Does anyone know if Cratis Williams is still living, or if Emory Hamilton left any of his research in a library or historical society? thanks, John Holbrook

There are stories in my family about being Black Dutch. I descend from James L. Boggs tthrough his son John O. Boggs. All I know is that the "Old Folks" all said we were Black Dutch. Yet they did not know what the term meant. Also, Boggs is a name found in the old Cherokee Indian Rolls. There are Cherokee Indians today with the last name of Boggs. John Holbrook

What does this mean? I must be very ignorant. ---------- > From: Edward Boggs <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BOGGS-L] Melungeon > Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 11:54 PM > > Are there any other Boggs out there who seem to have "Black Dutch " > stories in their family? When reading a Boggs listing on the web, I > counted at least 18 surnames from a melungeon list in N. Brent Kennedy's > book that were intermarried with Boggs. > > > ==== BOGGS Mailing List ==== > Remember to enter the name (date and place, if known) in the subject line of your message so our BOGGS archives will be easier to search! >

Boggs Family History Quarterly P.O. Box 1046 Orange Park, Florida 32067-1046

Are there any other Boggs out there who seem to have "Black Dutch " stories in their family? When reading a Boggs listing on the web, I counted at least 18 surnames from a melungeon list in N. Brent Kennedy's book that were intermarried with Boggs.

I have lost the address for the Boggs newsletter. If anyone could help it would be appreciated. thanxx- edward .g. boggs

>Dear Ancestor: > Your tombstone stands among the rest; > Neglected and alone > The name and date are chiseled out > On polished, marbled stone. > It reaches out to all who care > It is too late to mourn. > You did not know that I exist > You died and I was born. > Yet each of us are cells of you > In flesh, in blood, in bone. > Our blood contracts and beats a pulse > Entirely not our own. > Dear Ancestor, the place you filled > So many years ago > Spreads out among the ones you left > Who would have loved you so. > I wonder if you lived and loved, > I wonder if you knew > That someday I would find this spot, > And come to visit you. > > >

I am searching for the parents of Thomas Boggs. Thomas was b.c. 1730 d.unk. He married prior to 1767 to Catherine Van Buskirk of the N.J. Van Buskirk. They had at least 3 children William b.1767 d.1808, Elizabeth b.1775 d.1778, a second Elizabeth b.1780 d.1843. I have found info on Thomas and Catherine with these 3 children listed. The list I was given by my grandmother also had 3 other children listed they where Racheal b.1769 d.unk, twins Jinny and F_____ b.1772 both d.1784. I have found a Thomas Boggs born to James Boggs Jr and Elizabeth Bryan I have found very little about there Thomas and nothing with his wifes name listed. Thanks for any and all help...Karen

Hi Estel, I apologize for the delay in replying to you, but we have been upgrading our computer so I have been offline for a while. I checked my database for the names that you listed below and, unfortunately, I do not see any that match up. However, that isn't to say that they may not appear later as the Cobbs seem to be a huge family with MANY branches! I will keep those names on file just in vase I fins a connection somewhere. Thanks! Sandy :O) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [BOGGS-L] south carolina boggs >Hello Sandy > >do these names sound familiar G.B. Cobb, Hazel Cobb,Martha Francis Cobb and >Sara Elizabeth Cobb These are mixed in with my Boggs line >G.B. Cobb married Estel Dorough, Hazel Cobb married Howard Earl Eidson, >Martha Francis Cobb and Sara Elizabeth Cobb are children of G.B. Cobb and >Estel Dorough. >Harsea > > >==== BOGGS Mailing List ==== >Help maintain free access to genealogical information on the Internet in 1999 by supporting Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html/ >

John Lewis Boggs died yesterday, 2-15-99 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the LDS Hospital 1030am. John was the son of Bert Wentworth Boggs and Gladys Melton Boggs of Perry Co., Ky. John was born 6-6-40 in Lynch, Harland Co.,Ky. John was living in Lubbock, Tx. and on vacation at the time of his death. His body will be turned over to the University of Texas Tech in Lubbock for studies of cancer. John leaves behind his wife Gwenn Stromberg Boggs and son Shane Boggs of Lubbock, Tx. Son David Boggs of Memphis, Tn and a daughter Kimberely of Bilioxi, Ms. Paul S Boggs Miami, Fl.

Today I received another donation for the Hugh and Hannah Blevins Boggs headstone fund. This donation comes from a ggggrandaughter of Hugh and Hannah. Pam Kroetsch Marks, of San Jose, California. Her check for $ 150.00 reflects donations by Frank Kroetsch, Norma Finocchiro and Elaine Gillette, in memory of their mother, Dorothy who was a daughter of Nancy Boggs. Pam is a descendant of Jim "Goins" Boggs. I know we will be able to complete this project with the kind and caring people of the Boggs and Blevins families. Thanks to all of you. Cousin Dave Church Researching: Church/Boggs/Blevins/Kidd/Lovely Please consider a donation to the Hugh and Hannah Boggs Headstone fund. Thanks

I am looking for information on an Earl Boggs born in Fort Knox, Kentucky in 1949. His fathers name was Earl Boggs, his father was in the millatery. His mothers name was Mildred Redmond. I am seeking this information for a third party and this is all of the information that she has at this time. Please contact me here or my E-mail address is [email protected] com. Thanks in advance. Earl Boggs

Looking for information on William Earl Boggs. He married Linnie Mae Harper. They had 5 daughters: (1) Sara b. 9/7/1916 in Alabama; d. 1/1977 in Wakarusa, Ks married Wallace Morgan (2) Sammie b. 10/11/1922 married Roscoe Hall (3) Virginia b. 5/1/1925 married Arlin Albright (4) Francis "Nita" b. 1/21/1927; d. 2/21/1997 in Roanoke, Alabama married James Fisher (5) Barbara b. 8/24/1932 married (1) Ervin Stone, (2) Kenneth Johnson. Who are William's parents? When was he born? Any information would be appreciated. Marilyn

At 03:54 PM 2/10/99 EST, you wrote: >I was born a Boggs in Mattoon, Il. My great grandfather John, was married in >Ohio and my Grandfather Henry was born in Ohio , Sciota Co., in 1857.His >siblings Amos, Elizabeth and John, Jr. were born in Ohio and they moved to >Il. through Ind., between 1869 and 1876. Hosea was born in Il. in 1876. >>From a second marraige he had Charles and James (jesse). I doubt that there >is a connection but I don't know if >John Boggs had any brothers or sisters. He claims his father was James, >mother unknown. > > >==== BOGGS Mailing List ==== >Genealogists United Against Plagiarism > Roz, Thanks for the information. I received reliable information that my grandfather George Knight Boggs was born in Ohio in 1855. His father was George W. Boggs, and mother was Anna A. (?) Boggs. The family moved from Ohio to Illinois when my grandfather was about 3. George W. was a farmer near Galva, Illinois. Some of the Galva Historical Society have belongings of my grandmother Clara, who wrote for newspapers in the Galva, LaFayette, Kewanee area. They are sending me a box of information, including obituaries for both grandparents, my father's graduation pictures, and letters from grandchildren (hopefully my half-brother and sister) to my grandmother. In forty years since her death, I am the first to step forward to put claim to these items. This is strange, since until Monday, I was under the impression that she had died in the 1920's to 1940's. Apparently, she and my father either lost contact with one another, or were estranged long before my father and mother married and I was born. So she at least according to the obituaries, did not even know that I was born, and living a healthy six-year olds life in Southwest Louisiana. Another oddity, is that she too was a librarian, as I am. I will contact you if I get any information that can help you. Where in Illinois is Mattoon? I'm trying to piece a better understanding of the state together. Thanks again, Becky Rebecca (Becky) B. Vincent [email protected] Librarian/ Media Specialist M.ED./MLIS Gueydan High School 901 Main Street Gueydan, LA 70542

Mattoon is about 200 miles directly South of Chicago

Hello all, New information on my line has become available through contacts in Galva, Illinois. My Grandfather was born in Ohio in 1855. He moved to Illinois at age three. His father was George W. BOGGS, and his mother was Mary A. ? BOGGS. My grandfather was a "depot agent" for the Rock Island railroad at LaFayette, IL from 1881 until his death Sept. 10, 1920. My great-grandfather was a farmer near Galva. My grandmother, Clara Drusilla FINKLE BOGGS (b. Sept. 28, 1867, d. Jan. 1958)was the daughter of Thomas J. FINKLE and Rebecca SADLEIR FINKLE. Clara BOGGS was a correspondent for LaFayette to area newspapers from 1911-June 30,1954. She was also the librarian at the town library in LaFayette, IL from Dec. 1922 to Oct. 1951. Grandchildren of Clara and George listed in her obituary were: Laurance Knight BOGGS, Jr., Juanita BOGGS RATZELL, both of Kansas, and L. Raymond BOGGS of Miami, FL. I wasn't listed because she probably didn't know I was even born. I believe that she and my father were estranged for many years before she died. If anyone knows any of these people please contact me. Thanks, Becky Boggs Vincent One nut that didn't fall too far from the lost family tree! Rebecca (Becky) B. Vincent [email protected] Librarian/ Media Specialist M.ED./MLIS Gueydan High School 901 Main Street Gueydan, LA 70542

I was born a Boggs in Mattoon, Il. My great grandfather John, was married in Ohio and my Grandfather Henry was born in Ohio , Sciota Co., in 1857.His siblings Amos, Elizabeth and John, Jr. were born in Ohio and they moved to Il. through Ind., between 1869 and 1876. Hosea was born in Il. in 1876. >From a second marraige he had Charles and James (jesse). I doubt that there is a connection but I don't know if John Boggs had any brothers or sisters. He claims his father was James, mother unknown.

Hi Kara, Susannah was my great great grandmother. I am actually at present trying to get a copy of a picture of her that my grandmother has, and I have her parents as Richard and Rachel (Casto) Howell as well. Stephanie Kara & Rob McWilliams wrote: > Dear Boggses, > > I just wanted to double check who you all had as the parents of Susanna > Howell. I have Richard Howell and Rachel Casto. I just received a letter > from another researcher who lists them as Ann Wilson b. 1791-1800 and John > W. Howell who married 4 MAR 1822 Lewis Co., (W)VA. John Howell son of > Jeremiah and Mary Howell. > > Thanks for any help. > > Kara > > ==== BOGGS Mailing List ==== > Genealogists United Against Plagiarism

Dear Boggses, I just wanted to double check who you all had as the parents of Susanna Howell. I have Richard Howell and Rachel Casto. I just received a letter from another researcher who lists them as Ann Wilson b. 1791-1800 and John W. Howell who married 4 MAR 1822 Lewis Co., (W)VA. John Howell son of Jeremiah and Mary Howell. Thanks for any help. Kara

Just received our second donation for the Hugh and Hannah Blevins Boggs headstone replacement fund. A big thank you to Robert Cunningham of Arnold, California for his donation of $ 50.00. With folks like this in the Boggs/Blevins family I know we can get this headstone replaced. Thanks again Bob Cousin Dave Church Researching: Church/Boggs/Blevins/Kidd/Lovely Please consider a donation to the Hugh and Hannah Boggs Headstone fund. Thanks