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John Wesley Boggs 1846–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Sep 1846

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 Apr 1918

Death Location: Braxton, West Virginia, USA

Father: Norman Boggs

Mother: Miriam Mollohan

Spouse(s): Susanna McElwee

Children(s): Alpheus Boggs, Almira Boggs, Cintilla Boggs, Allen Boggs, Alpheus Boggs, Florence Boggs, Henry Boggs, Elizabeth Boogs, Ida Boggs, Abner Boggs, Elmira Boggs

In 1846, John Wesley Boggs entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Norman Boggs And Miriam Mollohan. In 1850, John Wesley Boggs resided in District 4, Braxton, Virginia. In 1856, John Wesley Boggs resided in Troy. John Wesley Boggs married Susanna G Mcelwee, and had children including Abner Addison Boggs, Allen Boggs, Almira Boggs, Alpheus Buck Boggs, Alpheus C Boggs, Cintilla J Boggs, Elizabeth Boogs, Elmira Boggs, Florence Boggs, Henry Francis Boggs, Ida May Boggs. John Wesley Boggs passed away in 1918 in Braxton, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, John Wesley Boggs entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Norman Boggs And Miriam Mollohan.
  • In 1850, John Wesley Boggs resided in District 4, Braxton, Virginia.
  • In 1856, John Wesley Boggs resided in Troy.
  • John Wesley Boggs married Susanna G Mcelwee, and had children including Abner Addison Boggs, Allen Boggs, Almira Boggs, Alpheus Buck Boggs, Alpheus C Boggs, Cintilla J Boggs, Elizabeth Boogs, Elmira Boggs, Florence Boggs, Henry Francis Boggs, Ida May Boggs.
  • John Wesley Boggs passed away in 1918 in Braxton, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Norman Boggs
1820–1894
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NB
Miriam Mollohan
1820–1900
Birth Location: Mason, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Susanna McElwee
1844–1936
Birth Location: VA, now, West Virginia, USA
SM

Children(s)

Alpheus Boggs
1870–1910
Birth Location: Stumptown, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
AB
Almira Boggs
1869–1955
Birth Location: Stumptown, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
AB
Cintilla Boggs
1874–1957
Birth Location: Stumptown, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
CB
Allen Boggs
1872–
Birth Location: Stumptown, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
AB
Alpheus Boggs
1871–
Birth Location: West Virginia
AB
Florence Boggs
1879–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
FB
Henry Boggs
1868–
Birth Location: Stumptown, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
HB
Elizabeth Boogs
1877–1958
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
EB
Ida Boggs
1881–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
IB
Abner Boggs
1873–1972
Birth Location: Stumptown, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
AB
Elmira Boggs
1869–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
EB

John Boggs's Ancestors

Self
John Boggs
1846–1918
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Norman Boggs
1820–1894
Virginia, USA
Miriam Mollohan
1820–1900
Mason, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Boggs
1780–1861
Surrey, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Anna) Lemasters
1784–1870
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Boggs
1754–1837
Mary Clendenin
1761–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Boggs
1725–1802
Margaret Sharp
1729–1816

John Boggs's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Boggs (08 Sep 1846–05 Apr 1918) m. Susanna (G) McElwee (11 Feb 1844–27 Aug 1936)
  1. 1. Alpheus (Buck) Boggs 1870–1910 m. Mary (P) Roberts 1877–1905
    1. 1. Raymond Boggs 1902–1991
    2. 2. Charles Boggs 1904–1989
  2. 2. Almira Boggs 1869–1955
  3. 3. Cintilla (J) Boggs 1874–1957 m. Pratt Stump 1869–1938
    1. 1. Harlan (A) Stump 1897–1973
    2. 2. Kenneth (Theron) Stump 1915–1943
    3. 3. Randolph Stump 1905–1967
    4. 4. Selma Stump 1911–1938
    5. 5. May (J) Stump 1900–
    6. 6. Leroy (D) Stump 1903–1962
    7. 7. Lynn Stump 1908–1980
  4. 4. Allen Boggs 1872– m. Nellie Stump 1877–
    1. 1. Ormal Boggs 1898–
    2. 2. Harold Boggs 1902–1999
    3. 3. Victor Boggs 1900–1975
    4. 4. Denise Boggs 1898–
  5. 5. Alpheus (C.) Boggs 1871–
  6. 6. Florence Boggs 1879–
  7. 7. Henry (Francis) Boggs 1868– m. Laura Hayhurst 1873–
    1. 1. Arebelle Boggs 1906–
    2. 2. Infant Boggs 1910–1910
    3. 3. Charles (W) Boggs 1902– m. Ollie Boggs 1903–
      1. 1. Jessie Boggs 1919–
      2. 2. Charles Boggs 1926–
    4. 4. Robert (F) Boggs 1908–
    5. 5. Joseph (Bennett Joe) Boggs 1903–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Boogs 1877–1958
  9. 9. Ida (May) Boggs 1881– m. S (B) Boggs 1878–
    1. 1. Cecil (J) Boggs 1902–
    2. 2. Robert (L) Boggs 1900–
    3. 3. Margerie Boggs 1903–
    4. 4. Clarence (D) Boggs 1908–
    5. 5. Dorothy (V) Boggs 1905–
  10. 10. Abner (Addison) Boggs 1873–1972 m. Drusilla (Blanche) Tallhammer 1889–1968
    1. 1. Alfred Boggs 1918–
    2. 2. Frances Boggs 1924–
    3. 3. Doris (Clara) Boggs 1920–
    4. 4. James (R) Boggs 1922–1990
    5. 5. George (Robert) Boggs 1915–
    6. 6. Kenneth Boggs 1928–1985
    7. 7. Virginia Boggs 1917–
  11. 11. Elmira Boggs 1869–

John Boggs's Timeline

10 Records

1846
08 Sep 1846
Birth of John Wesley Boggs in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 4
John Wesley Boggs resided here in District 4, Braxton, Virginia
District 4, Braxton, Virginia
1856
1856
Age 10
John Wesley Boggs resided here in Troy
Troy
1860
1860
Age 14
John Wesley Boggs resided here in Braxton, Virginia
Braxton, Virginia
1870
1870
Age 24
John Wesley Boggs resided here in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
John Wesley Boggs resided here in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
John Wesley Boggs resided here in Center District (Normantown Precinct), Gilmer, West Virginia
Center District (Normantown Precinct), Gilmer, West Virginia
1910
1910
Age 64
John Wesley Boggs resided here in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 64
John Wesley Boggs resided here in Otter, Clay, West Virginia
Otter, Clay, West Virginia
1918
05 Apr 1918
Age 72
Death of John Wesley Boggs in Braxton, West Virginia, USA
Braxton, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1846
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M432_937; Page: 216; Image: 88.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 424; Image: 429.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter, Clay, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 36.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1680; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 569.
    [7] Iowa State Census Collection
    [8] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: T9_1402; Family History Film: 1255402; Page: 185.1000; Enumeration District: 141; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 4, Braxton, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M432_937; Page: 216; Image: 88.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Troy
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Braxton, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 424; Image: 429.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: T9_1402; Family History Film: 1255402; Page: 185.1000; Enumeration District: 141; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Center District (Normantown Precinct), Gilmer, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1680; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 569.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Otter, Clay, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter, Clay, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 36.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Braxton, West Virginia, USA
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