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Francis Marion Boggess

Francis Marion Boggess

Male 1861 - 1938  (77 years)

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  • Name Francis Marion Boggess 
    Born 1861  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 12 Sep 1870  Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1870

    West Virginia, Harrison, 12 Sep 1870, Hessville Post Office, page 36, dwelling 263, family 250

    William S. Boggess, head 42. Malissa, wife 42. Children: Delila A., daughter 20; Alpheus A., son 16; Mary L., daughter 14; Caleb M., son 12; Francis M., son 10; Susan E., daughter 7. William is a farmer; value of real estate was $7,220; personal property $1,540. All the children attended school within the census year. All were born in Virginia except for Susan who was born in West Virginia.  
    Age: 10 
    Census 2 Jun 1880  Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1880

    West Virginia, Harrison, Eagle, 2 Jun 1880, SD 1, ED 108, page 3, dwelling 25, family 25

    William S. Boggess, head 52. Menerva J., wife 37. Children: Francis M., son 19; Alice A., daughter 9; Cora B., daughter 1; Willie H., son 3months. He is a farmer; she is keeping house. Francis is attending school. William, Menerva and Francis were born in Virginia; the remaining family in West Virginia. Both William and Menerva's father were born in Maryland; mother in Virginia.  
    Age: 19 
    Census 1900  TBD Not known at this time Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  TBD Not known at this time Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 15 Jan 1920  Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1920

    West Virginia, Harrison, Eagle, 15 Jan 1920, SD 364, ED 74, sheet 8A, Nolan's Run Road, dwelling 143, family 147

    Frances M. Boggess, head 60. Dora B., wife 56. Also living with them are Edna M. McCarty, 44; Alverritta McCarty, 58, divorced; Ervin S. Zinn, nephew, 18; and Willis M. McCarty, 9, nephew. He is a farm laborer working out for wages. Alverritta is a general farmer working on her own account; Ervin is a farm laborer working on his own account. All can read and write except for Willis; both Ervin and Willis are attending school. All were born in West Virginia to include their parents. 
    Age: 60 
    Died 13 Apr 1938  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3567  clanSoren
    Last Modified 2 May 2013 

    Father William S. Boggess Married: 2x2x ,   b. Abt 1829, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Ancestors Malissa Robey,   b. 1829, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1872, Jones Run, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1849  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • According to FamilySearch, the marriage of William S. Boggess and Malissa Robey was recorded in 1849. The 1850 census, however, indicates that a child was born in 1847 making it a possibility that the marriage occurred several years earlier. Further research is needed.
    Family ID F1184  Group Sheet

    Family Dora Belle McCarty,   b. 19 Feb 1864, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1923, Nolans Run, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1916  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Last Modified 2 May 2013 
    Family ID F2800  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S171] FamilySearch™ West Virginia Deaths 1853-1970, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (search.labs.familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Francis M. Boggess
      Death date: 13 Apr 1938
      Death place: Harrison, West Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Age at death: 77 years
      Birth date: 1861
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      Father name: William S. Boggess
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      Mother name: Melissa Robey
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      Film number: 847173
      Digital GS number: 4012243
      Image number: 32
      Reference number: v 11 p 28
      Source: County Records
      Collection: West Virginia Deaths 1853-1970


    2. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1688; Page: 165B; Image: 337; Family History Library Film: 553187. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1403; Family History Film: 1255403; Page: 139C; Enumeration District: 108. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1955; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 1119. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S201] FamilySearch™ West Virginia Marriages 1853-1870, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (search.labs.familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).
      Groom name: Wm S. Bogges
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      Bride name: Melissa Robey
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      Event type: Marriage
      Marriage date: 26 Mar 1849
      Marriage place: Harrison, West Virginia
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      Film number: 847277
      Digital GS number: 4011521
      Image number: 179
      Reference number: v 7 p 281
      Source: County Records
      Collection: West Virginia Marriages 1853-1970


    6. [S287] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 , Ancestry.com (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Francis Marion Boggess
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: abt 1860
      Birth Place: Harrison County, West Virginia
      Age: 56
      Spouse's Name: Dora Belle McCarty
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Spouse Age: 53
      Spouse Birth Place: Harrison County, West Virginia
      Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1916
      Marriage Place: Harrison, West Virginia
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: White
      Ethnicity: Canadian
      Father's Name: W S Boggess
      Mother's Name: Malissa Boggess
      Spouse Father's Name: Stephen McCarty
      Spouse Mother's Name: Emily McCarty