Ok, Boston researchers I need help here. I have (no parents) Minne B. Boston b.September 01, 1887 d. August 9, 1975 married July 24, 1902 to John Crittendon Jenkins b. October 11, 1881 d. October 13, 1960, both buried at Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage. Ray Boston (who is now deceased, I believe). Has Minnie Bell Boston b. Sept. 01, 1887 d. 9 Aug 1975 married to Johnny C. Jenkins b. Oct 11, 1881 d. Oct 13, 1964. He has Minnie's parents as Christian Boston and Margaret Evelyn Hesson. I have two daughters listed for Christian and Margaret Hesson Alice B&D 1886, Mamie B&D 1888, both buried in Boston Cemetery along with Christian and Martha Hesson Boston (first wife). Is Ray Boston info wrong or did Christian and Martha have daughter named Mamie and a daughter named Minnie? Mary Knight

Ok, just found this. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/smith/census/1900/095-02b.gif Boston, Jacob Mar 1874 26 mar 7 yrs Boston, Margaret E. wife Aug 1868? 32 mar 7 yrs 5 ch 4 living Boston, William P. son Aug 1894 5 yrs Boston, Olie dau May 1896 4 yrs Boston, Lora dau Sept 1898 1 yr Boston, Ora dau Sept 1898 1 yr Boston, Sterling Cousin Apr? 1884 15 yrs Boston, Minnie Cousin Sept 1889? or 1887? 12 yrs I have W. Sterling Boston b. Nov. 28, 1884 d.Oct 20, 1965 married June 3, 1906 to Sallie E. Hackett b. Apr. 26, 1884 d. May 1, 1961. I don't have any parents for Sterling Boston either. Mary Knight

Ray Spence Boston died June 24, 2003 in Greenbrier, Tennessee. His wife is Polly Blyth Farrar. Ray's parents were William Pickering Boston (b 1894 - d 1955), and Mary Annie Hesson (b 1897 - d 1937). Ray's grandparents were Jacob Boston (b 1873 - d 1941) and Margaret Evelyn Hesson (b 1868 - d 1953). Ray's great grandparents were George Boston and Matilda Parkhurst. They had a son Christian Boston who married Margaret Evelyn Hesson and Martha Hesson. Ray shows that Christian and Martha Hesson Boston had children: Stirling, Minnie Bell, and Alice. He doesn't show any children for Margaret Evelyn Hesson and Christian, although they could have had some. All the above information Ray passed on to me before he died. I am from the Hesson side of the family. Nancy Hunt On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 05:36 PM, Mary Knight wrote: > Ok, Boston researchers I need help here. > > I have (no parents) Minne B. Boston b.September 01, 1887 d. August 9, > 1975 married July 24, 1902 to John Crittendon Jenkins b. October 11, > 1881 d. October 13, 1960, both buried at Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage. > > Ray Boston (who is now deceased, I believe). > Has Minnie Bell Boston b. Sept. 01, 1887 d. 9 Aug 1975 married to > Johnny C. Jenkins b. Oct 11, 1881 d. Oct 13, 1964. > He has Minnie's parents as Christian Boston and Margaret Evelyn Hesson. > > I have two daughters listed for Christian and Margaret Hesson > Alice B&D 1886, Mamie B&D 1888, both buried in Boston Cemetery along > with Christian and Martha Hesson Boston (first wife). > > Is Ray Boston info wrong or did Christian and Martha have daughter > named Mamie and a daughter named Minnie? > > Mary Knight > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Visit The Smith Co Web Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ >

Nancy, I know that Ray believed Jacob was George and Matilda's son and I didn't get this information until after Ray died so I didn't have a chance to discuss it with him. Apparently around Aug 26 1889 there was a suit concerning the heirs of George Boston which contains a deposition by D. C. Boston where he testified that "My father had three sons, George, David Crockett, and Christian Boston. George is dead; died leaving one son - he is dead." This would appear to indicate that Jacob was not George's son. Also Stirling and Minnie were listed as Jacob's cousins in 1900 census. If Jacob were brother of Christian (and these were Christian's children) they should be listed as nephew and niece. By being listed as cousins this would indicate to me that they were children of a sibling of Jacob's parent. Has anyone ever seen a copy of Jacob's death certificate? Which may or may not give the correct parents! :-) Mary Knight Ray Spence Boston died June 24, 2003 in Greenbrier, Tennessee. His wife is Polly Blyth Farrar. Ray's parents were William Pickering Boston (b 1894 - d 1955), and Mary Annie Hesson (b 1897 - d 1937). Ray's grandparents were Jacob Boston (b 1873 - d 1941) and Margaret Evelyn Hesson (b 1868 - d 1953). Ray's great grandparents were George Boston and Matilda Parkhurst. They had a son Christian Boston who married Margaret Evelyn Hesson and Martha Hesson. Ray shows that Christian and Martha Hesson Boston had children: Stirling, Minnie Bell, and Alice. He doesn't show any children for Margaret Evelyn Hesson and Christian, although they could have had some. All the above information Ray passed on to me before he died. I am from the Hesson side of the family. Nancy Hunt On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 05:36 PM, Mary Knight wrote: > Ok, Boston researchers I need help here. > > I have (no parents) Minne B. Boston b.September 01, 1887 d. August 9, > 1975 married July 24, 1902 to John Crittendon Jenkins b. October 11, > 1881 d. October 13, 1960, both buried at Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage. > > Ray Boston (who is now deceased, I believe). > Has Minnie Bell Boston b. Sept. 01, 1887 d. 9 Aug 1975 married to > Johnny C. Jenkins b. Oct 11, 1881 d. Oct 13, 1964. > He has Minnie's parents as Christian Boston and Margaret Evelyn Hesson. > > I have two daughters listed for Christian and Margaret Hesson > Alice B&D 1886, Mamie B&D 1888, both buried in Boston Cemetery along > with Christian and Martha Hesson Boston (first wife). > > Is Ray Boston info wrong or did Christian and Martha have daughter > named Mamie and a daughter named Minnie? > > Mary Knight > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Visit The Smith Co Web Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... Already in Progress! http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm

Mary - The 1880 Smith County Census shows that Jacob's father was George Boston, born in 1814. I think this George was the son of the George who was born in 1793/1794 in North Carolina and moved to Smith County, Tennessee. I think there was a generation missing in Ray's information. Could the suit that D. C. Boston is involved in be a suit concerning the George who was born in 1793/1794? 1880 Smith County, Tennessee, US Census George Boston - Head of Household - 66 years old - Miller - born in TN - Father born in NC - Mother born in VA Matilda - Wife - 53 years old - House keeping - born in TN - Father born in TN - Mother born in VA Sallie J. ? - daughter - 44 years old - born in Tennessee Mary ? - granddaugher - 19 years old - born in Tennessee Christian - Son - 16 years old - born in Tennessee Jacob - Son - 6 years old - born in Tennessee A. Jenkins - 19 years old - Hireling - born in Tennessee (There is a David Boston - 32 yeas old - living next door, who I think is George’s son.) George must have been married twice because he had a daughter who was too old to be the daughter of his wife. Nancy > Nancy, I know that Ray believed Jacob was George and Matilda's son and > I didn't get this information until after Ray died so I didn't have a > chance to discuss it with him. > Apparently around Aug 26 1889 there was a suit concerning the heirs of > George Boston which contains a deposition by D. C. Boston where he > testified that "My father had three sons, George, David Crockett, and > Christian Boston. George is dead; died leaving one son - he is dead." > > This would appear to indicate that Jacob was not George's son. Also > Stirling and Minnie were listed as Jacob's cousins in 1900 census. If > Jacob were brother of Christian (and these were Christian's children) > they should be listed as nephew and niece. By being listed as cousins > this would indicate to me that they were children of a sibling of > Jacob's parent. > > Has anyone ever seen a copy of Jacob's death certificate? Which may or > may not give the correct parents! :-) > > Mary Knight >

christian and margaret had one child stillborn which was named mamie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Hunt" <nancehunt@comcast.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Boston > Ray Spence Boston died June 24, 2003 in Greenbrier, Tennessee. His wife > is Polly Blyth Farrar. > Ray's parents were William Pickering Boston (b 1894 - d 1955), and Mary > Annie Hesson (b 1897 - d 1937). > Ray's grandparents were Jacob Boston (b 1873 - d 1941) and Margaret > Evelyn Hesson (b 1868 - d 1953). > Ray's great grandparents were George Boston and Matilda Parkhurst. They > had a son Christian Boston who married Margaret Evelyn Hesson and Martha > Hesson. Ray shows that Christian and Martha Hesson Boston had > children: Stirling, Minnie Bell, and Alice. He doesn't show any > children for Margaret Evelyn Hesson and Christian, although they could > have had some. > > All the above information Ray passed on to me before he died. I am from > the Hesson side of the family. > > > Nancy Hunt > > > > On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 05:36 PM, Mary Knight wrote: > > > Ok, Boston researchers I need help here. > > > > I have (no parents) Minne B. Boston b.September 01, 1887 d. August 9, > > 1975 married July 24, 1902 to John Crittendon Jenkins b. October 11, > > 1881 d. October 13, 1960, both buried at Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage. > > > > Ray Boston (who is now deceased, I believe). > > Has Minnie Bell Boston b. Sept. 01, 1887 d. 9 Aug 1975 married to > > Johnny C. Jenkins b. Oct 11, 1881 d. Oct 13, 1964. > > He has Minnie's parents as Christian Boston and Margaret Evelyn Hesson. > > > > I have two daughters listed for Christian and Margaret Hesson > > Alice B&D 1886, Mamie B&D 1888, both buried in Boston Cemetery along > > with Christian and Martha Hesson Boston (first wife). > > > > Is Ray Boston info wrong or did Christian and Martha have daughter > > named Mamie and a daughter named Minnie? > > > > Mary Knight > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Visit The Smith Co Web Site > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... > Already in Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Knight" <maryknight@famvid.com> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: [TNSMITH] Minnie B. Boston > Ok, Boston researchers I need help here. > > I have (no parents) Minne B. Boston b.September 01, 1887 d. August 9, 1975 married July 24, 1902 to John Crittendon Jenkins b. October 11, 1881 d. October 13, 1960, both buried at Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage. > > Ray Boston (who is now deceased, I believe). > Has Minnie Bell Boston b. Sept. 01, 1887 d. 9 Aug 1975 married to Johnny C. Jenkins b. Oct 11, 1881 d. Oct 13, 1964. > He has Minnie's parents as Christian Boston and Margaret Evelyn Hesson. > > I have two daughters listed for Christian and Margaret Hesson > Alice B&D 1886, Mamie B&D 1888, both buried in Boston Cemetery along with Christian and Martha Hesson Boston (first wife). > > Is Ray Boston info wrong or did Christian and Martha have daughter named Mamie and a daughter named Minnie? > > Mary Knight > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Visit The Smith Co Web Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > minnie belle boston was the child of christian boston and marthur hesson.they was also2 more children born to them they was william sterling boston,and alice which was still born.