Individual Details
William C. Boggess
(8 Feb 1815 - 9 Sep 1889)
The 1887 history of Kosciusko Co., Ind., says: "In the fall of 1833 he came with his parents to Elkhart County, this state, where he resided ten years. ... Mr. Boggess came to this county (Kosciusko) in 1844 and settled upon his present farm on section 7, Plain Township. He has been an industrious and hard working farmer, and is owner of ninety-two acres of well-improved land. He is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Leesburg, and has served as trustee. He is a liberal contributor to both church and state. He is identified with the Masonic fraternity, and politically is a Democrat."
Events
| Birth | 8 Feb 1815 | Monroe, Virginia, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 3 Nov 1835 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States - Mary Knox |  | | |
| Census | 1840 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Living | 7 Feb 1843 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | ||
| SoldLand | 7 Feb 1843 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Census | 1850 | Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | | |
| ExecutorOf | 5 Nov 1855 | Enoch Boggess - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | | |
| ExecutorOf | 26 Mar 1864 | Michael Norris - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | ||
| GuardianOf | 31 Aug 1867 | Virginia, Rosa R. and Richard D. Norris - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 1887 | farmer - Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Death | 9 Sep 1889 | Leesburg, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Burial | Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Knox (1822 - 1885) |
| Child | Eliza Susan Boggess (1836 - 1860) |
| Child | Isabel Boggess (1838 - 1854) |
| Child | Nancy Jane Boggess (1840 - 1860) |
| Child | Frances Boggess (1841 - 1860) |
| Child | Sarah A. Boggess (1844 - 1849) |
| Child | Harriet Boggess (1848 - 1896) |
| Child | Enoch W. Boggess (1846 - 1850) |
| Child | William Anderson Boggess (1850 - 1880) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth Boggess (1854 - 1887) |
| Child | Martha Eugene Boggess (1859 - 1921) |
| Father | Enoch Boggess (1769 - 1855) |
| Mother | Frances Cornwell (1787 - 1848) |
Notes
Marriage
They were married by Peter S. Runyan, a justice of the peace.Census
He is listed as aged 20 to 30. His wife was aged 15 to 20 and they had two females under age 5 in the household -- Eliza S. born 1836 and Isabella born 1838.SoldLand
In the deed, William C. and Mary Boggess of Elkhart Co., Ind., sold "all our right of legacy" in two tracts of land in Elkart Co., Ind., to Richard D. Knox for $50.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as farmer and his real estate is valued at $4000.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $7,000 and his personal estate at $850.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $13,000 and his personal estate at $1,200.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as farmer.Endnotes
1. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.
2. Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana (Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1887.).
3. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana..
4. 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.
5. Kosciusko County, Indiana, 1836-1986 ([Warsaw, Indiana]: Kosciusko County Historical Society, [1986].), p. 142. The history gives his birth date as 1815..
6. Binnie, Lester H., Kosciusko County, Indiana, Cemetery Records. Vol. VII. Scott, Jefferson, Prairie and Plain Townships. (Albion, Indiana).
7. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.
8. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
9. Marriage record of William C. Boggess to Mary Knox. (Elkhart County Circuit Court Clerk, Goshen, Indiana Certified copy in possession of the author.).
10. Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana (Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1887.).
11. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.
12. Binnie, Lester H., Kosciusko County, Indiana, Cemetery Records. Vol. VII. Scott, Jefferson, Prairie and Plain Townships. (Albion, Indiana).
13. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
14. 1840 U.S. census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, p. 1..
15. Deed of sale from William C. and Mary Boggess to Richard D. Knox, 7 Feb 1843, Vol. 13, p. 406. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).
16. Deed of sale from William C. and Mary Boggess to Richard D. Knox, 7 Feb 1843, Vol. 13, p. 406. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).
17. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.
18. Priser, Marjorie, Early Guardianship and Estate Indexes, Kosciusko County, Indiana; Guardianship and Estate Indexes 1837-1880. (Leesburg, Indiana, 1986.), p. 66..
19. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana..
20. Priser, Marjorie, Early Guardianship and Estate Indexes, Kosciusko County, Indiana; Guardianship and Estate Indexes 1837-1880. (Leesburg, Indiana, 1986.), p. 66..
21. Priser, Marjorie, Early Guardianship and Estate Indexes, Kosciusko County, Indiana; Guardianship and Estate Indexes 1837-1880. (Leesburg, Indiana, 1986.), p. 43..
22. 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.
23. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.
24. Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana (Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1887.), p. 491..
25. Kosciusko County, Indiana, 1836-1986 ([Warsaw, Indiana]: Kosciusko County Historical Society, [1986].), p. 142. The history gives his death date as 1889..
26. Binnie, Lester H., Kosciusko County, Indiana, Cemetery Records. Vol. VII. Scott, Jefferson, Prairie and Plain Townships. (Albion, Indiana).
27. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
28. Binnie, Lester H., Kosciusko County, Indiana, Cemetery Records. Vol. VII. Scott, Jefferson, Prairie and Plain Townships. (Albion, Indiana), p. 132..