This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowman,Boman,Young,Lakey,Carter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBB.2ACI/3057 Message Board Post: Looking for parents of John Van Buren Boman , he was born about 1845. In 1870 he is in Mcnairy co.Tn. living with Young family. 1872 he marries Mary Carter.They have one son George Washington Boman ( my grandfather) In 1877 he marries A.E.Lakey,they have one son Albert Neeley Boman. John Van Buren Boman said he was born in Illinois,his dad born in KY.mother born ILL. Any possibilities, leads guesses appreciated. Rflo