek where he ran a truck farm. He married Gertrude Inman who had been previously married and she had a daughter, and they had 4 Children married 38 years . {Virginia City Library Archive Obituary; Madisonian June 5,1914; Society of Montana Pioneers; Cemetery Section 1, Row A Lot 3, stone read by Townshend, Ren)[marker ID no longer valid]
For current grave location, refer to marker ID number below.
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Recorder Information
- Recorder Name: JO & MF, Rodney Richard, Ginger Ratzlaff
- Date Recorded: August 6th, 2014
- Time Recorded: 10:11 AM
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Grave Location
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Deceased
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Names
- Fredrick Bottcher Born: 3/25/1835 Died: 6/1/1914
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Inscriptions
This marker has 1 inscribed surface.
- Surface #1: FLT; Bottcher; Fredrick; March 25, 1835; June 1, 1914
- Gender(s): Male
- Ethnicitiy: n/a
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Dimensions & Measurements
- Grave Length: 120 inches
- Grave Width: 48 inches
- Marker Width: 21 inches
- Marker Height: 27 inches
- Marker Thickness: 10 inches
- Base Width: 12 inches
- Base Thickness: 17 inches
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Grave Marker Info
- Marker ID: 1A3
- Grave Condition: Mint
- Marker Orientation: n/a
- Footstone Inscription: illegible - buried
- Type of Stone: Granite
- Type of Masonry: n/a
- Type of Metal: n/a
- Style of Grave Marker: Die on Base
- Marker Symbols: Vegetation
- Numeric Symbols: 5 Leaves, 3 flowers on each side
- Stonecutter Name: n/a
- Stonecutter City: n/a
- Location of Stonecutter's Mark: n/a
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Grave Enclosure
- Style of Enclosure: None
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Grave Marker Condition
- Erosion Condition: Pristine
- Sinking/Titled Condition: Pristine
- Exfoliation Condition: Pristine
- Delamination Condition: Pristine
- Voids/Losses Condition: Pristine
- Staining Condition: Pristine
- Moss/Lichen Condition: Mild
- Broken Pieces: 5
- Causes of Condition: Settling
Notes/Comments
colorless curved bottle glass found about 24' from base, rock about 16' from foot stone
FLT in the chain is = Friendship , Love, and Truth
3 flowers, 3 vines on each side of the chain, flowers have 5 petals and vines have 5 circles