Individual Details
John Thomas Boggess
(17 Jul 1803 - 5 Feb 1875)
A biography published in the Danville, Ill., Evening Commercial on 26 Aug 1893 and reprinted in Vermilion County, Ill., Pioneers: II said: "John and Jane Boggess . . . came to Vermilion county from Virginia, their native state, in the early pioneer days, settling on a farm near Catlin, where they lived loved and respected by all who knew them, until their decease many years ago."
Events
| Birth | 17 Jul 1803 | Monroe, Virginia, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Jan 1823 | Greenbrier, Virginia, United States - Jane Gillespie McCorkle | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Catlin Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Death | 5 Feb 1875 | Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Burial | Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Gillespie McCorkle (1800 - 1868) |
| Child | William Avis Boggess (1823 - 1845) |
| Child | Diana Morgan Boggess (1825 - 1867) |
| Child | Rebecca Miller Boggess (1826 - 1911) |
| Child | Elizabeth McCorkle Boggess (1828 - 1845) |
| Child | Harvey Hicklin Boggess (1830 - 1867) |
| Child | Charles Thomas Boggess (1831 - 1918) |
| Child | America Jane Boggess (1833 - 1923) |
| Child | Melissa Boggess (1835 - 1835) |
| Child | Enoch Perry Boggess (1837 - 1929) |
| Child | Julia J. Boggess (1839 - 1845) |
| Child | John Wesley Boggess (1843 - 1919) |
| Father | Enoch Boggess (1769 - 1855) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Betsy" McCroskey (1768 - 1812) |
| Sibling | Thomas Boggess (1791 - ) |
| Sibling | David Boggess (1794 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha "Patsy" Boggess (1796 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Boggess (1798 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Phoebe Boggess (1800 - 1887) |
| Sibling | John Boggess (1803 - 1875) |
Notes
Census
In the return, his occupation is given as farmer.Endnotes
1. International Genealogical Index (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993.).
2. 1860 Federal Population Census, Vermilion County, Illinois (Danville, Illinois: Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1980).
3. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 1.).
4. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
5. International Genealogical Index (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993.).
6. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994).
7. 1860 Federal Population Census, Vermilion County, Illinois (Danville, Illinois: Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1980), p. 85..
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. Smith, Jo Ann and Joanna Fox, Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints on the Sands of Time (Vol. 2. n.p.: Jo Ann Smith, 1994), p. 138..